TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA traded lower all week and ended down 2.7% in the lower half of the weekly range. Last week was a mix of layoff announcements and political maneuvering over the US debt limit. The tech and secondary markets performed much better than the blue chips, with the Nasdaq actually eking out modest … Read more
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA spent most of last week on the upside and settled with a 1.99% increase on the week as prices inch back toward the late 2022 swing highs. The “Dow” continues to outperform the S&P500 and the tech-centered Nasdaq Composite. The 52-week H/L line remains frothy, closing the week at -0.16. Sentiment … Read more
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA saw a whipsaw trade last week, ending with a surge on Friday that carried the market to a four-week high and an upside breakout of the flagging pattern that had developed to the side of the recent selloff. The action took a slight edge off the fear and greed indices while … Read more
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA traded a tight, inside week on quiet holiday volume and closed fractionally lower on the week. Short-term, prices are building a flagging triangle pattern off to the side of the recent decline. The hourly is trying to turn up from oversold conditions and the daily is doing the same. Conversely, the … Read more
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS Spot soybeans have been in an up channel since setting lows in critical timing in early October. The daily spot chart has been flashing a preliminary bearish divergence with the past two weeks’ highs at 1492.25 and open-interest has been creeping slightly higher during this period. Nearby JAN soybeans (SF23) have been in … Read more
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA traded a massive outside week down with prices setting a new trading high Tuesday and then swooning 2057.7 points to close in the bottom portion of the week’s range for a total decline of 1.66%. As we pointed out in last week’s update, the hourly chart was showing a rounded top … Read more
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS US Dollar Index Weekly H-L-C In our update in early October we speculated: The big question is, could we be looking at an intermediate and perhaps even longer term high in the US Dollar? One indicator is that there was critical timing indicated for September 23rd to the 26th for all the financial … Read more
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA spent the entire week in negative territory, closing down 2.77% or 953.4 points. The hourly chart is showing a rounded top formation as prices react to frothy sentiment the past two weeks and a cacophony of negative headlines coming from America’s major ‘corporations.’ Prices ended at the bottom of the weekly … Read more
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The major market indices have been in a schism since the summer lows. For decades now, the consensus axiom is to ‘never fade the blue chips.’ That said, the past years have proven that absolutely nothing adheres to ‘norms’ with fund managers continuously underperforming the general indices. The Dow Jones has continued to … Read more
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS VIX Volatility Index Daily Candles The DJIA closed up 200 points on Friday to end the week a couple of points lower, just off the current closing high on the daily chart, set last Friday the 11th, at 33747.8. This area represents a 62% retracement of the entire bear move in 2022. The … Read more