Author: Jeff Pietsch

The markets were unable to turn around two days of losses, leaving us quite oversold going into the end of  month.  Although Cumulative Tick is net positive, it seems all internals are downward sloping even as the VIX...

Well, we can be a little surprised no?  The short-term trend was definitely set downward yesterday, and yet this follow through puts us near oversold on a very short-term basis.  Internals look rather ghastly at the...

Blue-lined comparison of September versus August FOMC statement. Also see past Fed-Day reactions on this nifty little site. [Click Graphic to...

Following the recent pattern, the SPY morning gap closed down to S1/5-DMA, where it found immediate support. Initially weak internals have been repairing since the first higher low, and will soon be challenging the opening...

The SPY is at new highs for the year considering last week’s dividend. There was a very tradeable opportunity to get in on the gap move right after the second pullback catch at the 500-minute ema based on confirmation of a...

Higher price and tick lows repeatedly challenging upper resistance at the 250-minute ema were a good clue price would break higher. However, after nearly filling the (post-session) gap, the S&P is struggling, cumulative tick...

 (Click Image to Enlarge/ Glossary)The markets put in another positive performance with the S&P 500 (SPY) closing higher by +2.3%. The Relative Strength Index charts below reflect the virtually unique persistent...

First hour volume was tremendous on this quadruple witching expiration day (stock index futures, stock index options, stock options and single stock futures).  The SPY looks worse on my charts than it actually is, as it...

Well, that would be a pretty presumptuous statement, no? Hey, but it feels good to have written it! The morning test of R1 failed precisely , now down to the daily pivot and back within yesterday’s range. Internals are...

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