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. .   On Monday, the VIX surged […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Wednesday – Juggling Time And Ideas

If you were in front of a screen during trading hours yesterday,  you may have also noticed a multitude of  trade ideas in various sectors popping up all over the place. It was a lot like juggling for the active trader, and a couple of questions received in emails reflected the fear of missing out […]