Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures The FTSE futures market moved lower last month with a FTSE 100 failed breakout, a bear doji bar with a big tail. It is a pullback from the bull trend, and there were buyers below the moving averages. Some traders bought the breakout early and needed to scale in to make […]
DAX 40 Outside Up, Back in Tight Trading Range
Market Overview: DAX 40 Futures DAX futures moved higher last month, with a Dax 40 outside up bull bar closing on its highs. It is a strong leg from the bulls, so it is still reasonable to make money buying closes and scaling in lower. But bears know we are in a tight trading range […]
DAX 40 Bull Doji Closing above 20-Week MA
Market Overview: DAX 40 Futures DAX futures moved sideways last week with a bull doji closing above the 20-Week MA. The bears have been unable to get follow-through for many months and have been scalping out at the MA. This leg has the best chance of a small leg sideways to down. But the best […]
FTSE 100 50 Percent Pullback at 100-Week MA
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures The FTSE futures market reached a 50 percent pullback last week after two big sell climax weeks. We went sideways with buyers below at the 100-Week MA and sellers up at the 20-week MA. Its not a great buy nor sell signal – but probably better to be short than long […]
FTSE 100 Bear Surprise, Follow through at 100-Week MA
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures The FTSE futures market moved down strongly last week with a FTSE 100 bear surprise bar. It was a follow-through from the week before and pausing at the 100-Week MA. The bulls see a 50% pullback after a tight bull channel but we are back in the trading range. The bears […]
DAX 40 Pause at 20-Bar Moving Average
Market Overview: DAX 40 Futures DAX futures moved down to the 15000 Big Round Number last week. We closed as a pause at 20-bar Moving Average. It is a test of the breakout point, and judging by the tail on the bar, there were many bulls happy to buy here and lower for one more […]
DAX 40 Tight Trading Range and Possible Final Flag
Market Overview: DAX 40 Futures DAX futures moved lower last week with a bear bar in the middle of the prior week’s strong bull bar. Its alternating bars, a Dax 40 tight trading range and a place of agreement for traders. This will form a magnet when we move away from here. The bulls see […]
FTSE 100 Big Bear Surprise as Bulls Exit, Testing Swing Low
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures The FTSE futures market moved lower with a big bear surprise last week as the Always-In bulls gave up and the bears started to short back to the moving average. The bulls see a pullback to move higher, and the bears want a failed breakout above the high of a trading […]
DAX 40 Tight Bull Channel, Back in Tight Trading Range
Market Overview: DAX 40 Futures DAX futures moved higher last month in tight bull channel but back in tight trading range with large tail above on monthly chart. Bears are looking to sell high in the prior range, betting we will not break far above the All-time High. Bulls are in a tight channel and […]
FTSE 100 Bull Breakout and Follow Through, ATH
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures The FTSE futures market moved higher last month with bull breakout and follow through. Although this month had a tail on top, the probability is still always in long. Because of the sideways action and the lack of high-probability stop-entries, many limit-order traders will be betting on more sideways. If you […]
