As we begin a new month in 2022, we take a moment to pinpoint what’s happening beneath the headlines in our markets. In tonight’s video, we identify the key daily and weekly chart levels that are new targets and finish by scanning for the strongest stocks (hint: they’re in two key sectors) along with the weakest stocks playing into the new month…

You’ve probably heard about Russian banks being removed from SWIFT a couple days ago, but today’s pain in the financial sector didn’t exactly scare. The issue is that there are more ‘bears’ in the financial tale that are set to emerge as we move into March and April. Will these threats be more significant than the Russian bear? (JPM, BAC, XLF, GLD, TPX, KR, RSX)…

Index and Sector Updates––finished the week higher–volatility structure – leaves us in limbo–Bond buyers–Dollar hedge–hedge that shifted the markets–Assessment-markets priced in Ukrainian conflict Pricing Pressure Moving Forward––Hawkish FED tone–more inflationary data–hedges largely removed–financials vulnerable SPX Expected Move —–last week — 121.28  (four day trading week)–next week– 126.21  (expected move)

With the NASDAQ swinging roughly 1000 points in today’s session, there’s so much to cover in tonight’s video. We look beyond the headlines to the key index levels challenged and defended, along with an update on the key levels in our largest Market Cap stocks that helped drive the tech-heavy NASDAQ to close up 3% on a day that started with the index near 13,000 and closed with it near 14,000. Which stocks led that charge and what new levels are in play? Find out in tonight’s video…

It’s ugly out there! Critical levels are being breached! What matters most moving forward? Join Don, in tonight’s video, as he walks us through what is going on inside the broader marketplace…

Ukraine is the rhetorical on again, off again conflict. Investors are sifting through the details to make rational trading decisions. How do rational investors deal with seemingly irrational policy and an ever-changing news cycle? Carefully!

Are Markets Headed into the Selling Abyss? Geopolitical Tape Bomb week––Eastern Europe a constant threat to the tape–tough argument to be long headed into weekend–a duck and cover shift back to bonds–inflation took a back seat this week Edge of Market Abyss––Inflation to explode, last call for low rates–key levels in /ES and NQ–VIX hovering below 30 but ready for action–Dollar poised to breakout–retesting lows /ES 4211 and below–Monsters of Tech (aapl, amzn)–Financials lead stage the next leg lower in SP500 SPX Expected Move —–last week — 135.20  (expected move)–next week– 121.28  (four day trading week)

Today saw the broader NASDAQ technology index fall 3% as did the XLK Technology and XLY Consumer Discretionary ETFs.  In tonight’s video update, we put these stocks in context of the broader market and what levels we continue to hold as important make-or-break levels.  We also highlight key stocks making new lows ahead of the market and that alone is sending a key message of importance as the sell-off intensifies…

There’s still a lot of potential movement left in the final 2 days of trading this week before a long weekend. The SPX has about potentially 75 more handles to the upside and over 200 to the downside. Here’s what we are doing during the volatility spikes.

We still have the dual headlines this week of the Federal Reserve along with Russia-Ukraine topping the news and increasing risk on the week. In tonight’s video, we focus on key price levels as we remain close to the ‘middle of the middle” of current ranges in equity futures. We also highlight how distributions help us see probability and the key stocks that were strongest and weakest in today’s session (beneath the headlines)…