Sunday Matinée at Market Chess Cinemas

17Feb5:09 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 02/17/16 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the Stock Market Recap which I present each evening to members of Market Chess Subscription Services . In the longer version, I offer tons of actionable trade ideas, educational content, and in-depth objective analysis across all markets. If you enjoy my videos and blog posts, then please...

17Feb3:33 pmEST

Hold Your Fire!

With the third consecutive gap up in the market holding firm today, there are plenty of premature shorts no doubt starting to feel the heat. To be sure, shorting in any type of market amounts to "adult swim, in terms of the agility and discipline required to avoid getting whacked for a big loss. But beyond that, the rally in stocks seems to be...

17Feb12:49 pmEST

The Issue with Rallies in Downtrends

Bluebird Bio is a pretty good technical example of the trouble in playing stocks in downtrends. If you are buried long in the name from higher prices, say, above $60 or even $80, then of course all sizable rallies like the one we are seeing now will come as a relief. If you were pressing short "in the hole" at recent lows, then you needed to...

17Feb10:57 amEST

In the Headlights

With a third consecutive large gap higher on the indices, the market is doing its best to humble the boldly bearish proclamations we heard last week of imminent global doom. Still, not much technical evidence is present to suggest this is anything more than a relief rally in an ongoing downtrend. I see plenty of beaten-down, left-for-dead...

16Feb5:15 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 02/16/16 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the Stock Market Recap which I present each evening to members of Market Chess Subscription Services . In the longer version, I offer tons of actionable trade ideas, educational content, and in-depth objective analysis across all markets. If you enjoy my videos and blog posts, then please...

16Feb3:14 pmEST

You're Yellow, See

I see Goldman Sachs is out with a call to short gold here. As always, the yellow metal remains a controversial topic in trading and investing community. With plenty of major gold miners reporting earnings this week, I am inclined to wait until after their various price reactions before reentering the complex--We sold a SLW long on Friday to...

16Feb12:49 pmEST

It's Like a Mild Day in the Dead of Winter

When rallies occur in the context of established downtrends, as defined by declining 200-day moving averages above price on the major stock indices, it is always interesting to see the various emotions which are associated with the green. Trapped longs, from higher prices, can breath a temporary sigh or relief (hence the phrase "relief rally"),...

16Feb10:45 amEST

Hide-and-Go-Seek a Gap-Fill

Despite crude oil giving up its mornings gains for a complete gap-fill, and then some, on the USO ETF, equities have not followed suit. Even with troubled banks like CS DB gapping down, stocks are holding firm after the first hour of trading. I suspect the fade-the-open after a long weekend was a bit too obvious to come to fruition. However,...

14Feb4:04 pmEST

Weekend Overview and Analysis 02/14/16 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the full-length Weekend Video Strategy Session which I present each weekend to members of Market Chess Subscription Services . In the longer version, I offer tons of actionable trade ideas, educational content, and in-depth objective analysis across all markets. Please click here for...

14Feb11:56 amEST

Sunday Matinée at Market Chess Cinemas

Regardless of your political affiliations, one thing is certain: As we move throughout this year politics will become increasingly prominent on the national stage headed into the November 2016 general election. With this in mind, an excellent documentary/biography to watch is Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008). Viewers from all...