Archive for October, 2009

• Longer Term Look at S&P 500
  alphatrends, October 31st, 2009 at 9:52 am

  The trendline from the March lows was broken this week, but trendline breaks do not assure a reversal, they indicate a slowing of the trend. The SPY is still showing a weekly pattern of higher highs and higher lows. A break below the October low of 101.64 would create a lower low, but [...]

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  Stock Market Video Analysis 10/30/09
  alphatrends, October 30th, 2009 at 4:31 pm

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• S&P 500 Morning Analysis 10/30/09
  alphatrends, October 30th, 2009 at 8:41 am

  After getting deeply oversold in the short term, the markets gave us a nice trend day higher and went on to exceed the targeted 106 level. With a declining 5DMA, it is difficult to trust rallies for more than a daytrade and this morning we are seeing some weakness as the SPY is currently [...]

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  Trade Ideas and QA for 10/30/09
  alphatrends, October 29th, 2009 at 6:27 pm

  Questions answered in the video include:
  - Importance of daily VWAP of the market vs an individual stock when considering entry
  - What are the “auction events” and why we should be aware of the times of completion?
  - Does this rationale for entering TBT make sense?
  - What are some factors that make a good swing trade candidate [...]

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  Stock Market Video Analysis 10/29/09
  alphatrends, October 29th, 2009 at 4:24 pm

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  Midday Video Analysis 10/29/09
  alphatrends, October 29th, 2009 at 11:43 am

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• S&P 500 Morning Analysis 10/29/09
  alphatrends, October 29th, 2009 at 8:40 am

  The 106 level failed to hold as support yesterday and that brought a move down through the 61.8% retracement level from the October range and also down through the rising 50 DMA. The SPY has two uptrend lines from different timeframes which are converging right near yesterday’s close and that makes it a level [...]

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  Stock Trading Ideas for 10/29/09
  alphatrends, October 28th, 2009 at 6:14 pm

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  Stock Market Video Analysis 10/28/09
  alphatrends, October 28th, 2009 at 4:20 pm

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• S&P 500 Market Analysis 10/28/09
  alphatrends, October 28th, 2009 at 8:39 am

  Pre-market, the SPY is trading just below 106.00 as the short term path of least resistance continues lower. The market closing in on the rising 50 day MA which is current located at ~105.11 Yesterday’s weakness brought the SPY down to the 50% retracement (106.16) of the most recent leg higher and it [...]