Entries by Alex - Chart Freak

Friday March 22 – Refresh

Yesterday I discussed 2 things: 1.  A Post Fed Reaction into the close Wednesday,  that may or may not be just a ‘knee-jerk’ reaction, and 2.  The next day where you can get follow through or another reaction.  Today I want to take a look at a few sectors and see what we got.  This […]

March 21st- Post Fed Observations

Last year it seemed like we were hearing about 4 Rate Hikes in 2018 and 3 or 4 more possible in 2019.  Wednesday  Fed Chairman Powell said that the US Economy is doing well, and no rate hikes should be expected in 2019.  So now we will take a look at what happened to the […]

The Markets Building Blocks

Today is the FOMC Meeting , and even when the markets get a feel for what is going to take place, we often see periods of high volatility around the time of that decision, into the close, and possibly even into the next day.  Let’s just discuss the current market set ups…  

March 15th – Watch For ‘Cracks’

Financial market movements can be erratic on days when options and futures contracts expire, especially on Triple Witching Friday.  Today is that day. Along with that,  I want to point out a couple of ‘Cracks’ that may be appearing in various parts of the Markets. When cracks begin to show up, it is good to […]

Wednesday March 13th – Fast Trades

Some of the trade set ups  that we have been reviewing are resolving quickly to the upside, so it may require pouncing on the set up before it breaks out, and it also may involve jumping off of the trade or cashing in, before it pulls back.  Well,  that is if you are in it […]

March 9th – Big Picture Formations

This is a long weekend report, but I want to discuss a few reminders pertaining to The Precious Metals sector, so lets dig right in… .   SPX WEEKLY – I was expecting a drop in the general Markets, so I went short.  The Jobs report was a HUGE miss, but the selling actually started […]