Market Analysis for Trading on 10/24/2014

Mish Schneider | October 24, 2014

Monday morning I awoke with vivid recall of a dream. In the dream, I met a safecracker who specialized in cracking those antique safes made of steel or iron with vault doors and frames. (Incidentally, they sell on EBay for …


Market Analysis for Trading on 10/23/2014

Mish Schneider | October 22, 2014

Oh, what a tangled web we weave when we go long cause we believe! (Believe that the market will go straight up that is.)

After hoots and hollers on Tuesday, reality set in on Wednesday. Not harsh reality mind you; …


Market Analysis for Trading on 10/22/2014

Mish Schneider |

Let’s begin with a shout out to the Dow for its observance of “200 is the New 100” one more time! Another shout out to the S&P 500 for the best day in 2014! Cheers!

Payday for the bulls, a …


Market Analysis for Trading on 10/21/2014

Mish Schneider | October 20, 2014

With eyes primarily focused on the indices, particularly watching to see if the DIA could confirm the island bottom or if the QQQs would endure, Monday’s session proved yet another example of the resiliency of the market all around.

Even …


Market Analysis for Trading on 10/20/2014

Mish Schneider | October 18, 2014

In the ongoing miniseries, The US Stock Market and He’s Not Heavy, He’s My Brethren Market, after wild swings, huge volume patterns, reversal candles on top of reversal candles, the week ended promising for the bulls in the Dow, QQQs, …


Market Analysis for Trading on 10/17/2014

Mish Schneider | October 17, 2014

Lately, I (and quite certainly many, many more of you as well) spend at least six hours a day staring at 8 different computer monitors with such intensity that by the time I drag myself to the gym, either cook …


Market Analysis for Trading on 10/16/2014

Mish Schneider | October 15, 2014

I love days like this-not only are they super rare, but also totally cleansing in that we flush away the weak and leave the raptors to swoop down on the scraps.

Now, I don’t want you to think unkindly of …


Market Analysis for Trading on 10/15/2014

Mish Schneider | October 14, 2014

In the play, “The Seven Year Itch,” a nerdy, faithful, middle-aged man with an overactive imagination experiencing a mid-life crisis, meets a sexy woman while his wife and child are away. Overcome by fantasies, he imagines himself irresistible to this …


Market Analysis for Trading on 10/14/2014

Mish Schneider | October 13, 2014

While the session began relatively lackluster, the volume registered impressively as even halfway through the day, SPY’s volume exceeded the daily average. That furthered thecase for lower prices or at least yet another substantial distribution day, as our signs for …


Market Analysis for Trading on 10/13/2014

Mish Schneider | October 12, 2014

If last Thursday’s railroad tracks on the charts of all indices were indeed that confirming sell signal, Friday provided confirmation with a lot less excitement when you compare the extreme volatility and ranges that preceded Friday’s action.

If one compares …