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| Tues morning comments for Feb 27th |
This morning we have seen a very big drop in all 4 of the indexes. This produced some follow thru to the downward move, and for the short term swing trades we would now want to use a tight trailing stop to lock in the directional gains. For the longer… |
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02/27/07 |
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| Market Analysis 22 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update This was an interesting day with prices up and down and all over the place. Since there is not a common statement that can sum up all of the indexes we will just jump into the individual examination of each index. NDX "The price is trying to make… |
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02/22/07 |
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| Market Analysis 21 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update Today was just like the past few trading days, there was a drop on the open and in the first hour followed by the prices stabilizing and moving back up. 2 of the indexes moved up to another new shorter term high, while 2 of the indexes ended… |
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02/21/07 |
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| Market Analysis 20 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update The prices fell in the first hour, but then buyers stepped in and turned things around and not only brought the prices back up to the highs from last week, but pushed them up to new highs. NDX "At this time there are not favorable longer term conditions… |
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02/21/07 |
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| Market Analysis 19 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update Basically on Friday the prices just stalled and treaded water in front of the 3 day weekend. NDX "The monthly chart is showing strength, and the weekly chart has shrugged off the weakness that it has been showing and we are seeing the candle and trend turning green… |
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02/20/07 |
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| Market Analysis 15 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update Each index ended the day above Wednesday's close. But the gains were very small and the trading was light. It looked like traders were already taking off for the holiday weekend, as the markets will be closed on Monday for President's Day. NDX "The monthly chart is showing… |
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02/15/07 |
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| Market Analysis 14 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update Today was a repeat of Tues with a large move in the first hour and a slow grind higher during the rest of the day. NDX "As we go forward we now know the 1820 level is much more important on the longer term chars, and would be… |
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02/15/07 |
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| Market Analysis 13 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update In last night's report I commented that with the prices near a potential support level and with the short term warnings that I would not be surprised to see a short term relief bounce. So it was not a surprise to see the prices move up today. Now… |
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02/14/07 |
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| Market Analysis 12 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update This week has started off with a slow grind as the price on each index moved below the lows from Friday. NDX "After quite a test of the 1800 level as resistance, the price moved up thru this level. The monthly chart is showing strength in the price… |
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02/13/07 |
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| Market Analysis 11 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update This past week was quite a week as the prices tried to hold up for most of the week, but at the end of the week started slipping, which had quite an impact on the weekly charts. NDX "After quite a test of the 1800 level as resistance,… |
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02/11/07 |
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| Market Analysis 8 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update Just a day before we saw buyers chomping at the bit when the bell rang, which was a contrast to the sellers that were lined up for today's open. In the early trading the prices dropped, only to be followed by a bit of a recovery. NDX "The… |
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02/08/07 |
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| Market Analysis 7 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update This morning there was a gap up and the prices followed thru on the early strength. But then at the middle of the day the bottom fell out, and the price plummeted. This was followed by a bounce back up at the end of the day. These sudden… |
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02/08/07 |
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| Market Analysis 6 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update While we had some intraday activity with the early morning weakness and the afternoon spike back up, the daily charts remained little changed. NDX "We are now in a maintenance stage where we use a stop to protect the sold call spread (a tighter stop at or just… |
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02/07/07 |
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| Market Analysis 5 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update Today all 4 indexes traded in a very tight range at the highs from the recent upward move. NDX "We are now in a maintenance stage where we use a stop to protect the sold call spread (a tighter stop at or just above 1820 or a looser… |
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02/06/07 |
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| Market Analysis 4 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update This weekend I wanted to spend a few minutes talking about the longer term charts, particularly the risk/reward of selling premium. For most of you the first part of this discussion is going to be old news, but I wanted to start with the basics to make sure… |
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02/04/07 |
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| Selling Premium |
This week I want to begin to examine the topic of strategy This weekend I wanted to spend a few minutes talking about the longer term charts, particularly the risk/reward of selling premium. For most of you the first part of this discussion is going to be old news, but… |
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02/04/07 |
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| Market Analysis 1 Feb 2007 |
Weekend Update The day initially began with strength on the open, and then it depends on which index you are looking at as to how the rest of the day went. So we will get right on to the individual analysis on the indexes. NDX "We are now in a… |
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02/01/07 |
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| Mar 2007 Iron Condor ranges |
x The ranges that are listed today are for the March expiration in 6 weeks. Last month we started seeing the ranges shrinking in size, where the top and bottom are not as far apart as they were previously. This month we are seeing this shrinkage again in 3 of… |
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02/01/07 |
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| Market Analysis 31 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update Overall it was a very slow and long day up to the 2:15 Feb announcement. The changes in the statement brought out a positive reaction and the prices spiked upwards. I have learned from experience that it doesn't pay to try to figure out what the fundamental conditions… |
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02/01/07 |
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| Market Analysis 30 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update On two of the indexes the prices just marked time while the other 2 moved slightly above the previous days highs. This is telling us that we need to watch each index individually and pay close attention to the highlighted levels on each so we will know the… |
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01/31/07 |
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| Market Analysis 29 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update Today made a good example of why it is important to know the difference between the different time frames. On the longer term outlook today was just a long boring day. For a very short term trader however, today was a roller coaster with that mid day plunge.… |
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01/30/07 |
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| Weekend Market Analysis 28 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update This turned into quite an interesting week, as we are seeing some strong indications that a longer term reversal is developing. NDX "The price moved up to 1810 and then dropped back below 1800 to give us the indication that the daily chart is forming a lower high. … |
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01/28/07 |
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| Daily Market Analysis 25 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update Last night I spoke about some of the longer term conditions that when added to the VIX that ended the day below 10 were sounding warning bells that the risk of expecting a sustainable upward move were exceptionally high that the price could collapse in the blink of… |
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01/26/07 |
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| Daily Market Analysis 24 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update Buoyed by earnings reports buyers moved prices up again today, following thru on the shorter term move that began on Tues. This pushed 2 indexes to a new high while the other 2 area still below previous highs. NDX "We are seeing a small change in the longer… |
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01/25/07 |
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| Daily Market Analysis 23 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update This morning the indexes started moving up, recovering some of the losses from the previous day, with a late afternoon pullback from the intraday highs. The impact of the move today varies on the different indexes, so we will get to the charts to see what the impact… |
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01/24/07 |
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| Daily Market Analysis 22 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update In the early trading today the prices fell fairly swiftly, which created some oversold conditions on the intraday charts. The prices then stalled and began digesting that oversold pressure. NDX We are seeing a small change in the longer term charts. The monthly chart is still overbought, but… |
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01/22/07 |
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| Weekend Market Analysis 21 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update There continues to be quite a few differences between the indexes, so we will get right to the individual analysis. NDX "Today did have some impact on the longer term charts. As expected, the price fell back to test the 1800-1820 area as support, and is currently peeking… |
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01/20/07 |
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| Market Analysis 18 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update Once again we have indexes that are not in step with each other. Overall there was selling pressure today, the difference is in the amount and the impact this had on the different indexes. NDX "Following the overbought warnings we are seeing the price starting to pullback to… |
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01/19/07 |
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| Market Analysis 17 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update The early and mid day strength was offset by the late afternoon selling pressure that appeared on the indexes today. What is interesting is that on 2 of the indexes new intraday highs were set on that mid day strength, but on the other 2 the price failed… |
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01/18/07 |
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| Market Analysis 16 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update Right now there is not a single statement that would apply to all 4 of the indexes. We need to look at each one individually, and we will use the "yesterday", "today", & "tomorrow" approach. We review our outlook from yesterday, and see if today resulted in a… |
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01/16/07 |
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| Market Analysis 15 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update This past week brought about a change on the NDX to both the shorter and longer term charts. On the djx, spx and rut it brought about a shorter term bounce that is pressing against the longer term resistance. This upcoming week is looking like it will be… |
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01/15/07 |
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| Daily Market Analysis 11 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update Early this morning each index made a surge upward and then leveled off for the remainder of the day. This evening I changed the order that we will review the indexes in to group the spx and rut charts closer together as they are fairly similar. NDX Our… |
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01/11/07 |
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| Daily Market Analysis 10 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update The day started with weakness on the open, but then the prices started turning back up. But that is where the similarity ends and this was a day where you had to pay close attention to the specific levels on each index. NDX Our perspective on the NDX… |
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01/11/07 |
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| Daily Market Analysis 9 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update This was a bit of a long day, initially all 4 indexes started the day with some strength, only to have that sold into sending them towards the lows of the past couple of days. Then around mid day the prices started turning back up. On the djx… |
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01/09/07 |
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| Daily Market Analysis 8 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow. This is what Technical Analysis is all about, and it has to include all 3 parts. Our outlook from Yesterday was either looking for a new position and defining what would constitute a signal of favorable risk/reward conditions, or in defining what would cause… |
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01/08/07 |
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| Weekend Market Analysis 7 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update This past week was one where the charts have begun to show a "change of season". For quite some time we have had warnings on the long term charts that the upward move was over extended, but the prices fought against these warnings and held up, and in… |
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01/07/07 |
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| Mid day comments for Fri 5 Jan 2007 |
It has taken quite a bit of time for the seasons to change, but the move we are seeing today is giving us another pretty strong indication that this is indeed happening at this time, that we are seeing the longer term charts moving from one season to another. We… |
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01/05/07 |
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| Daily Market Analysis 4 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update On 3 of the indexes most of the day was spent treading water with a bit of a surge up in the late afternoon. The ndx was the only index that moved up to yesterday mornings highs. NDX "These conditions are showing that the conditions favor selling a… |
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01/05/07 |
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| Daily Market Analysis 3 Jan 2007 |
Weekend Update The fireworks were saved for today. This morning the prices were making a strong move up from last weeks close, with one of the 4 indexes moving up to new highs. But then the rug was pulled out from under the feet of the buyers and the prices… |
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01/03/07 |
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| Morning comments for Tues 3 Jan 2007 |
Before I left for the holidays I speculated that we could see the prices bounce a little towards the end of the week. I was a little wrong about that, they started the bounce at the beginning of the week and the paused towards the end of the week. The… |
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01/03/07 |
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| Feb Iron Condor ranges |
x The ranges that are listed today are for the Feb expiration in 6½ weeks. Before the holidays I spoke about the similarities between trading and operating a retail store, such as there are times you would want to carry swimming suits and other times you would want to stock… |
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01/03/07 |
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| Charts for Dec 28th |
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| Charts for Dec 27th |
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| Charts for Dec 26th |
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| Weekend Market Analysis 22 Dec 2006 |
Weekend Update NOTE: Next week (Dec 26th thru the 29th) I will be out of town and taking a little holiday vacation. I have made arrangements to have the charts showing in the chat room during the day, and also for the charts to be posted to the members area… |
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12/22/06 |
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| Daily Market Analysis 21 Dec 2006 |
Weekend Update Many traders are calling it a year as they are now more focused on the holidays than on the markets. We can see this in the decline in the volume, and also in the lack of enthusiasm to continue to chase after the prices that are so near… |
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12/21/06 |
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| Daily Market Analysis 20 Dec 2006 |
Weekend Update Initially the prices continued the intraday relief bounce that began yesterday afternoon, but by mid day that relief bounce had ran out of steam and the prices were starting to fall once again. NDX The ndx monthly chart is still showing strength, but it became overbought last month… |
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12/20/06 |
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| Mid day comments for Wed. 20 Nov 2006 |
The ndx came close to 1800, the djx tested that 125 area, the spx 1430 and the rut near 790. Each index has tested a resistance level and we are seeing the intraday charts starting to turn down. This is giving us a lower high on the ndx and rut,… |
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12/20/06 |
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| Daily Market Analysis 19 Dec 2006 |
Weekend Update This morning the prices continued the decline that started yesterday with a drop on the open. The prices recovered from the initial weakness, but then started returning to the early morning lows before turning back up to start an intraday "relief bounce". There is getting to be enough… |
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