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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. […]

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, […]

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: Day Two – Bulls Attempt to Stage a Comeback

Day Two and the Bulls Attempt to Stage a Comeback – Gold Stocks Back on the Radar – Time to Begin Buying? The markets followed through on Tuesday’s selling finishing what I’m considering the initial (first) leg down. Interestingly though, when the bulls moved in to stage their comeback, the volatility indexes were first on […]

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 Signals Update: 10-Year Note & 30- Year Bond Update

10-Year Note & 30-Year Bond Update, U.S. Dollar Caught between Rock and Hard Place Treasuries were looking to hang the early rally attempts on Tuesday, albeit small attempts, on a positive result from the Consumer Confidence Index, which was released. The index fell in July from a five year high and the drop of 2.2 […]

Logical Market Update: Near Term Outlook for Russell 2000 – Rallies Pick Up AfterHours – Dollar Crumbles

Near Term Outlook for Russell 2000 – Afterhours Madness – Broader Indexes, Bonds, Precious Metals Soar – Dollar Crumbles – The Power of the FED? The broader indexes took off with a vengeance after hours on Wednesday. As I sit down to write this blog the DJIA future is up 113, the S&P 500 future […]

Logical Market Update: Deja Vu of 2008 – Thursday Was Day Traders Dream – Long Bond Holders Bound in Nightmare!

It Felt Like 2008 Again – Thursday Was Amazing – Day Traders Dream – Long Bond Holders Still Trying to Wake Up From the Nightmare! If I thought Wednesday night into Thursday morning was an “Everything Must Go Sale” – Thursday’s U.S. sessions proved to be what I call a “Billy Graham Sell-Off”. All […]

Logical Market Update: When the FOMC Speaks – the Markets Will Respond – Is it Time to be Long or Short?

When the FOMC Speaks – the Markets Will Respond – How to Trade the Chop– Is it Time to be Long or Short? So what’s up with the stock market lately – it’s neither bullish nor bearish – but is sure is choppy! It has been a great week for day trading the volatile […]

Logical Market Update: RUT Drops 2.5%, DJIA S&P 500 1%, Treasuries Embrace Zero %, U.S. $ Tumbles

Russell 2000 Looses 2.5% DJIA and S&P 500 Drop 1%. Treasuries Embrace Zero % – U.S. Dollar Tumble It was not surprising the S&P 500 headed lower on Wednesday dropping just under 1% after pushing to new highs on Tuesday. The overall light volumes did though. The lack of buyers did not precipitate a stampede […]

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