Markets Unlocked: Contraction underway 1/23/22
The week ahead will feature some potentially market-moving datapoints. Watch, especially, GDP on Thursday and PCE on Friday. Current technical position The past week saw some of the strongest selling…
The power of an inside bar
Just a quick lesson here, but an important one. Take a look at the chart above. Was there anything that could have helped us predict the breakdown on that last…
Chart of the Day: AAPL
Volatility contraction sets the stage for a selloff.
Chart of the Day: Volatility Contraction in Soybeans
Volatility contraction is an important element of market action. Essentially, when a market has been quiet for a period of time, there is a higher chance of breakout trades working,…
Chart of the Day: Volatility Contraction in Corn Futures
Markets alternate between periods of range expansion (usually during trends) and volatility contraction. Breakouts from periods of volatility contraction tend to be strong, and highly directional. This chart pattern in…