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Cyclicals Take the Lead as China Reopens: Market Trends This Week

Cyclicals Take the Lead as China Reopens: Market Trends This Week

Downloads available here. New additions: MT Price Channels (workspace)DISTANCE FROM MA (indicator)MA STREAK (indicator) Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 tries to holds 200-day MA and Jan. 25 lowLower highs create potential...

S&P 500 Pulls Back to the 50-day MA: Market Trends This Week

S&P 500 Pulls Back to the 50-day MA: Market Trends This Week

Downloads available here and here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 pulls back to 50-day MA.Prices have retraced half their move off December lows.S&P 500 holding bottom of Keltner Channel.Potential for...

What Are the Top Contracts for Futures Traders?

What Are the Top Contracts for Futures Traders?

(This post was updated March 20, 2023.) Futures are derivatives that track products like the S&P 500, crude oil, Treasury bonds and gold. Traders use futures to position for rallies and drops, with the ability to place orders most times of the day. These extended...

S&P Holds December High as Volatility Fades: Market Trends This Week

S&P Holds December High as Volatility Fades: Market Trends This Week

Downloads available here and here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 tests and holds December high of 4,101.38.2% retracement of YTD moveTests and holds middle of price channel, potential signal for bull flag breakoutS&P...

Looking for Support and Resistance? Price Channels Might Help

Looking for Support and Resistance? Price Channels Might Help

Traders often use support and resistance to get an edge in the stock market. However levels can change as prices move, so today we'll consider a tool that automatically adjusts as trends evolve: price channels. TradeStation's Price Channel indicator tracks recent...

Stocks Overbought as Traders Wait for Inflation? Market Trends This Week

Stocks Overbought as Traders Wait for Inflation? Market Trends This Week

Downloads available here and here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 is challenging mid-September high and March lows around 4120.10-day moving average rising for 23 candles, the longest streak since August.Fewer index members above 20-day MA than above 50-day MA....

Apple, Trendline Break and ‘Golden Cross?’ Market Trends This Week

Apple, Trendline Break and ‘Golden Cross?’ Market Trends This Week

Sizing Up the S&P 500 50-day MA nearing "Golden Cross" vs 200-day MA2022 bearish trendline brokenBreadth: Advance/decline line highest since AugustSector mix: "risk-on" cyclicals leading, safe-havens lagging.Intermarket: Dollar index lowest since AprilIntermarket:...

How to Use Fibonacci Retracements on TradeStation

How to Use Fibonacci Retracements on TradeStation

Stock prices usually zig and zag instead of moving in a straight line. Today we'll explore Fibonacci retracements, a popular tool for navigating ups and downs in your trading. The Fibonacci ("Fib") tool is a drawing instrument on TradeStation's charts that draw lines...