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Daily analysis and trading strategies 12-04-09

InnerFX Forex Blog - Currency research and analysis | December 4th 2009 by Liviu Flesar

Quote of the day: The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. – Walt Disney EURUSD Trading strategy: stand aside Downside is under pressure after the euro failed to breach higher, past 1.5145, on yesterday. The decline in equitie read more

themarkettrend

Long 1 ES Futures @ 1107.75

The Market Trend | December 2nd 2009 by Kevin Watson

Happy Trading people… Get ready NYSE Advance / Decline $SPX Daily   NYSE Volume Oscillator ES Futures 90 Min…  Snap Shot @ 22:00 2nd December read more

themarkettrend

Update … On track for a Nov 30th / Dec 2nd bottom

The Market Trend | November 27th 2009 by Kevin Watson

Inverted Ts have the markets hitting a bottom around Nov 30th / 2nd Dec Have a great weekend people… NYSE Adavance Decline Chart NYSE Volume Oscillator $SPX Daily ES Futures 90 Min Chart read more

phantasmix

$SPX / $SPY Chart, Nov 27

Phantasmix | November 27th 2009

Here’s the chart I’m trading. Sure, the 13ema and 34ema supports held, but notice how overbought S&P 500 is despite several corrections in the last couple of weeks. Nothing is helping this overbought condition so far. It needs to dro read more

themarkettrend

Update $SPX next Tops and Bottoms…. Holding 1 ES Futures contra…

The Market Trend | November 23rd 2009 by Kevin Watson

I purchased 1 ES futures contract yesterday and I’m holding Entry @ 1093.25 Target @ between 1120 and 1140 or 4th / 7th Dec Stop @ 1082 just below support Risk Ratio 3.39 ES Mini SP 500 Daily Support @ 1083 Resistance @ 1112 I’m look read more

innerfx

a week ahead (11/23-11/27)

InnerFX Forex Blog - Currency research and analysis | November 23rd 2009 by Liviu Flesar

EURUSD Today’s rebound against the buck provides a clue about a potential resume of longer term uptrend. We’ll see if the euro will manage to hold gains above the fresh breached barrier into the 1.4950 region (which is currently under min read more

themarkettrend

LONG 1 ES futures Contract

The Market Trend | November 23rd 2009 by Kevin Watson

I’m LONG 1 ES Futures contract after seeing the futures gain strength mid morning here in Australia I had the 23rd or 30th November as a bottom within the markets jotted down in my notebook so if we get another up-day Tuesday it looks like the read more

phantasmix

$SPX vs $GOLD, Charts

Phantasmix | November 23rd 2009

Interesting chart, S&P 500 versus Gold spot price. In terms of gold, S&P is at Fall 2008 levels! Click to enlarge And here’s the same relationship but with Gold in terms of S&P: read more

sdrozdowski

Daily E-mini S&P 500 Pivot Points | #MKT $ES_F $SPX $ES

Financial Derivative Education for Traders and Investors | November 20th 2009 by Shane E. Drozdowski

E-mini S&P 500 Pivot Points read more

themarkettrend

Update… Still waiting for breakout in the NYSE AD Line… Sleep…

The Market Trend | November 18th 2009 by Kevin Watson

I closed my trade on the Mini Dow YMZ9 and opened a trade for the Mini SP500 ESZ9….  The YM was giving me sleepless nights because the risk reward was to great and I wasn’t able to place my stops in the right places… As an example& read more

WeeklyTA

KNOWING WHEN TO CHILL OUT

WEEKLY TECHNICAL COMMENTARY | November 18th 2009 by John Lee

That's right. Chilling the F*** out. After making 2 trades today, I realized that today was just gonna be "one of those doji days". In fact, that's what happened. I was in the city (DC) for the afternoon, realizing that my time is best suited elsewhe read more

indigodb

S&P crosses 1100

Dubai Financial Market Technicals | November 17th 2009 by Indigo

A S&P technician writes "After more than a month of range-bound volatility, the U.S. markets have broken out to start the week. In the process, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index cleared the headline 1,100 mark, confirming its uptrend" read more

themarkettrend

Update… Waiting for NYSE AD Breakout… Should happen within th…

The Market Trend | November 17th 2009 by Kevin Watson

Just waiting for the breakout from within the NYSE Advance / Decline line chart for the full confirmation of the T It looks like there aren’t many sellers around due to the unexpected upday within the markets so I purchased another 1 lot of Min read more

WeeklyTA

BROADENING RISING WEDGE

WEEKLY TECHNICAL COMMENTARY | November 17th 2009 by John Lee

The pattern in focus is the broadening rising wedge. The rally continues, but this is an intermediate-term consolidation pattern, one that may not have been clearly visible to most people.I continue to see the lack of follow-through and so far, intra read more

FINZtv

Daily Log and Journal for 11/17/09

POSSE Trader's Blog by FINZ.tv | November 17th 2009 by FINZ.tv

Futures are down a little this AM, as international markets and international futures are down also. This is reflected in The Dow World Index, which is down –0.59% as of 7:27 AM. On today’s Economic Calendar, we have the Producer Price Index at read more

themarkettrend

Profit made on my single Mini Dow YMZ9 future… Breakout within…

The Market Trend | November 16th 2009 by Kevin Watson

My stop was hit on my single Mini Dow YMZ9 Future leaving me with a nice little profit of $652.48 My Expectancy has moved up from -32 a few months ago ( yes minus ) to +0.02 ….  This means that for every $1 traded I’m expecting a return read more

FINZtv

Daily Log and Journal for 11/16/09

POSSE Trader's Blog by FINZ.tv | November 16th 2009 by FINZ.tv

Pre-Market: Today looks up, as the SPX turned a white candlestick on Friday, fooling my forecast for a bearish day. The candlesticks forecast on 11/12/09 close was bearish, but we finished up for the day Friday. Today the forecast is bullish with a read more

indigodb

S&P looks ready to break 1100?

Dubai Financial Market Technicals | November 14th 2009 by Indigo

After a keeping the uptrend intact, S&P looks all set to attempt a break at 1100. read more

cloverly

2007 SPx Jersey Card - Jake Peavy

In The Ballpark | November 14th 2009

This is the Jake Peavy jersey card that I picked up as part of a larger lot on eBay. I promised I would show it off. This card by itself cost less than a buck. It is a 2007 SPx numbered 150/199. Of course, Peavy is no longer a Padre since the Padres read more

sdrozdowski

Thanksgiving Rally Underway? | Weekly Stock Market Outlook for 11…

Financial Derivative Education for Traders and Investors | November 14th 2009 by Shane E. Drozdowski

As we can see in the chart, we have volume drying up dramatically. I truly think we are seeing the stage in which shorts will be squeezed into a bull market rally. If we break new highs again and I was short, I'd frantically cover or place hedges on read more

themarkettrend

Update

The Market Trend | November 13th 2009 by Kevin Watson

It looks like were still at a crossroads within the markets after a rollercoaster ride this last week…. Last time this happened (upday, downday, upday, downday) was back in the middle of the July / June pullback… Not sure if the same thi read more

rosschrisman2003

Card of the Day: Hideki Matsui ‘03 UD SPx Auto/Jersey

Sports Card Info | November 13th 2009 by Andrew Chrisman

This is probably one of the best cards to come out of SPx baseball in a long time.  I think many collectors would agree that SPx baseball has fallen off the wagon a bit, but this is one of its better cards.  To this day, this card still sells for o read more

FINZtv

Daily Log and Journal for 11/13/09

POSSE Trader's Blog by FINZ.tv | November 13th 2009 by FINZ.tv

Pre-Market: Futures currently positive at 8:13 AM, but today looks bearish to me. I’m particularly concerned about what looks like a topping process in the $SPX (See the chart below): I could see as a possibility a pullback in the SPX to the read more

themarkettrend

Update

The Market Trend | November 12th 2009 by Kevin Watson

After a reasonable down day a lot of people are talking about the markets pulling back again ( myself Included ) … I’m not sure whats going to happen so I’m holding my Mini Dow YMZ9 Future It’s just a sitting / holding game read more

WeeklyTA

THE GOOD AND THE BAD / VOLUME + FOLLOW-THROUGH / HAPPY B-DAY IBC!

WEEKLY TECHNICAL COMMENTARY | November 12th 2009 by John Lee

Yesterday started with several losses (mostly from AONE) which were mitigated with one sweet trade in AIG in the afternoon. The TOL trade was peanuts. It pays to pay attention, you know. Below, I posted annotated charts with my AONE loss and my AIG w read more

indigodb

S&P PE ratios are at all time high

Dubai Financial Market Technicals | November 11th 2009 by Indigo

Meaning stocks are the most expensive compared to their earning... read more

sdrozdowski

Altria Income Play: Buy, Hold, and Covered Call | #MKT $SPX

Financial Derivative Education for Traders and Investors | November 11th 2009 by Shane E. Drozdowski

Looking at Altria I have been observing a nice run up for a stock with a real low beta. The lower a stocks beta, the slower it will move with in relation to the S&P 500 Index. That being said, I think it's time to take some money off the table. read more

sdrozdowski

Volume Drying Up: Big Move Coming Up or Down | #MKT $SPX

Financial Derivative Education for Traders and Investors | November 11th 2009 by Shane E. Drozdowski

Looking into tomorrow we can see a move upwards is the probable direction to be picked by investors and traders given a strong trend up being made. That being said, we need to keep an eye on volume. Money on this move up has been steering away as vol read more

innerfx

Daily analysis and trading strategies 11-11-09

InnerFX Forex Blog - Currency research and analysis | November 11th 2009 by Liviu Flesar

Quote of the day: Money doesn’t make you happy. I now have $50 million, but I was just as happy when I had $48 million. — Arnold Schwarzenegger EURUSD Trading strategy: stand aside Needless to say, not much happened on yesterday, as liqui read more

Capesnbabes

A Wake Me Up…

Capes & Babes - a web comic | November 10th 2009 by Chris Flick

Today is my wife’s birthday. The next day will be Capes & Babes’ “official” birthday (even though a strip won’t appear until Friday). Last week, I mentioned this story on a couple of podcasts that I either co-host or read more