Updates – Traders Helping Traders

Category Archives for Updates

What or Who was Behind the Buying in Crude, $CL

With the myriad of players moving in and out of the Crude Oil markets and its affiliate or component products Heating Oil and Unleaded Gasoline, it becomes a definitive benefit to reference a “larger picture” view. This helps determine the trend and prevents countertrend trading when the markets move into a transition from one level […]

Humility is a Learned Virtue

There are days when the markets are likely overwhelmed by the extreme flood of data flowing in and out. The type of day when sudden and extreme moves paint 50 bars in all directions all at once on your chart, that happens to be hooked up to its own algorithm to generate buy and sell […]

Is there a Wow Factor?

The answer to the title question is an unequivocal “Yes.” It could be the widening of your eyes in amazement as the $ES trades in a 20 to 30 point range both to the downside and upside in 30 to 75-minute increments for a good five hours straight. Using the right tools, (signal generator and […]

Markets in Transition – Crude Oil

As I began my last post I continue to understand the trading mantra, “I don’t care.” I do care as to whether the shift in trend is towards buying or selling, but I don’t care about the why or what or where. This, for the most part, allows me to concentrate on the momentum. The […]

Markets In Transition – Economies Too?

I fully understand today’s trading mantra of ” I don’t care!” It makes total sense if you are just trading the number according to what your signal generator is telling you. However, it can become a nagging problem when the trader in you surfaces and begins to haunt the thought process by questioning the “Who, […]

Has the Bubble Burst?

It is not uncommon to move past a “bubble” bursting and not realizing it. Denial plays a big part in the recognition of such a phenomena. While I admit the speculation can grow extremely strong as pundits try to claim their 15 minutes of fame by making bold statements of impending doom only to get […]

Happy New Year…Are We There Yet?

The first trading day of 2016 produced an awesome volatile day with many “decoupling’s” taking place. The finish of one year and the start of the new year often produce numerous “decouplings” as money begins to shift strategy. China got things going coming into Monday morning with the major equity exchanges shutting down after dropping […]

Monday November 9, 2015 – Today’s Chart(s) $ES, $CL

I’m sure that many traders woke up with the Monday morning “blues” as most markets traded lower. Regardless of direction, though, there were many opportunities across the board. If you trade multiple products, it could have been a difficult day trying to keep up with all the signals. Today was a clear case for good […]

NASDAQ – 100 Pushes Above 4400 Are We There Yet? – Part II Thursday’s Chart – $NDX

Thanks to Priceline’s earnings announcement basically being interpreted as “blowing the doors off” the price of the stock jumped by $100, which equates to about 9%. Now that may not seem like much since PCLN was trading at 1122 just prior to the announcement, but in my humble opinion it was further evidence of the […]

New Highs Arrive – Where is all the Fanfare? Wednesday’s Chart – Updated Elliott Wave Count -Monthly $DJIA

Did I miss something? I don’t remember hearing any shouts of joy or any applause when the S&P moved to new all times. Nor did I hear any shouts or applause when the NASDAQ-100 pushed to new 15 year highs or when the Russell 2000 finally and I mean finally moved up to a new […]

The San Francisco Bubble Indicator

The broader markets have risen parabolically since reaching their respective lows on October 15th. Basis the futures the DJIA (YM) has climbed 1586 points or 9.2%, the SPX (ES) 206.25 points or 10%, and the NDX (NQ) 489.75 points or 11.5%. The moves themselves were made within 12 trading days with the DJIA and SPX […]

Apple Earnings Beat Estimates, Buying the Past or Future.

$41 billion worth of apples a quarter keeps the bears away or something like that. Apple reported earnings on Monday and beat estimates by a fair amount. Not surprising iPhone sales were brisk coming in at 39.3 million for the 3rd quarter. Why this came as a major surprise to analysts is the question when […]

1 2 3 … 12 Next »