Chart of the Day
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Chart of the Day
Chart of the day: bear flag in gold
Chart of the Day
Chart of the day: trend conflict in gold
General Comments
Simple things work
Over the past few weeks, I've been hanging out a bit more in internet trading rooms and groups. It's been a good reminder of the kinds of questions and mistakes people make as they are learning about markets. Room moderators strut (including one who told his
Chart of the Day
Post election market analysis and overview
I want to share a video I did for my research subscribers this week. Though this is a few days old, it's still valuable. I would like you to think about two things as you watch this video: First, I do look at trends and most likely price
General Comments
Where are markets going next? My current thinking and positioning
I appreciate the opportunity to share with you, my readers, here on this blog. Over the years I've learned a lot from you, have had you challenge my thinking in good and exciting ways, and I've been honored to have a number of you become clients
Chart of the Day
Video blog: market conditions and trend structure
I wanted to share a video that I do weekly for my research subscribers. (More information and a free trial is available here.) This is something a bit different from what I usually do here on this blog; I tend to keep the blog a bit more "classroom"
Volatility
Four things you need to know about quiet markets
How many emails do you get promising to show you how to find "hot stocks now"? How many screeners out there want to show you the movers and shakers in the market? How much attention does the media focus on big movers, and how much does social media
Psychology
A few thoughts, at the end of a historic trading day
Before I call it a day, I thought I'd share a few thoughts with you. For those of you finding this post later, US stocks broke down Thursday of last week from a long, extended range, and closed the week Friday with what might be charitably called a
Podcast
MarketLife Ep 18 - Short term trading
Short term trading, intraday trading, daytrading--call it what you will, these styles of trading bring some unique challenges. Tools and approaches that work in other timeframes also work intraday, but applying them requires a different mindset and attitude toward risk. For the next few weeks, my blog will be focusing
Failure Test
Hidden in plain sight: trading multiple timeframe influences
Multiple timeframe analysis is almost a buzzword in technical analysis. I have been involved in markets actively for two decades, and have been an active participant in dialogue about markets for most of that time. It is interesting to see different techniques take the spotlight as groups of traders hold
Breakout
Gold: a big drop in the big picture?
I thought it might be useful to step back and take a look at gold from a much longer-term perspective. First, the monthly chart (difference back-adjusted continuous futures): The first thing we see on the long-term chart is a big pattern of up then down. Keep in mind, this is