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Market Volatility

I went from sad (taking my profits too soon) to glad that I took profits in volatility vehicle VIXY as the VIX reversed and went negative today. It remains to…

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Read more about the article NFTRH+; a Look at the VIX

NFTRH+; a Look at the VIX

In NFTRH 610 it was noted that I took a couple of bear positions due to the VIX Hammer candle at the SMA 200. Well, yesterday it did the same…

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VIX Not Diverging Inverse SPX

In taking a look at the daily chart of the VIX and noticing its somewhat firm look (as opposed to a continued plunge) I expected to find a divergence warning…

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NFTRH+; Add-on to This Morning’s Update

Just an in-day status report. As of 1.5 hours into the regular session VIX is recoiling back to the EMA 20. There is no telling whether it will resume upward…

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Notes From the Rabbit Hole

NFTRH; VIX Status

NDX (QQQ) painted a bearish engulfing candle 2 days ago and yesterday it fulfilled the minimum requirement of that signal by having a solidly negative day. However, it is above…

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Read more about the article QQQ Bearishly Engulfed Just Below Gap

QQQ Bearishly Engulfed Just Below Gap

Regardless of whether or not the gap will fill, risk is... well you know what risk is. To make matters worse, QQQ (along with NDX, SOX and SPX) painted a…

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A Couple of Bear Bedfellows

I like to see how many angles, how many lenses I can view the market through. Here is one of those angles, the correlation of the ratio between the more…

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Fear is out of whack

The VIX is at the junction of the 2008 turn from hysterical fear to relief. That's fine, the COVID-19 scare and its economic implications are considerable. But when viewing VIX…

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VIX Still in Lock Down

The term World War III is appearing in headlines this morning. The VIX for one, is unimpressed as yet. It spiked, reversed back below the daily SMA 200 and now…

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SPX Reverses, no Gap Open

Personally, I feel a little weird playing chicken (or musical chairs) in being long this market while using gold and silver stocks as a balance. First, because I am expecting…

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NFTRH; Market Status

What is different between now and last summer? Well, on the headline driven stock market, not much. Therefore, until there is technical damage I am not going to let media…

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