When a major U.S. holiday occurs Monday through Friday the NYSE suspends trading for that day. Occasionally the day before or after the holiday could have a shortened trading day. The NYSE had shortened trading hours on 07/03/25 because Friday 07/04/25 was the U.S. Independence Day holiday. Shortened stock trading sessions usually have aContinue reading “Unusual Pre – Holiday Stock Trading – 07/03/25”
Category Archives: Time
S&P 500 Rallies into the Heart of Resistance – 05/01/25
On 05/01/25 the S&P 500 (SPX) rallied into a major resistance zone and then turned down. An important peak for U.S. stocks could be in place. The daily SPX chart courtesy of BigCharts.com updates the action. This website prior blog illustrated SPX – Volume Profile and Fibonacci analysis illustrated that there was Volume Profile andContinue reading “S&P 500 Rallies into the Heart of Resistance – 05/01/25”
The 55 – Day Crash Phenomenon
There are two ways to use Fibonacci time analysis, ratios or sequence numbers. With ratios a market rally lasting 100 – days could be retraced in 61 – days. This is the Fibonacci ratio of 61/100 or .61. Sometimes market movements can be measured by numbers in the Fibonacci sequence. The Fibonacci sequence is asContinue reading “The 55 – Day Crash Phenomenon”
S&P 500 – Price and Time Targets Hit!
The 03/16/25 blog “Forecast – S&P 500 Intermediate Bottom – 04/03/25” illustrated that the S&P 500 (SPX) could bottom around the 08/05/24 mini crash bottom 04/03/25 or 04/04/25. The 08/05/24 bottom was at 5,119.26, the low SPX low on 04/04/25 was 5,069.90. Evidence from SPX momentum oscillators reveal clues to what could soon happen. TheContinue reading “S&P 500 – Price and Time Targets Hit!”
Alternate Time Forecast for Intermediate S&P 500 Bottom
The 03/16/25 blog “Forecast – S&P 500 Intermediate Bottom – 04/03/25” illustrated that the S&P 500 (SPX) could bottom in the 5,100 area on 04/03/25 or 04/04/25. The price forecast remains the same and given the SPX powerful decline on 03/28/25 it’s possible to reach 5,100 by 04/03/25 or 04/04/25. However, there is another timeContinue reading “Alternate Time Forecast for Intermediate S&P 500 Bottom”
Forecast – S&P 500 Intermediate Bottom – 04/03/25
Trendline and Fibonacci time analysis indicate the S&P 500 (SPX) could make an intermediate bottom on or near 04/03/25. The first daily SPX chart courtesy of Trading View illustrates the long-term picture. The two most significant bottoms of the October 2022 to February 2025 SPX bull market occurred in October 2023 and August 2024. MarketsContinue reading “Forecast – S&P 500 Intermediate Bottom – 04/03/25”
What Could Cause a U.S. Economic Decline?
There are two ways to analyze markets and stocks, Fundamental and Technical. Technical analysis involves the study of price, and broadly the examination of momentum, sentiment and time. Because markets and stocks discount the future, they usually move six to nine months before the fundamentals. Fundamental analysis for markets examines factors such as employment, inflation,Continue reading “What Could Cause a U.S. Economic Decline?”
Short-Term S&P 500 – Downside Target
On 02/19/25 the S&P 500 (SPX) made an all-time high unconfirmed by the other two main U.S. stock indices – Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite. This was the five – year anniversary of the SPX – all-time high just before the 2020 – Covid crash. On 02/20/25 intraday the SPX had declined 1%Continue reading “Short-Term S&P 500 – Downside Target”
A Turn in the U.S. Stock Market Tide – 02/19/25
On 02/19/25 the S&P 500 (SPX) made a new all – time high unaccompanied by the other two main U.S. stock indices – Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite. This bearish divergence occurred on a fascinating Day. The weekly SPX courtesy of Trading View illustrates what happened. The SPX late session high onContinue reading “A Turn in the U.S. Stock Market Tide – 02/19/25”
All – Time Highs Totally Rejected
On 01/31/25 both the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and the S&P 500 (SPX) made runs to make new all -time highs. They failed miserably. The DJI – two – hour chart courtesy of Trading View shows its action since its all-time high in early December 2024. In the first minute of the DJI tradingContinue reading “All – Time Highs Totally Rejected”
Four Dimension Trading 