Factoring Movement Into Tuesday

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How the S&P500 Will Handle the Next Week

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Catching the Russell 2000 Sneaking Out the Back Door

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Forecasting on Volatility, Not Direction

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MSFT All-Time Highs, GE On Deck

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Earnings No Longer a Catalyst?

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9GdVZ0bGhrTnJDYw==[/video_player] The risk continues to remain to the downside. Earnings announcements are no longer a catalyst to new highs. The Fed will not make any changes before a presidential election. We have to ask ourselves what will propel the markets to new highs? While we are being patient […]

Highs Not Being Bought But Dips Are

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9vdEt4UFdBVVV4OA==[/video_player] Yesterday we were spot on with the call lower. Today the dip was bought, but that may not be the end of the selling. Watch the earnings reports for the bank stocks tomorrow. This will tell us where the markets go next…

Get Ready for Expansion

[video_player type=”youtube” youtube_remove_logo=”Y” width=”853″ height=”480″ align=”center” margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”20″]aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9OMnl6UGt4cmZsRQ==[/video_player] The market consolidation won’t last long. Today was a low volume up day thanks to Columbus Day which is a bank holiday. With the bond market closed we aren’t going to be able to get a good read on which way stocks will break. Here’s what to […]

Trigger Warnings on These S&P Levels

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TradeStation Chop Index

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