Pairs Trading With Metal Mining Stocks (SCCO – FCX)

(Southern Copper – Freeport McMoran) The pair seems to moving nicely around the 10 SMA, and should offer a possible long entry at/near market, in the range of $25.14 to $25.0. I would encourage going with a half-sized initial position on the pair, as it has been a while since we have traded this pair,…

We have a number of broad market indicator charts we review each evening. One of these is a 12 day simple moving average of $TRIN/Q versus the Nasdaq Composite Index (COMP) which is pictured below. We’ve heard “experts” on cable television state that usefulness of $TRIN and $TRIN/Q has passed because the popularity of ETFs…

Value Areas and POC figures for /ESZ7 and /NQZ7 Futures are posted free every morning HERE. Click on any posts in the list on the left pane to see them in the main window. Don’t click on the ST logo as it will just refresh the page and you’ll get only the topmost post over…

A long continuation pattern in America Movil (AMX) is illustrated it on the chart below. AMX is in the midst of an uptrend that began six months ago.  Most recently, the stock has formed a bullish triangle on the daily chart which provides perfect framing to place entry and stop levels around.  We anticipate the…

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(Xcel Energy – CMS Energy ) Let’s see if we can forge our way with this energy pair, as we are looking for a nice long entry at channel bottom of $0.75. The pair has excellent correlation, and the RSI Wilder is weak, and should allow our pair to come into our pending long entry…

In this weekend update, we look at the Federal Reserve Balance Sheet and the reduction of the bond holdings. The Federal Open Market Committee held rates between 1 and 1.25% this week which was expected but over the past 2 weeks we have seen the probabilities of a rate hike in December increased from 24%…

ShadowTrader Video Weekly 09.24.17 Did the market just replay last week’s action? Russell showing some leadership but is moving towards a very resistant area Ok, THIS week will definitely move the markets. I really mean it this time….

Value Areas and POC figures for /ESZ7 and /NQZ7 Futures are posted free every morning HERE. Click on any posts in the list on the left pane to see them in the main window. Don’t click on the ST logo as it will just refresh the page and you’ll get only the topmost post over…

U.S. equities dipped and the U.S. dollar dipped as it appears investors took profits. The expectation of a rate hike continues to be priced in and we are seeing treasury yields rise. We will watch for opportunities to add to long dollar positions. The EUR/USD bounced after falling aggressively yesterday. We are looking for a…