01-22-2023 Technical Update DJIA & S&P

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA traded lower all week and ended down 2.7% in the lower half of the weekly range. Last week was a mix of layoff announcements and political maneuvering over the US debt limit. The tech and secondary markets performed much better than the blue chips, with the Nasdaq actually eking out modest …

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Technical Update 01/15/2023 DJIA – S&P Cash

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA spent most of last week on the upside and settled with a 1.99% increase on the week as prices inch back toward the late 2022 swing highs. The “Dow” continues to outperform the S&P500 and the tech-centered Nasdaq Composite. The 52-week H/L line remains frothy, closing the week at -0.16. Sentiment …

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DJIA Technical Update 01-01-2023

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA traded a tight, inside week on quiet holiday volume and closed fractionally lower on the week. Short-term, prices are building a flagging triangle pattern off to the side of the recent decline. The hourly is trying to turn up from oversold conditions and the daily is doing the same. Conversely, the …

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US Dollar Technical Update 12-10-2022

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS US Dollar Index Weekly H-L-C In our update in early October we speculated: The big question is, could we be looking at an intermediate and perhaps even longer term high in the US Dollar? One indicator is that there was critical timing indicated for September 23rd to the 26th for all the financial …

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DJIA Technical Update 12-09-2022

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA spent the entire week in negative territory, closing down 2.77% or 953.4 points. The hourly chart is showing a rounded top formation as prices react to frothy sentiment the past two weeks and a cacophony of negative headlines coming from America’s major ‘corporations.’ Prices ended at the bottom of the weekly …

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Stock Market Update 12-04-2022

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The major market indices have been in a schism since the summer lows. For decades now, the consensus axiom is to ‘never fade the blue chips.’ That said, the past years have proven that absolutely nothing adheres to ‘norms’ with fund managers continuously underperforming the general indices. The Dow Jones has continued to …

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10-04-2022 US Dollar Update

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The US Dollar has nose-dived and spiked off the recent highs after prices pulled up just shy of the long-term monthly targets outlined in the last update at 11676/11939. The current intraday high print is 11477, set last Wednesday, and since then the market has swooned…retracing over 62% of the rally off the …

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DJIA Technical Update 09-30-2022

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS The DJIA saw a minor reprieve form the selloff in the critical timing window outlined in the last update and plunged again late in the week to close down 2.93% for the third straight week of steep declines on the weekly. For the month of September, the DJIA was down 8.84%…the worst monthly …

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09-16-2022 Crude Oil Futures

Crude oil futures (Z22) closed fractionally higher on Friday and settled week down just under $2 for the nearby futures. The near-term technicals are neutral while the intermediate-term still lean toward a bearish posture. December futures are flagging to the side of the most recent test of intermediate-term support against the 8173/7884 area. As outlined …

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