Global Carnage In Pictures
I talked about the Sea of Red except for gold an government bonds earlier today in Treasuries and Gold Rise as Global Credit Freeze Prompts More ... Grain Futures Softs Futures Metals Futures Meat And Dairy Futures Currency Futures ... click on chart for sharper image Future Tables are Courtesy of Barchart Commodities. Government [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 19:41:01
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Intraday Sentiment and a Little Update
* Intraday Sentiment - Here's a look at the equity put/call ratio on a five minute basis (bottom chart) and a comparable chart for the ES futures ( ... job of providing information to individual investors (as opposed to short-term traders); hence ... milestone, note that I posted one of the historical trading patterns in a Twitter "tweet" yesterday. I'll [more...]
Date: 2008-06-11 09:11:13
Learning All About Forex Charts Before You Start Trading
By Orlando Thompson In this article we will discuss the reason for using forex charts, what they are, different types of charts, ... high (like futures and commodities trading on Wall Street). Wider Forex charts and spreads means ... are strategies that some brokers use to get rid of the promise of tight Forex charts and spreads [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 08:04:30
More Evidence: Speculators Don't Cause Volatility
Prices were outrageously volatile. While traders attributed the sharp market movements to supply and demand, ... it was before. Exhibit B: The same patterns exists for the second chart of wheat futures ... to convince lawmakers that the futures market for onions was not the cause of the volatility. “ [more...]
Date: 2008-07-08 19:36:56
Does ‘Rachel’ have Oscar legs?
One advantage of the hectic festival environment is that, while seeing more movies in a month than is medically advisable, it offers a pretty ruthless method of separating the wheat from the chaff. If a film still sticks ... my attention yesterday which suggested I might not be alone. In their always-interesting Oscar Futures chart [more...]
Date: 2008-11-01 16:00:39
Stunning Reversals
I went to bed at 4:00 AM.At the time....Treasuries were absolutely getting crucifiedThe Dollar was sinking vs ... ) +5% and falling rapidlyLet's see how Fannie and Freddie preferreds are trading. The following two charts ... . the EuroNasdaq Futures were up 40 pointsS&P Futures were up 38 pointsGold was soaringAt 10:30 [more...]
Date: 2008-09-08 12:45:00
Credit crunch crunching markets
If recent conversations with elevator managers and farmers are even slightly predictive, it’s gonna be a long, ... downtrend lines from Sept. 23’s action on futures price charts for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton ... the harvest season peak for Dec. corn futures at $5.72 per [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 05:58:00
THE CHARTS
Futures were crawling back to the unchanged line this AM before the WMT info hit - they lowered numbers for the quarter and discussed "dissapointing" sales- hmmmm. Futures now down about 10 on ES and 107 on the YM. The charts, we are still above the SMA 50, but that could get taken out early this AM - also heading to the the over [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 12:16:00
Back to the Future - Commodities Rule Again
I feel like I've fallen asleep and someone transported me back to about 9 months... the whole gang is back! ... positions are being taken back to the future by HAL. The charts above are why I say it makes zero sense for you to spend even 1 minute of research in commodity stocks. In the new hedge fund era of the past [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 20:14:41
Recognizing Reversal Patterns in the Stock Market
The S&P 500 Index (ES futures contract; top chart) staged a nice turnaround in afternoon trading ... , enabling ES to retrace its day's losses. Recognizing these patterns as they emerge is a key element of trading success; turnarounds often occur when buyers/sellers cannot move markets higher/lower [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 23:29:00
NinjaTrader revisited
I’ve been using NinjaTrader to paper trade futures in my free time :-) and I must say I’m really impressed with the application ... charting, free trading simulator including playback of data and you can feed it data from IB TWS ... it. With the foray into futures I was looking for a charting / order execution / trades analysis [more...]
Date: 2008-07-07 17:38:31
Rhapsody to Apple: 'Get Off of My Cloud'
Rhapsody America will pipe its comprehensive music service to more networked audio players and a variety of televisions within the home, ... networks. See Also: How Video Will Save the Audio Star Charting the Future of Cloud Computing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 20:23:44
Govt Appoints Deepak Parekh, Kiran Karnik, C Achuthan On Satyam Board
The government on Sunday appointed three members to the new board of the troubled Satyam Computer Services ... members will chart the future course of action for the time being," Prem Chand Gupta, Minister ... . Satyam stock had a hit a low of Rs 6.5 on Friday to close at Rs 20 at the end of the trading [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 11:44:02
NASDAQ Technical Picture - Snooze Fest - Low Volume Inside Day
The markets opened on a slightly negative note following some unfavorable news items from JPM, MS, and UBS, ... at 10:35. NVDA and CREE trading up in AH on earnings. This is a 15 min. chart of the S&P Emini futures. I waited all day for a short to set up. It was a quick move to the next support level (blue [more...]
Date: 2008-08-13 01:43:25
Identifying False Breakouts and Market Reversals
I was watching a false breakout pattern set up this morning and decided to take a few "snapshots" that I could share from my desktop ... ), the areas within the bars are coded red. The top chart shows the S&P emini futures market (ES; half ... high was not confirmed by either the NASDAQ 100 futures (NQ) or the Russell 2000 futures (ER2 [more...]
Date: 2008-07-28 19:51:44
January 12, 2009 - A New ERA for Coaches
Hey coaches: Are your pitchers the best they can be? ... be shaking your head “no,” and making an investment in your pitchers’ futures. More Than ERA ... software and pitching charts. What differentiates More Than ERA from other scouting programs [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 18:53:43
A Critical Day For Commodities - A Look At Wheat, Aluminum, & Copper
A Critical Day For Commodities - A Look At Wheat, Aluminum, & Copper Posted December 5th, 2008 by Epiphany Investing Basic Materials Alcoa aluminum charts copper Freeport front month futures market mosaic Potash Corp technical analysis Read the full article: http [more...]
Date: 2008-12-05 21:15:04
Remainders: Mexico
(Obama and Calderon, from AP) Clinton preps for her hearing. Obama's Middle East team lacks on Arabs and Persians ... . Great new Pollster charts. And Nancy Scola looks to the future of Soapblox. ALSO: Obama [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 21:45:00
Daily Report for Mon, Oct 27, 2008
The crisis in global equity, commodity and currency markets worsened overnight ... ) as an indicator. US equity futures have come off their earlier lows. ADDENDUM Links & Charts ... is sinking as are prices on the European bourses; the US equity markets may open with futures locked [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 10:13:05
Stocks in Europe, Asia Decline, Led by Banks; U.S. Futures Fall
By Adam Haigh Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) — Stocks in Europe and Asia declined for a second day, ... analysts who study charts of trading patterns. Stocks in Europe and futures on the S&P 500 recouped ... led by commodity producers and financial companies on concern the deepening recession will erode [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 13:44:57
Checks and Balances: Bailout Style
All you have to do is trust the same people who caused the problem...to fix it ... VIX is above (10 minute chart) the 13 and 26 period EMAVIX futures for December trade at a discount [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 17:10:00
E-Futures International
E-Futures International 3.2.0.4 download Free commodity futures trading software with live quotes and charts [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 18:52:59
Commodity Snapshot
Judging by the way that commodities prices have literally been “drawn and quartered” since July, ... intervention by way of shorting gold in the futures market. Either way, given the sheer amount ... at these charts: Dollar Premium Platinum vs. gold %-age Premium Platiinum vs. Gold Platinum, which [more...]
Date: 2008-10-26 15:04:13
S&P (e-mini) 9th January 09 recap
"US markets have reversed into the January 50% level and have been pushed down.I'm looking for Friday as a consolidating trading day until next week ... is to move back down into Friday's lows"Premium ReportS&P Weekly and 5-day patternThe charts tell ... moves this month.Daily Trading Set-ups & AnalysisIndex Futures SPI, DOW S&P, & ForexSubscribe [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 20:39:00
Shorting Weakness - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (Public, NYSE:LEH)
Last week I mentioned this symmetrical triangle on the LEH daily chart ... of the session. I was watching the Emini NASDAQ futures all day for a trend line break, but the action was so sloppy that I ended up shorting the S&P futures instead. [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 20:54:16
Chart Patterns - Canadian Natural Resource Ltd (USA) (NYSE:CNQ); NQ Futures
$USD weakness is an invitation to long commodities. I went long CNQ.Long on a break of a inverted H&S bottom. After the measured move of the pattern, CNQ slipped back below R2 and I took a partial [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 02:26:00
Shorting Weakness - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (Public, NYSE:LEH)
Last week I mentioned this symmetrical triangle on the LEH daily chart ... part of the session. I was watching the Emini NASDAQ futures all day for a trend line break, but the action was so sloppy that I ended up shorting the S&P futures instead. [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 20:48:06
Indians Regain Appetite for Silver
The massive correction in silver brings back Indian buyers ... of key festivals, Dhanteras and Diwali, next week. On the continuation charts of the Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX), silver futures MSVc1 were at 17,541 rupees per kg, close to a 13-month low [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 22:03:00
Chart Patterns - Canadian Natural Resource Ltd (USA) (NYSE:CNQ); NQ Futures
$USD weakness is an invitation to long commodities. I went long CNQ. Long on a break of a inverted H&S bottom. After the measured move of the pattern, CNQ slipped back below R2 and I took [more...]
Date: 2008-12-12 03:00:29
Chart fun: Sugar in your coffee?
Commodities are particularly fascinating to me, as well as the relationships between them. In this chart I map out the relationship between the prices of coffee and sugar nearby futures ... futures prices* imagetitle (click to enlarge) * inflation is ignored A quick gut reaction [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 15:07:00
Five Trading Behaviors I'm Seeing Among Traders Making Money Now
As I'm writing this, the ES futures are lock limit down and my email count is off the charts. Lots of fear, not much greed: fear, not only for one's trading, but for retirement savings [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 12:24:00
Week in Review: Small Cap Outperformance
While the large cap stocks remained range bound for the week (SPY; top chart), unable to sustain a rally above 900 in the S&P 500 futures, small cap stocks benefited from end ... session in which new 20-day highs exceeded 1000 among NYSE, NASDAQ, and ASE exchanges, despite the choppy [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 00:52:00
MINOR CORRECTION EXPECTED ON THE PRICE OF CRUDE PALM OIL
In My previous article more than a month ago, I have mentioned that the price of Crude Palm Oil Futures is set to rally with a target of RM2, ... Advisor. Click on chart to view enlarged chart.The current price does not warrant a low risk trade [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 02:39:00
Stock futures mixed ahead of auto sales data (AP)
Traders react as they eye financial charts and data on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday Jan. 2, 2009 ... proceeded warily into the first full week of 2009, trading mixed in premarket activity Monday ahead ... in light holiday trading (AP) AP - Wall Street rose modestly in light holiday trading...European stocks [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 12:00:27
01-05-09 KCBT Not Implementing Seasonal Storage Rates
Kansas City–January 5, 2009–The Kansas City Board of Trade has received numerous calls asking whether the exchange intends to implement seasonal ... per bushel per month. The Kansas City Board of Trade, founded in 1856, is the world’s largest futures market for hard red winter wheat. Daily quotes, market commentary, historical data and charting [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 21:36:07
STOCK FUTURES MIXED AHEAD OF AUTO SALES DATA (AP)
Traders react as they eye financial charts and data on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday Jan. 2, 2009 ... proceeded warily into the first full week of 2009, trading mixed in premarket activity Monday ahead [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 12:00:27
Stock futures mixed ahead of auto sales data (AP)
Traders react as they eye financial charts and data on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday Jan. 2, 2009 ... proceeded warily into the first full week of 2009, trading mixed in premarket activity Monday ahead [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 12:00:27
A Stock Market Breakout and Other Tuesday Observations
* Upside Breakout - The chart above shows the 2 hour moving average of NYSE TICK (pink line) versus the ES futures for the last four trading sessions. When we corrected back toward the ES 860 ... of stocks trading on upticks--creating a powerful breakout move to multiday highs. The persistent [more...]
Date: 2008-10-28 21:40:56
Any Site On Which I Can Do Tech Analysis Instantaneously 4 Intraday Trading.BSE NSE No Use Yaool Late 20 Mts?
In order to do technical analysis for day trading I want to have web site that provides real time charts and host of technical indicators to work on ... for the time being and not in futures or derivatives or forex or commodities. Many thanks [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 23:31:51
The Primary Focus and Strategies
Read More >> View All Recent Articles >> Market Updates 06:40 Rising Futures Suggest Normalcy May Return To Markets 21: ... What Forex Traders Should Know About Overnight Index Swaps How Charts Help With Trading, Part ... Is Trading Lower After The Close 16:23 Eagle Materials Closes At Highest Level In Over A Week [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 15:15:00
Bullish Divergences on $HUI and $OSX, S&P Crash Count Updated Again
Here are a few charts I am looking at after Thursday's dramatic reversal. Click on any chart in this set for sharper image ... reversing direction after stops were cleared on the downside.S&P 500 Futures 15 Minute ChartNote ... flats where the B wave is a double zigzag, so there is yet one more option!If price bounces hard [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 12:10:00
Food Prices Will Rise, Causing Export Bans, Riots: Chart of Day
By Mark Gilbert Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) — Food prices will rise next year, ... physical stockpiling and futures contracts, new food unrest is even conceivable in the second half ... compiled by UBS AG and Bloomberg that tracks at least 13 foodstuffs, including wheat, soybeans, sugar [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 02:11:33
Trading The Emini Russell 2000 (Part 2) - Correction, & About "Monitoring of Daily Performance"
Below shows the correct chart for my previous post ( ... . For someone who started out with merely 28k, and who's never traded the futures market, that was more than ... I had been trading 10 GS options contracts and was used to the big swings. What's worth mentioning again here [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 00:59:00
Distinguishing Trend Days From Range Bound Days
If you click on the Market Delta chart above, you'll get a unique view of today's action in the S&P 500 emini futures market. The histogram at left shows the total volume transacted at each [more...]
Date: 2008-07-25 22:47:07
Distinguishing Trend Days From Range Bound Days
If you click on the Market Delta chart above, you'll get a unique view of today's action in the S&P 500 emini futures market. The histogram at left shows the total volume transacted at each [more...]
Date: 2008-07-25 22:50:40
10/26/2008 - Analysis for the next week
The next monday is very difficult to be predicted because the market participants from entirely the world are becoming irrational (Trading in the panic mode, futures halted). As usually I refer to whom many peoples believe ... the image to enlargeThe second is coming from The Headline Charts, here is the summary:If the end [more...]
Date: 2008-10-26 17:04:00
Chart of the day: Did McCain ever have a chance?
This morning, I moseyed over to Iowa Electronic Markets to see what the futures markets were saying about tomorrow’s election. ( ... .) Not surprisingly, people investing real money in election futures contracts give Barack Obama ... contract prices over the last 2+ years. Take a look at it below and click it so you can see it fully [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 14:16:25
"Quantitative Easing"
Click charts to ENLARGE.The morning clown show celebrates the virtues of "quantitative easing", the legerdemain of central bankers ... of this policy.From Now and Futures...total money supply and other eye-openers ... ?____________________________________________________________Good trading and great risk management to all.Educational use only [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 11:09:00
S&P 500 E-Mini Futures Update
This mornings look at the support and resistance levels for the S&P 500 e-mini’s. Hourly chart shown below. [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 13:33:32
"Fannie: Going Concern, but I am Getting Concerned"
There are some cool charts, and a useful discussion of the continuing travails of Fannie Mae, at EconomPic Data ... Billion, almost half is deferred taxes (i.e. provides no benefit without futures earnings ... is not an option as there is incentive to keep up the appearance of Fannie as a "going concern" regardless of how [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 07:46:51
