Over time our charts become cluttered with trend lines and other technical indicators. The problem is that these old lines tend to guide our thinking and analysis of the chart. It is very useful ev... (Read more)

After consolidation around 9900 the index has moved strongly above the resistance level. The 9900 level has particular significance as it has defined the peak of TAIEX activity since 2007, again in... (Read more)

The US dollar is developing support near $0.97. However, this support level is weak so investors prepare for more downside activity.  We use chart analysis to identify high probability sup... (Read more)

The STI trend remains strong with historical resistance near 3260. The index is now in a period of consolidation around this level.  Next upside target is near 3500. The index continue... (Read more)

The Hang Seng retreated from near 24,400 as expected and then developed a strong breakout following the consolidation. The breakout has a clear run to the next resistance level near 26400. . The Ha... (Read more)

Other than a fear of public speaking the next most common fear is fear of heights. This fear of heights is on full display when people think about the DOW, the S&P and the NASDAQ. In January co... (Read more)

We had high hopes for the dollar and we were wrong. We expected support near $0.99 to hold.  Instead it has failed so our next task is to use the dollar index chart to set the potential downsi... (Read more)

After consolidation around 9900 the index has moved strongly above the resistance level. The 9900 level has particular significance as it has defined the peak of TAIEX activity since 2007, again in... (Read more)

The Shanghai Index has aggressively tested support near 3130. Aggressive testing has included dips below 3130 and small rallies above 3130. Friday May 5 is a significant close below 3130. This sugg... (Read more)

Why does the Shanghai market rise and fall so rapidly? It’s a question I have been asked many times in the past week in the face of the rapid fall in the Shanghai Index. The standard expl... (Read more)