Repeat after me: “I will never again doubt that the small caps (Russell 2000) are the ultimate foreshadowers.” When on June 27th they were first to return to a bull phase, to July 8th when they made a first attempt …
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The energy sector joined the other groups in the bull phase: Financials, Retail, Biotechnology, Oil, Oil and Gas Exploration and Oil Service Holders. But, Real Estate remains in the weakest phase, with Homebuilders right behind. Transportation couldn’t make it to …
And then, why we may or may not trade them intraday
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Frequent and devoted readers: Small caps (Russell 2000s) have been a tell for us for quite some time. Friday, they closed on new highs. But more importantly, as the July 4th holiday gave me time to reflect on the market …
Half a day on Wednesday with firming action and no real change to the phases in any of the indexes or sectors. Friday, especially if follows the direction established on Wednesday, should be decisive on whether or not the S&P …
The market began to retreat from the top of the predicted range pre-holiday. But, it did not get anywhere near the low end of the anticipated range. In S&P 500, we saw the resistance near the 50 daily moving average. …
Rationales for all the trades
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If the top of range in the S&P 500 this week is the 50 DMA, (162.50) then it stands to reason that 157.00-158.00 area should be the bottom of that range, provided that SPY does not gap above 50 DMA …
Particularly the 80 Monthly Moving Average
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