Breakout trades are more effectively identified utilizing candlestick patterns. Breakout trades are merely identifying where a pattern breakout is likely to occur, usually at a moving average or resistance level everybody else is watching. The combination of a candlestick signal at a candlestick pattern breakout level greatly improves the probabilities that a strong breakout is occurring. This is what we called 2+2 analysis. The more visual bullish indicators that can be witnessed in one glance, the higher the probability bullish sentiment, or bearish sentiment, is about to explode. You do not have to be a sophisticated technical analyst to utilize the information built into candlestick signals. The signals are merely commonsense investment perspectives put into a graphic depiction. Patterns work consistently, with a high degree of probability, because human nature works the same way time after time. Your success in trading merely requires identifying the price moves that occur over and over with great consistency. Join us each Thursday night at www.candlestickforum.com and click on Stock chat. The password tonight’s bigalow 11. Join us, you will gain a lot of insights into the common sense aspects of candlesticks.
Archives for August 2022
August 8th Daily Market Comments
The uptrend remains in progress in the market indexes especially with a J-hook pattern set up in the Dow and the transportation index. The J-hook patterns are continuing to be profitable. The trading strategy remains simple, stay predominately long as long as the indexes continue to trade above the T line.
August 4th, 2022 Stock Chat with Stephen Bigalow
August 4th Daily Market Comments
August 2nd Daily Market Comments
The indecisive trading of yesterday in the indexes, the Doji/Harami signals in the overbought condition, provided the warning that the recent high of June 1 might be acting as a resistance level. That is being confirmed with the lower trading today. This would have been a stimulus for taking profits on long positions today if the premarket futures were showing a bearish sentiment. The transportation index is selling off very hard while the Dow is selling off, likely back to the T line. It will be important to see where the markets close today. Unfortunately it may be indicating the continuation of a sideways/summer doldrums market trend.
August 1st Daily Market Comments
The J-hook patterns continue to work in the indexes. Why is the market heading up with the current political/economic conditions? Who knows, but we do not need to know. Candlestick charts provide the ability to analyze what everybody else’s decisions are as far as buying and selling. Stay predominately long.
August 10th Daily Market Comments
Today’s positive trading indicates bullish patterns in the indexes provided the indexes trade near the high end of there trading range. The Dow is in the process of a J-hook pattern off the T line with a best friend signal today. However, the NASDAQ is trading lower after its open. Obviously bullish charts continue to act bullish, numerous trend kicker signals have occurred today. Stay long but be alert for any hard selling before the end of the day.