
Moving Average Crossover Strategy Shows 6.9% Annual Return in Backtest
The moving average crossover approach generates mechanical buy or sell signals when a fast and a slow average intersect. Common pairings include 9/21 EMA for short‑term trades, 20/50 SMA for swing trades, and the classic 50/200 SMA Golden Cross for long‑term trends. Backtests of the Golden Cross from 1960 to present delivered a 6.9% annual return.
Circle's shares fell more than 15% after media reports suggested the U.S. Treasury could restrict yield‑generating stablecoin products. The plunge highlights regulatory risk for stablecoin issuers and investors seeking higher returns on digital assets.

I liked $IBIT for a long, but part of trading is being honest and real. It failed the premarket tops, lost trend and VWAP. Even on the live show I said this is a short setup and i have to...

High impact news tomorrow The day trade opportunity happened in the futures market during London session I’m personally not entering any new option positions today due to the fact that high impact news (unemployment claims) However, the data still gets...

Lululemon (LULU) is confronting a slowdown as stagflationary pressures erode premium discretionary demand. The stock has repeatedly tested a long‑term support level near $160, and a decisive break could push it toward $140. While its net margin of roughly 14%...

The article spotlights the "Monday Effect," a weekly trading pattern where the high or low set on Monday often serves as a pivotal support or resistance level that can trigger reversals later in the week, typically between Thursday and Friday....

The Nasdaq rallied 1.1% on Wednesday as oil prices fell sharply amid U.S.–Iran peace talks and Arm Holdings announced its entry into physical silicon production. Arm’s debut AGI CPU, slated for data‑center use with Meta as its first customer, is...

$SPY would have to decline to 657.03 and $QQQ to 587.93 to fill this morning’s gaps. How quickly the gaps get filled -- if at all – gives us an idea of how strong the underlying trend is… but if...
Robinhood Stock Rises After $1.5 Billion Buyback as Shares Stay Under Pressure Question: if stock tripled in 2025 then dropped 39% in 2026, is $1.5B buyback buying the dip or catching a falling knife? Robinhood's crypto reliance = structural vulnerability when...
A technical indicator flagged a bearish pattern across U.S. equity futures, prompting short‑term traders to reassess risk. The signal arrived as Brent crude hovered above $100, gold slipped 15% month‑over‑month, and geopolitical tension in the Middle East intensified. Analysts warn...

Oil crashes 10% on diplomacy hopes. Snaps back 4% when Iran denies those talks. WTI: $88 to $91.62 in 24 hours. Same war. Same region. Different headline. The volatility is the signal — not the direction. A 14-point crude range in 48...

Gold bounces upwards after taking the liquidity beneath the wick. Classic price action. I think that we'll slowly see the volatility wind down in Gold as it has established a range. Upper side of the range is $5,000-5,100. The lower end of...

Heikin Ashi is a Japanese candlestick variant that averages price data to produce smoother charts, making trend direction clearer. A simple trend‑following rule—buy when the Heikin Ashi close crosses above its open and sell on the opposite crossing—was backtested on...
A death‑cross on the S&P 500—where the 50‑day moving average slipped below the 200‑day line—was triggered on Tuesday, prompting short‑term traders to brace for a pullback. The signal emerged as markets digested Jio Platforms' $4 bn IPO plans and Motilal Oswal's...
The Sensex climbed 1.89% and the Nifty rose 1.78% after crude oil prices fell 5% on reports of a possible US‑Iran ceasefire. The rally was reinforced by Reliance Industries' first Iranian crude purchase since 2019, signaling renewed confidence in energy...

🇬🇧 London just handed us a PERFECT ORB trade on NQ 📈 Watch what happened: ✅ Range set ✅ Breakout confirmed ✅ 134 points captured 🔥 This is not luck. This is a SYSTEM. Every. Single. Day. The market runs the same playbook...

22843.85 is a key support to watch this week on Nifty50. Today’s open: 23064.40 Current low: 23063.20 Market literally opened and kissed the same level… almost no downside follow-through so far. That’s interesting. Now the real question: Is this absorption before a move up, or just...

The latest Elliott Wave analysis shows USD/JPY recovered from an early‑week decline, returning to its opening level. Traders are now watching whether the pair can break the psychological 160.00 yen barrier. The analysis suggests bullish momentum may resume if wave...

GOLD ( XAUUSD ) : TRADE PLAN 4480's - 4520's to 4680s - 4720s For detailed context of our reasoning , see the quoted post.
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As our both calls : 1) Calling for a de-escalation & markets reaction early monday 2) Predicting the reaction of Gold ( XAUUSD ) , SPX ( US500 ) into the weekend Have landed to perfection , I will be sharing my detailed...

Had a pretty good day with futures yesterday (around $900 in profits) Today I’ll be looking to go long gold via the futures market (TBL team and I are already in gold option positions and shares) I love the daily confluence. Strong...

Silver daily chart: Technical analysis in action. Retest held: previous resistance acted as a support...
Corcept (CORT) 700 May $50 puts selling to open $13 a minute ahead of the halt SEC: https://t.co/g4LgvLustp

Intraday breadth look. Change from OPEN positive vs negative. Price above daily VWAP vs Price below daily Vwap. https://t.co/f4PigHDw4F

While the 10-year yield broke out of a short term range, the weekly chart below still shows bonds holding within a long triangle (in place since 2022). If it breaks, it will be a problem not only for bonds but...

Ideally now if you are a short term trader you want a new trend on top of the 20ema (currently 412 needs to hold on any pullback) $GLD https://t.co/k6XiX3VY7G

$SLV Daily. Working thesis for precious metals & miners continues to be a wide range into spring months. Here, silver knocking out range parameters. https://t.co/r9lNUdiS1n

$GLD if you are trading around the position (420 and 400) then you would sell some into the underside of 20sma, or at least trail stop against 400 (if 400 goes 380 likely comes fast) https://t.co/CIUIcfLSmd

Market bouncing across the board, but biotech $XBI is standing out here. Strong follow-through [so far] pushing it through 5-day highs. Might finally have found the range low here? (disclosure: long) https://t.co/10IuXq9wlv

$TLT bleeding $1.2B. $HYG losing $623M. Credit spreads widening. Nobody is buying the dip in bonds. What do they know? $LQD $BND https://t.co/88YFIH3YtD

The $SPX is back up to the top of five-week descending trend channel and the 200-day SMA as combined resistance. What's the prevailing trend for the benchmark index? Bullish or bearish? https://t.co/CyJUytkudU

Only 25% of $SPY components are above their 50-day MA. The index is hiding a breadth collapse. Don't trust the headline number. $QQQ $IWM https://t.co/gMu0klhbVb

Today will be the 100th session since the Nasdaq 100 QQQ peaked. Yet it isn't even 10% off its high. That has tended to be a good sign, esp relative to those times it was deeper into a correction at the 100-day...

i like watching the sector $SPX relatives using a short-term 20-day EMA... to see inflection points, we want to see the defensive stuff turn down, and offensive stuff turn up... #SectorWatch https://t.co/wK9aSrUKoN
🚨 Markets are surging - but Iran says truce, talks NOT viable in current conditions Missiles are still flying Oil is driving EVERYTHING ⚠️Is this a real move or a trap? Here's what I'm watching before I touch anything $SPY $GLD $USO $DXY $EURUSD...

it's a weekly model, and it wouldn't take much to turn it back at this stage, BUT, i acknowledge my DC ATR model for the S&P 500 $SPX deserves a vertical line... https://t.co/Xavd5QMtFy

Can the $qqq get and stay above yesterday’s high? Or fades. If it holds. Watch Mondays high https://t.co/lSsXXal0P7

So far it does look like the #FTSE100 has turned off that Hammer 2 days ago: https://t.co/9itZslTJ9y

left: S&P 500 $SPX pulled back and in the neighbourhood of the lows from the Oct 10th "biggest bar against" right: S&P/TSX $TSX https://t.co/kzsEuflLan
$MAZE - Analysts pitching tent poles over the AMKD data, yet stock is down pre market. What's the disconnect?

Oil -10% Monday. Oil +4% Tuesday. Same war. Same geopolitics. The volatility IS the signal. $USO $XLE $SPY https://t.co/Od9t9fzbbl

Single stock calls are looking cheap, with stock IV seemingly cheap relative to Index calls. I think that could be an interesting trade setup here. https://t.co/kZqM2eCdlo

$Silver - Up until March 12 I was told that this was a bullish triangle. Now I am being told that this is a mega bullish wedge. If I didn't know any better I would say that someone is bullshitting...

$XLF vs $SPY ... is this just a dead-cat bounce? Or a bullish bank bellwether? I'll dig into it over at @stockcharts today... https://t.co/MhlcvVnB8k

Liberation Day crash, a war with oil to $100... and $SPY is +16% YoY @stockcharts International stocks and SMIDs even better $VEU $VXF https://t.co/Gk0s6YgEPV

#BTC has broken out of the channel again. Will it manage to hold above the channel? https://t.co/dDhYFNt2RZ

Mostly green arrows around the World as Israel says there’s growing talks for a 30 Day Ceasefire. Europe and Asia broadly higher $spx futures +62. We’ll see if early strength builds or fades. $spy pivot resistance $662...

The stock market sniffing the end of conflict. EMAAR Properties stock carving out a higher low and higher high. The market is whispering, pay attention. https://t.co/6jeyw3uJtO

NASDAQ is in bear trend Broke support Now almost at 50W MA NASDAQ still has a long way to fall if we mirror 2022 (midterm+war year) https://t.co/psqDN4PltZ

Copper has shown remarkable resilience despite the broader volatility across commodities. The metal precisely retested its breakout level, which now appears to be holding as strong support. In my view, this sets the stage for the next move higher. Both the technical and...