Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
The Only Watch-List That Matter
At this point, what is good is a list of short setups. I keep them of course, and will post them tomorrow, but overall, they have been good for nothing really. The market continues to ramp higher, unabated. And if there is some selling, it is minimal, so that any quality sell-off never has any […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Wooly Bully
“Politicians were mostly people who’d had too little morals and ethics to stay lawyers.” – George R.R. Martin “The main problem in any democracy is that crowd-pleasers are generally brainless swine who can go out on a stage and whip their supporters into an orgiastic frenzy— then go back to the office and sell every […]
October: The Uptrend Appears Near An End Or Has Ended For Now
SPX Monitoring purposes; Short SPX on 8/30/17 at 2457.59. Monitoring purposes GOLD: Long GDX on 10/2/17 at 23.05 Long Term Trend monitor purposes: Neutral. We have the candlestick QQQ chart overlaid with a line SPX chart. The QQQ chart could be drawing a “Three Drives to Top” pattern (same pattern that appears was forming on […]
Understanding And Trading The VIX
Today, we look at the volatility index products and how they impact the markets you trade. Understanding the VIX gives you a critical edge in the markets right now. Video Length: 00:12:45
Alio Gold – A Quick Look At Its Market Performance
It looks like investors seem to share my positive opinion on Alio Gold (ALO). Since the announcement of 3Q 2017 production figures the company’s shares are going up: Source: Stockcharts.com What is more important, since the beginning of the current bull market in precious metals Alio has overperformed the broad precious metals market represented by […]
Volatility Nowhere In Sight: VIX Posts Record Low Quarter
Is this the calm before the storm or has the Fed managed to crush volatility forever? The Wall Street Journal reports VIX Just Finished Its Calmest Quarter Ever. Market volatility is nowhere in sight as the final stretch of 2017 kicks off. The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, just finished its calmest quarter in history, averaging […]
Natural Gas Prices Fall Again On Bearish Weather
Mid-October warmth remains a key focus of natural gas traders as they try and judge just how much heating demand will be reduced. We saw prices today attempt to recover some of their losses from last week hitting $2.88 support-turned-resistance before gradually selling off through the day and closing near the lows. With recent heat […]
Stocks Soared 26% The Last Time This Happened
Earnings season is underway. Right now, companies are reporting their results for the third quarter of 2017. And it’s set to be a historic event. Earnings should reach a record high. Trailing 12-month earnings per share (EPS) measures earnings over the past 12 months. This quarter, analysts expect the companies in the S&P 500 to […]
Short-Term Trading Idea FX GBP/USD – Bull Speculation: Rebound From The TR2 Trend Line
Trading opportunities on the currency pair: Since the 20th of September, the British pound has shed around 600 pips against the US dollar. The drop started with a pin bar model. From looking at the cycles, I’m expecting the rate to drop to the TR2 trend line or the range from 1.3000 to 1.3016, followed by a […]
NZD/CAD To 88 Cents?
NZD/CAD has more room to fall. On a fundamental basis, the New Zealand dollar has recently fallen victim to election uncertainty, lower dairy prices and U.S. dollar strength. These issues will continue to plague the currency after the final votes are counted. The National Party led by Bill English lost 2 seats while the opposition […]
