Caterpillar delivers in bucket loads
They say a week is a long time in politics, and as the waters settle following the US presidential election, and relative calm is restored […]
Stock Market Analysis
Caterpillar likely to win, whoever gets in
Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump is the next incumbant of the White House, there are some stocks for whom the outcome may be of […]
VIX continues to test support as the NQ leads
Last week was another where the strong platform of support below the 12 region for the VIX remained unbroken as the index closed at 13.29 […]
The big yawn for many, but not for equities
One of the greatest fictional characters ever created was archetypal fictional detective Philip Marlow, so wonderfully portrayed on screen by both Humphrey Bogart and Robert Mitchum […]
NQ emini back as leader of the pack
Some are born to lead and others to follow, and the NQ emini has once again regained its rightful place as leader of US equity […]
Fear stalks the daily chart for the VIX
Friday’s sharp move lower for US equities was duly reflected in the VIX which closed the week with a wide spread up candle, moving from […]
No…not a selling climax!
The bears growled on Friday, and have continued to growl in early trading with all the principal US markets firmly lower on Globex, and duly […]
Nervous anticipation for the US indices
Nervous best describes US equity markets today, and with so many influences now coming to bear, and this nervous tension can only increase over the […]
Fear drains away as VIX sinks lower
As US equity markets continue to defy gravity and move inexorably higher, so the VIX slides ever lower as market complacency takes hold with risk […]
NQ emini leading from the back
The short term weakness we have seen over the last week in the US markets, was once again signalled on the NQ emini, which seems […]
Nervous anticipation for US indices !
Like nervous students awaiting their end of year exams, so the major US indices are all approaching new high ground with equal trepitation, with the […]
Curiouser and curiouser as the three sisters disconnect
As we move to the end of another trading month a feature now building in US equity markets is the apparent disconnect between the three […]
US equity bulls now approaching a key level
Bullish momentum for US equities remained firmly in the ascendency last week as bullish sentiment for the US dollar continues to weaken, and further extending […]
VIX continues to move ever lower to test key support
The daily chart for the VIX continues to remain heavily bearish with the index closing the first quarter at 13.10, and well below the highs […]
A subtle but important shift in the US indices?
As we move towards the end of the first quarter of the new year, it is interesting to consider one of the more subtle changes […]
The weekly YM provides a more balanced view
As each new year comes around, and we celebrate the new and say goodbye to the old, as traders we are never sure what it […]
Plenty of smoke but no roast!
As a trader and investor, I always find volatile markets the most interesting and rewarding. Rewarding because they offer opportunities in all markets with risk […]
Technical picture dominates the YM emini as we wait for the FED
For the YM emini futures contract there is only one game in town at present from a technical perspective, and that’s the resistance level just […]