Stock prices continued to creep higher after breaking above the 2,000 level in the S&P 500. Sellers stopped out and buyers entered, helping to propel price higher in a breakout event. Here’s our updated levels as the S&P is inflated to all-time highs: The impulsive breakout above 2,000 on Halloween set the stage for a…
At the end of QE3, stocks continued higher on the reported GDP growth and the S&P 500 tagged the underside of the 2,000 index target. Let’s update our levels and note the top trending stocks so far in today’s post-Fed session: After a logical sell-off from a knee-jerk reaction to yesterday’s “End of QE3” announcement…
The cross-market landscape reacted predictably to the end of the QE3 policy experiment and we’re monitoring follow-through from these initial movements. Let’s take a look at three key markets and how they reacted to the expected news: A quick, zoomed-in perspective shows a knee-jerk sell-off in Gold which was accompanied by a knee-jerk buying surge…
As expected, the Federal Reserve announced an end to its QE3 stimulus program and stocks reacted immediately with a knee-jerk sell-off lower. Let’s update our levels and note the top trending stocks so far in today’s special session: Continue watching price action closely in the high volatility period after today’s Federal Reserve announcement. The key…
John Carter is at it again! This time he’s written a simple eBook entitled “Understanding Options” which you can download now: John is perhaps most known for his popular webinars and clear educational seminars for the trading community, but this time he’s detailing information in an easy-reference ebook. I’m an enthusiastic affiliate of John Carter’s…
Let’s take a quick glance at the “Color Structure” of the S&P 500 on the V-Spike Reversal into Resistance and chart possible price pathways from here. We’ll start with the V-Spike Reversal Pattern on the intraday color chart: We’re seeing the Color Structure grid which quantifies swings in the market (and impulsive phases like the…
At the moment, three stocks have traded higher nine days in a row and may be ripe for a pullback. Let’s highlight these three names from our simple scan and note potential opportunities from these lesser-known names. We’ll start with Darden Restaurants (DRI): All stocks will have the same logic but of course be sure…
Caterpillar shares (CAT) face a critical “Make or Break” Resistance test near the $100 per share level. Let’s highlight this level and note the breakout bullish play above or the resistance sell-swing beneath it. I like to keep analysis simple, and the simplest plan here is to reference the key resistance at the $99.00 per…
Like any year, 2014 has seen its share of ups and downs in the market (more ups than downs, actually), so I thought it’d be interesting to compare the up and down days for the S&P 500 so far in 2014. If anything, it’s a different way to see price and study the character of…
When we see large price movements in the market – like our recent strong rally over the last week – we can break down the picture into smaller pieces by looking at “Sector Strength.” We can study which sectors were strongest, which lagged behind, and what this may suggest for the broader market. Let’s take…