13 Year US Chart Pattern, Copper, China & Bonds

13 Year US Chart Pattern, Copper, China & Bonds These Leading Indicators Are Suggesting a Global Slowdown Is at Hand The Shanghai Index (FXI) broke below 20-year support line (1) in the chart below, attempted to climb back above this new resistance line and looks to have failed at (2).  Now the Shanghai index is breaking down further and Copper...

Market Pullbacks Since 2009 & Greenspan 1994 Comparison

Market Pullbacks Since 2009 & Greenspan 1994 Comparison All About the Pullback from SPX 1687  The S&P 500 index (SPX) (SPY) fell 2.5% and at its low this week was more than 102 points lower than the all-time high of 1687.18 from May 22nd.  Here is an update the table of pullbacks I have been posting periodically since the current...

Physics Principles and Options Trading

Physics Principles and Options Trading Exploring Market Physics The swing trader faces a considerable challenge mastering the puzzle of market movement.  While most of us recognize conflict and resolution within the price chart, we fail to utilize these dependable mechanics in our trading strategies.  Fortunately, repeating elements of the charting landscape offer a powerful context to understand and manage these...

4 Historical Investing Lessons From Ancient Rome

4 Historical Investing Lessons From Ancient Rome After having traveled to the region, we should consider what Ancient Rome can teach us about things.  Here we discuss trading so we should look at what lessons it holds for us.  These lessons could all be learned elsewhere but that is no fun.  The stock market is full of historical analysis so...

4 Stock Picks For A Rising Interest Rate Environment

4 Stock Picks For The Rising Interest Rate Environment 4 Stocks to Weather Rising Rates Investors should look at companies that generate cash and don't need to borrow money, Kim Forrest of Fort Pitt Capital Group said Wednesday. "We've been anticipating that we can't have these rates (TLT) that low for that long, so I wouldn't say we're anticipating the...

5 Styles Of Trading, Explained

5 Styles Of Trading, Explained 5 Popular Trading Strategies This article will show you some of the most common trading strategies and also how you can analyze the pros and cons of each one to decide the best one for your personal trading style. The top five strategies that we will cover are as follows: Breakouts Breakouts are one of...

Gold, Silver Churning Towards A Bottom?

Gold, Silver Churning Towards A Bottom   Gold, Silver & Precious Metal Miners Signals     It has been a very long couple of years for the precious metal bugs.  The price of gold (GLD), silver (SLV) and their related mining stocks have bucked the broad market up trend, and instead have been sinking to the bottom in terms of...

Trading Triangle Technical Analysis Patterns

Trading Triangle Technical Analysis Patterns Triangles: A Short Study In Continuation Patterns In the study of technical analysis, triangles fall under the category of continuation patterns.  There are three different types of triangles, and each should be closely studied.  These formations are, in no particular order, the ascending triangle, the descending triangle and the symmetrical triangle. Triangles can be best...

Commodity Super-Cycle Ending?

Commodity Super-Cycle Ending? Warning: 'Prepare' for Commodity Supercycle End With multiple investment banks signposting the end of the commodity supercycle, a World Bank director has warned developing countries that have benefited from the surge to protect themselves against a price crash. Marcelo Giugale, the World Bank's director of economic policy and poverty reduction programs for Africa, told CNBC that states...

Housing Price Recovery Analysis By City

Housing Price Recovery Analysis By City March Case-Shiller Housing Numbers The March S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price indices were released last week, and below is an updated look at where the 20 cities tracked currently stand.   As shown below, 18 of 20 cities saw month-over-month gains, while all 20 are now up year-over-year.  San Francisco was up the most in March...
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