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Combing Thru Data – Looking For Clues About Volatility, USD & Stocks

We are now seeing that major economies (US/UK/Japan) are not immune from global deleveraging and inflation. As investors seek safety in the US Dollar this may eventually trigger a broader and deeper selloff in U.S. stocks and market volatility will begin to pick up as the VIXY moves up. As the USD continues to strengthen […]

Mike Swanson Podcast – Find Your Investing & Money Management Strategies

Sign up for my free trading newsletter so you don’t miss the next opportunity! Introduction: 00:00           Welcome to the Technical Traders Podcast, the show that brings you technically proven strategies and trade ideas from experts around the world. We’re going to help you make more money with less risk so that […]

Global Market Trends Continue To Push US Dollar & US Assets Higher

Every day seems filled with some new comment or data point that suggests the Global Market or the US Fed will aggressively attempt to burst the inflation bubble. Global central banks continue to warn that COVID, and other issues, persist. Traders seek some clarity and understanding of what’s going to happen next. Will The US […]

Where Are Investors Putting Their Money – Now Vs. Then?

Investors have been processing high inflation reports, rising interest rates, surging energy, commodity, and real estate prices. So, what is the market saying about which markets investors have favored the last couple of years vs where are they putting their money right now? A way to determine this is to simply plot the indices and […]

Oil Services ETF OIH – Credit Spread –Trader Tip Video

Selling a Credit Spread using Put Options is the topic of today’s Trader Tip by Brian Benson of TheTechnicalTraders.com.  Oil Services companies such as HAL, BKR, and SLB are doing very well as capital expenditures in the Energy Sector have the order books for equipment and services very full.  In today’s video, Brian shows how […]

Trading Major Indicies With Multiple Time Frame Analysis

There are many benefits to utilizing multiple time frame analysis in your trading. Some of the standard time frames are monthly, daily, weekly, 4-hour, 1-hour, etc. Longer-term traders may also monitor quarterly and annual charts for clues in market price action. Some traders use this process to hedge their position using options or an inverse […]

Gold/Silver – Possible Big Moves Within Days/Weeks Video

Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders joins Elijah K Johnson from Liberty and Finance to discuss gold/silver’s latest big moves. Gold prices had a huge run-up early this year, then the war hit, which created an extra surge. We are now seeing gold pullback and cool off a little bit. Based on the charts, silver has a […]

The Many Uses of Option Delta

In an option chain, the delta for a given option strike price can vary from -1 to +1. Call options have a positive delta for option buyers somewhere between 0 and +1. Calls increase in value when the underlying increases in value. Put options have a negative delta somewhere between 0 and -1 as Put […]

Major Indexes Continue To Be Outperformed By Energy & Metals

Recent rallies in the major indexes have had a hard time hanging onto their gains lately. ETFs like XOP (S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production), XME (S&P Metals & Mining), and XLU (Utilities) have been experiencing capital inflows. At the same time, other ETFs such as DIA (30-Industrials), SPY (500-Large Caps), IWM (2000-Small Caps), IYT […]

Utilities Rising & Transporters Sinking – Sector Rotation Is Providing Clues

Historically, investors gravitate toward more defensive and commodity-focused sectors, such as precious metals, energy, commodities, and utilities, in late-cycle bull markets. Recently, the stock market is beginning to show us signs that the bull market may be coming to an end. Commodities such as energy, grains, and precious metals have all experienced nice rallies. Price […]