Today’s quiz actually has two case studies with two charts each. Part one offers an example of our favorite hybrid trading style that blends the best of swing trading and daytrading, a technique we call core and turbo. Swing trades form the core position in which we use swing trade patterns to give us a […]
Dr. Ken Long provided us the following charts yesterday to help demonstrate a variety of ways someone could have traded the market decline on June 25 and 26 using one fractal pattern of the many he teaches. The first chart shows daily bars for SPY which indicates an initial pattern of decline after a peak.
A Case Study in Shorting the June 25-26 Market Decline, by Ken Long Read More »
The U.S. and China are taking their trade war to the next level. For its part, the U.S. has put basically all of the imports from China on the tariff list. The Trump administration has also gone after individual companies like Huawei for intellectual property (IP) violations. For their part, the Chinese have increased their
Tariff Uncertainties vs. Market Realities, by D. R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
On the morning of Monday March 4, the S&P 500 Index traded at the highest level it has seen since October of last year. This 4 ½ month high was short-lived, however, as the market proceeded to trade down for the rest of the week. Readers of these tips in Tharp’s Inbox Coaching were ready
The Market Takes Three Shots to the Gut and Comes Back Swingin’, by D. R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
In my last article, we looked at one of my favorite ways to track market health — the cumulative breadth of the New York Stock Exchange. The bottom line of that article: the market’s rapid rise from the Christmas Eve lows has been supported by broad participation — lots of stocks have been helping to
The Underlying Fuel Driving This Run — Part 2, by D.R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
Back in November, we looked in depth at the Presidential Cycle at work in the stock market. In addition to looking at some great practical tools helping us understand statistical significance, we saw how the pre-election year is the strongest of the four-year cycle. As a reminder, 2019 is the pre-election year for this cycle
The Market is Up 17.1% from the Lows — Is There More Room to Run?, by D.R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
You may have heard prognosticators talking about the “January Barometer” with trite phrases like “as the S&P 500 goes in January, so goes the year.” I even had a very respected TV personality say that to me on air this week in a format where I couldn’t “clarify” the misnomer… so don’t believe the hype.
Don’t Believe the Hype: The January Barometer is Broken, by D.R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
Two weeks ago, we looked at a market chart that contained the so many key concepts that we spent a whole “Trading Tip” on it. Welcome to déjà vu… This is one of those times that market action lays out such clear support and resistance levels that we can’t help but to sit up and
Our One Market Chart Revisited — With A Change In Market Tone, by D. R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
Dr. Ken Long, a VTI senior trading systems instructor, shared this recent email dialogue with another trader. We thought our readers could benefit from this email content as well. Hi Ken, I have been looking back at a number of market and trading factors to see if I could improve the expectancy of your 551W
Tweaking Systems That Aren’t Broken, by Ken Long Read More »
Mid-Term Elections Are Over – Now What? by D.R. Barton With all of the talk about the U.S. mid-term elections, I wanted to give my take on my expectations for markets from here. In the just completed elections, the GOP lost control of the House to the Democrats as expected. The big surprise, however, was
Mid-Term Elections Are Over – Now What? by D.R. Barton Read More »
