Trend Day Trading Stocks on the Breakout for Feb 28

It’s the last day of February 2014 and US Stock Market indexes are breaking to all-time highs. Which stocks are leading the pack and topping our daily “Intraday Trend Day” scan list? Let’s focus our attention on the bullish/uptrending names today: The four stocks that top our algorithmic and visual scan list include Estee Lauder…

Structure and Fibonacci Planning Levels for the Euro EURUSD

The Euro (EUR/USD FOREX) faces a key decision point on the chart, and the current structure gives us clear planning levels for what to expect on a breakout or retracement down against current levels. By reader request, Let’s update the levels and plan quick strategies within the context of the current chart landscape: From a…

John Carter Webinar on The Big Trade Tonight

I wanted to post a quick reminder that John Carter will be presenting a follow-up webinar tonight (Tuesday, February 25th at 8:00pm EST) with additional trade examples and lessons regarding the “Big Trade,” or dissecting chart and indicator patterns that preceded big “squeeze” or breakout movements. You’ll also be able to view the full 90-minute…

Trend Structure Breakouts and Lessons from Gilead GILD

We tend to focus on “Strong Stocks Getting Stronger” for potential swing trading candidates to trade (or hold), and a reader recently brought Gilead Sciences (GILD) to my attention. Let’s take a look at the trend structure (a beautiful “arc” pattern), learn a few trading lessons, and discuss the current chart landscape for strong stock…

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Updating Key Levels for Gold in the Breakout

We’ve seen clear relative strength in gold prices over the last week.  Let’s take a look at the current Daily and Weekly Chart structure and highlight the key reference levels for trade planning. We’ll start with Gold’s Weekly Chart: We’ll start with a possible “Double Bottom” Chart Pattern that developed off the $1,200 per ounce…

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Quick Charting Mid-February Intermarket Money Flow Shift

A clear short-term trend has developed on the Intermarket or Cross-Market Money flow perspective. Let’s take a quick look at the recent activity and compare movement in key markets: A quick four-grid format allows us to compare and contrast money movement in US Equities (@ES Futures for the S&P 500 index), two commodity markets (Gold…