Market Analysis for Trading on 1/31/2014: Vows Made in Storms are Forgotten in Calm

Mish Schneider | January 31, 2014

Social Media lead the way on Thursday with a stunning move (13.40% higher) in Facebook. Thus, NASDAQ returned to an unconfirmed bullish phase, yet remains the only one that did thus far of the four indices.

The small caps or …


Market Analysis for Trading on 1/30/2014

Mish Schneider | January 29, 2014

The warning phase is accelerating, but going short now that the McLellan Oscillator is approaching oversold, looks better in theory since one blip up can bring in buyers for a bounce into overhead resistance.

Concerning sectors and groups, some had …


Market Analysis for Trading on 1/29/2014

Mish Schneider | January 28, 2014

I have talked about the power of the phases thus far. In that respect, nothing has changed. All the indices ETFs remain in weak warning phases (I also wrote about the slope of the 50 DMA as a gauge to …


Market Analysis for Trading on 1/28/2014: Without A Human Guide, A Horse is Just a Wild Animal

Mish Schneider | January 27, 2014

Compared to Friday, this feels more like a drift lower, but let’s not underestimate the power of phases and what information they hold.

The S&P 500 confirmed a warning phase meaning the price is under the 50 DMA for 2 …


Market Analysis for Trading on 1/27/2014

Mish Schneider | January 25, 2014

As we head into the Year of the Horse, thinking market only here (I was born in a Year of the Horse), is this what we call beating a dead one?

Startling move in Russell 2000 as it went from …


Market Analysis for Trading on 1/24/2014

Mish Schneider | January 23, 2014

If one un-knew coming into today, sat and listened, then one would have been reticent to load up considering that while the small caps and NASDAQ made new highs earlier this week, the S&P 500 did not, while the Dow …


Market Analysis for Trading on 1/23/2014: If You Want To Un-Know Everything, Then Sit and Listen

Mish Schneider | January 22, 2014

I know I have written this before; but clearly the mantra for 2014 is “Find the hot group/sector”. For, if one had done that since this year began, one would have come as close to Nirvana as one could possibly …


Market Analysis for Trading on 1/22/2014

Mish Schneider | January 21, 2014

Even more noise as we await until the market (the Dow) breaks the range of the first two weeks one way or another. However, with S&P 500 holding 184.00 level, the Russell 2000s and NASDAQ going to new highs, today’s …


Market Analysis for Trading on 1/21/2014

Mish Schneider | January 19, 2014

Really, until the market breaks the range of the first two weeks one way or another, this is noise! However, I noted all last week how disturbing and potentially disruptive the many sectors and groups floundering as 3 out of …


Market Analysis for Trading on 1/17/2014: It's Good To Be The King!

Mish Schneider | January 16, 2014

Well that sure cleared things up, NOT! What do you do with this type of diversion lately with earnings season gearing up (Intel dropped post earnings giving Semiconductors (SMH) indigestion). And, what about those poor folks long Best Buy down …