All posts by Jeff Cooper
The Lines in the Sand are Drawn
“Things are almost never clear on Wall Street, or when they are, then it’s too late to profit from them.” – Peter Lynch “A simple thing where have you gone?” That the market was in a melt-up became clear when profit-taking pushed into 2020 didn’t phase the market in the new year. In December, the […]
Continue Reading -->Broken Records
On Wednesday, the SPX and the NAZ made all-time new highs but tailed off into the red. A late rally on the run off salvaged new record highs on the SPX and NAZ. Interestingly, the NDX failed to score a new high, being dragged down by the SOX which is knocking on the door of a Bull Trap if it follows through to […]
Continue Reading -->Break the Rules with the Holy Grail
Traders love to rely on their own guidelines, but sometimes rules are meant to be broken. Find out how to recognize a holy grail setup and how it asks traders to break the rules. In this video, Jeff explains: – How a monthly trend applies to a holy grail setup – Why a holy grail […]
Continue Reading -->Is AAPL the Market’s William Tell?
With the Fed’s persistent low interest rate policy forcing investors and money managers alike into stocks, I can’t help but wonder if the AAPL of the bull’s eye has not become a de facto money market fund. Essentially an equity that is perceived as riskless. AAPL has gone parabolic since clearing its 2018 peak. Its parabolic arc […]
Continue Reading -->How I Look for Big Trend Turns
Below is a daily CYBR from its July top. It is noteworthy that the top followed a false breakout and a Boomerang sell signal. This is a flat phase or consolidation following a persistent advance. When the breakout is short-lived and the stock knifes back below the breakout pivot, a Boomerang sell signal is triggered. The larger […]
Continue Reading -->TSLA’s Big U-Turn: Under the Hood with Hit & Run Signals
What a difference a few months can make. On the week of June 3, TSLA was in a ditch. It had dropped from 379 in early December 2018 to 177 in six months. On the one year cycle in early December 2019, TSLA had carved out a WEEKLY Stein & Handle pattern—a bullish cousin to the Cup […]
Continue Reading -->One of My Favorite Reversal Strategies | Jan 7, 2020
Jeff Cooper has been providing long and short ideas for active traders and a report on market conditions every day since 1996. His favorite reversal strategy to look for is a Gilligan buy signal, which is a tool for buying deep pullbacks. In this video, Jeff explains: – Which factors go into a winning trade […]
Continue Reading -->Anatomy of a Breakout: The Catapult ORB
On Thursday, I alerted subscribers to take COUP long on a swing on the private Hit & Run Twitter feed. Here’s the set up: 1) COUP was 6 months from entering a wide and loose consolidation phase. Stocks often show turning points at 90 degree decrements from prior highs/lows. 2) COUP presented as a Diamond formation/base 3) […]
Continue Reading -->Why the Market May Be Topping Out
Many market participants aren’t content to follow price action in and of itself. They need to know why something is happening. They worship at the altar of fundamentals versus the idea that price is the final arbiter. However, in investing and trading, often times, the reasons come at the tail end of a move… if […]
Continue Reading -->How to Spot a Market Top, Hit and Run Style
Traders and economic experts have been speculating about a market crash since the last financial crisis. Jeff Cooper takes a look at market cycles and what they could mean for the health of the economy today. In this video, Jeff explains: Why Hit and Run subscribers have been concerned with January 3 What to expect […]
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