Author: Scott Hoffman

Following yesterday’s post on the S&Ps (read here) I thought I’d take a look at what we’ve done today.  There are some good examples of the type of things I look for in trading, especially as it...

What I’ve read this morning: The Intrade Look at LeBron, from Bespoke Investment Demand for Commodities is rising A look at the correlation between gold and the Dollar. Hedge funds frozen in the headlights Silly Bandz. If...

Stocks are having a great day today.  Should the bulls expect more rally?  How can we know if it has made a bottom or not? The daily chart for the eMini S&P futures is below.  Panic set in last week as they...

I’ve had a few clients call and email me for my thoughts on the markets, so I thought I’d take a minute to put down my thoughts. Traders are currently focused on preservation of capital, not seeking returns. ...

My advisories had a good day on Tuesday, calling the breakout in the stock index futures, the Yen, Canadian Dollar and a number of physical commodities.  Some days it’s tough to write the comments for Swing...

Stocks are mixed; the G-20 meeting this weekend didn’t increase optimism about the prospects for a global economy.  The G-20 had a mixed message; leaders endorsed targets to cut their deficits at least by half by 2013...

Crude oil futures have had a good week for swing trading; it certainly ended the week on a great note.  Let’s go through the week. There were two great days to trade, Wednesday and today.  This week shows why I...

On Friday gold futures broke out to a new all time high.  While you should still chase some breakouts, Friday’s breakout in gold was a breakout to fade.  The Taylor Trading Technique gives you the tools to...

In a statement posted on its website over the weekend, the PBOC said it would increase its “exchange rate flexibility”; this is being taken as a sign that China will the Yuan appreciate.  It is said that this is...

Stocks are higher after a good industrial production report from the EZ (April posted a 9.5% y/y increase, the largest since 1991).  Greek Finance Minister Papaconstantinou told the Real News that the receipt of 110 billion...