The 50 day moving average is the current resistance on the $SPY chart. The $295 price level has also acted as strong resistance. Current support is the $282.50 price level. RSI is neutral but slightly bullish at 52.19. MACD currently has a bullish crossover. The Average True Range declined late last week to 4.19. The […]
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This is a Guest Post by Jake @TrendSpider. In this weekend’s analysis, we take a look at the broad market ETF’s SPY, QQQ, and Bitcoin. In this update, we take a look at how the monthly candles closed for August and what the month of September will start with. Make sure to set your alerts on
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“ I always laugh at people who say “I’ve never met a rich technician” I love that! Its such an arrogant, nonsensical response. I used fundamentals for 9 years and got rich as a technician.” – Marty Schwartz Many people believe technical analysis is complete silliness. How can someone make money on lines and patterns
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“Predictive technical analysis is chart/pattern reading. Trend following, on the other hand, is reactive technical analysis – a diversified portfolio perspective of markets using momentum indicators.” – Michael Covel Trend following is a trading strategy which attempts to profit from long-term or short-term moves in price action that happen at times in financial markets. Trend
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What is the best back tested trading strategies with moving averages? What is the best specific moving average signal for capturing stock market trends? After trading and backtesting data for years over the past 20 years of data I have an answer. I discovered one moving average crossover on the daily chart that backtested the
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I have primarily used candlesticks on my own charts for over a decade. I like them for how they visually represent prices and quickly show the contrast of the open, close and daily range. I studied how best to use them inside a trading system as confirmation of my existing signals. I was very happy when a
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Bollinger Bands are a technical indicator created by John Bollinger in the 1980s. They were created to form a quantified visual trading range that was adaptive to dynamic volatility expansion and contraction. “Bollinger Bands are use a measure of central tendency as a base such as a moving average. They curves drawn in and around
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Here is an example of a simple moving average crossover strategy that beats buy and hold investing. This strategy combines two winning strategies, the golden cross 50/200 day and the stand alone price over the 200 day moving average system. These are both end of day signals based on the daily chart. Entry conditions: You go
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The current chart is currently driven by headline risk but does have technical levels to watch. $SPY price remains over the 200 day moving average. This moving average is a long term bullish trend signal. The 10 day moving average crossed under the 50 day moving average this is a bearish signal in the short
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This is a Guest Post by Jake @TrendSpider. In this weekend’s analysis, we take a look at the broad market ETFs, SPY and QQQ, as well as Bitcoin. In this update, we take a look at how the longer term areas of support are still in play into next week. Make sure to set your alerts
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