Can the Stock Rally Continue Without the Nasdaq’s Help – Weekly Market Outlook Despite a lethargic start to last week, Friday’s surge led the index to a weekly gain of 0.67%. It was the fifth winning week in a row, and again took the market to new multi-year highs. The S&P 500 (SPX) (SPY) has now rallied 11.8% off the mid-November low....
Longest Winning Streak Since 2004 – Weekly Market Outlook There’s no denying the last several days have been bullish ones for stocks. What traders may not realize, though, is just how unusually bullish they’ve been. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) (SPY) has advanced for eight straight days now. That’s the longest winning streak since 2004, which has left the index just...
The Trend, While Scary, Is Still Your Friend – Weekly Market Outlook Despite a few potential landmines on the battlefield, the market managed to navigate them successfully last week, en route to a 0.95% gain. The move still doesn’t actually negate the bigger risk of a pullback (more on that below). Then again, the trend is the trend, like it...
Concern from TRIN / Arms Index Technical Analysis Indicator – Weekly Market Outlook A lot of volatility, but not a lot of net movement. That’s the only way to describe last week. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) (SPY) only gained (+0.38%) last week, making the five-day period something of a non-event. However, that’s not to say last week wasn’t important or...
Confusion & and the Calendar – Weekly Market Outlook There’s no denying that last week’s big jump was a fun ride for long-term, buy and hold portfolios . For short-term traders, however, it’s the kind of move that can really confuse things to the point where there are no reliable clues as to the market’s next trade-worthy move. The really crummy part...
How to Build Confidence and improve your trading – what is the definition of confidence? I define confidence as positive thoughts, feelings and actions reflecting your self-belief and expectations of your ultimate success. Success is never guaranteed, but self-doubt and negativity can ensure failure. When you believe in yourself, you move away from harmful distractions such as anxiety and fear,...
[Acceleration Bands are a technical indicator developed by Price Headley, founder of BigTrends. This timeless article shows some of Price's main concepts when working with Acceleration Bands in your technical analysis trading, and also specifically details one of the great trades Price had for BigTrends.com using the Bands in 1999/2000.] Acceleration Bands are one of my favorite indicators to spot the truly biggest...
There is a plethora of information out there in today's world regarding trading, investing, and options — the internet, DVDs, bookstores, etc. How do you "cut through the noise" and effectively gain useful information from various sources in an efficient manner? Here are some of my tips for gaining the most of your time through Razor-Sharp Reading and Thinking: Who...
Currency ETFs As the ETF market has exploded over the past few years, mutual fund companies are trying to create every type of ETF that comes to mind. ETFs have made trading commodities and currencies much easier for the average trader. Similar to how instruments such as (GLD) and (USO) allowed you to trade Gold and Oil without having to...
Let's begin this discussion with a basic definition of a parabola. According to good old Merriam and Webster, a parabola is a "plane curve generated by a point moving so that its distance from a fixed point is equal to its distance from a fixed line; the intersection of a right circular cone with a plane parallel to an element...
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