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Posted on February 28, 2019February 28, 2019

Is the pullback over or just getting started? – TVO MB 2-27

Markets furiously sold off after the open on Wednesday, only to completely recover by the close. It may seem as…

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Posted on February 26, 2019

Who needs dark pools when you’ve got light pools. – TVO MB 2-26

Day 2 of the great SPY 280 pullback was not much more than a gap fill by price standards. Volume,…

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Posted on February 25, 2019

SPY 280: Blowoff top or a FOMO slow burn? – TVO MB 2-25

On Monday morning SPY traded through the long-awaited 280 level, only to be quickly pushed back down. The move, which…

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Posted on February 25, 2019

Will the bears finally get their Michael Burry moment? – TVO MB 2-22

It’s getting hard to believe, but almost 2 months after the December low, markets are still accumulating. It seems like…

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Posted on February 22, 2019

Is the dip already over or more to come? – TVO MB 2-21

After seven straight days of CHILLY or colder temps, the Heat Gauge spent most of Thursday’s session well above zero.…

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Posted on February 21, 2019February 21, 2019

SPY 280: Cause for alarm or 4 times a charm? – TVO MB 2-20

The Heat Gauge was CHILLY once again on Wednesday, and despite the algo attempts around the Fed announcement, advance/decline volume…

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Posted on February 19, 2019February 20, 2019

Are we looking at the short of a lifetime? – TVO MB 2-19

The talk of the town, if you’re a technical trader, has all of sudden shifted to the Head and Shoulders…

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  • Stock Market Analysis
Posted on February 18, 2019February 19, 2019

Mind the gaps before boarding the train. – TVO MB 2-15

Last Friday was an impressive day for the S&P 500 price-wise. As far as volume, though, it was the Nasdaq,…

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Posted on February 14, 2019February 14, 2019

Did smart money just buy the retail sales dip? – TVO MB 2-14

Retail sales dropped in December and so did markets at the open on Thursday. The huge spike in volume on…

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  • Stock Market Analysis
Posted on February 13, 2019

Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. – TVO MB 2-13

SPY convincingly broke through the 200 day MA on Wednesday, only to be smacked down to just above the opening…

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Posted on February 13, 2019

How much higher can we go? – TVO MB 2-12

On Tuesday markets gave us not only the gap up, but also quite a bit of the go. The amount…

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Posted on February 11, 2019February 11, 2019

Gap and go or more of the same? – TVO MB 2-11

Without even looking at a price chart, it’s clear to see on the Heat Gauge that most of the action…

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Posted on February 10, 2019

First volume, then price. Not the other way around. – TVO MB 2-08

Thursday’s shakeout, powered by huge spikes in down volume, seems to have run its course. HG didn’t quite make it…

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Posted on February 7, 2019

This isn’t the short you’re looking for, move along. – TVO MB 2-07

After a long January hiatus, distribution has finally returned to the market. One high volume red day in a sea…

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Posted on February 6, 2019

How could there possibly be more buyers? – TVO MB 2-06

After 5 straight sessions of sub-zero temps on the Heat Gauge, the market finally turned up the heat on Wednesday,…

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Posted on February 5, 2019

When volume spikes, you better listen – TVO MB 2-05

Tuesday was another CHILLY day on the Heat Gauge, but this time overall volume got a bit of a boost.…

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Posted on February 4, 2019

Are we looking at an obvious short? – TVO MB 2-04

It’s been a month since the market has seen any sign of distribution. In that time TVO has climbed from…

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Posted on February 3, 2019

Bear market rally or just a glitch in the bull? – TVO MB 2-01

After receiving much feedback last year that TVO was a “bull market only” system, I took a blogging hiatus in…

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