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This chart does not have my usual indicators on it, because in this case, price action is all you need. Bitcoin has been trading sort of sideways for quite a while, and sideways movement almost always precedes a strong move. Usually, for a stock, ranging represents accumulation, but this is not the case for bitcoin. The range we have seen during these last...

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After a tremendous bull run, recently we have seen terrible volatility in global stock markets. On a closer look, the volatility was not contagious for other assets classes, which in theory proves that these moves have been technical rather than fundamental. Investors have not been fleeing to safe heaven assets, rather to cash, cash that may be waiting on the...

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For more on my view about cryptocurrencies, check Do cryptocurrencies have a real future? Yes. Does their price reflect their true utility? Probably not. This chart is not about the usefulness of crypto, or about the advantages the blockchain brings to the way we conduct business or go...

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There are a lot of things that I could say about Bitcoin and crypto currencies in general, but I will try not to go into details. By details, I am not referring to the technical side of it, or its technology, but rather the trading aspects, and how markets work in general. To any serious individual that is involved in the market, this is a clear bubble. The big...

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After breaking major resistance at 1.15, the Euro grinded lower to test that wide support area. Last week we had a clear rejection off it, and at the same time rejection off the 34 day EMA Wave. This is the futures chart I am using for the weekly, that shows reliable volume bars. Look at the condition of the Force Index, it is out of its channel, oversold in an...

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After breaking the major resistance area around 40$, Alcoa viciously came back down for a test. I would buy against this major support, given the bullish hammers and the oversold Force Index. Soft stop below resistance, around 36$. Target at 60$.

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The weekly chart stands at value, with a consolidation pattern that is getting tighter and tighter. The daily chart shows a failing H&S pattern with a perfect double bottom at the right shoulder. Note that the impulse is still red, as soon as it turns blue, it is time to add. The 4H chart is where the anticipation happens. After a smaller double bottom on even...

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This is not the best looking chart, however, what attracted me to this trade is the BoC meeting on Wednesday, when a rate hike is widely expected. This is the time to put on a trade, when the risk reward is theoretically in your favor. The market fully priced in a rate hike from 0.50% to 0.75% from Poloz and co., and IMO the only danger to this trade is a very...

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The weekly chart shows a H&S pattern , and right now we stand, for the second time, at the right shoulder. Although the weekly chart doesn't scream sell, if you look at the daily chart, it offers an excellent opportunity to put on a bet. The daily chart shows a double top, with a false breakout, after a buying climax. Note also the bearish divergence on the...

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Illumina had a slight correction recently, and is now ready to resume the uptrend. The weekly chart is at value, after failing to break the shoulder line resistance, while the volatility and volume decreased significantly if you analyze the Force Index. This leads me to believe that this was a correction, and not a start of a more important bearish move. The...

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The Turkish Lira has been so beaten up these last few years, it's pretty hard to think about going long. However, looking back, I can spot similar behavior after parabolic moves (labeled on the weekly chart). Note that at the moment the weekly chart is still bullish, so this is an anticipation trade. Going on to the daily chart, a double top is taking shape at...

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A setup can't get much better than this for the system I am using; both time frames align perfectly to create a low risk high probability trade. On the weekly chart, a return to the wave after a long period of buying the Rand also marks a test of the broken H&S neckline. This is all you need to go look for a trade on the daily chart. Note that the impulse is...

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The New Zealand dollar stands at a very interesting level, and it looks to me like it is rejecting it. Sometimes, an instrument finds itself at a point where it's easy to make a bet, if it goes below you short, if it stays above you go long. The weekly chart shows a possible double bottom (impulse still red, plus this week's candle is all but encouraging) with a...

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The VIX has been so low only 3 times in the last 15 years, this is the fourth period. That sounds like a nice bet to me! There isn't so much to say about the chart, when the VIX looks like it's bottoming there are only two choices : buy VIX or short stocks. Considering the amazing bull rally we are in right now, I do not want to short stocks, even if they are...

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The French election news have been in the spotlight for some time now. Last Sunday, LePen lost the first round, and many investors decided that the French stock market is the place to be. Or is it? Marine LePen never had the lead in the opinion polls for the second round, and the difference she has to surmount in order to beat Macron is huge, 20%. Everyone keeps...

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Cocoa has been trending down for about a year after a H&S/Double top/failed Cup and handle, whatever you want to call that topping pattern. Price currently stands at a massive support area, the neckline of a 10 year old H&S. The weekly indicators are starting to show bullish divergences. Although not there yet, as the impulse is still red, there will be strong...

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I believe being a contrarian just for the sake of it is a fool's game. However, there are certain circumstances, when a contrarian view is warranted. I believe the dollar rally to be one of these special circumstances, I explained my reasons in my previous charts. First of all, I am not sure the dollar rally ended. As I am as sure as I can be from a trading...

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Natural gas is a very volatile commodity, with wild swings from time to time. However, lately, the patterns have been obvious. We had a long term downtrend that followed the wave on the way down with precision, a double bottom reversed the trend, then a wider inverted H&S pattern emerged, and now NG is at the h&s neckline which coincides with value. On the daily...