June 02, 2011

The Down Friday/Down Monday Signal -- Billy Williams

Taking a larger view you can spot price patterns within key trading days that indicate new trends and emerging or potential market crashes....(more)

Are Patterns Worth Following? -- Koos van der Merwe

Many technicians talk of recurring patterns in charts. Chart pattern recognition is said to simplify technical analysis. So are patterns worth following?...(more)

WFR New RMO And ParaSar Sell Signals -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

When two time-tested trading systems agree on a sell signal, it may be time to pay attention....(more)

June 01, 2011

Six-Month Switching And Timing Strategy -- Billy Williams

In an ever-changing market, if you hope to achieve outsized gains, then you need to consider using the six-month switching and timing strategy....(more)

World's Cheapest Trading System Goes Long -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

The world's cheapest trading system has once again decided to go long the Russell 2000 index. Will you be along for the ride?...(more)

The Reverse Journey Of Gold -- Chaitali Mohile

The technical chart of SPDR Gold Trust is likely to retrace toward its lower support....(more)

May 31, 2011

Are Bond Yields The Canary In The Equity Market? -- Billy Williams

The flow of capital can show you where the next big macrotrend will appear, but only if you know how to use bond yields to time your trade....(more)

When A Wave Count Becomes Complicated -- Koos van der Merwe

I have always stated that we must follow the first rule of Elliott wave: The wave must look correct. That the Elliott wave is nothing more than a signpost can change a little way down the road....(more)

Waiting For The Harvest -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

When selecting a trading system or method, be sure you can actually learn to live with its advantages and disadvantages....(more)

May 27, 2011

A Tale Of Two Equity Curves -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

When developing and testing various trading systems, learn to identify the most desirable kinds of equity curves....(more)

ConocoPhillips Completes First Leg Down? -- Alan R. Northam

ConocoPhillips is currently in an established intermediate-term bear market trend. Is the first leg down complete or does it have further to go? Statistical analysis is used to explain.
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$SOX Under Pressure? -- Chaitali Mohile

The long-term bullish breakout of the semiconductor index has turned sideways. Will it attract fresh bearish interest?...(more)

May 26, 2011

Tech And Small Cap Point Toward Lower Stock Market -- Mike Carr, CMT

Bull markets are usually led higher by stocks in the NASDAQ and small-cap stocks. But not right now....(more)

Are Diamond Patterns Friend Or Foe? -- Koos van der Merwe

Diamonds are a girl's best friend, so goes the song. Are they a trader's, though?...(more)

May 25, 2011

JNPR Heading Toward New 2011 Lows? -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Down by more than 17% since early March, shares of Juniper Networks look primed for even more declines as the broad market tanks....(more)

XLE In Intermediate-Term Downtrend -- Alan R. Northam

Statistical analysis shows that XLE has entered into an established intermediate-term downtrend. Unless volatility subsides, however, this downtrend could be short-lived....(more)

Tea Leaves, Voodoo, And Other Technical Tools -- Billy Williams

Many investors dismiss technical analysis as reading tea leaves and market voodoo, but using indicators like relative strength show when a stock is about to rise....(more)

May 24, 2011

With IWM, Russell Selloff Looms Large -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Is the mid-spring selloff finally here? One simple trading system may have the answer....(more)

DJIA Trend Reversal? Not Yet! -- Alan R. Northam

Statistical analysis is used to show that the Dow Jones Industrial Average remains in an intermediate-term uptrend but also warns that a trend reversal could be just ahead....(more)

May 23, 2011

Did Gap Really Fall Because Of Cotton Prices? -- Mike Carr, CMT

The announcement from Gap may reveal more about the economy than the company.
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Playing The Dividend Game -- Koos van der Merwe

Below is a trading strategy I learned in the 1980s. Applying it to Annaly can be profitable....(more)

Breakouts And Breaking Points -- Billy Williams

In the current market, price trades near its annual highs and while it may look like a potential breakout to newer highs, the nagging question is whether the market could be at its breaking point....(more)

May 20, 2011

The End Of The Bull Run For Silver? -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Who would have believed in early 2003 that the price of silver -- at $5 an ounce -- was destined to rise to nearly $50 an ounce in only eight years? Is this latest plunge merely a blip, or is it warni...(more)

May 19, 2011

Quantitative Easing And Commodities -- Matt Blackman

Previously, I discussed the impact that quantitative easing was having on stocks. Now let's look at how the stimulus programs have affected commodities....(more)

Risk-Free Trade Now In USD/JPY Swing Trade -- Jamie Theiss

After the first profit target is hit, we now have a risk-free trade....(more)

When The Market Falls, Look For Income -- Koos van der Merwe

The market is falling. You can either go to cash and earn a low interest, or you can look for a stable share that pays a reasonable interest....(more)

May 18, 2011

Crude Oil Looks Bearish -- Mike Carr, CMT

Rate of change is bearish for crude oil on monthly and daily charts....(more)

Asking The Trillion-Dollar Question: Will There Be A QE3? -- Matt Blackman

According to economist David Rosenberg, there is an 86% correlation between the size of the Federal Reserve balance sheet (read: stimulus programs) and the S&P 500. Quantitative Easing 2 ends in June....(more)

YHOO Shock Selloff May Initiate Further Declines -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Yahoo shares had been chopping sideways in a six-month, $3-wide consolidation zone, but the recent decline in the stock now has all the makings of a significant trend reversal....(more)

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