End of Year Thoughts
[dc]W[/dc]e certainly live in a time of wonder. Science has pushed back the veil of superstition and mystery; progress allows us to live longer, comfortable lives and to devote our…
Chart of the Day: Short Gold
We have been short Gold in our daily research several times this year. The most recent short was initiated 9/23/13, but Gold has been a strong performer for us through…
Chart of the Day: Failed Breakout in EURUSD
Systematic traders have a perennial debate: how much or how little to intervene in your system's rules? There are a range of acceptable solutions, but the key is to be…
When You See This, Be Careful
[dc]C[/dc]harts can be a powerful tool for market analysis and trading. At a glance, they can provide a quick overview of important price movements, can highlight supply/demand imbalances, and can…
Chart of the Day: Complex Consolidation in European Stocks
The daily chart of the DJ Europe Stock Index shows a two-legged pullback that could be read as a complex consolidation. This is typically a strongly bullish pattern, and we…
Is It the Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
This is repost of an article I wrote last year (2012). I would have updated the numbers, but it wasn't really necessary as last December was flat enough that it…
Adam on the MoneyLife show
I was on Chuck Jaffe's MoneyLife show last Friday discussing the longer-term outlook for stocks in 2014. (The file is an 8 minute audio file.) The subject of biases…
Chart of the Day: S&P 500
Though there is a reasonably strong seasonal tendency for stocks to rally into the end of the year, consider the dangers in one-way trades. Many people know this tendency (the…
Reader Question: Using the Level 2 and Screentime
Reader Tom sent me a note: "I am hoping you can help me. I set a goal for myself in 2013 that I would study the Level 2 Screen. I…
Chart of the Day: Natural Gas
[dc]I[/dc]f you are a discretionary trader, you might also consider using some trading systems. In my published research, I publish three types of trades: purely discretionary trades (on both weekly…
Chart of the Day: December Selloffs
Daily S&P 500 Cash Index with SigmaSpikes® I would like to share a note that I published in my daily research this morning: Yesterday's downward closes in major stock indexes…
Chart of the Day: Consolidating Stocks
[dc]T[/dc]hough perhaps not properly a "chart" of the day, I wanted to share one of the several stock screens that we publish in my Waverly Advisors research. This screen highlights…
Toil and Trouble
Double, double toil and trouble Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. -Shakespeare [dc]B[/dc]ubbles seem to be the theme of the day. Headlines like "Why Stocks Are Undoubtedly Experiencing a Massive…
Chart of the Day: Stops on Treasuries
The chart of the 30 Year Treasury futures shows an important formation. First, we are short Treasuries, (in my published research) and have been for a while; the trade has…
Chart of the Day: Not a Bubble
The media, both major and social, seems to be filled with people proclaiming that stocks are in a bubble. Bubbles do occur, but the current market shows no signs of…
Week 3 of the Course
[dc]W[/dc]eek three of the course is now live. You can access it from the main page for the Course, which is here. This week is a very information-heavy week, so…