A Look At Grains This Week
The week started with the weekly crop-progress report, a gauge of supply. Corn condition came in...
Read MoreStocks
Slow Down and Chew More Carefully
Again, I would caution the market to take small bites and chew carefully before swallowing....
Read MoreFutures
December Live Cattle Futures: Trading Idea October 29, 2014
Consider Buying a Put Option on December Live Cattle Futures See on the daily bar chart for...
Read MoreStocks
Basic Materials Are Losing Strength
Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) Relative Strength Ratio (XLB/SPY) fell below its lows of...
Read MoreFutures
Markets Pausing Ahead of FOMC Statement Wed. PM
* Latest Market Developments * Markets were generally quieter in overnight trading, as traders and...
Read MoreStocks
S&P 500 Futures Approach Resistance
The magnitude of the recovery in stocks from the sell-off in late September and early October is...
Read MoreETFs
Sentiment Extremes – Be Careful Buying the SPX
The SPX (S&P 500 Index) has been on a very wild ride lately. When most were expecting the...
Read MoreOptions
A Play on Facebook’s Earnings
Facebook (Nasdaq: FB, 80.77) is scheduled to report earnings after Tuesday’s closing bell. FB...
Read MoreStocks
Yup, It Is Simple, Uh-huh.
Let’s keep it simple today. Okay, so I always keep it simple, but there is a reason for that. It...
Read MoreFutures
March ICE Futures: Trading Idea October 28, 2014
March Cotton Futures a Selling Opportunity on More Price Weakness See on the daily bar chart for...
Read MoreStocks
NASDAQ 100 Gaining Strength
NASDAQ 100 ETF/S&P 500 ETF Relative Strength Ratio (QQQ/SPY) rose above its highs of the...
Read MoreStocks
This Is a Scary Week
First thing on this Monday morning of this Halloween week, the market goes all “fraidy cat.” It...
Read MoreFutures
December Corn Futures: Trading Idea October 27, 2014
December Corn Futures a Buying Opportunity on More Price Strength See on the daily bar chart for...
Read MoreStocks
Stock Market Investors Should Look Here
The S&P 500 made a near 10% pullback from the September high to the October low. The index is...
Read MoreFutures
COT Data Shows Soybean Rally Out Of Gas
We had a very quiet summer trading the grain markets. One early short trade in the wheat did not...
Read MoreFutures
S&P 500 Correction: Is That All There Is?
One of the great jazz singers of the last century, Peggy Lee, recorded a song about the...
Read MoreStocks
Foreign Stocks Are Losing Strength
Foreign Stocks ETF (EFA) Relative Strength Ratio (EFA/SPY) broke down below its lows of the...
Read MoreFutures
Markets Focusing on Upcoming FOMC Meeting
* Latest Market Developments * OVERNIGHT DEVELOPMENTS The much-anticipated stress test results on...
Read MoreStocks
High-Speed Panic Does Not Negate Earnings
Canada, New York, and Mali all are making the market news cycle. Ebola and terrorism, or, rather,...
Read MoreOptions
Skew: Did Option Players Get The Sell-Off Right This Time?
If you want to figure out the next move the markets will make, I have a secret to tell you about....
Read MoreFree E-Book
TraderPlanet’s Quick Guide to Candlesticks
