The VIX continues to drop, making new lows on the year at 13.64, while equities act poised to go into rally mode when "no one is looking". Holidays and half trading days can sometimes generate melt-up price action. Tomorrow the market closes early and Thursday the market is closed for Christmas. Our day trade strategies don't trade on holidays or half days so there will be no "day trading" for the next two days. Friday is a full trading day. Swing trade strategies can trade a

The VIX hit a new low on the year at 14.03 as stock market bulls try to put together a Santa Claus rally on top of a market that has already run virtually straight up since mid-April. Gold and Silver are having their own Santa Claus rally with some nice long swing trades in those markets. The Two System Portfolio NQ hit a new equity peak with a gain in V-Reversal NQ. The Portfolio Results are listed below as a screenshot from the upcoming new online Portfolio Calculator. The

The pattern in the stock indexes on Thursday and Friday along with the VIX suggests the market is going into holiday melt up mode, also known as the Santa Claus rally. On Wednesday, it looked like the bears were trying to gain control, taking the Nasdaq 100 futures below 25,000. The seasonality suggests that the market can rally into the end of the year. One of the characteristics of the rally we see in these stealth bull markets is how the net gains can happen in the after-h

The CPI news in the pre-market provided an initial "pop" in the stock indexes, and wild swings in the precious metals and crypto currencies. It felt similar to a surprise rate cut, followed by a muted and choppy response of "can we trust the data". The bulls will do anything to get the Santa Claus rally going and end the year with the stock indexes at all-time highs. The most challenging markets on the day were the precious metals and Bitcoin futures. Bitcoin futures have bee

Crude Oil is rolling to February for tomorrows trade. In Tradestation, the contract is CLG26 and MCLG26 for the Micros. The price action today was sloppy today with more randomness than order. Its difficult to find a move that persists or sticks. The 8:30 am EST economic news releases are back on. It will be interesting to see the "catch up" in economic data. Hypothetical Trading System Portfolio Signals and Results: Two System Portfolio NQ = -$1,050 50K Portfolio = -$1,195.

The Bitcoin shorts and Silver SR CounterTrend Silver shorts along with V-Reversal were some of the top trades of the day. The Diversified Portfolio 57 hit equity peaks again on a small gain today. Hypothetical Trading System Portfolio Signals and Results: Two System Portfolio NQ = +$1,825 50K Portfolio = +$731.50 on Micros, or +$719.50 when mapping Minis to Micros Stock Index Portfolio 18 = -$15 Stock Index Portfolio 37 = -$255 Diversified Portfolio 57 = +$1,380 Silver Portfo

The overnight strategies in Silver and Bitcoin as well as the day trade strategies for the E-mini S&P led the way today. Four of the portfolios hit equity peaks today. The list of portfolios at equity peaks includes: Diversified Portfolio 57 Two System Portfolio NQ Silver Portfolio 50K Portfolio The stock indexes are very range bound and often dip enough to start generating algorithmic short trades. Historically, many of these patterns would make good short signals. The marke

It was an active trading day on FOMC Day. Silver was the big highlight today and the Silver Portfolio hit new equity peaks. The Two System Portfolio NQ hit new equity peaks again. The Stock Index Portfolio 18 is at a drawdown entry alert. It is in a 34.7K drawdown with a max drawdown of 44K. The SI 18 is embedded in the Diversified Portfolio 57. The recent gains have been from the metals. The opportunity is there for rotation for the stock indexes to have more favorable cycle

Overnight swing strategies in Silver and Micro Bitcoin were the highlight in today's trade. The Two System Portfolio NQ hit another equity peak today. Tomorrow is FOMC day. We are setup to trade on FOMC day. Hypothetical Trading System Portfolio Signals and Results: Two System Portfolio NQ = +$910 50K Portfolio = +$2,419.50 on Micros, or +$1,970 when mapping Minis to Micros Stock Index Portfolio 18 = -$2,100 Stock Index Portfolio 37 = -$1,222.50 Diversified Portfolio 57 = +$7