Focus List 10/28 - The European Cloud Lifts

Geoff Bysshe | October 28, 2011

Good news from Europe created a nice expansion day in all 4 market watch charts as well as in the financials, energy and semiconductors. It also eliminated the divergence in the daily market watch charts as I've said could easily …


Focus List 10/27 - Short-term rules prevail

Geoff Bysshe | October 27, 2011

The European Summit is holding this market hostage. It doesn't take much to move and significantly either way, so just trade by the short-term numbers. By this I mean:
1. OR pattern
2. Pivot stack
3. Floor trader pivot location…


Focus List 10/26 - Markets Close Below Prior Low

Geoff Bysshe | October 26, 2011

Today was a weaker close than the bulls would like to see - below the prior day's low and S1 in the almost all the key the attempt to breakout  - SPY, DIA, QQQ, XLF and KRE.  IWM also closed …


Focus List 10/25 - IWM shows up to lead the rally

Geoff Bysshe | October 25, 2011

Yesterday's post said everything I'd say today. There is a big opportunity between perfect and divergence. Today's move was in line with this condition. The two lagging indexes over the last 5 to 7 days, Q's and IWM, played catch …


Focus List 10/24 - The Space Between Perfect and Divergence

Geoff Bysshe | October 23, 2011

Rules to trade by:

  • When everything looks perfect across all 4 market watch charts (SPY, DIA, QQQ and IWM) it is often too late to follow the move in that direction.
  • When the 4 market watch charts diverge it is
  • …

    Focus List 10/20 - All Market Watch With Inside Days & Inside Daily Ranges

    Geoff Bysshe | October 20, 2011

    Due to the fact that we have a live training session tomorrow (Thurs) I’ll keep this brief.

    The market watch 4 all had inside days today and as noted in my last Focus List they have all marked out a …


    Focus List 10/20 - All Market Watch With Inside Days & Inside Daily Ranges

    Geoff Bysshe |

    Due to the fact that we have a live training session tomorrow (Thurs) I’ll keep this brief.

    The market watch 4 all had inside days today and as noted in my last Focus List they have all marked out a …


    Focus List 10/1 - Stick To Your Rules

    Geoff Bysshe | October 19, 2011

    If you follow our rules for determining bias based on pivot stack, S1 and R1, and/or the 3-day pivot along with the opening range, today was a tough day. Don't be discouraged.

    The trading room has had a 3 week …


    Focus List 10/18 - The first real down day in 2 weeks

    Geoff Bysshe | October 18, 2011

    Yesterday I said wait for the signs of a top, and today we've got them. This doesn't mean the markets must go down, but it does mean weakness may lead to more weakness and strength can be more aggressively sold.…


    Focus List 10/17 - Look at the Q's, But don't forget the others

    Geoff Bysshe | October 17, 2011

    The QQQ is now positively stacked and sloped on the 10, 20 and 50-day moving averages. Plus it's over the 200-day MA and the high of the last 2 months of consolidation. In short, its trend has turned up and …