Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures The FTSE futures market was a bear bar last week. It was a FTSE 100 breakout pullback bar just below the All-Time High. Most traders were expecting to reach the measured move target above and possibly the All-Time High. Bears were expecting to sell the highs of the range and now […]
DAX 40 Pause at Measured Move Target
Market Overview: DAX 40 Futures DAX futures was a bear bar last week, a DAX 40 pause at a measured move target. The bulls know the channel is tight and expect another leg up, and they will probably get it. We are also at the underside of the prior trading range breakout, so we are […]
DAX 40 Breakout of Bull Flag
Market Overview: DAX 40 Futures DAX 40 breakout of bull flag with market moving higher last week. Consecutive bull bars closing near their highs. The bulls have needed to break above the wedge bottom and get closer to their swing target above 15000, which they did last week. The bears have been selling from January […]
FTSE 100 Breakout above COVID Trading Range
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures The FTSE futures market had a big bull breakout above COVID trading range. We are within striking distance of the All-Time-High. The bulls want to break strongly above the all-time high, and with consecutive weekly bull bars, it looks promising. But having spent so long in a trading range, the math […]
DAX 40 Big Bull Breakout: Measuring Gap or Exhaustion Gap?
Market Overview: DAX 40 Futures DAX futures moved higher last week with a DAX 40 big bull breakout bar. It has been non-stop higher since October, and traders want to see if there are buyers above this trading range high. The bears knew they would not get a bear trend but hoped for a trading […]
FTSE 100 Big Bull Breakout Testing Pre-Pandemic High
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures The FTSE futures market was a big bull breakout testing the pre-pandemic high. The bulls want this to be a bull flag of the post-pandemic bull run. But with several breakout attempts, traders wonder if this has increased or decreased probability. The bulls have measured move targets above. With such strong […]
FTSE 100 Always in Long, High in Trading Range
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures FTSE 100 always in long with a small bear inside bar high in a trading range. The bulls see a pullback and want a reasonable buy signal for a continuation higher, and they might get it. The bears wanted a second entry sell signal but the bar closed above it’s […]
DAX 40 Strong Bear Bar above Moving Average
Market Overview: DAX 40 Futures DAX futures dipped lower last month back to the moving average with a DAX 40 strong bear bar. The bulls got a wedge bottom, and strong follow through so most traders will expect a second leg sideways to up. Bears will look to scale in higher above last month and […]
DAX 40 Consecutive Bars, Bear Surprise
Market Overview: DAX 40 Futures DAX futures this week was consecutive bars, a bear surprise after such a tight bull channel. Although it is outside down, the bulls will expect a second leg up, so it might be a bear trap. The bears will probably get a second leg sideways to down to the breakout […]
FTSE 100 Double Top in Trading Range or Pullback
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures The FTSE futures market formed a FTSE 100 double top high in a trading range last week, or is it a pullback? The bulls had a tight bull channel, so they expected a second leg after a corrective move sideways to down. It is likely we will test the breakout point […]
