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Preservation Of Wealth VS You Only Live Once – Another Victory For Retail Traders AS AMC Price Blasts Off

In a market flush with cash where traders are able to use social media to target heavily shorted symbols – incredible things can, and often do happen.  AMC follows GME to the heavens as retail traders flex their muscles while pushing institutional-level players to the sidelines.  It is a true David vs. Goliath story where […]

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When Divorce Happens: The NASDAQ & Transportation Index Diverge In Big Way Which Can Signal A Weakening Economy

On Friday, June 4, 2021, a very interesting divergence between the NASDAQ and the Transportation Index setup which highlights the uncertainty related to the continued global market recovery trade.  With the NASDAQ rallying over 200 points and reaching levels near critical resistance, near $13,775, the Transportation Index collapsed over -150 points and briefly tested critical

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Head Spinning Crash Course In Share Price Volatility (VIX VS. VVIX) – Learn How To Take Advantage Of Volatility And Profit From It

Volatility is the most common way to measure risk in the financial markets. While there are a plethora of methods, calculations, and derivatives to calculate volatility, they are all trying to accomplish the same goal: what is the price of a security going to do in the future? Without a crystal ball, there’s no perfect

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After Reaching A Trend Channel High, The Russell 2000 (IWM) Flags Out

The Russell 2000, which had experienced an incredible 48% upside price rally after the November 2020 US elections, has recently peaked near an upward sloping price channel that originated shortly after the 2010 Housing Crisis bottom.  The incredible aspect is that the post-COVID price rally accelerated at such an extreme rate that the current peak

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The Air Is Better Up Here: Blue Skies In Our Future For Gold And Silver

We’ve seen some big rallies in gold over the last few months, and as we wrap up the month of May, the long-term charts are looking good. Once again, host Craig Hemke of Sprott Precious Metals Projections sits down with Chris Vermeulen of the Technical Traders to break down all the gold and silver charts you need

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US Major Indexes Consolidate Into Sideways/Flagging Pattern – Watch For Aggressive Trending Soon

Over the past few weeks, the US major indexes have consolidated into a sideways price channel.  This is most obvious on the NASDAQ and SPY charts as we’ve seen moderately deep pullbacks through the months of April/May 2021.  My research suggests this sideways price Flagging might be concerning for active traders/investors.  When the market flags

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Stock Market Cycles Tipping The Balance From Euphoria To Complacency – Is Gold Setting Up For A Rally Above $2000 Again?

Gold has set up a very strong confluence pattern across multiple foreign currencies recently.  This upside confluence pattern suggests that Gold has now moved into a much stronger bullish price phase compared to various currency pairs.  This upside move in precious metals aligns very well with my broad market cycle phase research. I urge traders/investors

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You Should Never Trade Options If you Don’t Know This ….

Have you ever heard someone say “90% of people that trade options lose money.”? I certainly have. Looking at an options chain can be a dizzying exercise for the uninformed. Delta, Gamma, Theta, Rho, Vega – and let’s not forget – implied volatility? Single, spread, butterfly, condor. What does it all mean?  “Chris and his

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US Dollar Breaks Below 90 – Continue To Confirm Depreciation Cycle Phase

If you’ve been following my recent research posts, you already know my research team and I are expecting some very big volatility and trends in the US and global markets over the next 12 to 48 months.  The US Dollar Index fell below a critical support level above 90 recently.  This move lower after attempting

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Can You Guess What The Number One Most Overlooked Factor In Options Pricing That Most Traders Ignore Is?

Over the past year, the world we live in has drastically changed.  In the covid era, we have lived in the midst of a pandemic requiring limited personal interactions with people outside our households and seemingly endless precautions in an effort to slow the spread.  In short, the world we live in today is radically

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