Do you think Mr Bernanke's testimony was foggy enough? Since last December, the Fed has been saying short-term interest rates—now near zero—won't go up at least until the jobless rate drops below 6.5%, ...

Collective Intelligence! Today started with a modest 290k ESU and 1.6k SPU traded on Globex, trading range was 1678.50 – 1666.00. Tuesday’s regular trading hours (RTH’s), pit session trading range was ...

Can you say up a day down a day during the July Expiration?! The great Bernanke is ready to adjust up or down.... Today is the first time in 4 days the S&P dis over 1 million contracts in a long time. ...

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Trade up thru 136.06 targets 137.05 and 137.15. Trade below 132.08 seeks 125.21. 10-Year Treasury Notes: “Post”-Bernanke if trade is above the pivot we need to favor a move to 127.16 and 127.24. (Those ...

A total of five companies were identified, two small caps (less than $1 billion) and three mid caps (from $1 to $5 billion). The basis for these trades is biotechnology’s favorable season as detailed on ...

Guest post by MrTopStep contributor Kathy Garber of StructuralTrading.com   ESU13 has completed a bearish harmonic pattern. A bearish pattern during formation behaves in a bullish move until the completion. ...

Trade up thru 136.06 targets 137.05 and 137.15. Trade below 132.08 seeks 125.21. 10-Year Treasury Notes: “Post”-Bernanke if trade is above the pivot we need to favor a move to 127.16 and 127.24. (Those ...

Disappointing earnings moved equities marginally lower, but the investment world holds their breath in anticipation of Bernanke’s testimony on Wednesday. As has been reported by nearly every business news ...

Collective Intelligence! Italy Bank Bad-Loan Ratio Rose to 6.9% in May vs 5.6% Yr Ago and  BANK LOANS TO PRIVATE SECTOR FELL 3.3% YOY IN JUNE. Albie said a friend just came back from Italy, visiting family, ...

Bull-hold of 135.03-08 lets them test 136.06. Remember, below 132.08 there is NOTHING until 125.21.  10-Year Treasury Notes: Trade could just chop around this pivot until the market hears Bernanke; the ...

This unique commodity has a dual demand season based on hot and cold weather temperatures. In the United States, natural gas, coal, and refined petroleum products are used as substitutes in electric power ...

Guest post by MrTopStep contributor Tim LuCarelli of FXAddicts.com This week begins the downside of the year, with less than 6 months to Jan. 1, 2014. The first half of the year stocks did well, the dollar ...

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The iPhone is no longer light years ahead of its competitors, and same thing may apply to the iPad. The iPad Mini is to the iPad what the Nano was to the iPod (not a harbinger of success). Bascially, if ...

Remember, below 132.08 there is NOTHING until 125.21.  10-Year Treasury Notes: Trade could just chop around this pivot until the market hears Bernanke; the pivot is a longer-term level….favor the bears ...

Retail sales in the US rose 0.4% in June, but most of that was due to higher priced gasoline and sales of cars. It was lower than the Street was looking for; expectations called for a growth of 0.6%. Egyptians ...

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Collective Intelligence! Weak overseas demand hit China’s GDP in its latest reading. The year-on-year growth was 7.5%, softer than the 7.7% forecast. It will be an acid test for the new economic policy ...

As of Today the S&P Futures have closed higher is out of the last 14 trading days... As of today the S&P has closed higher 7 out of the last 7 days As of Today's close the S&P is up 149% since making its ...

Watch this pivot for direction… 10-Year Treasury Notes: There is still resistance up at 126.25; I think if the bulls can take out 127.03 that is where they can start to re-assert and take trade up to 127.285….To ...

Getting trade above 135.08 changes things….bringing 136.06 and 136.23 into play….taking trade below 132.08 brings 124.16 into play. Watch this pivot for direction… 10-Year Treasury Notes: There is still ...

Last week ended with several positives, from the housing markets to the Fed keeping its quantitative easing program going. This will more than likely be the tone when Bernanke testifies before the House ...

On expiration day, Friday, the bias shifts to bearish with just 13 gains in 31 years. On Friday the average loss is a significant 0.35%. Option expiration week as a whole has produced more gains than losses ...

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Much of the rally was inspired by a surging rbob price that tagged more than 12 cents per gallon on the price at one point, but it still managed to settle nearly ten-cents higher on the day. Analysts attribute ...

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you. Friedrich Nietzche This quote from Nietzche states exactly what I'm feeling this morning after having been through the ...

Collective Intelligence! Today started with a light 202k ESU and 700 SPU traded on Globex, trading range was 1672.50 – 1666.70. Thursday’s regular trading hours (RTH’s), pit session trading range was 1671.80 ...

The SPU opened strong and went straight up to 1670.20, about 7 handles short of its all time high. The 30year bond got up to 134.28, before retreating back to just below 134. The fed and when tapering ...

We're watching the S&P climb towards a test of the high and discussing it in the IM-Pro chat room. My simulated account is long and profiting. And the MIM (MrTopStep Imbalance Meter) which we designed ...

In the United States, natural gas, coal, and refined petroleum products are used as substitutes in electric power generation. Electric power generators switch back and forth, preferring to use whichever ...

10-Year Treasury Notes: All the pivotals…here’s how I see it: 126.00 DOES lend support but I’ll favor the bears there for a test of 125.225 – and then consider 225 the key to direction the rest of the ...

VIX is at 13.93 (-.57%), with a session high of 14.04. Again, another day with big Put side volume, which could mean big put sellers ahead of next weeks expiration. We are seeing super heavy action in ...

The best win was $19,150 in 2002, and the worst loss was in 2009, posting a $12,650 bereavement. For six of the past eight years this July break has either arrived early or did not materialize resulting ...

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Yet, Bernanke's dovish tone (print more money statements) yesterday has not seen the large financial stocks like JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) rally. While the whole market is up ...

  Traders need a map, a guide to the terrain, as well as a plan for how to get to the destination and exit. They also understand that “the map is not the territory,” as psychologists say, and prepare for ...

10-Year Treasury Notes: All the pivotals…here’s how I see it: 126.00 DOES lend support but I’ll favor the bears there for a test of 125.225 – and then consider 225 the key to direction the rest of the ...

The best win was $19,150 in 2002, and the worst loss was in 2009, posting a $12,650 bereavement. For six of the past eight years this July break has either arrived early or did not materialize resulting ...

The motivating force for the bulls in this entire rally has been the calendar spreads and the arb. Once they turned, there was no other alternative but to take profits. For example, Aug/Dec crude fell ...

Collective Intelligence! FED CHAIRMAN BERNANKE SAYS INFLATION, JOBS SIGNAL MORE FED STIMULUS NEEDED. "The overall thrust of policy is highly accommodative."  “They” say that if Bernanke had one ...

  Again, today was all about the Fed and Bernanke...Fears of the Fed raising rates and tapering. From the start it was off to the races...never looking ack to reach a high of 1671.80. The morning was quiet, ...

One answer might be that SBAC will reform into a REIT.American Tower (AMT) , SBAC's much larger competitor recently did transform itself into a REIT. Morphing your company from a growth stock that does ...

Session low came in at 1662.25, with a overnight low of 1657.50. FYI, the 50 dma is now 1624. Looks like it is going to be another slow day. Yen and Euro our giving up some of their massive gains we saw ...

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10-Year Treasury Notes: Weakness will target 124.18 and 124.10; I’m not looking for a bounce at either – trade thru 124.10 will go after 123.27. (trade below 123.27 can fall at least a point). While the ...

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European indexes are higher, with the DAX up .97%. We have the 10-Year at 2.587%. Will be interesting to see where we go from here, especially at the current overbought levels in the ES. Europe's VIX (V2X) ...