Gap Hunt Continues
The Nasdaq futures ended the day on Monday near the Weekly Pivot (4469), which represents a point...
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Facebook Calendar Spread
As an options trader, all we are trying to do is maximize the reward for the risk we take. I...
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Clarity, Clarity, Speculation, and Creepy
I have to start the day with taking aim at Reuters News. Now, I get it, they have two different...
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Trading 101: Why I Never Buy or Sell That First Big Move
In the game of trading, there is always a rush to be the first one in or out of a stock’s huge...
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Soft Landing for Icarus
The Nasdaq futures ended last week at the Weekly Pivot (4469). Weekly pivots represent a balance...
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Short this Rally – SPX
This market continues to run with an all-in or all-out mentality. We are seeing massive moves both...
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Watch For The Developing Trend
Aside from last week’s up and down joy ride in the market, things seem to be the same generally –...
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Lindsay Right Shoulders
Long-time readers will remember Lindsay’s admonition that following extended basic advances...
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Timing the Dollar Index
As a broker, I get calls from clients everyday asking me what I think about this market or that...
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E-Mini: No Damage, But NoCheering
Last week The S&P500, the large-cap equity index, ended last week at 2108.29, down almost 10...
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Balance Point
On Friday we enjoyed the expected bounce, which overshot my 4450 target by about 17 points. That’s...
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The Rise of the Ugly Duckling Set-up in a “Channelized” QE Market Environment
So far 2015 has been a difficult environment for investors as the indexes have “chopped and...
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It Is All About The Storage
Whatever the reason for the market’s dramatic fall yesterday, it seems the market forgot about it...
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Coffee – Broad View of Fundamentals Continues to Favor Call Sellers
2014 was a banner year for coffee prices as the market rallied off of Brazilian crop concerns...
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Further Fed Confusion
As hard as the Fed has tried to be transparent and data dependent, there are times when they can...
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Double Top Forming in the ES
Yesterday The S&P500 mini futures (ES) had the kind of day on Thursday that makes long-term...
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Oh Well, Maybe Something Fun Tomorrow
As I am wont to do now and then … well, maybe more now than then, I feel the need to correct the...
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A Market Without Purpose or Direction
Yesterday The S&P500 mini futures (ES) gapped down at the open yesterday (Wednesday) and...
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Hammering out a Bottom
The volume profile chart of the Nasdaq Futures shown here is the day session only. The “Floor” is...
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Altera: Is A Buyout Still In The Works?
Altera rallied to multi-year highs last month on speculation of Intel looking at a potential...
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