Introduction Gold futures are pulling back after a strong rally stalled at the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement (4,683) and the 200-day moving average (4,638). Those two levels were close together, and that’s where the resistance came in. On the 2 September session price is 4,356. The 78% Fib near 4,400 has given way, and the 50-day Read More…
Introduction This is a follow-up to the 15 July analysis, where price was sitting around 52,901 with room to run toward 53,500–54,000 before hitting real resistance. The price has not changed much since then but did get a small bounce off the 78% Fib level and now bulls look to be finding their footing before Read More…
Equities fell on Monday as oil prices rose after the US attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliated by targeting US bases in Jordan, causing worries about an escalation.
Introduction RTY has pulled back 2.15% from the 3,080 high and is now sitting on the rising 50 moving average at 3,002.3, which has tracked beneath this rally since April. The one time price traded below it was the early-August dip to 2,900, and that was recovered within days. The 200 moving average is far Read More…
Introduction ES is coiled between 7,657 and 7,700. The pullback from the 7,840 record set on 13 August is 2.33%, and the 7,657 floor has held four sessions in a row. Daily range has compressed hard — the 25 August session covered 32 points, against 60 to 80 during the sell-off and over 100 during Read More…
Introduction Most trading strategies were designed for traders risking their own capital, with no rules applied to them. Move one of those strategies onto a funded trader program without adjustment, and it tends to fail. This is because the risk parameters that made it work no longer fit inside the account’s constraints. The Floor Trader Read More…
