Timing the Dollar Index
As a broker, I get calls from clients everyday asking me what I think about this market or that...
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E-Mini: No Damage, But NoCheering
Last week The S&P500, the large-cap equity index, ended last week at 2108.29, down almost 10...
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Balance Point
On Friday we enjoyed the expected bounce, which overshot my 4450 target by about 17 points. That’s...
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The Rise of the Ugly Duckling Set-up in a “Channelized” QE Market Environment
So far 2015 has been a difficult environment for investors as the indexes have “chopped and...
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It Is All About The Storage
Whatever the reason for the market’s dramatic fall yesterday, it seems the market forgot about it...
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Coffee – Broad View of Fundamentals Continues to Favor Call Sellers
2014 was a banner year for coffee prices as the market rallied off of Brazilian crop concerns...
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Further Fed Confusion
As hard as the Fed has tried to be transparent and data dependent, there are times when they can...
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Double Top Forming in the ES
Yesterday The S&P500 mini futures (ES) had the kind of day on Thursday that makes long-term...
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Oh Well, Maybe Something Fun Tomorrow
As I am wont to do now and then … well, maybe more now than then, I feel the need to correct the...
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A Market Without Purpose or Direction
Yesterday The S&P500 mini futures (ES) gapped down at the open yesterday (Wednesday) and...
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Hammering out a Bottom
The volume profile chart of the Nasdaq Futures shown here is the day session only. The “Floor” is...
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Altera: Is A Buyout Still In The Works?
Altera rallied to multi-year highs last month on speculation of Intel looking at a potential...
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Oil Again, But Dinosaurs Too
We all think we know where the price of oil is headed, especially the experts. They crunch the...
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Ceiling and Floor – NQ Volume Profile
The target for Tuesday was the unfilled gap and the lower boundary of the Upper Value Area, then...
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Soybean Exports: Will we see More Cancellations?
Last week’s weekly export sales report showed 102 thousand metric tons of beans were sold the week...
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BBY-Options Strategy
I like holding the cards, or at least stacking the odds in my favor. Let me show you what I...
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Banging on the Ceiling Again
YesterdayThe S&P500 mini futures June contract (ESM5) traded erratically yesterday (Tuesday)...
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Steeper Curve Bias as Inflationary Impulses Bubble.
Below is a chart of front month Crude Oil, (green line) versus 5/10 treasury spread, (white bar...
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Millenials – It Appears They Are Moving Out And In To Homes
Consumer and investor confidence dipped this past month. This, along with the other recent soft...
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TWTR Trending Among Investors
Twitter (NYSE: TWTR, $52.36) is scheduled to report earnings today after the close, it’s fifth...
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