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About Alex - Chart Freak

I’ve been a full time trader for well over a decade and began trading in the late 1990s while working in management and sales at a well-known aerospace company. As my style evolved, so did my success, and it allowed me to leave corporate America to pursue my passion and trade full time.

Entries by Alex - Chart Freak

Jan 14 – 3 Day Weekend In The US Markets

January 15, 2017 /131 Comments/in Premium /by Alex - Chart Freak

It has been a great start to 2017, with various sectors bullishly marching higher and plenty of trade ideas to profit from. For now it is time to relax on a 3 day weekend and just review where we find ourselves after last weeks trading.

VIX - I do like certain things about the set up of the General Markets, but the VIX is about as low as it gets before the General Markets form temporary tops. I don't use the VIX to time a market top or bottom exactly, but it does often warn of volatility to come. When the VIX hits the 11 area, we are alert to a possible top forming soon.

So let's look at the SPX ..

Friday the 13th- A Simple Warning

January 13, 2017 /175 Comments/in Premium /by Alex - Chart Freak

There are times when we need to take note of a few cautionary signs within the markets that we are trading in. Let's take a look at a few of those signs that are popping up now.

I posted this chart of the vix as a warning sign. This is a 5 year chart and we are in an area where temporary market tops have taken place or years, so we want to be mindful of that. In the next few weeks, the markets could experience increased market volatility and toppy action.

So with that in mind...

Cliff Natural Resources

January 12, 2017 in Public /by Alex - Chart Freak

Cliff Natural Resources

I pointed out the below chart of Cliff Natural Resources ($CLF) in the premium member report. Is it too late to take a trade when it jumps up 11%? Not when I look at the big picture.

1-12-2017 Reach For The Stars

January 12, 2017 /108 Comments/in Premium /by Alex - Chart Freak

We are back in a Traders Paradise, as many of our stock picks are lifting off and some are just plain old blasting off. Let's do a market review and look at a few more bullish set ups.

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SPX - Wednesdays reversal looks bullish, and after this long consolidation, we may have a mini inverse H&S followed by a break out higher. The HUGE fly in the ointment is that we have the VIX near 11.

What does the VIX at 11.30 mean? I'll show you ...

JANUARY 11 – COPY / PASTE

January 11, 2017 /122 Comments/in Premium /by Alex - Chart Freak

As I was gathering charts for the report, I realized that many of the charts for Tuesday looked just like Mondays. That means there really isn't a whole lot new to say in some sectors, so let's do our review and then discuss some stock picks.

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From Monday - no Dow 20,000

No big change - Copy / Past

JANUARY 2017 – WHAT TIME IS IT?

January 10, 2017 /1 Comment/in Public /by Alex - Chart Freak

It's time to see what 2017 has to offer us as traders and investors!

We've started the new year and trading has already been very exciting in various sectors that we at Chartfreak have been looking into. So 'What time is it?' It's also time to get on board and make some money in a variety of bullish set ups that are appearing in the markets! This is a glimpse what we have been looking at lately.

GOLD - I love deep sell offs, because they can lead to strong bounces or recovery. We were waiting for a close above the 10sma. Some Miners bottomed first, but Gold needed to close above the 10sma to start a bullish move higher.

January 10th – Additional Thoughts

January 10, 2017 /131 Comments/in Premium /by Alex - Chart Freak

After our normal market review, I wanted to share some additional thoughts about the Uranium Sector, since it has also been perking up and showing signs of life after a bear market sell off. I don't want this to distract anyone from our current focus and trades, but my pointing out a few things here today allows the readers some time to do a little additional research of their own if they are interested. By the end of this report, you will see why I think this could be worth bringing up.

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DJIA - No Dow 20,000 yet. This really doesn't seem to be a true magaphone topping pattern, but it is close. A flat top pattern would be bullish, so I'm watching for a break of either blue line.

Weekend Report – Still On Track

January 8, 2017 /182 Comments/in Premium /by Alex - Chart Freak

Things are pretty much playing out as expected in the markets, and from what I am seeing in the precious metals sector, things are still on track there too. Let's take a closer look at what last weeks action brought us.

DJIA - 19999.63, are you kidding me? 🙂 A fraction away from DOW 20,000. I feel that we likely just saw a dcl and I would expect a push to new highs soon, so DOW 20,000 should be accomplished in the near future.

There are, however, a couple of other things that I'm noticing in the general markets too.

Don’t Get Too Cute

January 6, 2017 /157 Comments/in Premium /by Alex - Chart Freak

Fridays report is a preview of what I will be discussing in the weekend report. I want to explain why sometimes traders become victims of getting a little too cute. Let's discuss this a little bit right now...

Ready To Run

January 5, 2017 /120 Comments/in Premium /by Alex - Chart Freak

Todays report is simply to discuss stocks that look ready to run. Tuesday, while looking at the S&P 500, we saw a reversal. We also saw a reversal in many of the stocks that I had been eyeing, so let's take a look at the the markets and some of those stocks.

This was from yesterdays report. It was bullish overall, because we were locking in a right translated daily cycle, but I was also expecting a dip into the daily cycle low. In the weekend report, I pointed out the 50sma as a possible target for that drop.

SPX - On Wednesday we saw follow through on the reversal. I do not know for sure if that was the dcl, but these markets look set to go higher.