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VIX and SPX During the 1994 Interest Rate Hike Cycle
Tue, Jun 18, 12:41 PM ET, by Bill Luby
With yesterday's The VIX and the Pre-FOMC + Post-FOMC Trades post in the books, it ...

Quick Charting Key Levels for IYR Real Estate ETF
Tue, Jun 18, 12:31 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
After a stellar reversal lower from a long trending phase, Real Estate (shown using the ...

Pulling Back the Perspective to the Weekly Reference Chart of SP500 Dow and NASDAQ
Mon, Jun 17, 2:11 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
As we reach the halfway point of June 2013, let’s pull back the perspective on ...

The VIX and the Pre-FOMC + Post-FOMC Trades
Mon, Jun 17, 1:21 PM ET, by Bill Luby
Back in December 2008, in VIX Trends Around FOMC Announcement Days, I posted a chart ...

Using DXJ to Monitor Developments in Japanese Equities, Currency and Risk
Fri, Jun 14, 1:31 PM ET, by Bill Luby
Since Tuesday's The Currency Carry Trade, DBV and Risk clearly resonated with quite a few ...

New Weekly Structure and Daily Fibonacci Support Update for India Nifty 50 Index
Fri, Jun 14, 11:41 AM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
Even if you’re not a follower of India’s stock market (charted here as the “Nifty ...

ISEE Equities Only Index Prints Something Not Seen Since March 6, 2009
Thu, Jun 13, 2:11 PM ET, by Bill Luby
Put to call ratios are a permanent fixture in my indicator stable and something I ...

Trade Planning in the US Equity Indexes from Current Range Reference Levels
Wed, Jun 12, 10:21 AM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
The US Equity Indexes have formed a clear support range or rectangle price area between ...

The Currency Carry Trade, DBV and Risk
Wed, Jun 12, 8:11 AM ET, by Bill Luby
Anyone who has been active in the financial markets during the past five years knows ...

Dual Upside Projection Target for Apple AAPL and Levels to Watch
Mon, Jun 10, 11:21 AM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
Apple (AAPL) stock on a charting basis rests near a major inflection point that is ...

Four US Equity Index Support Checkup on Support Breakdown
Wed, Jun 5, 1:11 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
As traders, we’re often planning “IF/THEN” outcomes depending on whether price successfully supports and rallies ...

A Great Reference Lesson on Divergences and Intraday Reversals from June 3
Tue, Jun 4, 1:11 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
The stellar intraday reversal in the US Equity Indexes mid-day June 3rd gives us a ...

Join Corey for a Two Day Multi-Speaker Webinar Event June 7 and 8
Mon, Jun 3, 7:31 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
Are you up for two full days of educational webinars from 15 traders?! I wanted ...

Short and Long Term Intermarket Money Flow to Start June 2013
Mon, Jun 3, 2:41 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
What are near-term and longer-term trends in money flow on the Cross-Market or Intermarket Landscape ...

The Crude Oil Compression Continues into June
Thu, May 30, 1:21 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
If you prefer range trading strategies, the recent activity in Crude Oil has been a ...

Trade Planning as Gold Attacks Key Breakout Level
Thu, May 30, 10:31 AM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
With the morning breakthrough above the $1,400 confluence resistance target level, let’s take a quick ...

Opportunities from the Scan of Top 5 Stocks Most Over and Underextended in May
Wed, May 29, 2:11 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
Which stocks are the most over-extended and under-extended from their 200 day Simple Moving Average ...

Target Hit at Key Inflection Point for Bond Funds TLT and IEF
Wed, May 29, 10:51 AM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
The renewed focus on the potential for higher future interest rates led bond funds TLT ...

Utilities and Staples: One of these Defensive Sectors is Not Like the Other
Tue, May 28, 3:11 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
Despite being Defensive Sectors that normally trade together, the Utilities (XLU) and Consumer Staples (XLP) ...

A Lesson on How a Failed Trade Can Forecast an Intraday Reversal
Fri, May 24, 8:11 AM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
It’s helpful to study the trades of the day to learn important lessons we can ...

Quick Retracement Check on Structure and Levels in SP500 and NASDAQ
Thu, May 23, 1:21 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
After a sudden (yet overdue) retracement took the major US Equity Indexes back to their ...

This Would Really be a Great Spot for a Gold Reversal
Mon, May 20, 7:21 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
Gold completed a series of chart-based steps today that tend to precede a short-term reversal ...

The Fed, QE, the Economy and Goldilocks 2.0
Fri, May 17, 3:21 PM ET, by Bill Luby
It was never easy being a central banker and the job has become much more ...

ETPs Turn to Selling Options to Generate Income
Fri, May 17, 8:11 AM ET, by Bill Luby
Not long after I penned The Options and Volatility ETPs Landscape, Credit Suisse (CS) added ...

Strategy Planning at Key Inflection Zone for Amazon AMZN
Thu, May 16, 3:21 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
As a trader, I’m drawn to key price or trendline inflection points that generate simple ...

Broader Picture Intermarket Money Flow for May 2013
Tue, May 14, 12:41 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
Was the big breakout this morning in stocks a surprise or was it part of ...

Rising Prices on Collapsing Internals for SP500 Breakout
Thu, May 9, 4:41 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
I wanted to highlight a curious situation with Market Internals in respect to the recent ...

Google GOOG Gives a Lesson on the Importance of Viewing Multiple Timeframes
Wed, May 8, 11:11 AM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
What looks like a “can’t miss” trading opportunity on one timeframe may be an equally ...

Weekly TICK Volatility Hits 11 Year Low with Update for May
Mon, May 6, 12:51 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
A member asked me about the relatively low intraday TICK readings on Friday’s big breakout ...

A Quick Pre-Fed Check on SP500 Market Internals
Wed, May 1, 1:11 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
The main chart-based theme is that the SP500 is trading into the “Will it or ...

Structural Comparison of Current Bull Market to 2007 Rally
Mon, Apr 29, 1:41 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
I wanted to highlight an interesting pattern that emerged from a quick comparison of the ...

Quick Fibonacci Retracement Reference Grid for Gold Bounce
Thu, Apr 25, 11:41 AM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
After a large impulse, it can be helpful to draw a Fibonacci Retracement grid to ...

Sector Performance Year to Date to End April 2013
Wed, Apr 24, 4:31 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
While we may have heard headlines discussing the out-performance of “Defensive” Sectors, let’s take a ...

Putting Daily Gappers Netflix NFLX and Microsft MSFT into Weekly Context
Tue, Apr 23, 12:11 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
Traders may have been surprised by the strength of the recent upside gaps in Microsoft ...

Charting the Support Breakdown in Goldman Sachs GS
Thu, Apr 18, 1:21 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
With Goldman Sachs (GS)breakdown under the $140 “Round Number” Reference level today, let’s take an ...

Four Years of SPX Pullbacks in One Plot
Thu, Apr 18, 11:31 AM ET, by Bill Luby
Each time stocks correct, I invariably receive requests from readers to update my SPX pullback ...

April 17 Triple Index Checkup on Sudden Shift in Market Structure
Wed, Apr 17, 4:51 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
Let’s take a quick check of our ongoing view of Market Structure, which we last ...

Another Critical Short Term Inflection Point and Opportunity in Apple AAPL
Tue, Apr 16, 2:11 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
Apple (AAPL) stock has returned to a key support inflection level and we once again ...

Volatility Pockets in Gold and Silver for April
Tue, Apr 16, 8:11 AM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
With the recent collapse (lack of liquidity/buying pressure) under longer term support levels in gold ...

Interesting Chart of Breakout Structure of Dow and SP500
Wed, Apr 10, 5:31 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
With the Dow Jones and SP500 both breaking – and closing – at record all ...

Quick Charting Bond Funds TLT and IEF for April
Tue, Apr 9, 11:31 AM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
As April 2013 began, we saw positive reversals and breakthroughs in “Risk-off” US Treasury funds ...

Breakdown and Critical Support Test for Gold and Silver
Tue, Apr 2, 11:21 AM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
This morning brought a continuation of the short-term downtrends for Gold and Silver as price ...

Planning SP500 Market Structure to Start April
Mon, Apr 1, 1:11 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
As we start April near all-time highs in the SP500, let’s take a quick look ...

Intraday Range and Gap Reference Charts for SPY DIA and QQQ
Thu, Mar 28, 12:41 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
As we end March and the first quarter 2013, let’s take a look at a ...

Triple Index Checkup Filling Out Trading Range
Tue, Mar 26, 6:21 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
A quick intraday glance at the US Equity Indexes reveals a sideways consolidation pattern with ...

The Low Volatility Story in Pictures
Fri, Mar 22, 2:21 PM ET, by Bill Luby
Lately I have not been able to help being bombarded by articles extolling the virtues ...

Watching a Triangle Pattern in Google GOOG
Wed, Mar 20, 5:52 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
For short-term traders, Google (GOOG) is forming an interesting compression triangle pattern that may warrant ...

Another Record in VIX Call Volume
Wed, Mar 20, 8:12 AM ET, by Bill Luby
Exactly three weeks ago today, I thought I would break some news on an intraday ...

Quick Fibonacci Confluence Reference Chart for US Dollar
Mon, Mar 18, 5:52 PM ET, by Corey Rosenbloom
Let’s take a quick look at a Fibonacci Retracement Confluence Grid (chart) for the US ...