How to Spot Today’s Market Maker Behavior (And Avoid The Panic Sell Trap!)

The chart included with this post is a 5-minute OHLC bar chart of the S&P 500 represented by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (Ticker: SPY). We’re sharing this chart to lay bare classic market maker behavior. This is behavior they exhibit in order to “maintain liquidity in the markets”. Today, after the opening bell, the…

How to Easily Identify Areas of Support and Resistance on a Stock Chart

This is the chart of Darden Restaurants (Ticker: DRI), going back to the start of 2024. Using only price action and volume, a trader can easily spot areas of support and resistance. These areas should be viewed as areas of opportunity. In this example, we can see that price is pushed away from about $170…

Important Relationship Between The Planet Mars and Biogen’s Stock

For those who are new to astrological cycles and the stock market, the following statement may come as a shock: the movement of planet Mars and Biogen’s stock price (Ticker: BIIB) are related. Yes, you read that correctly. If you’re interested in learning more about astro cycles and the stock market, you can start by…

Mystery Chart – Can You Guess This Stock That’s Set to Rally?

Each month we’re posting a “mystery chart” for our readers. If you guess the ticker symbol correctly, you’ll get a 1-month free subscription to the EquiPredict Newsletter+Forecasts. Send your answer to matt@equipredict.com (1 submission per reader). Alternatively, If you’d like to know what this mystery chart is, write to us at info@equipredict.com and put in…

The Price of Olive Oil as a Leading Indicator for the Stock Market

The price of olive oil has been tracked by the St. Louis Federal Reserve since January of 1990 (Note: There may be other sources of olive oil prices going back further than 1990). Regardless, by looking at the long term chart, one can see the price is cyclical. This cyclical nature makes it ripe for…

Kitchin Cycle Flashes Warning Signal for Stock Market Participants

The chart included here is of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (Ticker: DJI) with the well known Kitchin cycle overlaid in red. This cycle was uncovered by Joseph Kitchin in the 1920s. You can read more about it here. In essence, it’s an economic cycle that forecasts market turns. At the moment, we are nearing…

Update: AAPL Forecast and Market Pressure A Likely Scenario

The chart included here is of Apple Inc. (Ticker: AAPL). Click chart to expand and examine more closely. This chart is being used to illustrate a high probability scenario for the general marketplace into early October. Historically, Apple comes under pressure between August 27th and October 10th each year which can weigh on the indexes,…