Waiting for a Break
We’re 2 hours into the new week and on the daily bars a divergent pattern of the Lazy Man 5 is clearly in formative stages. The safety pair of GLD and TLT, which soured in last week’s rally, is today in the...
Read MoreAuthor: Jeff Pietsch
ETF Rewind – Week 26 | 07.01.11
Here we are at the mid-point of 2011, incredible. The S&P 500 (SPY) recorded a multi-decade advance of +5.6% last week. While intermediate- and long-term technical indications made strong come backs in suit, I think...
Read MoreEnsemble Building 1O1
In continuation with my last post, I will be looking at building a robust ensemble for the S&P 500 ETF and mini-sized future. The goal here will be to set-up a nice framework that will be (hopefully) of good use for readers...
Read MoreWicked overbought
Overbought is a tough condition – because the market can continue to be overbought for however long the market decides. But on Friday one of my overbought/oversold indicators reached an extreme I haven’t seen...
Read MoreRebalancing
As QE2 comes to an end last month many trade related to the low U.S. dollar and high-priced commodity environment maybe reversed. We may see a shift from commodity funds to equity-backed ETFs. Perhaps this...
Read MoreTLT – Bye Bye POMO
Yesterday closed the book on QE2 leaving a BIG question mark on the future of TLT. The FED is continuing with a modest buying program as noted yesterday but the days of easy money in TLT are over. A quick look at...
Read MoreSmushed VIX
The fourth day of straight up action wrapped up the second quarter. This morning the bears were caught off guard again on a much better than expected Chicago PMI report. The VIX continued to get creamed...
Read MoreDVB Through the Crisis
I’ve been out of action trading wise for the last month. I got married at the start of the month and enjoyed an active yet refreshing honeymoon in Peru for 3 weeks (We’re not beach people!)....
Read MoreFree E-Book
TraderPlanet’s Quick Guide to Candlesticks
