Could Dow hit 11000 today? Watch Ford

Good Morning Stockhoppers, Well today will be another one of those pivotal days for the market. You know looking at the Dow chart it really looks like it is ready to spike upward. Take a look at the consolidation , moving higher than the previous session but the key here it is not making new lows. This market may be getting the spring fever!! I do believe the market has been resting and is ready to hit that 11000 mark.

Now a little different story for those of you holding Ford stock or thinking about buying it, again take a look at the stock chart. The major indexes, although moving just modestly upward here the last couple of days, Ford stock is moving lower, not a good sign, the stock chart is showing weakness and looks like it is ready for a correction. If it makes a new low today and ends up near its new low today, you stockhoppers looking to get in may be able to around the 12.25 market, do I dare say 12.00? Keep an eye on Ford, a buying opportunity is around the corner
That is all for now....Until next time Happy Stock Charting!!!

Market Resting or Exhausted

Hello Stockhoppers, Well tell me is the market just taking a little rest or is it exhausted and ready to retreat? After all it has climbed a big hill with the DJI approaching the 11000 mark, just when you think it is going to break out, it falls back. Now as you can see by the DJI index chart it has had several areas of minor consolidation, the current one being the most extensive of the three areas. The thing that concerns me most is that it is also moving farther away from the 13day and 21 day exponential moving average(you know these are the only indicators you really need to trade the major indexes)which means what? the market will soon retreat back to these levels where we wait to see whether it will bounce off these levels or continue in the downward trend.

My current position is with GE I am short this stock at 17.93 I am a little out of the money right now but the reason I have not covered this position is because if you were to ask me if I would still short this stock as of even three days ago I would still say yes. I do believe it is showing short term weakness, check out the chart. By the way watch Ford and wait for its rebound off the averages.

That is all for now until next time....Happy stock charting!!!

Stock Market Signaling Downturn?

Hello Stock Hoppers, Well today was definitely a tale of two sides. Up early down late. Matter of fact up significantly today(over 100pts)end of day was a different story, losing most all of its gains, matter of fact the S & P500 did finish in the red. What is the charts trying to tell us here short term? I believe that we are in for a mini correction back down to the 21day ema. I am looking at below the 10700 mark. Lets face it the market has had a nice run up and really we do not want to see this market just continue to skyrocket, what goes up hot and heavy usually comes down alot harder and faster. So a small downturn is not only probable here but for the most part very healthy.

I am currently short GE at 17.93, it has gone against my thought here the last couple of days but looks like it is going to retract, so I am going to stick with it. I only purchased 500 shares so I am willing to hold it as long as I see some short term weakness,...which I do see it coming here the next couple of days.

As soon as I see the averages come back down to the 13 day and 21 day exponential moving averages, I will be posting the stocks that will take full advantage of the bounce back. Look at my recent blogs and check some of my other picks when the market bounced. They did pretty well, I think you will agree.

Well that is all for now .......Until next time Happy Stock Charting!!

Todays Stock Charting Check 3-22-10

Good Morning Stock Hoppers, Looks like after the news of the new health plan being passed that the market is going to show its displeasure, but here is a good example of how charting works. Look a the DJI index chart. If you knew absolutely nothing about that congressional vote you could look at the chart and see that the DJI has reached its recent high last week and is looking a little tired and is probably going to retreat today and start a new resistance level of around 10,750.....lets see if I am going to be correct, we will follow it daily. Its funny how this works but it does. Thats what I mean when in recent blogs I talk about how the stock chart does tell the story. That does not mean that there is not news that can absolutely rock the markets,as in the case of 9/11 but these are far and few between and there is not an stock advisory out there that can predict those.

As far as my active trade GE I am looking for a break below 17.90(remember I shorted this stock last week)to confirm its downtrend. You can see from the chart that this is a pivotal day for GE as it is showing indecision on whether or not it can stay at its run up level.

Well to say the very least it is going to be a real interesting day on Wall Street today. Don't get caught up in all the emotional mumbo jumbo though,what ever your position is. Stay true to your stock charts and what they are telling you. For today I think I will just hang on to my shorts... pun intended. So until next time...Happy Stock Charting!!!

Todays Stock Chart Check

Good Morning Stock Hoppers, Just dropping a note on my on yesterdays decision to short GE at 17.92, although it finished the day at 18.19 the chart shows me that even when the major index was up yesterday, GE could not make a new high, I am still seeing short term weakness here as it should continue in a short term downward direction. I am thinking somewhere in the neighborhood of 16.90. The major index keeps plodding along in an upward direction, I did say look out for a pullback here very soon, but maybe it has to spike upward first before we see that pullback.

As for my other active trades HCBK and TER, I will give a weekend profit report on those stocks after today, currently they are both in the money!!! Until next time Happy Stock Charting!

Todays Stock Market Check-Profiting From TER

Good Morning Stock Hoppers, It was a good day yesterday my read on TER was right on the MONEY, looking for a little follow through today and will then take profit. I will be watching it closely.

The thing that has me thinking PULLBACK is that so many stocks are too far above the 13day and 21day EMA. Things will pull back here shortly. So to put my money where my mouth is I did put in an order this morning to sell short 500 shares of GE at a break down below 17.92, the reason...... it has screamed so high so quickly that there should be profit taking and an easement back down to the moving averages. I will let you know how that goes.

Take a look at my HCBK trade will be taking profit from there today as well, that has been an excellent trade. Well until next time....Happy Charting!!

Daily Stock Market Check-Profit From T