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Squawk Morning Briefing: Sticky Tops
Equity markets seem to be unable to let go of the idea of new highs despite waning momentum at these levels. that leaves conditions still ripe for a reversal but lacking an actual turn. Details are in the video briefings and we remain patient here as we watch for signs of […]
Squawk DJIA Briefing for 1/17/2012
Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.
Portfolio Review for Week Ending 1/13/2012
It was a bit of a whipsaw week for the model portfolio. As this remains somewhat of a pilot initiative, I am still working out some level of balance between taking action when it seems warranted and focusing on actions where as much advance notice can be given to subscribers. As a consequence, we took […]
Trade Update: March 2012 S&P 500 E-Mini Futures
Our stop was hit at $1,283 to purchase one contract of March 2012 S&P futures for a net profit of $300. This leaves us with a remaining position of a single contract short.
This is a fictitious model portfolio managed to demonstrate trading techniques which may be used to trade a speculative account. […]
Closed: March 2012 No. 11 Sugar Futures
Our stop was hit at 23.87 taking us out of the trade for a modest gain of $515. We will discuss the sugar trade more in our weekly wrap-up this weekend.
This is a fictitious model portfolio managed to demonstrate trading techniques which may be used to trade a speculative account. The […]
Trade Update: March 2012 E-Mini S&P 500 Futures
While price action in the equity markets remains consistent with a downturn, the recent advance allows for possible short-term bullish interpretations. Our trade was intended to achieve a larger move than has been been seen so far, but we don’t want to give up all our profits should the trade turn against us. […]
Trade Update: March 2012 No. 11 Sugar Futures
Price action in Sugar is inconsistent with our short-term outlook. It is still possible for the trade to work, but in order to protect ourselves, we are immediately lowering our stops to 23.87. This may stop us out prematurely, but we can always re-enter the trade if it looks attractive after any stops are triggered. […]
Trade Update: March 2012 E-Mini S&P 500 Futures
Following today’s decline we will move our stops in the in the March 2012 E-Mini S&P 500 futures contract. Our initial entry was based on the cash S&P 500 index and anticipation of where prices should stop if our analysis of a topping pattern was correct. Now that we have broken […]
Squawk Morning Briefing: Do Too Many Witches Spoil The Brew?
The pattern in the Euro suggests that the currency is poised to make at least one more new low vs. the U. S. Dollar. We are also looking for a turn down in U. S. equities but so far have yet to see evidence that the turn is imminent. Many observations support the idea that […]
Squawk DJIA Briefing for 1/13/2012
Below is our evening update for the DJIA. Tomorrow morning we will update the outlook for the other markets we cover.