Category: Stock Index Trading
The analysis published under this category are as follows.
Tuesday, April 01, 2014
Stock Index Trading Strategies and Plan of Attack / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: Chris_Vermeulen
Index ETF Trading Strategies: Stocks have kick started this week with a 0.85% pop in price but the big question is if the market can hold up. Last week stocks repeatedly gap higher and sold off with strong volume telling us that institutions are slowing phasing out of stocks (distribution selling) unloading shares into strength and passing them onto the a average investor to be left holding bag.
Monday, February 10, 2014
S&P Index Trading - Correction May Occur / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: Gregor_Horvat
A sharp impulsive reversal from the highs suggests that the S&P500 has reached a temporary top and that price is heading lower or sideways in wave 4. Wave 4 is a corrective leg so this can be only a temporary weakness but we still need three legs in (a)-(b)-(c) formation, before we may start looking back to the highs again. Based on the latest price action we see a completed wave (a), followed by wave (b) that may find resistance next week around 1800/20.
Thursday, August 01, 2013
Catching the Stock Market Top / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: sibeiho
The Key to a Strong consolidation in the market definitely needs the USD change its momentum and trend in the medium term. I believe this is nearing as it is hovering around the support i mentioned previously and I have identified A really support line at 81.25 which reversal should be imminent if it touches that line.
Sunday, June 23, 2013
S&P Stock Index Charts Speak Loudest, Clearest, And Most Accurately / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: Michael_Noonan
Not that charts actually "speak," but the information taken from them can be the most reliable for anyone wanting to accumulate profits. Does not everyone want to accumulate profits? You would think that the answer would be an easy yes, but somewhere in the process of "investing" in the stock market, the answer is not as obvious as it would seem.
Why not?
Good question.
Lack of discipline is one of the more key answers. Ignorance comes to mind as a more widespread one. Too many people simply do not know what to do at the right time or at critical moments. When a stock or a futures contract is not going well, aka creating losses, the first question, it would seem, is what was the plan? What was the reason for entering into a position in the first place? What was the exit plan,[surely there was one]?
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
Cyprus Deposits Theft Bank Run Trigger for Stock Market Drop? / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: Nadeem_Walayat
Financial SHOCK and AWE has sent the Greek cypriot population into a panic as the Government of Cyprus upped the anti in the game of systemic theft of wealth from savers / all depositors by virtue of the Governments announcement to steal an average of 10% of ALL bank deposits in Cypriot banks as part of a Euro 10 billion bailout plan, including declaring a bank holiday to prevent bank runs whilst the fine details are worked out as to exactly who will have what percentage stolen from their bank accounts.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Stock Market Rally, Did S&P 13.74 Point Rally Finish the Move? / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: EWI
There were few "fundamental" reasons to be bullish on U.S. stocks on Friday morning (June 15).
If anything, the news that the U.S. unemployment rose in 18 states in May sounded downright bearish. But stocks rallied anyway -- for a seemingly unlikely reason, explained the pundits: Because all the bad news lately makes it likely that the Fed will step in again.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Stock Market Trading, Ignore The News, It’s All About Support And Resistance / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: David_Grandey
Over the weekend, we addressed the news from Spain. But we didn’t obsess about the news itself — instead we talked about how we were going to use REACTIONS to the news in the indexes to form our game plan to profit for the week.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
How to Trade the VIX: Using the "Fear Gauge" to Hedge Down Stock Markets / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: Money_Morning
Don Miller writes:
If you don't know already, it's time to learn something all serious investors should know: how to trade the VIX Indicator (VIX).
While most investors are scrambling to figure out whether the market is headed up or down, savvy pros use the VIX both as means of protection and a source of profit.
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Stock Market Short-term Forecasts Free Trial Access / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: EWI
Dear Reader,
Virtually every minute of every trading day, all eyes – including mine – are on Wall Street, the financial epicenter of the world.
As a professional technical market analyst, I keep my finger on the pulse of the DJIA, S&P and Nasdaq, giving you the updates in the time frame that's important to short-term equity traders.
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Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Massive Up-Spike in Nasdaq Ultrashort QID / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: Mike_Paulenoff
The upmove in the UltraShort QQQ (QID) has created a massively powerful momentum up-spike, which is a relatively rare occurrence, except for when a significant counter-trend move is in progress.
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Learn How to Apply Fibonacci Retracements to Your Stock Index Trading / InvestorEducation / Stock Index Trading
By: EWI
Elliott waves often correct in terms of Fibonacci ratios. The following article, adapted from the eBook How You Can Use Fibonacci to Improve Your Trading, explains what you can expect when a market begins a corrective phase. Learn how you can read the entire 14-page eBook below.
Saturday, January 07, 2012
Emini S&P Stock Index Pattern Still Bullish / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: Mike_Paulenoff
After two hours of trading, let's notice that although the e-mini S&P 500 declined 14 points off its reaction spike-high after the Jobs Report, the weakness did NOT violate last evening's pullback low at 1266.75, which preserves a constructive intraday pattern bias.
At this juncture, only a decline that breaks both 1268.25 and 1266.75 will disrupt the overall bullish pattern off of yesterday's low -- and should trigger a press to test more critical support at 1259.75.
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Monday, November 28, 2011
S&P in Bullish Consolidation / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Heading into the final two hours of trading, the e-mini S&P 500 continues to consolidate at the very upper end of its upmove from Friday's low at 1147.50 to this morning's high at 1196.25. As long as intraday support at 1188.50/00 contains any forthcoming weakness, the pattern overwhelmingly argues for upside continuation that propels the e-SPZ to new recovery highs above 1196.25 into the 1202-1208 next target zone. This is where my work indicates that a rest and corrective process should emerge.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Near-Term Low Approaching for S&P Stocks Index / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: Mike_Paulenoff
The next optimal target zone for the current downleg in the e-mini S&P 500 is 1155/50. This represents the 50% retracement support plateau of the entire up-leg from the Oct 4 low at 1068 to the Oct 27 high at 1289.25.
Right now, we are getting anecdotal evidence only that the internal power of the decline is dissipating somewhat, which is an initial warning signal that a meaningful near-term low is approaching.
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Monday, November 21, 2011
Stock Market Emini S&P Nearing Key Fib Support / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: Mike_Paulenoff
A big picture perspective of the e-mini S&P 500 shows that the decline off of the Oct 27 high at 1289.25 is nearing key Fibonacci support plateaus at 1179.25 and then 1153.50.
Let's notice that since last Thursday's weakness, the e-SPZ has broken and sustained beneath the prior "bullish" coil pattern, as well as my "directional" EMAs of 14, 30, 50 and 200, all of which have rolled over into varying degrees of a negative slope.
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Saturday, November 19, 2011
S&P Stock Index Unable to Sustain Strength / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: Mike_Paulenoff
As the e-mini S&P 500 circled unchanged near the end of Friday's session, we noticed the price action had failed to lift off of the lower Bollinger Band line at 1206.25 on the daily chart.
In an underlying, very constructive technical set-up, a traverse from the upper BBnd line (1289.25 on Oct 27) to the lower BBnd (1207 on Nov 17) usually resolves itself in a potent upmove off the lower line, which renews the dominant uptrend.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
SP Dec Futures Intraday - Operation Twist Begins / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: Jesse
Although this could break out and keep going, I have held the thought that this is just a short squeeze within the context of a broad trading range from 1100 to 1220. It should be noted that the futures tend to be a little 'sloppy.' These moves up and down in a broad channel are what is known as a 'wash and rinse' or 'wax on, wax off.'
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Friday, July 08, 2011
The Case for the Future Direction of SPX Stock Market Index / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: J_W_Jones
A few weeks ago traders and market prognosticators were frantically trying to determine if the S&P 500 would hold the 200 period moving average. As it turns out, the 200 period moving was able to hold sellers in check. After a few days of grinding around, the S&P 500 pushed higher. The price action has been spectacular the past two weeks and the S&P 500 could potentially breakout to new 2011 highs. Only Mr. Market can push prices to the brink of disaster only to have them break to new highs in a matter of weeks.
Monday, June 06, 2011
Financial Stocks XLF ETF Prevented a Potentially Devastating S&P 500 Trade / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: J_W_Jones
My most recent analysis regarding the S&P 500 has been proven to be inaccurate as a failed breakout has transpired on the S&P 500 this past week. While there is no such thing as a perfect analyst, I will openly admit that my most recent article proved to be wrong. After I watched as the S&P 500 broke out above the upper channel resistance area I was expecting continuation. What transpired the following day was absolute carnage in the marketplace.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
The SPX Stocks Index Dances Between Danger and Excitement / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: J_W_Jones
Many readers might remember that exactly two years ago the S&P 500 tagged the infamous 666 price level before putting on a monster 2 year rally that saw it surge over 100% to the February 2011 highs. Investors today are staring at a rising wall of risk while corporate credit spreads remain bullish, corporations have been able to expand margins and produce increasing profits, and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has declared that there are no inflationary concerns. Quite frankly I am going to leave Ben Bernanke alone simply because so many other people will do a better job of declaring him incompetent and the creator of massive bubbles in risk assets, but I digress. Read full article... Read full article...