Author Archive for: Alex - Chart Freak
Entries by Alex - Chart Freak
March 5th – Tuesday
VIX - In reports last week, I mentioned that the General Markets have been moving fairly smoothly up and out of a V-Bottom. I also discussed that the VIX looked as though it could start getting choppy and this would cause volatility in the General Markets too.
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On Monday, the VIX surged to the 200sma and the markets sold off. The VIX MACD also seems positive for a push higher, but it was capped at the 200sma like it has been in the past. So far the VIX is near recent lows, but I'm keeping an eye on it.
WEDNESDAY FEB 27th
The Markets themselves have not changed a lot since yesterdays report, but the trading has remained very good, so I want to discuss a little of both. Also keep in mind that Wednesday is Oil inventory day, and I think that may clear up Oils intentions. Let's take a look...
Feb 23rd Weekend Market View – 1 Step At A Time
Thanks to Rocky, I found something interesting to share with you this weekend. As one of our faster day traders, Rocky was enjoying some fast Pops higher in the individual stocks of the general market and said, " Hey CF, are you sure about this market dropping? It just won't stop." Well, My immediate answer was that we were due for a dip and that it isn't really rocketing higher like some stocks, it has been sideways for a few days. That said, I decided to dig deeper, look closer, and I may have stumbled onto something - Thanks Rocky!
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So I have posted this and the rising wedge and this was in the Thursday & Friday reports. Also 'timing wise' we would be late in the first daily cycle. I said that this needs to break out higher or it will break down, but...
Take a look at this as food for thought...
February 22 – Just Thinking Ahead
As mentioned in recent reports, I am expecting the markets to pull back soon. There have been some great gains in the run out of the lows for the General Markets, Oil, and Precious metals / miners, but we really are due for a rest. Just because I am expecting a pull back soon, that doesn't mean that we are finished yet though. The Theme picture may give you an idea of what I am talking about. Lets discuss the markets and do a little thinking ahead...
Wait Just A Minute! Fed Minutes Released
At 2 p.m. we had our F.O.M.C. Minutes released, and some things changed right away, so we'll discuss that. Is it likely to be a short term knee jerk reaction that only lasted for the rest of Wednesday? Or does it look to be more of a medium term change, with days of similar action to follow. I almost think that the readers here already know the answer to that, but we will discuss it further.
