Author: Richard Hefter

The stock market indices had a narrowly positive session. They opened with a big gap up to new highs, pulled back very sharply on negative economic news, but then bounced around, bounced back, and then backed and filled all day,...

The futures were rocking higher last night. Upon waking this morning those futures held very well, and it looked as though 1131 was going to be left behind once the market opened. The bears had other ideas. The futures slowly...

The stock market indices opened lower today and spent much of the day in negative to neutral territory, meandering back and forth in consolidation ranges. When it was apparent that support was holding, after being tested three...

Let’s have a look at the pattern that continues to unfold in the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT). Very interesting and tricky set-up in the TLTs now. Let’s notice that it plunged to new lows at 100.85 for...

Normally, when a market is close to breaking out, but is up against particularly difficult resistance, such as 1131 S&P 500 is, it usually takes a gap up in the morning to get the market juiced enough to make the move....

The stock market indices had another up day despite the fact that futures were lower and they gapped down and spiked down early. They hit their session lows within 20 minutes of the opening, with the Nasdaq 100 reaching 1918 and...

The stock market indices opened with a bang today on big gaps up, ran up sharply to new rally highs, and backed off mid-day to test. When that was successful, they came on again in the afternoon and went to new highs on the...

What else can you say if you’ve been taught to short the market just because of seasonality, and because you’re told over and over just how things are out there. Playing seasonality is the worst thing you can do....