A bullish triangle pattern formed on the Bitcoin chart last month. It signaled a pause in the long term uptrend and the beginning of a consolidation phase. This month Bitcoin is breaking out of the triangle consolidation and is moving higher. Follow-through price action is suggested by taking the height of the triangle pattern and… Read More »
One of the most watched for candlestick formations is the morningstar pattern. It is a three-day series of candlesticks that suggest the end of a down trend and a reversal to the upside. The first component of the pattern is a large dark down-day candle with the close near the low of the day. It… Read More »
SPC Commerce (SPSC) is a cloud-based supply chain and logistics firm. The stock price has been making a series of higher highs and higher lows since September last year. It has established a strong uptrend line above the rising 50 day moving average. Chaikin money flow is in positive territory and the relative strength index… Read More »
Bitcoin (BTC/USD) broke out of an inverse head and shoulders pattern in June on the weekly chart this year. The neckline of the pattern at the time was intersecting with the downtrend line of a three year triangle pattern. This multi-year triangle pattern projected an upside measured move price target of around $29,000 or roughly… Read More »
Since early September many of the large cap tech names have been moving basically sideways. Amazon (AMZN) shares are a perfect example. They have been headed right on the chart in an increasingly tight series of lower highs and higher lows. The price action formed a symmetrical triangle or wedge pattern on the daily chart.… Read More »
The month of November was been a positive one for the broader market, but it was also one that sent a number of mixed signals. The first week saw a sharp jump in the indices followed by a gap even higher to start the second week. But that gap-up day turned decidedly negative by the… Read More »
Back on November 9th a large wick shooting star candle formed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average daily chart and the $&P 500 Index chart. A large dark engulfing candle formed on the NASDAQ Composite daily chart. These candles suggested a broader market pullback was in order. There was a brief decline, but not the… Read More »
The broad market indices seemed to have absorbed and then quickly discounted (to some degree) today’s positive Covid-19 vaccination news. Within the first hour of trading the initial rally in the indices began to fade. They wound up finishing the session near their lows. The Dow was still up nearly 3% and the S&P 500… Read More »