Market Analysis
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Time Stops in Trading: When a Setup Takes Too Long
Define a time-based exit before entry and control opportunity cost when a trading setup fails to develop within its expected window.
Market Analysis Archive
Stocks, gold, oil and Bitcoin perspectives. Read each article’s date: historical analysis is not a current trading signal.
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Sunday Market Close: The Week-Ahead Test for Tech, Oil, Gold and Bitcoin
Technology weakness, Brent near $110, firm gold and range-bound Bitcoin set up a divided start to the new trading week.
Market Analysis
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Volatility Regimes: Adapt Risk When Markets Change Speed
Identify calm and turbulent market regimes, then adapt position size, stop distance and strategy expectations to changing daily ranges.
Market Analysis
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Relative Strength: Is Your Asset Really Outperforming?
Learn to compare an asset with a relevant benchmark, read the ratio and combine relative leadership with a daily price trigger.
Market Analysis
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Stock Market Breadth: Look Beyond the Headline Index
Measure how widely an equity move is shared using advances, equal weight, trend participation and new highs or lows.
Market Analysis
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Futures Roll, Contango and Backwardation: Why Spot Direction Is Not the Whole Return
Understand expiry, futures curves and how rolling contracts can add to or subtract from returns independently of spot direction.