Before the Open (Feb 12-16)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets mostly did well. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore posted solid gains. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing well. The UK, Poland, Finland, Norway, Austria and Sweden are doing great, and France, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Israel […]

Bad Breadth is Everywhere

On the surface, the market is doing great. Several indexes have printed new highs recently, and tech is leading the charge. But beneath the surface, the market is thin. Participation is not good. The market gains are not supported. The advance-decline line leans down; the high-low on various lookback periods are trending lower; and stocks […]

Before the Open (Feb 5-9)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were either closed or little changed. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. Denmark, Turkey, Norway, Hungary, the Netherlands and Portugal are up; South Africa, Finland, Austria and the Czech Republic are down. Futures in the States point positive open for the cash market. […]

VIDEO: Impose Structure on Your Trading Operations

In this video I face the camera and talk about forcing structure on your trading operation. Trading is hard because there are no boundaries. Imposing structure makes it easier. VIDEO: Impose Structure on Your Trading Operations —————Jason Leavitt’s Masterclass in TradingGuidelines to Successful Trading – the Intangibles—————

Before the Open (Jan 29-Feb 2)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets mostly did great. Japan, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines did well; China and Hong Kong were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are doing well. Russia is weak, but Poland, France, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, […]