Traders and investors often use popular ETFs EEM and EFA for assessing overseas markets quickly, so let’s take a moment to view the key short-term barrier levels – mainly resistance and support – to watch for any key breakout from this area. Let’s start with Emerging Markets EEM Daily: Let’s start with a brief description…
While the NASDAQ recently crested above both its 2011 and 2007 (before the recession) high, the Russell 2000 – an index mainly of small-cap stocks – struggles to overcome its key long-term resistance level. Let’s build the charts and view the key level to watch – for both long-term and short-term planning – in the…
I hope you’ll be able to join me this Wednesday, March 21st after market close (3:30 CST) as I present a webinar specially designed for intraday traders. As part of Trader Kingdom’s Spring Trading Clinic series, I’ll be discussing: “Steps for Creating – and Sticking to – an Intraday Game-Plan” I’ll include as much information…
TLT is a popular proxy for traders and investors to watch for bond prices, or to use as a hedging or trading vehicle. Let’s take a look at the recent “Rounded Reversal Arc” in price which now challenges its first potential support target on this week’s recent breakdown. Here’s the Daily Chart “Arc” Pattern into…
It can be very helpful to start your analysis with a clean price chart and determine current market structure for whatever you’re trading. Let’s review the concept of “Market Structure” – meaning basic trend analysis – and see how “Structure” develops on two timeframes with a recent example in Silver prices. This lesson/concept applies to…
Similar to what we saw in silver last week, Gold rallied up off a critical support level as seen on the Daily Chart. Let’s take a moment to update the current Gold Structure and levels to watch as price compresses between a critical support level and an upper resistance pivot. Gold’s daily chart shows a…
Are the indexes breaking down from their “Creeper Trend Rally” or else continuing more of the same slow melt-up? Let’s take a look at the Big Three US Stock Market Indexes – from the Daily Chart – for clues and levels to watch for references. First, the S&P 500 Daily: Let’s keep it as simple…
Despite its recent drop, Silver current rests above a key confluence support price level. Let’s identify this level and develop a game-plan for whether this support level holds… or fails. Here’s the Weekly Structure with a Fibonacci Grid: Silver developed a downtrend after spiking into the $50.00 per ounce area. Since then, price has been…
I’ve posted previously about how price has a tendency to ride between “Sigma Bands” or Standard Deviation Bands for extended periods of time, and that’s what’s happening at this moment in the S&P 500. Let’s take a quick look at the current S&P 500 Sigma Band chart and note the developments so far – and…
What does the 10,000 foot view look like in the Intermarket Landscape as we begin March 2012? Let’s take a look and see what the broad markets reveal: First, it’s good to divide the markets in to “Risk-Off” or defensive/safe markets (such as Treasuries and the US Dollar Index) and “Risk-On” or offensive markets such…