Combining Technical and Fundamental Analysis

Traders that mainly use Technical  Analysis should also devote some attention to Fundamental Analysis.  Recently, bearish economic signals have increased the need to focus on Fundamental factors.  First a  Technical update on U.S. stocks.  The 15 – minute S&P 500 chart courtesy of Trading View illustrates the Elliott wave count just prior to and afterContinue reading “Combining Technical and Fundamental Analysis”

Could the U.S. Federal Reserve be Trapped?

On 03/22/23 the FOMC will make their next decision on interest rates.  They could continue to raise rates or pause because of recent U.S. bank failures.  Either decision could ultimately be bearish for U.S. stocks and the economy. Currently the U.S economy is experiencing higher than normal inflation rates caused by massive U.S. government spending.  Continue reading “Could the U.S. Federal Reserve be Trapped?”

   Stock Market Fuel

How much lower could U.S. stocks go before reaching an important bottom? Momentum oscillators are similar to a fuel gauge for markets, they can give you a rough estimate of where a movement could end.  The weekly S&P 500 (SPX) chart courtesy of BigCharts.com illustrates the action since early 2022. Stochastic is generally a moreContinue reading ”   Stock Market Fuel”

Philippines Stock Exchange Update – 03/09/23

The daily Philippines Stock Exchange chart (PSEI) courtesy of Trading View updates the action. The PSEI has broken below the bottom of the presumed wave ( E ) of the multi-year Elliott wave – Horizontal Triangle at 6,537.52.  This opens the door to the next support zone around 6,430 noted in the 03/04/23 blog “PhilippinesContinue reading “Philippines Stock Exchange Update – 03/09/23”

S&P 500 Breaks Support – 03/09/23

The blog “Move Up From Important Support – 03/02/23” noted the S&P 500 (SPX) rallied after it reached the area of two Fibonacci support levels and the 200 – day moving average (MA).  Today 03/09/23 the SPX broke and closed the session below this important support.   This break opens the door for more downside action.Continue reading “S&P 500 Breaks Support – 03/09/23”

Move Up From Important Support – 03/02/23

S&P 500 (SPX) bottoms in the area of two support zones. The daily SPX chart courtesy of BigCharts.com updates the action. The SPX made a bottom early in the 03/02/23 session.  What makes this exciting is that the bottom was in the area of the SPX – 200 – day moving average (MA) and FibonacciContinue reading “Move Up From Important Support – 03/02/23”

Mixed Signals for U.S Stocks – Part – Two

The 02/25/23 blog noted that the S&P 500 (SPX) could marginally break below its 200 day moving average (MA) line, which did occur on 03/01/23. The daily SPX chart courtesy of BigCharts.com updates the action. The SPX low on 03/01/23 broke marginally below its 03/24/23 bottom and its 200 – day –  MA line.  However,Continue reading “Mixed Signals for U.S Stocks – Part – Two”

Natural Gas Update – 2/24/23

Natural Gas looked like it may have bottomed out on 02/17/23, subsequently the bears continued to push prices lower.  After bottoming on 02/22/23 Natural Gas had its largest percentage gain since the rally in early December 2022. The daily Natural Gas chart (NG1!) courtesy of Trading View illustrates the action since November 2022.  The bottomContinue reading “Natural Gas Update – 2/24/23”