Back to reality? 2 days of a bounce … that seems to be everything, one can ask for … After the close market was reminded that … – Financials are still not over it … Merill numbers were BAD … today we await Citibank … – Even Techs can miss again … Dollar weakness alone [...]

Here we go … SEC’s “short rule”, Wells Fargo’s dividend hike, chart supports, small VIX spike, down manipulated oil, margin calls, Friday’s expiration and the soon to be released earnings reports … Take whatever you want … believe the talking heads or have your own plan Nothing changed … it is still Benanke & friends [...]

Market volatility is getting nastier by the day … if you trade them … nice or nasty P&L Swings guaranteed … Anyway … situation fundamentally unchanged … the financial system is fragile … BE AWARE! Today we reached … and so far HELD some KEY LEVELS in the markets … so BOUNCE ALERT!!! Dax held [...]

Expiration week … means high(er) volatility and funny moves … A good example was today … charts looked weak … BUT in today’s world … the “ones who know” … have the power … So what happened … Europe went bid … slowly … but steadily … Then some fundamental news … again all weak [...]

Why does the market makes me smile? Because it is falling? NOOOOO … The reason is the difference about real reasons … and what the media tells us Here comes the last example … Last Thursday, markets were squeezing higher and totally ignored the bond insurer downgrades … Since then … without being recognized in [...]

Watch out for next weeks action as we prepare for the JUNE FUTURE EXPIRATION … Over the last days, markets seem to be rising again … against all news one finds Today’s masterpiece … and nobody noticed it … According to Bloomberg news, Moody’s has a new ratings unit !!! An analytical team which operates [...]

After 10 days of stepping sideways … not being able to move … today expiration demand overwhelmed sellers. We finally reached our 7190 Dax cash target … What’s next? Next week will be very interesting as bulls now are under pressure to fefend their territory. Next week will decide, whether we go into rallye mode, [...]

I wish you all a peaceful easter holiday! After having a look at today’s markets … very thin and waiting for erratic expiration related moves … I call it a day Take care! See you back on Tuesday Best regards Oli