Tag: INDU

High Retests Likely

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I mentioned in my post on Tuesday morning that the historical stats for the rest of this week leaned bullish, and that the stats for next week after the holiday all lean bearish, and after the low on Tuesday afternoon we've been seeing that deliver so far. I capped the chart below after the close...

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Tag: INDU

Taking Stock

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]One thing I always like to see on SPX the day after I call a possible high area is a big gap down and I wish that happened every time. Alas it does not, but it was nice to see that happen this morning. In terms of the trendlines I was looking at in my...

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Tag: INDU

Minority Report

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The SPX daily upper band ride finished a few days ago. SPX has gone higher in the last week, but not quite reached the upper band again, and there is no particular reason to think that the daily upper band ride might resume. SPX hasn't quite reached the obvious trendline resistance from the October 2023...

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Tag: INDU

We Are Where We Are

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Friday 19th January was a disappointing day for bears. SPX made a new all time high, which had been obvious unfinished business above, and when ES was in the 4850 area there was an hour or so when there were lovely little double top setups on SPX, NDX and Dow, hourly negative divergence on all...

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Tag: INDU

Out With The Old Year, In With The New

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today is the last trading day of 2023, and is the only significantly bearish leaning day this week. Historically the stats today indicate 38.1% stats for SPX closing green, and only 28.6% green closes on NDX. That doesn't of course mean that the day will be particularly interesting, but intraday at least the last couple...

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Tag: INDU

Boxing Day

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I hope everyone had a great holiday. I've had an enjoyable time at home with my three (adult) children. We're not religious, but it is always a good time to see and enjoy family. One slightly strange thing to the Brit eye about Christmas is that over here and in much of Europe the day...

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Tag: INDU

Love And Marriage

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I always try and keep an open mind, as too strong a directional view on any trading instrument can result in tunnel vision, where the analyst sees mainly or only the evidence that supports that view. That is an obstacle to good analysis, and for an analyst who trades, can get very expensive. In trading...

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Tag: INDU

A Festival of Flags

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SPX has seen a decent retracement from the highs, the reversion to the mean target at the 45dma has been hit, and a lot of decent looking bull flags have been forming on US indices. SPX may now be close to a retracement low, and a daily RSI 5 buy signal fixed a couple of...

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Tag: INDU

So What Next?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pretty much everything I have written about in my last few posts on SPX delivered. The bull flag wedge from the high broke up. The IHS that then formed broke up and made target, and the bull flag made the target with a retest of the June high. So what now? Well I was saying...

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Tag: INDU

Looking For A Short Term High

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The high last Friday was only three handles below the close on the daily 3sd upper band, which is a rare event, so I did what I like to do with rare events, I looked back and crunched some numbers looking at previous examples. These are the stats I posted on Monday morning.  There are...

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