Short reviews of the day's market action after the majors close....
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Friday 12/29/2017
Thursday 12/28/2017
Wednesday 12/27/2017
Tuesday 12/26/2017
Friday 12/22/2017
Thursday 12/21/2017
Very low volume flags forming.
Wednesday 12/20/2017
Tax bill passes
Closing spinners on low volume, down but little change
Tuesday 12/19/2017
Tax vote - both houses
Monday 12/18/2017
Friday 12/15/2017
YM daily closing ATH with a stick sandwich
ATH's for both the ES and the NQ , breaking out nicely to the upside.
Friday 12/15/2017
The December E-Mini Equity Index futures and options expired today at 8:30 am CT.
Thursday 12/14/2017
Wednesday 12/13/2017
Tuesday 12/12/2017
Monday 12/11/2017
YM&ES ATH's...what else is new?
Friday 12/8/2017
All time closing highs for the YM and ES
Thursday 12/07/2017
Wednesday 12/6/2017
Tuesday 12/5/2017
Monday 12/4/2017
Friday 12/01/2017
Another wide range session -- very high volume sell off and recover.
Thursday 11/30/2017
Major up moves to ATHs in the YM and ES on big volume -- blow off top?
Recovery to the break-down area
Wednesday 11/29/2017
Tuesday 11/28/2017
Broader markets up big-ly, Nasdaq not so much
Monday 11/27/2017
Friday 11/24/2017...1:15 close?
Thursday 11/23/2017 - Thanksgiving session
Wednesday 11/22/2017
Tuesday 11/21/2017
All time closing highs
Monday 11/20/2017
Friday 11/17/2017
Thursday 11/16/2017
Wednesday 11/15/2017
Monday 11/13/2017
Friday 11/10/2017
Thursday 11/9/2017
Major volume day with large ranges...retracing most of the drops by the close
YM retrace of the drop - Brach Zone Fibonacci
Wednesday 11/8/2017
NQ ATH, ES close behind, YM UNCH...lower volume
Tuesday 11/07/2017
Today's Doji-Spinners suggest a pause while markets think about where we go.
Monday 11/06/2017
Friday 11/03/2017
Thursday 11/02/2017
Wednesday 11/01/2017
Prices stabbing the underbelly of ATH'S but closing below.
Tuesday 10/31/2017
Monday 10/30/2017
Friday 10/27/2017
Impressive move for the NASDAQ
Thursday 10/26/2017
Wednesday 10/25/2017
High volume sell off...
Tuesday 10/24/2017
Full steam ahead for the DJIA, not so much for the ES+NQ
Monday 10/23/2017
Friday 10/20/2017
Thursday 10/19/2017
Volume returned and brought a big recovery from the overnight swoon
Wednesday 10/18/2017
Tuesday 10/17/2017
Lower volume but ATHs
Monday 10/16/2017
Very low volume NR 7 pattern completed today although the YM & NQ into ATH territory..
Friday 10/13/2017
Trump announces no deal with Iran - sends it to the cowards in Congress
Thursday 10/12/2017
Very low volume and narrow ranges
Wednesday 10/11/2017
Closing at ATHs
Tuesday 10/10/2017
Monday 10/09/2017
Low volume - small movements
Friday 10/06/2017
Thursday 10/05/2017
Closing at ATHs...again...still...
Wednesday 10/04/2017
Tuesday 10/03/2017
Monday 10/02/2017
ATHs for the YM and ES with the NQ UNCH...
Friday 09/29/2017
Thursday 09/28/2017
Continuing talk about PDT's tax plan
YM breaking out of a small flag-on-a-pole pattern...
ES broke out yesterday and continued up today ... the NQ bouncing back
after testing the lower line support of its rising wedge
Wednesday 09/27/2017
Tuesday 09/26/2017
Monday 09/25/2017
Friday 9/22/2017
Two weeks of just about continual straight up for the DJI and S&P...
The Nasdaq is rolling over within a large wedge
Thursday 09/21/2017
Wednesday 09/20/2017
Tuesday 09/19/2017
Diminished volume, range and change...
Monday 09/18/2017
Friday 09/15/2017
ATHs for the ES &YM
YM complete session and MMO session
Thursday 09/14/2017
Wednesday 09/13/2017
Tuesday 09-12-2017
Rollover to new contract
Monday 09/11/2017
Remembering 911
The ES closing in ATH territory
Friday 09/08/2017
Big down day for the NQ
Thursday 09/07/2017
Wednesday 09/06/2017
Tuesday 09/05/2017
Wide ranges...large volume on the sell offs.
Friday 09/01/2017
Weaker volume, narrow ranges and little change.
Thursday 08/31/2017
NQ reaching ATH on big percentage move...3 white soldiers.
Nice uptrend for the ES too & an increase in volume.
YM up but lagging a bit.
Wednesday 08/30/2017
Significant gain for the NQ, the ES up moderately and the YM UNCH
Tuesday 08/29/2017
Great to see the spirit of partnership that exemplifies Americans in dealing with the tragic events in Texas
Strong recovery on higher volume, closing near the highs
Overnight divergence set up the day
Monday 08/28/2017
Friday 08/25/2017
Thursday 08/24/2017
Long legged spinners closing UNCH.
Wednesday 08/23/2017
Tuesday 08/22/2017
Yesterday's long lower tails 'announced' today's recovery.
Monday 08/21/2017
Friday 08/18/2017
Thursday 08/17/2017
↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓
Wednesday 08/16/2017
More indecisive spinners
Tuesday 08/15/2017
Lower volume doji
Monday 08/14/2017
Strong snap backs (...as if Thursday never happened)
Friday 08/11/2017
Thursday 08/10/2017
Large ranges, major percentage drops on big volume...
Wednesday 08/09/2017
Wide ranges, long lower tail recoveries late in the day - - volume up.
Tuesday 08/08/2017
Wide ranges down and volume returned...
Monday 08/07/2017
Extreme low volume, about half the usual...
Friday 08/04/2017
YM was into new highs all week while NQ and ES lagged sideways within diamond patterns.
Thursday 08/03/2017
Wednesday 08/02/2017
YM closing refusing to drop, closing lightly up...
The ES and NQ closing slightly down but with long lower reversal tails.
Wild day starting at the MMO, VOL up too. Not recovering as much relative to the other indices.
Tuesday 08/01/2017
Wide range sticks to close the session.
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Monday 07/31/2017
YM up strong, NQ down and ES pretty much UNCH...EOM positioning?
Friday 07/28/2017
DOW 30 (YM) ATH at the major market close.
Thursday 07/27/2017
Wide ranges in the NQ and ES closing down while the YM kept driving up
Volume kicked up a notch...
Wednesday 07/26/2017
DJI leading, closing at ATH...volume down a bit.
Tuesday 07/25/2017
Monday 07/24/2017...Low volume
Friday 07/21/2017
Thursday 07/20/2017
Wednesday 07/19/2017
ATH for the ES & NQ on low volume
Tuesday 07/18/2017
Monday 07/17/2017
Friday 07/14/2017
Strong week, ATH's but on lower volume.
Thursday 07/13/2017
New closing highs again...low volume again...
Wednesday 07/12/2017
YM and S&P breakouts - on lowish volume
Tuesday 07/11/2017
Monday 07/10/2017
Friday 07/07/2017
Thursday 07/06/2017
Wednesday 07/05/2017
Tuesday 07/04/2017
4th of July holiday shortened session
Monday 07/03/2017
4th of July holiday shortened session
Friday 06/30/2017
Friday morning 06/30/2017
Thursday 06/29/2017
Big volume with wide ranges ...
Divergent bottom reversal, retraced 50% of the plunge
Stick sandwiches
Wednesday 06/28/2017
Volume up a bit...
Tuesday 06/27/2017
Monday 06/26/2017
Friday 06/23/2017
Thursday 06/22/2017
Wednesday 06/21/2017
The Techs powered up strong while the big guys sold off
Tuesday 06/20/2017
Monday 06/19/2017
Friday 06/16/2017
Thursday 06/15/2017
Very low volume sessions, due to contract rollover.
Not much change, pretty wide ranges and long lower tails
Wednesday 6/14/2017
Very low volume for a FED minutes day
Tuesday 6/13/2017
ATHs for the YM and ES
Monday 06/12/2017
Friday 06/09/2017...then vs now...
Friday 06/09/2017
TECH-EXIT
The S&P looked like it was going to join the NQ but recovered
The YM seemed unaware of the other markets' action.
Thursday 06/08/2017
Wednesday 06/07/2017
Tuesday 06/06/2017
Monday 6/05/2017
Low volume, small range and little change...
Friday 6/2/2017
Thursday 6/1/2017...Paris-Exit
Seems the market likes PDT's move away from globalism
Wednesday 5/31/2017
Tuesday 5/30/2017
Monday 5/29/2017 Memorial Day
Very light half session
Friday 5/26/2017
Light volume pre-holiday...Memorial Day
Thursday 5/25/2017
Volume picked up slightly.
Prices pushed up early in the session but went basically sideways during the MMO
Thursday morn 5/25/2017
Wednesday 5/24/2017
Still moving up on low volume
Tuesday 5/23/2017
Monday 5/22/2017
Friday 5/19/2017
Volume diminishing but still wide ranges
The past week's YM sessions on a tick chart - notice the different widths between sessions.
Tick charts reflect higher activity and volume with wider distances between days.
Fri, Mon and Tue reflect more "normal" volume. Very heavy activity occurred
on Wed & Thurs - - Fri had high volume but was returning back towards normal again.
Thursday 05/18/2017
A high volume recovery but looks like we're burning the candle on both ends
Wednesday 05/17/2017
From ATHs to high volume sell off
Tuesday 05/16/2017
Little change ...long legged spinner/doji for the YM.
Monday 05/15/2017
Friday 05/12/2017
Low volume with small ranges...NQ closed up nicely
Thursday 05/11/2017
Long tailed reversal hammers with volume picking up...
Wednesday 05/10/2017
Tuesday 05/09/2017
Wide ranges again. YM & ES closing down on low volume
while the NQ closed higher
Monday 05/08/2017
Good range but little change on low activity
Open price was the HOD
Monthly and Weekly as of 05/05/2017
Just some pull-back FIBs -- where we could go.
Friday 05/05/2017
Late afternoon surge powered 'em up
Breakouts - closing at the highs
Thursday 05/04/2017
House "repeals" Obamacare ... markets close quite unimpressed.
Wide ranges on moderate volume but basically UNCH
Thursday morning...05/04/2017
FUTs moving up over-night...late to react to yesterday's FED minutes?
Yesterday's session and the start of today's on minute based charts (left) with
today's tick chart session (right) which will include the scam du jour - faux healthcare vote
Wednesday 05/03/2017
FED announced holding rates unchanged
Larger ranges although little change from yesterday closing with spinners.
The session open price acted as an OVER-UNDER line
Tuesday 05/02/2017
Low volumes...narrow ranges
Monday 05/01/2017
Quite a disconnect between the NASDAQ (leading) and the S&P 500
...but even more disconnected is the action in the DJIA
Friday 04/28/2017
Thursday 04/27/2017
Much lower volume than of late suggesting a rest is due..
but the Nasdaq is still moving up like there's no tomorrow.
The ES rising too while the YM is hesitating.
Wednesday 04/26/2017
Pretty much UNCH at the close
Tuesday 04/25/2017
Last time we saw this kind of daily range was February's EOM top.
Ain't technology grand?
Monday 04/24/2017
Rare gap breakouts, perhaps due to France's elections yesterday.
Frexit anyone?
Nasdaq leading, wide ranges & strong Chg% closing near the highs...
Friday 04/21/2017
Little change for the day and for the week with the exception of
the Nasdaq...looks like it's on the verge of leading us higher - hovering near ATHs
Thursday 04/20/2017
Wide ranges up on increased volume
Wednesday 04/19/2017
Tuesday 04/18/2017
Monday 04/17/2017
Good range gainer but on lower volume
Thursday 04/13/2017
Dropping down from the channels.
Wednesday 04/12/2017
Tuesday 04/11/2017
Long horizontal channel still holding...
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Friday 12/29/2017
Thursday 12/28/2017
Wednesday 12/27/2017
Tuesday 12/26/2017
Friday 12/22/2017
Thursday 12/21/2017
Very low volume flags forming.
Wednesday 12/20/2017
Tax bill passes
Closing spinners on low volume, down but little change
Tuesday 12/19/2017
Tax vote - both houses
Monday 12/18/2017
Friday 12/15/2017
YM daily closing ATH with a stick sandwich
ATH's for both the ES and the NQ , breaking out nicely to the upside.
Friday 12/15/2017
The December E-Mini Equity Index futures and options expired today at 8:30 am CT.
Thursday 12/14/2017
Wednesday 12/13/2017
Tuesday 12/12/2017
Monday 12/11/2017
YM&ES ATH's...what else is new?
Friday 12/8/2017
All time closing highs for the YM and ES
Thursday 12/07/2017
Wednesday 12/6/2017
Tuesday 12/5/2017
Monday 12/4/2017
Another wide range session -- very high volume sell off and recover.
Thursday 11/30/2017
Major up moves to ATHs in the YM and ES on big volume -- blow off top?
Recovery to the break-down area
Wednesday 11/29/2017
Tuesday 11/28/2017
Broader markets up big-ly, Nasdaq not so much
Monday 11/27/2017
Friday 11/24/2017...1:15 close?
Thursday 11/23/2017 - Thanksgiving session
Wednesday 11/22/2017
Tuesday 11/21/2017
All time closing highs
Monday 11/20/2017
Friday 11/17/2017
Thursday 11/16/2017
Wednesday 11/15/2017
Tuesday 11/14/2017
Monday 11/13/2017
Friday 11/10/2017
Thursday 11/9/2017
Major volume day with large ranges...retracing most of the drops by the close
YM retrace of the drop - Brach Zone Fibonacci
Wednesday 11/8/2017
NQ ATH, ES close behind, YM UNCH...lower volume
Tuesday 11/07/2017
Today's Doji-Spinners suggest a pause while markets think about where we go.
Monday 11/06/2017
Friday 11/03/2017
Thursday 11/02/2017
President Trump Announces Nominee Jerome Powell
as New Federal Reserve Chairman…
YM -- ATH at the close of the major markets.Wednesday 11/01/2017
Prices stabbing the underbelly of ATH'S but closing below.
Tuesday 10/31/2017
Monday 10/30/2017
Friday 10/27/2017
Impressive move for the NASDAQ
Thursday 10/26/2017
Wednesday 10/25/2017
High volume sell off...
Tuesday 10/24/2017
Full steam ahead for the DJIA, not so much for the ES+NQ
Monday 10/23/2017
Friday 10/20/2017
Thursday 10/19/2017
Volume returned and brought a big recovery from the overnight swoon
Wednesday 10/18/2017
Tuesday 10/17/2017
Lower volume but ATHs
Monday 10/16/2017
Very low volume NR 7 pattern completed today although the YM & NQ into ATH territory..
Friday 10/13/2017
Trump announces no deal with Iran - sends it to the cowards in Congress
Thursday 10/12/2017
Very low volume and narrow ranges
Wednesday 10/11/2017
Closing at ATHs
Tuesday 10/10/2017
Monday 10/09/2017
Low volume - small movements
Friday 10/06/2017
Thursday 10/05/2017
Closing at ATHs...again...still...
Wednesday 10/04/2017
Tuesday 10/03/2017
Monday 10/02/2017
ATHs for the YM and ES with the NQ UNCH...
Friday 09/29/2017
Thursday 09/28/2017
Continuing talk about PDT's tax plan
YM breaking out of a small flag-on-a-pole pattern...
ES broke out yesterday and continued up today ... the NQ bouncing back
after testing the lower line support of its rising wedge
Wednesday 09/27/2017
Tuesday 09/26/2017
Monday 09/25/2017
Friday 9/22/2017
Two weeks of just about continual straight up for the DJI and S&P...
The Nasdaq is rolling over within a large wedge
Thursday 09/21/2017
Wednesday 09/20/2017
FED leaves rates UNCH...subdued action leading up to announcement then the
"normal" 100 point swing accompanied the minutes
Daily and a look at the FED action on the 30 minute
Tuesday 09/19/2017
Diminished volume, range and change...
Monday 09/18/2017
Friday 09/15/2017
YM complete session and MMO session
Thursday 09/14/2017
Wednesday 09/13/2017
Tuesday 09-12-2017
Rollover to new contract
Monday 09/11/2017
Remembering 911
The ES closing in ATH territory
Friday 09/08/2017
Big down day for the NQ
Thursday 09/07/2017
Wednesday 09/06/2017
Tuesday 09/05/2017
Wide ranges...large volume on the sell offs.
Friday 09/01/2017
Weaker volume, narrow ranges and little change.
Thursday 08/31/2017
NQ reaching ATH on big percentage move...3 white soldiers.
Nice uptrend for the ES too & an increase in volume.
YM up but lagging a bit.
Wednesday 08/30/2017
Significant gain for the NQ, the ES up moderately and the YM UNCH
Tuesday 08/29/2017
Great to see the spirit of partnership that exemplifies Americans in dealing with the tragic events in Texas
Strong recovery on higher volume, closing near the highs
Overnight divergence set up the day
Monday 08/28/2017
Friday 08/25/2017
Thursday 08/24/2017
Long legged spinners closing UNCH.
Wednesday 08/23/2017
Tuesday 08/22/2017
Yesterday's long lower tails 'announced' today's recovery.
Monday 08/21/2017
Friday 08/18/2017
Thursday 08/17/2017
↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓
More indecisive spinners
Tuesday 08/15/2017
Lower volume doji
Monday 08/14/2017
Strong snap backs (...as if Thursday never happened)
Friday 08/11/2017
Thursday 08/10/2017
Large ranges, major percentage drops on big volume...
Wednesday 08/09/2017
Wide ranges, long lower tail recoveries late in the day - - volume up.
Tuesday 08/08/2017
Wide ranges down and volume returned...
Monday 08/07/2017
Extreme low volume, about half the usual...
Friday 08/04/2017
YM was into new highs all week while NQ and ES lagged sideways within diamond patterns.
Thursday 08/03/2017
Wednesday 08/02/2017
YM closing refusing to drop, closing lightly up...
The ES and NQ closing slightly down but with long lower reversal tails.
Wild day starting at the MMO, VOL up too. Not recovering as much relative to the other indices.
Tuesday 08/01/2017
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Monday 07/31/2017
YM up strong, NQ down and ES pretty much UNCH...EOM positioning?
Friday 07/28/2017
DOW 30 (YM) ATH at the major market close.
Thursday 07/27/2017
Wide ranges in the NQ and ES closing down while the YM kept driving up
Volume kicked up a notch...
Wednesday 07/26/2017
DJI leading, closing at ATH...volume down a bit.
Tuesday 07/25/2017
Monday 07/24/2017...Low volume
Friday 07/21/2017
Thursday 07/20/2017
Wednesday 07/19/2017
ATH for the ES & NQ on low volume
Tuesday 07/18/2017
Monday 07/17/2017
Friday 07/14/2017
Strong week, ATH's but on lower volume.
Thursday 07/13/2017
New closing highs again...low volume again...
Wednesday 07/12/2017
YM and S&P breakouts - on lowish volume
Tuesday 07/11/2017
Monday 07/10/2017
Friday 07/07/2017
Thursday 07/06/2017
Wednesday 07/05/2017
Tuesday 07/04/2017
4th of July holiday shortened session
Monday 07/03/2017
4th of July holiday shortened session
Friday 06/30/2017
Friday morning 06/30/2017
Thursday 06/29/2017
Big volume with wide ranges ...
Divergent bottom reversal, retraced 50% of the plunge
Stick sandwiches
Wednesday 06/28/2017
Volume up a bit...
Tuesday 06/27/2017
Monday 06/26/2017
Friday 06/23/2017
Thursday 06/22/2017
Wednesday 06/21/2017
The Techs powered up strong while the big guys sold off
Tuesday 06/20/2017
Monday 06/19/2017
Friday 06/16/2017
Looks like money is still in Tech-Exit mode with the DJIA the main beneficiary.
Thursday 06/15/2017
Very low volume sessions, due to contract rollover.
Not much change, pretty wide ranges and long lower tails
Wednesday 6/14/2017
Very low volume for a FED minutes day
Tuesday 6/13/2017
ATHs for the YM and ES
Monday 06/12/2017
Friday 06/09/2017...then vs now...
Last time -- everything down on large volume...a classic Sell Mortimer, SELL!
This time -- Record high on normal volume, major league down on big volume
and wide range sideways on normal volume.
Friday 06/09/2017
TECH-EXIT
The S&P looked like it was going to join the NQ but recovered
The YM seemed unaware of the other markets' action.
Thursday 06/08/2017
Wednesday 06/07/2017
Tuesday 06/06/2017
Monday 6/05/2017
Low volume, small range and little change...
Friday 6/2/2017
Thursday 6/1/2017...Paris-Exit
Seems the market likes PDT's move away from globalism
Wednesday 5/31/2017
Tuesday 5/30/2017
Monday 5/29/2017 Memorial Day
Very light half session
Friday 5/26/2017
Light volume pre-holiday...Memorial Day
Thursday 5/25/2017
Volume picked up slightly.
Prices pushed up early in the session but went basically sideways during the MMO
Thursday morn 5/25/2017
Wednesday 5/24/2017
Still moving up on low volume
Tuesday 5/23/2017
Monday 5/22/2017
Friday 5/19/2017
Volume diminishing but still wide ranges
The past week's YM sessions on a tick chart - notice the different widths between sessions.
Tick charts reflect higher activity and volume with wider distances between days.
Fri, Mon and Tue reflect more "normal" volume. Very heavy activity occurred
on Wed & Thurs - - Fri had high volume but was returning back towards normal again.
Thursday 05/18/2017
A high volume recovery but looks like we're burning the candle on both ends
Wednesday 05/17/2017
From ATHs to high volume sell off
Tuesday 05/16/2017
Little change ...long legged spinner/doji for the YM.
Monday 05/15/2017
Friday 05/12/2017
Low volume with small ranges...NQ closed up nicely
Thursday 05/11/2017
Long tailed reversal hammers with volume picking up...
Wednesday 05/10/2017
Tuesday 05/09/2017
Wide ranges again. YM & ES closing down on low volume
while the NQ closed higher
Monday 05/08/2017
Good range but little change on low activity
Open price was the HOD
YM complete session and MMO hours
Monthly and Weekly as of 05/05/2017
Just some pull-back FIBs -- where we could go.
Friday 05/05/2017
Late afternoon surge powered 'em up
Breakouts - closing at the highs
Thursday 05/04/2017
House "repeals" Obamacare ... markets close quite unimpressed.
Wide ranges on moderate volume but basically UNCH
Thursday morning...05/04/2017
FUTs moving up over-night...late to react to yesterday's FED minutes?
Yesterday's session and the start of today's on minute based charts (left) with
today's tick chart session (right) which will include the scam du jour - faux healthcare vote
Wednesday 05/03/2017
FED announced holding rates unchanged
Larger ranges although little change from yesterday closing with spinners.
The session open price acted as an OVER-UNDER line
Tuesday 05/02/2017
Low volumes...narrow ranges
Monday 05/01/2017
Quite a disconnect between the NASDAQ (leading) and the S&P 500
...but even more disconnected is the action in the DJIA
Friday 04/28/2017
Thursday 04/27/2017
Much lower volume than of late suggesting a rest is due..
but the Nasdaq is still moving up like there's no tomorrow.
The ES rising too while the YM is hesitating.
Wednesday 04/26/2017
Pretty much UNCH at the close
Tuesday 04/25/2017
Last time we saw this kind of daily range was February's EOM top.
Ain't technology grand?
Monday 04/24/2017
Rare gap breakouts, perhaps due to France's elections yesterday.
Frexit anyone?
Nasdaq leading, wide ranges & strong Chg% closing near the highs...
Friday 04/21/2017
Little change for the day and for the week with the exception of
the Nasdaq...looks like it's on the verge of leading us higher - hovering near ATHs
Thursday 04/20/2017
Wide ranges up on increased volume
Wednesday 04/19/2017
Tuesday 04/18/2017
Monday 04/17/2017
Good range gainer but on lower volume
Thursday 04/13/2017
Dropping down from the channels.
Wednesday 04/12/2017
Tuesday 04/11/2017
Monday 4/10/2017
Friday 4/07/2017
Closing with hammer- like spinners... the long lower tails of late suggesting
a reluctance to drop in spite of this week's news
Friday Morning 4/7/2017 ... Bombs away !
so is this bullish?
Thursday 04/06/2017
Positive spinners following yesterdays wide ranges
Wednesday 04/05/2017
Wild ride with increased volume...
The sell-off gets put on on the FED minutes, released this afternoon.
Seems like old news to me but people just gotta have their reason "why"
Tuesday 04/0/2017
Lower volume and smaller ranges though long lower tails persist...
Monday 04/03/2017
Basically UNCH on the session...but:
Wide ranges closing with hammer-ish doji candles having long lower tails...
Long lower tails are significant IMO...it indicates the bullishness of market participants
i.e. a willingness to buy the dips, the buy-low mentality is in effect....
Beautiful long tailed divergent reversal thru lunch
Long tailed doji on the ES and NQ too...
Friday 03/31/2017
Thursday 3/30/2017
The NQ closing with a little spinner in ATH territory but hesitating...
...perhaps waiting for the big boys to catch up.
Wednesday 3/29/2017
Techs approaching ATHs leading the big boys...volume down significantly
Monday 03/27/2017
WR long lower hammer-ish looking candles
Friday 03/24/2017
Friday 4/07/2017
Closing with hammer- like spinners... the long lower tails of late suggesting
a reluctance to drop in spite of this week's news
Friday Morning 4/7/2017 ... Bombs away !
so is this bullish?
Thursday 04/06/2017
Positive spinners following yesterdays wide ranges
Wednesday 04/05/2017
Wild ride with increased volume...
The sell-off gets put on on the FED minutes, released this afternoon.
Seems like old news to me but people just gotta have their reason "why"
Tuesday 04/0/2017
Lower volume and smaller ranges though long lower tails persist...
Monday 04/03/2017
Basically UNCH on the session...but:
Wide ranges closing with hammer-ish doji candles having long lower tails...
Long lower tails are significant IMO...it indicates the bullishness of market participants
i.e. a willingness to buy the dips, the buy-low mentality is in effect....
Beautiful long tailed divergent reversal thru lunch
Long tailed doji on the ES and NQ too...
Friday 03/31/2017
Up slightly relative to last Friday
Thursday 3/30/2017
The NQ closing with a little spinner in ATH territory but hesitating...
...perhaps waiting for the big boys to catch up.
Wednesday 3/29/2017
Techs approaching ATHs leading the big boys...volume down significantly
Tuesday 3/28/2017
Yesterday's hammers called today's recovery...Good volume + Wide RangesMonday 03/27/2017
WR long lower hammer-ish looking candles
Friday 03/24/2017
Closing spinners, WR bars with long lower tails on the big boys...volume still elevated.
The NQ is posting gains...The MACD trends have been down for most of March
The NQ is posting gains...The MACD trends have been down for most of March
and stochasti' are still a bit outside the over-sold "BUY" areas.
So, off-setting bull/bear technicals showing on the dailies. But it only takes one positive day
for the STO's to begin hooking up ... **** I say GAINs next week **** (correct albeit slightly)
Keep in mind, Wed's Hammer-Harami did pause the slaughter ...
Keep in mind, Wed's Hammer-Harami did pause the slaughter ...
Thursday 03/23/2017
NR closing UNCH on moderate volume
Wednesday 03/22/2017
Closing with Hammer-Harami (expect a pause or reversal of trend).
Volume high but lower than yesterday.
Tuesday 3/21/2017
Big move on volume, down from the MMO thru the close.
Monday 3/20/2017
Slow, low volume day closing UNCH...
Friday 3/17/2017
Thursday 3/16/2017
Spinners for the YM & ES...The big boys are tentative after their breakouts but the techs say go-go-go
Wednesday 03/15/2017...Fed Raises Rate
Tuesday 03/14/2017
Larger volume but still treading sideways.
Monday 03/13/2017
Minor upwards bias but little changed...Rolled to June contract
Friday 03/10/2017
Thursday 03/09/2017
Closing spinners basically UNCH with volume increasing...
Wednesday 03/08/2017
Tuesday 03/07/2017
Monday 03/06/2017
Friday 03/03/2017
Thursday 03/02/2017
Wednesday 03/01/2017
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Tuesday 02/28/2017
Narrow range closing UNCH with spinners
Monday 02/27/2017
Friday 02/24/2017
Thursday 02/23/2017
Wednesday 02/22/2017
Tuesday 02/21/2017
Monday 02/20/2017 Shortened session for President's Day
Friday 2/17/2017
Thursday 02/16/2017
Wednesday 02/15/2017
Tuesday 02/14/2017
Monday 02/13/2017
Breaking out with three white soldiers
Friday 02/10/2017
Thinking the ES & YM go sideways into Friday's OEX (wrong).
Wednesday 02/08/2017
NR consolidation on dropping volume over the past few...
Tuesday 02/07/2017
Monday 02/06/2017
Stochastic on the daily charts are hooking up while
on the 30 minute they are hooking down...NR sessions
Friday 02/03/2017
Tales did tell tales and prices went up on decent volume.
Thursday 02/02/2017
Long lower tails for the past several sessions and strong volume denotes accumulation in my estimation.
Wednesday 02/01/2017 ...FED minutes today - no change in rates...
Tuesday 01/31/2017
Wide ranging hammer closes ... ES and NQ ending positive. Long lower tails on volume.
Monday 01/30/2017
Friday 01/27/2017
Thursday 01/26/2017
Wednesday 01/25/2017
Break-outs to all time closing highs...looking like January is heading towards
ending the month positively...The old saw : as goes January, so goes the year.
Tuesday 01/24/2017
Monday 01/23/2017
Friday 01/20/2017 - Inauguration day
Thursday 01/19/2017
Wider ranges little change for the YM & ES and long lower tails ...
The NQ hitting a new ATH but closing with a spinner...
Wednesday 01/18/2017
Tuesday 01/17/2017
Volume pop, prices drop
Monday 01/16/2016
Shortened MLK holiday session
Friday 01/13/2017
Thursday 01/12/2017
Wide ranges on larger volume...closing down with large lower tails.
Wednesday 01/11/2017
Increased volume, closing nearer the highs...Seems that the NQ is leading the charge
Day 2 of cabinet confirmations (Sessions + Tillerson), 1st Trump press conference...Trump (paraphrase) :
I'll not take a question from CNN - you are fake news.
Tuesday 01/10/2107
Basically UNCH on 'normal' volume
Monday 01/09/2017
Friday 01/06/2017
Thursday 01/05/2017
Three soldiers for the NQ with the ES and YM flat.
Wednesday 01/04/2017
Upward movement toward resistance on more-or-less 'normal' volume.Tuesday 01/03/2017
Volume returned, wide ranges closing up
Friday 12/30/2016
Long down candles on increased volume
Thursday 12/29/2016
Spinners into the close
Wednesday 12/28/2016
Breakdown...on volume increase
Tuesday 12/27/2016
Minor breakout & retreat for the ES, strong break in the NQ...very low holiday volume continues.
Friday 12/23/2016
Light pre- Christmas consolidation action
Thursday 12/22/2016
Volume increased a bit, prices little changed...consolidation still happening
following the post election run-up
Flags on poles...measured move potential still intact.
Wednesday 12/21/2016
Very low volume closing at the lows...ES & YM squeezing basically UNCH...
NQ doing it's own thing
Tuesday 12/20/2016
Minor breakouts of consolidation patterns but on very low volume.
Monday 12/19/2016
-------------------------Friday 12/16/2016------------------------
Measured move targets
-------------------------Thursday 12/15/2016------------------------
Symbol rollover to March is tomorrow
-------------------------Wednesday 12/14/2016------------------------
Very wide ranging bars in the afternoon. Very noticeable in the ES and YM.
Blame it on the FED - interest rate rise.
-------------------------Tuesday 12/13/2016------------------------
Big recoveries from Monday's action, esp. for the NQ.
-------------------------Monday 12/12/2016------------------------
Markets slowing down - December Futures rollower Friday
-------------------------Friday 12/09/2016------------------------
Continued drive up on much lower volume
-------------------------Thursday 12/08/2016------------------------
-------------------------Wednesday 12/07/2016------------------------
Major move up on large volume...
-------------------------Tuesday 12/06/2016-------------------------
-------------------------Monday 12/05/2016-------------------------
The ES and NQ broke up strong from yesterday's spinner/doji ... YM closed up with an outside bar.
-------------------------Friday 12/02/2016-------------------------
Indecisive spinners on the ES and NQ...DJI down but building a little pennant
-------------------------Thursday 12/01/2016-------------------------
The NQ moving substantially down with the ES down...the YM holding the line...
Volume is larger than the past few days...
-------------------------Wednesday 11/30/2016-------------------------
-------------------------Tuesday 11/29/2016-------------------------
-------------------------Monday 11/28/2016-------------------------
-------------------------Friday 11/25/2016-------------------------
Shortened session
-------------------------Thursday 11/24/2016-------------------------
Thanksgiving shortened session
-------------------------Wednesday 11/23/2016-------------------------
Continued drive up on much lower volume
-------------------------Thursday 12/08/2016------------------------
-------------------------Wednesday 12/07/2016------------------------
Major move up on large volume...
-------------------------Tuesday 12/06/2016-------------------------
-------------------------Monday 12/05/2016-------------------------
The ES and NQ broke up strong from yesterday's spinner/doji ... YM closed up with an outside bar.
-------------------------Friday 12/02/2016-------------------------
Indecisive spinners on the ES and NQ...DJI down but building a little pennant
-------------------------Thursday 12/01/2016-------------------------
The NQ moving substantially down with the ES down...the YM holding the line...
Volume is larger than the past few days...
-------------------------Wednesday 11/30/2016-------------------------
-------------------------Tuesday 11/29/2016-------------------------
-------------------------Monday 11/28/2016-------------------------
-------------------------Friday 11/25/2016-------------------------
Shortened session
-------------------------Thursday 11/24/2016-------------------------
Thanksgiving shortened session
-------------------------Wednesday 11/23/2016-------------------------
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