US equity markets started the week quietly but showed more volatility towards the end of the week closing up modestly from last week’s close: Although we closed slightly above resistance (and the prior high) at ~4400 we are still within the 2SD boundary of the downtrend channel – so I am not ready to call […]

After Tuesday’s strong breakout to the upside, US Equities calmed down into consolidation mode but ended the week up ~2.5% from last week’s close: I think we can say that we have broken out of the downtrend channel that we have experienced over the past 3 months and may be gearing up for Santa’s rally […]

It was a relatively quiet week in US markets as many investors celebrated Thanksgiving: The SPX is still sitting below the resistance zone at ~4600 that we really need to see broken before the recent uptrend channel can be considered sustainable. Most other markets/asset classes were also quiet, leaving US equities near the top of […]

Action in US equity markets was pretty muted this week with consolidation just below resistance (and prior pivot high) at ~4600: It will be interesting to see whether Santa can pull us above this resistance zone and towards the all-time highs at ~4810 (~4.5% higher) before the end of the year. Despite the respectable performance […]