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SPX Approaching a Key Level

  SPX Approaching a Key Level As we know, the market’s real move happened on Wednesday with the...

The New Range

Key Points: 1- The SPX has respected support at 5,400 and resistance at 5,650 the majority of time since...

9/13/24 - 2 buys

For each buy idea, you’ll see: 1-the pattern in blue or green 2-target 3-the suggested stop in red  ...

Reversal

Key Points: 1- The SPX logged a huge positive reversal yesterday. We compare this one to others in the...

Another +40% VIX Week

Topics Covered: Market -Intra-day -Breadth -Put-call ratio -Retracements -VIX 40% weeks -VIX golden cross...

Chart of the Week & Content Wrap - 9/6/24

Chart of the Week – SPX Short-Term The following chart and comments appeared in Friday’s Opening...

Losing Streaks and Breadth

Key Points: –The SPX now is down three straight days.  The last losing streak longer than three...

This Trait Needs to Change

We recently discussed the rejuvenation of big moves over the last five weeks: 12 +/-1% moves in 24 trading...

Searching for a Good Close

Key Point: –Over the prior eleven trading sessions, the SPX has finished above its intra-day mid-point...

9/4/24 - 2 buys

For each buy idea, you’ll see: 1-the pattern in blue or green 2-target 3-the suggested stop in red...

A Familiar Start

Key Points -With yesterday’s big decline, the SPX now has logged 12 absolute 1% moves in the last 24...

September’24

Topics Covered: SPX -Key monthly stats -Patterns -Monthly chart -September Seasonality -Best Starts in...

Chart of the Week - 8/30/24

  March’23 Officially, Thursday’s move was a down day, which gave us two straight losses. ...

8/30/24

Market -March’23 -November’23 -Short-term -Trading Boxes -Live patterns -Potential patterns – bullish...

Most Volatile Month Since March'23

Key Points: 1- Yesterday’s negligible down move gave the SPX its first losing streak since the three...

NVDA

To get a true sense of NVDA’s momentum and trend, we must look at the stock on the weekly chart in log...

Late Summer Fireworks

Key Points: 1- The SPX has alternated gains and losses the last seven trading sessions after the eight-day...

8/29/24 - 2 buys + NVDA

For each buy idea, you’ll see: 1-the pattern in blue or green 2-target 3-the suggested stop in red...

August 2024

Engulfed

Key Points: 1-The SPX logged its fourth bearish engulfing pattern of 2024 yesterday.  Short-term weakness...

The Next Trading Box

Topics Covered:     Market -Intra-day -Trading boxes -Live patterns -Potential patterns -AVWAP         ...

After the Spike

Key Points: 1- From the August 5th low through yesterday’s peak, the SPX gained approximately 9.9%. That’s...

The First Time Since June'23

Key Point: For the first time since June’23, the SPX has logged FIVE 1% gains in a calendar month....

8/20/24 - 2 buys

For each buy idea, you’ll see: 1-the pattern in blue or green 2-target 3-the suggested stop in red...

Seven Straight & Target Hit

Topics Covered: Market -SPX 5-day path -Seven-day winning streaks -Weekly SPX charts -Live patterns -Potential...

Week of 8/19/24

Topics Covered: Market -SPX 5-day path -Seven-day winning streaks -Big weekly gains -Weekly SPX charts...

Chart of the Week & Content Wrap – 8/16/24

Chart of the Week – FIS FIS was one of FOUR buy ideas that appeared across two Chart Trades pieces...

Clusters of Big Gains

Key Points: 1- The SPX now has had three 1% gains in six days.  We haven’t seen a cluster of 1% gains...

8/16/24 - 1 buy

For each buy idea, you’ll see: 1-the pattern in blue or green 2-target 3-the suggested stop in red...

Another 5-Day Winning Streak

Key Points: 1- The SPX now has logged SEVEN winning streaks of at least five days since the October’23...

Strong 6-day Moves

Strong 6-day Moves Altogether, the SPX now is +4.8% over the last six days, which is the best six-day...

Strong 6-day Moves & CPI

Topics Covered: Market -Intra-day -Strong 6-day moves -SPX & CPI -Live patterns -Potential patterns...

8/14/24 - 3 buys

For each buy idea, you’ll see: 1-the pattern in blue or green 2-target 3-the suggested stop in red...

The Retracement

Topics Covered: Market -Intra-day -Steps for a new uptrend -Retracement -Live patterns -Potential patterns...

8/12/24

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/997757590 Market -Weekly SPX charts -Drawdowns -Live patterns -Potential...

New Breakout Target

Key Points: 1- The SPX’s pullback from the channel’s upper threshold does not look too different than...