ESM5: This Market Is Nuts
Yesterday Well, we said it would be choppy. The S&P 500 mini futures (ESM5) closed at 2073.25...
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SPX- The Reason For The Next Crash
The cash markets were closed last Friday and futures were open, and the jobs numbers came out well...
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You Just Have To Pick Your Spot
Gold can be a tricky market to trade. It gaps all over the place for seemingly no reason. ...
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Market Turbulence Ahead – Focus on WHR
Last week was a choppy trading week for the major market indices with one green day that led us to...
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Retest The Trend-Line Break
The Nasdaq futures rallied about .75% on Monday, shrugging off the “bad news” from Friday’s weak...
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U.S. Dollar Vs. Euro, Finished or Just Beginning?
The big news dominating financial markets during the past 4-5 months has been the strength of the...
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Confounded By The Daily Barrage of Economic Data?
Contradictory, antithetical, and conflicted are three words that come to mind after thinking about...
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Confusion About Fed Policy Causes Erratic Market Behavior
As investors and traders try to game the Fed and their next move, we find that a lack of clarity...
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Another Seventh Presidential Year
The Stock Traders’ Almanac reports that there have been six previous presidents that served a...
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SPX: Is That All There Is?
Last Week The S&P 500 cash-index ($SPX) closed at 2066.96 on Thursday (Apr. 2) up 5.94 points...
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Still Looking Lower
The Nasdaq futures slid about 1% on light volume shortly after Friday’s weak jobs report, and then...
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A Strangle Play Ahead of Friday’s Numbers
We are in a short holiday week, with most markets closed on Friday. Tomorrow will be a bit...
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I Say Unto You …
A high school Track and Field meet goes on and on, seemingly accomplishing nothing in the hours it...
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ESM5: Market Losing Faith In The Fed?
Yesterday The SP500 mini-futures (ESM5) struggled back from a sharp drop in overnight trading to...
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The Train Is Headed For Three Downside Targets
The Nasdaq futures have printed a bearish inverse “Cup and Handle” pattern on the 240-minute...
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Arrowhead Options Are Pricing In 20%+ Move This Month
Unusual Options Activity On April 1st, 7,100+ Apr $8 calls traded with the majority purchased for...
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Correcting the Distortion In The Picture
I am not sure what to think today, as the news is, well, both conflicting and seemingly positive...
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Firemen, Retiring Boomers, and Student Debt
Below is a chart that a friend of mine brought to my attention (thanks CH) from the Fireman’s...
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Oil – A Quick Move To The December Lows
We continue to play the range bound crude-oil markets. Now, with potential deal with Iran very...
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Bean Surprise?
We started off the weeks demand with a weekly export sales report. Bean sales for future shipment...
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