Have a good break. Meanwhile, we'll be keeping her up

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Out for 26.

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And now a long. Less hopeful though.

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OK, the day has started. Let's see how far this one goes.

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Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Today was just a retrace after the European morning sell-off. Looking at the hourly, R2K has solidly turned down, and so has S&P 500, but not as solidly. The next few days will be interesting.

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Out for 37.

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Mine is set with daily candle close at Globex close (4pm Chicago). Does wonders for the accuracy of MAs on the daily.

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Isn't the daily SMA20 at 12884?

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

I'm with you there. But it is kind of special to have volatility back

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

This is not the fx market, so CB activity can't affect it in the same way. CB buying requires liquidity, i.e. big cap stocks. That's why we're seeing divergence between DJI and S&P 500 vs the others. But interestingly, today's sell-off seems to have ...

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Oh no, loyalty pays off. Look at today's action

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

300 points in 3 hours On this passing of a 3 year low in intraday volatility, I felt some nostalgia for what it used to be like. This is a 15 minute chart from May last year.

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Good thinking I was eyeing the same, but it's late and I need a break.

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OK, but CAC40 got life only by being solidly weighted into Euro Stoxx 50 and following DAX up. The FTSE looks set to close the third red day in a row. The point is that there's a divergence developing between DJI and SP500 vs the rest of the world, ...

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Welcome on board! I like your charts Channels within channels - just the way the market works

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Of European markets, only Italy and Germany have taken out the highs from back in spring/summer - and Germany only barely, while Italy is a thin and illiquid market.

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow

Most European markets, and the Russell 2000, have been moving sideways or slid downwards during October.

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Thank you And enough for today. See you tomorrow.

Carpe diem: Intraday tactics for Dax and Dow