June 09, 2010

The R2K And The EMA -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Some people are so rich that the gyrations of the financial markets don't mean a thing to them. But for mere mortals possessed of ordinary financial means, whenever a stock or stock index closes below...(more)

Energy Sector Trading At Lower Range -- Chaitali Mohile

Due to the weak trend, the bullish rally of XLE gradually plunged below its major support levels. The range-bound movement of the sector index is likely to affect the breakout of Chesapeake Energy Cor...(more)

June 08, 2010

BCPC, A Reliable Stock -- Chaitali Mohile

Balchem Corp. is a steady stock with healthy gains for long-term as well as short-term traders....(more)

Frontier Gold -- Koos van der Merwe

Investors go to gold when uncertainty exists, but in today's market, with gold ETFs readily available, far less money goes to gold mining shares than in the past....(more)

June 07, 2010

Where To Now? -- Koos van der Merwe

With problems in Europe, the disappointing jobs report in the US, and the oil drama in the Gulf of Mexico, the question is, what's next?...(more)

Know The Trend, Know The Trade -- Alan R. Northam

Before a decision is made to trade a particular security, the trader must know the longer-term trend....(more)

June 04, 2010

Is British Petroleum A Buy? -- Koos van der Merwe

Everyone is aware of the oil crisis in the Gulf of Mexico. Will BP come out of it a company worth owning?...(more)

The Short- And Long-Term Trading Itinerary For The S&P 500 -- Ron Walker

The S&P 500 looks poised to rally for the short term, but such a rally may prove to be its demise over the long term, should a large head & shoulders pattern form on the daily chart....(more)

Salesforce.com Has A Wide Range Breakout -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Salesforce.com shares took off like a rocket on Thursday, issuing a fresh Raff MarketSpace stock system buy signal....(more)

June 03, 2010

Pioneer Natural Resources Put Sale -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Shares of Pioneer Natural Resources have caught a nice bid. Here's a simple put sale intended to keep risk-averse traders out of trouble and in the black....(more)

June 02, 2010

Do High TRIN Values Mean A Temporary Pause In Selloff? -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

The ARMS index — also known as TRIN, or the trader's index — is a valuable tool for those attempting to measure the likelihood of broad market reversal and consolidation phases. Right now,...(more)

June 01, 2010

A Tale Of Two Options -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Finding it hard to make accurate directional calls in such a volatile market? Why not just consider selling short-term options that are beyond strong resistance barriers instead?...(more)

TWM Hits Price Target -- Alan R. Northam

After hitting the median line of the Andrews pitchfork and forming a closing price reversal bar but not hitting an expected price target, the trader may consider the move over. However, by proper anal...(more)

May 28, 2010

SNDK Highest Relative Strength In S&P 500 -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

The broad market may run into resistance soon, but don't discount the ability of strong relative strength stocks to go faster and further than you might imagine....(more)

May 26, 2010

Russell 2000 At 79% Fibonacci Support - Will It Hold? -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Tuesday's intraday reversal off of major Fibonacci support looks like a hopeful development, but just how far might the Russell 2000 index travel before stalling again?...(more)

May 25, 2010

Where To Now For The S&P 500? -- James Kupfer

The broad market indexes have tumbled significantly in the last few weeks, so how much lower can they go?...(more)

TWM Hits Median Line, So What Next? -- Alan R. Northam

The Russell 2000 Inverse ETF has now hit the median line of the Andrews pitchfork but failed to hit its initial price target. What next? Should we expect TWM to reverse back down or continue up to hit...(more)

What's in Your Portfolio? A Short Capital One Strangle, Of Course -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

The Raff MarketSpace Stock System has issued a bevy of new short signals in numerous S&P 500 stocks. Here's a glance at an interesting short setup in Capital One Financial shares, one that can be play...(more)

May 24, 2010

Is It Time To Buy Apple Again? -- Koos van der Merwe

Those faithfuls who love Apple never ever sold....(more)

Russell 2000 Bullish Gartley Pattern Forming -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

A unique chart pattern is in the works on the Russell 2000 index's daily chart, a pattern that has a good track record at forecasting bullish reversals....(more)

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