Market Status, Notes

Stock Market Here is the current SPY chart from this morning's pre-market update, on which I had drawn a candle based on the pre-market's projection.  SPY opened around that level…

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Market Update (A-B-C)

China is again in the news as its Caixin manufacturing index hits its lowest reading in 6 years.  Dutifully, world markets decline by around 2% on average.  Clicking the graphic…

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SPX @ Target #1

The bounce has made it to target #1.  Higher potential remains at 2050, but this is a valid bounce target as well.  If SPX is going toward 2050 however, that…

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Market Update

What a week; and I am not talking just about the markets!  I spent all day on jury duty yesterday and by the time they finally unshackled me I saw just how volatile things had been.  I also saw that my ‘bounce’ gains had evaporated into the close.

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Market Status

A quick roundup as one of the commitments I have this week is to go to court this morning and sit in a pool of people hoping not to get picked as a juror.

Using the SPX chart below as a guide, we see that US markets have now challenged the October lows (some held above and others poked below) and the test is on.  It looks like a logical bounce is trying to get going in pre-market.  Click graphic for live quotes…

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YTD: Even Steven

YTD most markets are down.  I am even.  Okay, who cares?  Being a cranky risk manager, I've underwhelmed for a long while now.  But it gives me the feeling that…

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Gold Ratios, Day 2

Friday we did them over at Biiwii and today we'll catch up with gold's ratios to other items here (where charty type posts are the norm) on day 2 of…

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US Market: Friendly Reminder

A friendly reminder to the bears.  Though what is going on in the markets seems awful and indeed could be signaling macro changes to come, the US stock market is…

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SPX Sym-Tri, Bearish Break

Bulls obviously have some work to do now.  As noted, the break from this Symmetrical Triangle is probably going to establish a trend (finally) for the market.  As of this…

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Warning to Bears… DEATH CROSS!!

This is almost too perfect.  From Friday's post: "By the way, just for fun let’s watch what happens when MarketWatch starts putting up front page articles about the Dow and…

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Hammer +2

It's 2 trading days since our Hammer Time post, that foretold a bounce.  Talk about a tough market.  Up, down, up, down.  The S&P 500 already set a record last…

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‘Hammer Time’ Foretells Bounce Time; Now What?

So Friday's post was on the mark.  Great, the bounce is here. But what are we left with?  Why, a Symmetrical Triangle that is forming on the S&P 500.  These…

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