Apple Inc. (AAPL) Stock Has That Heavy, Sinking Feeling
Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) dropped another 2% on Thursday as the broader stock market erased all of Wednesday’s post-FOMC rally. Apple stock has looked weak for the most part of 2015, and now it has arrived at a crucial juncture through both the longer and near/medium-term lens. Bulls would be wise to respect that heavy […]
Will December 2015 rhyme with history for stocks?
One of my former bosses used to remind me on a daily basis that while history doesn’t necessarily repeat itself it sure tends to rhyme more often than people give it credit for. And this gets me back to seasonality for stocks in the month of December. Through the seasonality lens US stocks tend to […]
Facebook’s bullish reversal sets up a trade
After some early weakness on Monday stocks staged a bullish turnaround in the afternoon session. This saw the major indices and a host of important stocks such as Facebook (FB) leave bullish marks behind on their daily charts, right at crucial technical support areas. Watch the video for the trade setup in Facebook stock. […]
Beware: Stocks seasonal weakness into mid-December
After displaying traditional seasonal strength into late November and possibly very early December, stocks this year again may see some weakness into the middle part of December. Tactically this may offer active investors and traders a chance to take some longs off the table, possibly even short the indices after a confirmed bearish reversal, only […]
What to Expect From the S&P 500 Into Year-End
Fund managers and investors alike are asking themselves whether the year-to-date highs for the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY) are in the past or whether a Santa Claus rally could push us to marginal higher highs. While market breadth is about as weak as I have ever seen it by some measures, a glimpse at seasonal […]
The German DAX and that pesky 200 day moving average
Looking back at the gyrations of the German Dax index this year shows what a roller coaster it has been. While I shy away from using simple, single-factor models or analyses when it comes to markets, the key line in the sand for the Dax in 2015 has been a closely watched one: the 200-day simple […]
Profit from the options expiration rally
The monthly options expiration rally phenomena with a few exceptions has worked out like a charm yet again in 2015. The trade is simple, buy stocks at the beginning of the week and sell into options expiration Friday or the following Monday. The strategy works extremely well and on months when it doesn’t work it […]
Serge Explains The Thanksgiving Trade
Thanksgiving week tends to be positive for markets, especially the Nasdaq 100. Black Friday shopping spree gives retailers a lift. Lower equities trading volume in Thanksgiving week tends to mean less volatility and a floating higher of stocks. The Nasdaq 100 can be bought with an ETF for a near-term trade opportunity.
Nasdaq 100 up-gap filled. Apple follows-through lower, as forecasted
Last Thursday I posted this chart of the Nasdaq 100, forecasting a gap fill could be nearby. By the close the following day (Friday) this gap fill had fully taken place, netting us and The Steady Trader subscribers huge profits. I posted this chart of Apple last Tuesday…indicating we could soon see a flush lower. […]
Stock market update after last week’s sell-off
After the sharp October and early November rally US stocks last week finally took a breather and broadly closed lower in what so far from the bigger picture looks to be an orderly pullback. If we dig a little deeper under the surface however last week’s drop also caused some decent technical damage that may […]