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  • In April and May there will be a rare constellation in the sky, a so-called “grand cross” between the outer planets Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto. This is considered a stressful aspect by financial astrologers. In this article we will take a look at historical examples, and see if there is anything to fear. A…

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  • Here are our monthly key reversal levels going into March 2014. Remember, these monthly key reversal are only for long term market orientation. Try to invest mainly in the stronger markets (dark green) and you will do well in the long term. Speculative buying can be done in the markets that switch from bearish (red)…

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  • Latest daily key reversal levels: (Legend: Mode : green = bullish, pale green = weak bullish – may have peaked, red = bearish, pink = mildly bearish – may have bottomed | Key: key reversal level | W: weekly mode | for more details about these key levels, see: https://lunatictrader.wordpress.com/key-reversal-levels/ ) Comments: * There was…

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  • The intuition trap

    A lot of investors rely on intuition to estimate the odds of the market going up or down, and this influences their trading decisions. The Dow Jones Industrials has been going up five years in a row, so now we are overdue for a down year, isn’t it? There hasn’t been a 10% correction for…

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  • Bitcoin price targets

    A reader asked if I have any price targets for bitcoin. In my last (and only) post about bitcoin: What will replace bitcoin?, I pointed out how an unlimited number of different cryptocurrencies can be created. Then what is their value? There is now actually a service that lets you do just that: Coingen. Of…

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  • Key reversal levels for next week: Weekly Current Mode Key (W) MoM (W) Weeks % Ch. Nasdaq 4,263.41 3,903.20 6.03 59 38.01 S&P 500 1,836.25 1,766.65 2.27 64 29.65 Nikkei 14,865.67 15,239.04 -1.45 2 1.49 FTSE 100 6,838.10 6,554.90 0.42 0 0.00 DAX 9,656.95 9,056.11 3.64 32 17.23 Bonds (TLT) 106.67 104.84 2.86 4 -0.51…

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  • Latest daily key reversal levels: (Legend: Mode : green = bullish, pale green = weak bullish – may have peaked, red = bearish, pink = mildly bearish – may have bottomed | Key: key reversal level | W: weekly mode | for more details about these key levels, see: https://lunatictrader.wordpress.com/key-reversal-levels/ ) Comments: * Today we…

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  • Yet another push higher

    Stock markets didn’t look back last week, and some indexes have already recovered their January losses. With a lunar green period set to start this week the rally is likely to carry on into March. Let’s have a look at the Nasdaq chart (click for larger image): All my technical indicators bottomed out last week…

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  • Key reversal levels for next week: Weekly Current Mode Key (W) MoM (W) Weeks % Ch. Nasdaq 4,244.02 3,887.92 5.84 58 37.38 S&P 500 1,838.63 1,762.35 2.22 63 29.82 Nikkei 14,313.03 15,278.16 -0.10 1 -2.29 FTSE 100 6,663.60 6,694.57 0.18 2 2.35 DAX 9,662.40 9,029.39 3.71 31 17.29 Bonds (TLT) 106.58 104.74 2.49 3 -0.60…

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  • Latest daily key reversal levels: (Legend: Mode : green = bullish, pale green = weak bullish – may have peaked, red = bearish, pink = mildly bearish – may have bottomed | Key: key reversal level | W: weekly mode | for more details about these key levels, see: https://lunatictrader.wordpress.com/key-reversal-levels/ ) Comments: * S&P 500,…

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