I’ll end the day with some major index charts and, highlighted, the critical gap levels.
(more…)Slope of Hope Blog Posts
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Birds of a Feather
Either/Or Setup on Crypto Here
In the short term there are very clear bull and bear scenarios here on Crypto, clearest on SOLUSD (Solana), though on the bigger picture these are still likely bull flags forming.
In terms of that larger picture, resistance is still at the daily middle bands, and on BTCUSD (Bitcoin) that is currently in the 61,246 area. A sustained break above that likely signals that the move to retest the all time high at 73.8k is in progress.
BTCUSD daily chart:
(more…)The Ascent of the Mag-7
$1.5 Million Goners
Anyone who trades equity markets on a regular basis knows all too well the feeling of regret. There’s really no such thing as a contented trader, because if the market is going against us, we wish we weren’t in position, and if the market is going for us, we wish we were more aggressively-sized.
Years ago, I even set up a page called Woulda Shoulda Coulda which lets anyone punch in a symbol, date, and purchase amount just to see what the value of any given security would be in the present day. Try it, and I guarantee you’ll want to tear your hair out.
I was reminded of the topic of regret when I stumbled upon this prominent post over in /wsb:
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