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NASDAQ 100 Short Term Correction Risk Analysis
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NDX: NASDAQ 100 Short Term Correction Risk Analysis

It is important to know when the NASDAQ:NDX and a few of its components are overextended and that a minor correction, aka retracement, is imminent. It doesn't really matter if you can guess the exact day, but it does matter that you can see the risk coming so that you can plan to take action on open positions and plan ahead for new positions for swing or...

SNOW: Positive Technical Patterns Ahead of Earnings
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SNOW: SNOW: Positive Technical Patterns Ahead of Earnings

NYSE:SNOW is completing a long-term bottom formation that is only visible on a weekly chart. The company was highly touted at IPO but has struggled since then. Candlestick patterns indicate pro traders in the mix right now. The stock reports earnings Feb 28th, next week. Candlestick patterns and Pro trader influence imply a possible good report this time around.

Bending Trends Can Warn of Institutional Rotation
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PANW: Bending Trends Can Warn of Institutional Rotation

The Daily chart of NASDAQ:PANW shows a short term bend in the trend which is common when Giant Buy Side Institutions are in quiet rotation mode to lower inventory, attempting not to disturb price. Also, Volume Oscillators and Money Flow indicate selling hidden mostly in price that is being carefully controlled. The stock reports today. This doesn't mean that...

GBTC Over-speculated
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GBTC: GBTC Over-speculated

This INDEX:BTCUSD Bitcoin ETF is over-speculated at this time and heading toward resistance at the M top highs of 2021. Interesting that smaller funds have been dumping recently. Best to wait for a correction if this is something you are interested in for long term.

Controlled Large Lot Selling Pattern: TMUS
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TMUS: Controlled Large Lot Selling Pattern: TMUS

Telecom Industry stocks hit the wall of Market Saturation some time ago. NASDAQ:TMUS has a pattern that indicates a controlled selling mode of larger lots before the earnings report. There has been more volume to the downside and money is flowing out of the stock while the price action develops a narrow sideways range. Risk for a breakout to the downside is high.

Risk for Correction as Earnings Season Ends
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NDX: Risk for Correction as Earnings Season Ends

Checking the Monthly DPO chart of NASDAQ:NDX , it is important to be prepared for the risk of a correction soon after earnings season ends OR as the final week or so of reports come in. Often, the weakest reports are toward the end as there are aging technologies among these. Corrections are necessary for a long-term uptrend to sustain. Notice that there is...

COIN Completes First Post-IPO Bottom
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COIN: COIN Completes First Post-IPO Bottom

As the first of its kind, this young company has a bright future. Weekly chart: NASDAQ:COIN has completed its first post-IPO bottom formation and is holding above the completion line despite some selling down in recent weeks. The company reports Feb 15th. The fundamentals are most likely at or near the bottom completion level. The run up became...

Fundamental Value Levels via Technical Analysis: GOOG Example
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GOOG: Fundamental Value Levels via Technical Analysis: GOOG Example

NASDAQ:GOOG had a mega gap down on earnings news. The stock was simply over-speculated. The price of this stock was way above the true fundamental values. So the stock gapped down to its current fundamental value level. See the chart attached. The green rectangle outlines the last range where there were Dark Pool Buy Zones. Indicators like...

Bottom Formation with Dark Pool Buy Zones: DIS
DIS
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DIS: Bottom Formation with Dark Pool Buy Zones: DIS

NYSE:DIS reports earnings next week and is attempting to complete the bottom formation that started last summer. The stock must now sustain above the bottom completion level at $95. Even though the market is over-speculating many index components, this stock is more likely to have sideways trends or platforms if the price holds above the new support level to...

Uninspiring Technical Patterns Ahead of NFLX Earnings
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NFLX: Uninspiring Technical Patterns Ahead of NFLX Earnings

Like many others, NASDAQ:NFLX has shifted to a wide sideways trend ahead of its earnings report today after the close. There is no pre-earnings run here. Current volume and price trend are not patterns that inspire a good earnings surprise. HFTs are always watching news ahead of open on high-profile stocks to get ahead of retail market orders. A gap is likely...

Stocks at New All-Time Highs Ahead of Earnings: CAT
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CAT: Stocks at New All-Time Highs Ahead of Earnings: CAT

This Dow component attempted a new all-time high and failed. However, it has ample support from the prior sideways trend after the previous all-time high. NYSE:CAT has been over-speculated as it moved out of its bottom low. The company reports end of January. Watching to see how the stock performs in the next week or so should indicate whether it will be stuck...

HD: Finally Patterning Out Post-Pandemic
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HD: HD: Finally Patterning Out Post-Pandemic

NYSE:HD benefited greatly from the pandemic lockdown and the numerous stimulus checks that over-stimulated all nations' economies. The stock has now moved above its trading range and has sustained, aka held onto, those gains. This patterns out the excessive revenues and earnings that were inevitably unsustainable for all of the companies that benefited from...

NVDA at the CES Ahead of Earnings Next Month
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NVDA: NVDA at the CES Ahead of Earnings Next Month

NASDAQ:NVDA moved up on the excitement around AI at the Consumer Electronics Show. We can see that Professional Traders were anticipating a breakout. The stock should be able to begin some pre-earnings runs soon, as long as revenues and earnings continue to improve. Volume Oscillators and Money Flow Indicators have been improving as Derivative Developers...

Controlled Sideways Trends Ahead of Earnings
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V: Controlled Sideways Trends Ahead of Earnings

The Giant Banks and Credit Card companies benefit the most from the Federal Reserve Board's overnight interest rate hikes. As the FRB increases its lending rate, it allows big banks and credit companies to increase their interest rates to consumers, small businesses, etc. That usually means higher revenues. NYSE:V is in a sideways trend that is not as...

Over-speculated Patterns Heading Into Earnings Season
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JPM: Over-speculated Patterns Heading Into Earnings Season

NYSE:JPM is the last Bank that has been able to hold onto its Dow 30 component status. It is running up on a combination of buybacks and ETF development for Dow 30 index components. The stock is over-speculated heading into the earnings season. Volume Oscillators show the extreme pattern clearly. So even minimal weakness in the earnings report could cause an...

Which Robotics Stocks Are You Watching?
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ROK: Which Robotics Stocks Are You Watching?

This stock's pattern is an intermediate-term trend correction to bottom formation that is near completion. It may head sideways for a bit, but when it does breakout of this consolidation, there is potential for swing style runs to develop. A Dark Pool buy zone triggered at the bottom's lows. And there are Pro Trader footprints in each run out of a new low. ...

Dark Pool Buy Zones for Trading Momentum or Velocity
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CHWY: Dark Pool Buy Zones for Trading Momentum or Velocity

Dark Pool buy zones, identified with Relational Technical Analysis of the candlestick patterns and where they form in the long-term trend, along with indicators that reveal large-lot activity, are the key to preparing early for momentum to velocity runs for swing trading, position trading and even for planning long-term investments. NYSE:CHWY is working on a...

The Digital Economy Ushers in A Long Term Bull Market Cycle
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IXIC: The Digital Economy Ushers in A Long Term Bull Market Cycle

I received my CMT charter long ago, when chartered market technician candidates could write a thesis that had potential to change the body of knowledge of Technical Analysis. It did and it continues to serve me and my students well. It was called "Cycle Evolution Theory" and my specialty is in the long-term cycles of emerging displacement technologies that change...

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