Category: Post-open

The best, and the worst, of both worlds… Thu’s pre-open NFP headline reaction confirmed that Wed’s afternoon drop was bullish from a contrarian perspective. Then its pre-open retrace reset the…
Despite two impressive overnight probes under 7534, just overlapping 7555 at Tue’s close had meant 7534 support was likelier to hold when it mattered intraday. Preferably that was the 1st-15,…
Tue’s 1st-15 uptrended discernibly with its own series of higher highs and higher lows. That helped to compensate for the delayed probe above overnight highs, which the 2nd-15 produced. That…
Opening tactics warned of this overnight pattern, initially probing relevant highs, but reversing back under relevant support to try reversing the trend back down. In fact, the open’s surge back…
More ineffectual optimism, or finally fulfilling sellers? A pre-open blip down acted like a Last/First-minute sentiment extreme, which the 1st-15’s Opening Thrust overlapped without breaking lower. Rejecting the dip through…
That was one of the dizzier opens, although the bias parameters continue to define relevant levels. Rejecting tests of both bias-up parameters through 10:15 would have put into play an…
Pre-Open Update described how the persistent ineffectual optimism may stretch the rubber band through 7457 for sellers to snap back down. Not only did that develop, but it developed for…
Tue’s opening blip-down snapped back up to form a Last/First-minute reversal. Its 7415 low was reversed up through the 1st-15. The 2nd-15 and second half hour also ended higher. This…
Strategy Planner had described a buy signal developing on the pullback to 7558-7561 and Opening Tactics described its renewal through 7578. All of which was very productive until multiple tests…