Managematics
David Starr is better known as Managematics to members of the First Wave chat on ThinkOrSwim. Most use his many freely-distributed implementations of First-Wave technical studies and his regular market commentary, including timely trading insight based on Elliott Wave analysis. David's acclaimed FibGrid and DynaRange indicators are available right here on FWTrader.com.
Squawk DJIA Briefing for 2/1/2012
Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.
Squawk Morning Briefing: Remain Cautious
While U. S. equities have been ripe for a turn to the downside we have stressed the importance of waiting for clear evidence of an actual turn before calling a top. Monday’s action underscored the importance of that caution. Overnight futures have continued up and leave us in an ambiguous position. So we want […]
Squawk DJIA Briefing for 1/31/2012
Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.
Squawk Morning Briefing: Anticipation
Our focus recently has been looking for evidence of a turn in U. S. equities. We have talked in some detail about the DJIA’s proximity to prices which would invalidate short-term patterns; we won’t revisit it now. What we will mention is that we have declined from those levels in a move which may be […]
Squawk DJIA Briefing for 1/30/2012
Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.
Trade Update: March 2012 E-Mini S&P 500 Futures
The S&P 500 has continued downward since we took our most recent short position in the March 2012 E-Mini S&P 500 Futures. However, the pattern isn’t as convincing as we would like. Therefore, we are lowering our stop on half of our position to 1312.00. That is, the model portfolio will now have […]
Squawk Morning Briefing: Just What The Doctor Ordered
The DJIA and YM followed the script written for them on Thursday and turned pretty much right where they needed to in order to keep the immediately bearish outlook alive. While that is satisfying, one of the most important things when analyzing markets is to not be overly emboldened when events unfold as anticipated. We […]
Squawk DJIA Briefing for 1/27/2012
Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.
New Trade Setup: $DJX Put Ratio Back Spread
The model portfolio is looking to add additional short equity exposure today in a manner that reduces risk and can take advantage of expanding volatility. We will attempt to achieve this with a back ratio put spread on $DJX. Specifically, the model portfolio will:
Buy 6 June 2013 $DJX 120 puts
Sell 4 June […]
New Trade Setup: March 2012 E-Mini S&P 500 Futures
Yet again we are looking to sell short 2 contracts of the March 2012 E-Mini S&P 500 Futures. We will do this with a market stop order to sell 2 contracts at 1318.75. If filled we will put our stop loss order to by at 1330. We may adjust the trade […]