Gold Attacks Crucial Resistance, Which Likely Cracks – If Not Right Away, Later

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Gold is hammering on crucial resistance.  This has been going on for a while now.  A breakout will happen – sooner or later. Kudos to the gold bugs, they are at it again. Once again, they are hammering on resistance … Continued

Long And Short Of Short Interest

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Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the March 16-29 period in nine S&P 500 sectors. XLB (SPDR materials ETF) After remaining under the 200-day moving average since March 22, XLB (57.99) retook the average … Continued

Nasdaq 100 Getting Oversold – Turning XLK Credit Call Spread Into Iron Condor

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Risks are building medium- to long-term, but the Nasdaq 100 is getting oversold on the daily chart. After major U.S. equity indices reversed on February 9, tech-heavy indices were the only ones to rally to new highs. The Nasdaq 100 … Continued

Long And Short Of Short Interest

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Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the March 1-15 period in nine S&P 500 sectors. XLB (SPDR materials ETF) During last week’s selling, XLB (57.17) not only lost the 200-day moving average but also … Continued

Some Chinks In Tech’s Armor – XLK Credit Call Spread

Post-February 9 reversal, both the Nasdaq composite and the Nasdaq 100 index went on to surpass the late January highs.  Other indices such as the S&P 500 large cap index and the Dow Industrials could not match that feat.  The … Continued

After Last Week’s Buy-Write, Weekly Covered Call On TLT

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The U.S. sovereign bond market has hit the headlines a lot these days.  Rates have rallied big since September 2017 lows, but from suppressed levels, and are at crucial stage technically.  At least near term, fundamentals do not allow for … Continued