Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures FTSE 100 futures moved lower last week with a Low 1 at the top of a trading range. 5 consecutive higher lows, so we expected there to be buyers below. Weak signal bar for the bears, so we might need to go for a second leg up. Bears want to […]
FTSE 100 Bull Breakout to Finish 2023, Test Highs
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures FTSE 100 futures moved higher last month with a bull breakout of a wedge bull flag to finish 2023. Bulls wanted a reasonable buy signal, but last month wasn’t it. Small bull bar closing below the MA – but it worked anyway. We might need to go sideways for bears […]
FTSE 100 Tight Bull Channel, Leaving BOM or DT?
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures FTSE 100 futures went higher in a tight bull channel as we left breakout mode with several small consecutive bars higher. Bears want a sell signal to fade the top of the trading range, but we are now getting many small bars, so it could be the first leg of […]
FTSE 100 Bear Reversal Bar With Big Bull Breakout
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures FTSE 100 futures went sideways last week with a bear reversal bar. It was a bull doji but with a collapse on Friday evening. We are still in a tight channel but disappointing FT for the bulls, so likely buyers below not above. Nothing to sell for bears yet, but […]
FTSE 100 Bull Closes Above MA, High 2, Triangle
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures FTSE 100 futures moved higher last week with a bull doji and now two bull closes above the MA. We are still at the apex of a triangle, and BOM will finish soon – or so traders think. Bulls have a small pullback trend on the daily chart, and buyers […]
FTSE 100 Bull Inside Bar at MA, BOM, Trendline
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures FTSE 100 futures was a bull inside bar on the monthly chart. Inside bars, MA, triangles, think breakout mode (BOM) and sit on the hands until a clear entry sets up. Bulls might have a High 2 above the MA, but the bear channel is tight, and the first reversal […]
FTSE 100 Breakout Pullback, Small Gap at MA
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures FTSE 100 futures went higher last week with a breakout and a pullback, creating a small gap. The pattern is fractal, doing the same thing on the lower timeframe, the daily chart. Traders are deciding if we are swinging up or down. Because bears and bulls are still in, scalpers […]
FTSE 100 High 2, Bull Breakout of Inside Bar
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures FTSE 100 futures moved higher last week with a bull breakout of an inside bar, a High 2. It is still BOM on the weekly chart, but the daily bulls are getting buy signals. After getting another always-in-short signal, the bears want the price to fail at the MA and […]
FTSE 100 Bear Inside Bar Under 100-Week MA
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures The FTSE futures market went slightly lower last week with a bear inside bar. Bears have had trouble breaking below this low, but keep getting bars under the MA. The risk/reward favours the bulls who want a move up, betting that we will not get another low in the year. Bulls […]
FTSE 100 Broad Bull Channel, Wedge, BOM at MA
Market Overview: FTSE 100 Futures The FTSE futures market pulled back to below the MA in a broad bull channel. Its breakout mode, and maybe 3 pushes down after a bull spike. Traders bought the High 2 buy setup at the 100-month MA, selling above the high of the COVID crash. Longer-term buyers are probably waiting […]
