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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..Continues – Part III

I’m not sure what the BofA analyst is saying regarding China’s FX reserve numbers. They reported a drop of $99.5 billion and that ‘kicked the can’ down the road for the US dollar for the time being. There was a major shift of capital back into treasuries and out of equities and some commodities. […]

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 […]

Black Monday, October 19, 1987

Getting Back in the Habit I believe the best way to induct myself back into the creative habit of writing my market thoughts in a somewhat narrative format is to actually put down what I experienced during the day and how I dealt with it – trading wise. While I have experience trading many different […]

S&P 500 ($ES) October 21, 2015

The ES started the session with some quick chop as traders paired off to decide direction. The first 30 minutes easily gave way to stronger trends for the balance of the session. Learning to trade without emotions seems to be the best methodology when stepping into the world of algorithmic trading. You can’t care as […]

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 […]

Logical Market Update: From That to This & This…

From that to this & this… For most of this week the best trading has taken place within the first couple of hours of U.S. trading. But it appears that once lunchtime rolls through the East and Central time zones volume does a vanishing act. Which often leaves computers with nothing to do but switch […]

Logical Market Update: First Down Day – The Beginning or Buying Opportunity?

First Down Day For Equities – Just the Beginning or Buying Opportunity? After Monday’s big disappointment courtesy of a very tight inside day, Tuesday’s trading action brought some welcomed relief. The optimal word is some. Refreshing is a word I heard used – It was like a fresh cool drink in the desert another contrarian […]

Logical Market Update: Never Short a Dull Market – or….

Never Short a Dull Market or What Happens When You Host a Party and Nobody Comes – the Volatility Indexes Have you ever gone to highly anticipated event and wished you were anywhere else? That is what the markets were like on Monday. Stuck in neutral with nobody left to push prices in either direction. […]

Logical Market Update: Morgan Stanley’s Selling What? NYSE Margin Debt & S&P 500 All Time Highs

Second Verse Same As the First: Morgan Stanley Pushing Non-Prime Fund to European Investors – NYSE Margin Debt and S&P 500 All Time Highs To say that people learn from their mistakes is a fabrication. Seems that several of the TBTF banks have decided to repackage their sub-prime mortgages and ship them off to Europe […]

Logical Market Update: Market Update FED Comment – Much Ado About Nothing

Market Update: FED Comment – Much Ado About Nothing – Produces Numerous Trading Opportunities – MasterCard and Visa Swiped by Fed Judge Wednesday was a traders dream type of day. There were plentiful opportunities across the board in equities, treasuries, precious metals, and commodities. Volumes increased which increased price volatility and velocity. Today’s action […]

Logical Market Update: Equity Index Market Update

Equity Index Market Update The last three trading sessions have appeared to be mirror images of the same trading strategy. Amazingly, there are players out there (large players) that still believe manipulation goes unnoticed and their tactics on how they manipulate is legal. The fact is it isn’t but there is little being done about […]

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