Markets

  • Seasons of the market
    Posted by on February 11th, 2016 at 3:54 pm, Comments: 0

    Share on StockTwits A sunny and bullish trending market showering your portfolio with gains feels incredible. During the market summer, bearish sentiment quickly turns cautiously […]

  • Market maps and cycle changes
    Posted by on October 26th, 2015 at 5:16 pm, Comments: 0

    Share on StockTwits The biggest debate in markets over the past two months is whether the late August drop would lead to a deeper decline and […]

  • Wait for the market to flex
    Posted by on October 7th, 2014 at 6:34 pm, Comments: 0

    Share on StockTwits The jobs report temporarily sent the indices roaring, but under the hood the market lacked breadth. Today we gave back -1.5%. The […]

  • An Almost Impossible VXX Rally
    Posted by on July 7th, 2014 at 3:11 pm, Comments: 0

    Share on StockTwits For the past couple years, being short volatility has been a popular and successful strategy for traders. So successful that brokers started regularly […]

  • Analyst Actions March 24-28
    Posted by on March 28th, 2014 at 4:55 pm, Comments: 0

    Share on StockTwits We’re going to start posting more data-driven content that we hope readers will find useful.  The first project is to aggregate the […]

  • FOMC Meeting Announcement Patterns In History
    Posted by on December 12th, 2012 at 11:08 am, Comments: 0

    Share on StockTwits The FOMC Meeting Announcement used to be reliable for one thing: volatility.  This was always a market moving event where being on […]

  • Nonfarm Payroll Precedents: Correction Edition
    Posted by on March 7th, 2012 at 6:09 pm, Comments: 0

    Share on StockTwits Not much to say about the markets other than: “we’re correcting, and it will take longer than a day.”  Here’s a couple […]

  • Choose Your Own Adventure: SPX 2013
    Posted by on March 4th, 2012 at 7:44 pm, Comments: 0

    Share on StockTwits From a previous post on fractals: Fractals create self-similar, repeating, non-symmetrical patterns and shapes.  Markets appear self-similar over multiple timeframes the same […]

  • Permanent Paranoia
    Posted by on December 1st, 2011 at 1:20 am, Comments: 0

    Share on StockTwits The more time you spend focusing on the market the more it all appears as a carnival house of mirrors.  The long-only […]

  • Historical Precendent: Nonfarm Payrolls Gap Monday ES_F, SPY, SPX
    Posted by on November 27th, 2011 at 10:55 pm, Comments: 0

    Share on StockTwits Here are some select examples of weeks where the Nonfarm payrolls are released.  As I’ve written before, these weeks have a strong […]