Author Archive

  • John Tortorella Reacts to Market Action
    Posted by on May 16th, 2012 at 12:25 am, Comments: 0

    The $SPX has broken below the 1340 level and the bears are temporarily in the driver seat.  As noted in the weekend post, option expiration [...]

  • Marketview: Expiration Week Changes Everything
    Posted by on May 13th, 2012 at 7:18 pm, Comments: 0

    This week is an important one for the market and the overall bull case.  I’ve posted what I feel is a bullish scenario playing out [...]

  • Historical Analogs: The Bernanke Pattern
    Posted by on May 10th, 2012 at 2:56 pm, Comments: 0

    Back in March I wrote a post called “Choose Your Own Adventure: $SPX 2013.”  There was, and still is, a notion that we are living [...]

  • This Too Shall Bottom
    Posted by on May 10th, 2012 at 12:44 am, Comments: 0

    The correction that many have been calling for has arrived with great vigor (in case you haven’t been paying attention).  Remember, we’ve been in these [...]

  • Marketview: Run of the Mill Correction
    Posted by on May 5th, 2012 at 11:26 pm, Comments: 0

    The cautious stance I’ve taken on the market over the past few weeks seems to have been warranted.  The broad indices have moved around a [...]

  • What the Jobs Report Means for Trading
    Posted by on May 4th, 2012 at 10:14 am, Comments: 0

    The first week of every month brings the hallowed jobs number.  This is a great opportunity for news junkies put on their analyst cap on [...]

  • Marketview: Out of the Loop
    Posted by on April 28th, 2012 at 7:02 pm, Comments: 0

    Greetings from the beautiful island nation of New Zealand.  I’ve been away from my desk for the last trading week but still managing to keep [...]

  • Marketview: The Wrong Rotation
    Posted by on April 21st, 2012 at 7:41 am, Comments: 0

    NOTE: I will be on vacation in Australia for the next 10-days.  I’ll try and post notes from the road.  No guarantees. Many were looking [...]

  • Darkness is Spreading
    Posted by on April 17th, 2012 at 1:09 am, Comments: 0

    Caution is the name of the game at this point.  The most sensitive version of the MAMO indicator is turning bearish.  This is a HUGE [...]

  • Marketview: Risk Reward Skew
    Posted by on April 14th, 2012 at 9:38 pm, Comments: 0

    I get the feeling that no one will truly believe in this market again until we are at new all-time highs.  By then it will [...]