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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 10/24/2011

Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.

Squawk Morning Briefing: Yield Signs

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We continue to see the possibility of triangles in many markets, including both forex and U. S. equities.   Just as with traffic signs, this often suggests one should yield; let the congestion pass; and then move once everything is clear.   In markets, congestion equals chop and trading in chop can be as dangerous as speeding […]

Squawk DJIA Briefing for 10/21/2011

Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.

Squawk Morning Briefing: We’re sorry

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We are sorry for the delay in today’s update.    We’ll get right to the videos…

Squawk DJIA Briefing for 10/20/2011

Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.

Squawk Morning Briefing: Keeping Eyes on Europe

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It seems that U. S. equity markets continue to look to Europe for clues to direction.  That makes sense, since the major economic worry continues to be European debt.  That means we’ll likely continue to see the European currency and domestic stock markets trade roughly in tandem.   If so, then we can continue using clues […]

Squawk DJIA Briefing for 10/19/2011

Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.

Squawk Morning Briefing: Monitoring Mood

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IBM sold off significantly after-hours  on Monday after reporting earnings that topped consensus.  Many reports attributed the drop to revenues that missed expectations — a miss that one has to drill down a few decimal places to calculate.  It seems unlikely that such a fractional shortfall in an otherwise positive report would lead to such […]

Squawk DJIA Briefing for 10/18/2011

Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.

Squawk Morning Briefing: Looking for Confirmation

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Overnight, both the Euro and the YM futures put in patterns that can count as complete five-wave moves and have begun to sell from those levels.  That has us looking for confirmation of a turn as we discuss in today’s videos.  While the drop is significant relative to overnight highs, it isn’t yet much of […]