OMG, the Fed Stuff Again
Yesterday, my word for the day was “conflicted.” Today, David Moenning over at State of the...
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Spotting Unusual Options Activity In Avanir
Monday saw shares of Avanir Pharmaceuticals (AVNR) soar on positives news from a mid-stage study...
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Stocks: Use Sentiment To Predict Future Trend Reversals
Measuring investor sentiment has always played a big part in my trading. All trend reversals will...
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December Canada Dollar Futures: Trading Idea September 16, 2014
December Canada dollar futures a selling opportunity on more price weakness. See on the daily bar...
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Gold Update: Downtrend Still Looks Good
On September 2 I wrote about an attractive short scenario in gold associated with a breakdown from...
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The Largest Cap Stocks Are Gaining Strength, Commodities Are Losing Strength
The Largest Cap S&P 100/S&P 500 Relative Strength Ratio (OEF/SPY) rose above its highs...
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Sixth Anniversary Of Lehman Collapse: Time To Watch Financials
This month marks the sixth year after Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11, an act that served as...
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Conflicted? Yup Conflicted
“Conflicted” is the word today. Economic data is always conflicted, as it is today. Industrial...
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December LIve Cattle Futures: Trading Idea September 15, 2014
Consider Buying a Put Option on December Live Cattle Futures See on the daily bar chart for...
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Beyond All Doubt: The Stock Market High Is In
I have two pieces of good news this week (for bears). 1. You will never again have to read...
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What Is The VIX Saying Now?
The chart below is a long-term look at volatility (the VIX, red line). The current low VIX...
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S&P 500: Beware The Ides Of September
There is a scene in Shakespeare’s play, Julius Caesar, where Caesar, while walking to the...
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COT Data: What Can You Learn From Small Speculators?
I’ve been working with the CFTC’s Commitment of Traders’ Data for many years and the most...
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Global Markets Are Losing Strength
iShares MSCI BRIC Fund (BKF) Relative Strength Ratio (BKF/SPY) broke down below its lows of the...
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U.S. Stock Indexes Starting Out the Week Mildly Lower
* Latest Market Developments * NOTE: I am out of the office all week this week. My friend and...
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Noise Reduction Reminder: LISTEN To the Markets
I often find myself repeating this message but the more I do, the more it seems to sink in. The...
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Market Consolidation and a Coming Catalyst
Constant news in and constant news out. That is the flow of the market. I would like to call it a...
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December Ice Coffee Futures: Trading Idea September 12, 2014
December ICE Coffee Futures a Selling Opportunity on More Price Weakness See on the daily bar...
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Scottish Secession: Look For Buying Opportunities On Any Pullbacks
We are officially in uncharted waters. The biggest macro risk right now for the markets is not...
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Respect The Risk Management Gods
Every now and then I find traders will go out on the risk curve and take a speculative trade. ...
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