FOMC Fed rate hike after parabolic wedge buy climax Updated 6:52 a.m. The Emini gapped above yesterday’s high, but turned down from just below the all-time high. Because yesterday’s bull channel was tight, the bears need a series of strong bear bars to convince traders that they have begun a swing down. Despite the 2 […]
FOMC Fed rate hike after parabolic wedge buy climax
Emini waiting for Wednesday’s FOMC Fed interest rate hike
Intraday market update: June 13, 2017
Emini waiting for Wednesday’s FOMC Fed interest rate hike Updated 6:53 a.m. Today opened with a gap up and 3 bull bars. But, the daily chart has had 6 dojis. Furthermore, it has both a wedge top and a parabolic wedge top. The odds are against a strong bull trend day today, despite this early […]
Trump, Comey, and Russia are minor compared to buy climax
Intraday market update: June 12, 2017
Trump, Comey, and Russia are minor compared to buy climax Updated 6:53 a.m. The Emini tested the top of Friday’s reversal up, which was a 50% pullback of the selloff, and stalled. This was likely because Big Down, Big Up creates Big Confusion. It therefore usually leads to a trading range. Today’s early selloff found […]
Buy climax is more important than Trump, Comey, and May
Emini weekend update: June 10, 2017
Monthly S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart: Buy climax is more important than Trump, Comey, and May The monthly S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart has been in a strong bull trend for 18 months. Furthermore, there is an 8 bar bull micro channel (no pullbacks). The monthly S&P500 Emini futures candlestick chart had a High 1 […]
Market believes Comey testimony about Trump and Russia is irrelevant
Intraday market update: June 9, 2017
Market believes Comey testimony about Trump and Russia is irrelevant Updated 7:01 a.m. The Emini broke to a new all-time high on the open. At the moment, the Emini is Always In Long and in a trend from the open bull trend. Yet, the bull bars are not especially big. In addition, there are tails, […]
Emini awaiting Comey’s testimony on Trump and Russia
Intraday market update: June 8, 2017
Emini awaiting Comey’s testimony on Trump and Russia Updated 6:57 a.m. The Emini opened in yesterday’s tight trading range, and rallied from an Opening Reversal pullback to the moving average. By trading above yesterday’s high, it triggered a buy signal on the daily chart. Yet, the Emini is in a 3 day tight trading range. […]
Buy climax before Comey’s Russia and Trump hearing
Intraday market update: June7, 2017
Buy climax before Comey’s Russia and Trump hearing Updated 6:49 a.m. The Emini opened in the middle of yesterday’s trading range at the 60 minute moving average. Furthermore, yesterday was a weak buy signal bar on the daily chart. Therefore, if today rallies above yesterday’s high, the breakout probably will not lead to a strong […]
Emini buy climax as AMZN and GOOGL exceed 1,000
Intraday market update: June 6, 2017
Emini buy climax as AMZN and GOOGL exceed 1,000 Updated 6:51 a.m. Since the Emini gapped below yesterday’s low, it triggered the sell signal on the daily chart. Yet, unless the bears get consecutive big bear bars, the odds are against a swing down on the daily chart. There are more likely buyers below and […]
Al Brooks’ Lecturing Trip, China
Al now back in the USA. Trading room and Intraday reports will resume today, Tuesday 6 June. Al undertook a lecturing trip to Boao, China. Al was to visit three cities, but two events had to be postponed by the organizers at short notice. Al will return to China later in the year. Boao, Hainan […]
Ask Al: China Futures Daily Q&A Part 2
China Futures Daily Q&A: Part 2 – Q8 to Q12 Al Brooks leaves for his China lecturing trip later today. Sadly, the exact schedule is still not finalized and details will be published as soon as available for anyone interested in joining Al. Here is the second part (Q8 – Q12) of Al’s China Futures […]











