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Technical Indicators and Calendar Trend Point to Stock Market Pullback Why These Charts Look Bad for Stocks [BigTrends.com Editor’s Note: The indicators and calendar trend discussed here do point to the possibility of a stock market pullback — it certainly is a bit overdue and by some
VIX Option Hedges Increase, Even As Most Expire Worthless VIX Options Hit Record as Investors Brace for Stock Pullback Low readings by the market’s so-called fear gauge may be signaling comfort, but a deeper look into the VIX options market shows a record amount of activity
18 Timeless Trading Rules to Increase Your Investing Profits Here is a nice list of 18 trading principles below. I must admit, I am not smart enough to have devised these ridiculously simple trading rules. A great trader gave them to me some 15 years
Is 2013 Another 1987 or 2000 in the Making? Is This 1987 All Over Again? The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s (INDU) (DIA) 9-day winning streak is the longest since November 1996. Yet the streak is a crawl more than a streak: with all hoopla around last Friday’s
How Low Can the VIX Go? 2007 Lows May Be In Reach The market’s fear gauge doesn’t have a care in the world these days. The CBOE’s Volatility Index, or VIX (VXX), recently fell 7.2% to 11.69, falling below 12 for the first time this
Are Gold & Silver Near Panic Bottoms? Silver Miners, Gold Miners and the Price Of Gold Silver (SLV) and silver mining stocks (SIL) are front and center for investors and active traders. Because of silver’s high volatility (large price swings) it naturally attracts a lot of attention.
Preparing the Proper Mental Mindset for Successful Trading Visualization Leads to Profit Realization Have you ever noticed that what you focus on mentally is what you get in end results in life? I had this experience when I played a rare round of golf. It
Highest Short Interest on Major Sectors & Individual Stocks, and the Top 10 S&P 500 Stocks Since the 2007 Market Top Most Heavily Shorted Russell 1,000 Stocks Below is a look at the most and least heavily shorted sectors in the market. As shown, the
Long-Term Chart Trend Analysis for Gold, Oil, Stocks and Sectors Gold, Oil & the SPX Trends and Setups Over the past year my long term trends and outlooks have not changed for Gold (GLD), Oil (USO) or the S&P 500 (SPX) (SPY). Though there has been
On A Tightrope – Weekly Market Outlook Thanks to Friday’s gains, the market managed to end the week in the black… though just barely. The advance unwound the prior week’s small loss and threat of a bigger pullback. Yet, there’s still something uncertain about the
Secrets of Billionaire Traders who use Technical Analysis Themes & Traits of Top Traders It is clear that Technical Analysis has worked in the past and continues to work for many successful traders and investors today. But what are the common aspects that are being
Trading Gap Fills and Wave Patterns Playing the ABC Gap fill for swing trading entry One of my favorite "Crowd Behavioral" patterns is the ABC Gap fill pattern. This is a normal correction pattern in the stock market that works off overbought sentiment. You can
The Global Economic Mess Explained and in Pictures Update on the Sleepwalk: “Things Goin’ on That You Don’t Know” Our mantra in “Sleepwalking Toward a Precipice“, was (and is): (i) decades-long structural problems were revealed by crisis, (ii) politicians implementing short-term “solutions” exacerbate these structural issues,
7 Mental Tools to Turn Around Your Trading Breaking A Trading Slump and Getting Back On A Hitting Streak We’ve all been there. Your trades aren’t working the way you thought they would, and the mental strain affects your mood, confidence, etc. A systemized approach
Behind the Market Selloff: Red Flags and Reasons to Worry [BigTrends.com Editor's Note: While Wednesday's price action was worrying for bulls and a pullback after a long steady run higher was overdue, on the Daily charts Wednesday's move was at this point a mere blip downward in
The Curious Case of Falling Gold and Silver Prices A curious thing happened last week. The prices of both monetary metals have been falling for a week and a half through February 15. No, that's not the curious part. There is no law of nature
The Basics of Point & Figure Charts A Primer on Point and Figure Charts From line charts to candlesticks, most traders are probably familiar with the handful common charting methods popular with the investment world — but far fewer know how to interpret the Xs
Famous, Timeless Trading & Investing Quotes [BigTrends.com Editor's Note: We've edited down this list to some of the best and most appropriate ones for technical analysis and option trading purposes. Several from Jessie Livermore at the bottom, who is one of our favorites — his
Is the Nasdaq Really Underperforming? – The Apple (AAPL) Effect Is Tech Really Underperforming? There's been a lot of talk recently about Technology's underperformance over the past few months. If you look at a comparison between the performance of the S&P 500 (SPX) (SPY) and
Catching Mini-Trends Within A Bigger Picture Trend – 1990 Technical Analysis Case Study "The Rest of the Story" [BigTrends Editor's Note: The author here uses an example of late-2012 and a detailed case study of the 1990 stock market basically to explain that mini, smaller
