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Price Action

Market Close Recap — Jun 01 | ARM, NET, DDOG

Tech exploded Monday while Gold saw 10x average volume on a down move — the kind of divergence that technical signals flag as a potential shift in market structure. Monday brought a sharp divergence across the market, with Arm Holdings, Cloudflare, and Datadog posting explosive moves that dominated the session.

Jun 1, 2026

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Momentum

Pre-Market Brief — Jun 01 | MSFT, ORCL, HOOD

Tech is lighting up pre-market as Microsoft, Oracle, and Robinhood headline a risk-on open — here is what the technical signals are showing this Monday morning. Good morning and happy Monday — it is June first, and the week is kicking off with some serious pre-market fireworks from Microsoft, Oracle, and Robinhood Markets.

Jun 1, 2026

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Pre-Market Brief — May 31 | MSFT, ORCL, HOOD

Risk-on signals are flashing across tech and gold — Microsoft, Oracle, and Robinhood are all making technically notable moves heading into Sunday's pre-market. Heading into Sunday's pre-market session, Microsoft, Oracle, and Robinhood Markets are all flashing technically notable moves that have this tape looking distinctly risk-on.

May 31, 2026

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Price Action

Weekly Market Recap — week of May 30 | ARM, SNOW, WMT

Tech surged, small caps outran blue chips, and crypto slipped — here is what the price action and technical signals are saying about where risk appetite landed this week. It was a strong week for equities ending May 29th, with technology stocks leading a broad market rally that left almost no index untouched.

May 30, 2026

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Market Close Recap — May 29 | MSFT, HOOD, SMCI

Tech ripped Friday while defensives got dumped — Microsoft, Robinhood, and Palantir led the charge as gold quietly flashed a macro signal worth watching. Friday, May 29 closed with a bang — Microsoft surged over five percent, Robinhood Markets ripped more than eleven, and Super Micro Computer joined the party with a double-digit gain of its own.

May 29, 2026

Watchlists

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Price Action

May 2026 Watchlist: 5 Stocks the Confluence Method Qualified (and 5 It Rejected)

May 2026 watchlist via the Confluence Method screener: 5 S&P 500 stocks that passed all four signals — price action above a rising 50-day, breakout above the 60-day high, RSI 50-70 and rising, and a volume-confirmed trigger candle — plus 5 high-flying names every other channel will list that the method rejects (all for the same reason: RSI extended). Educational only, not financial advice.

May 30, 2026

Technical Analysis

Trend Indicators

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Price Action

Moving Average Ribbons and the GMMA | Technical Analysis

Moving Average Ribbons and the GMMA Moving Average Ribbon is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 24, 2026

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Price Action

Multi-Timeframe Analysis: Trading in Three Dimensions | Technical Analysis

Multi-Timeframe Analysis: Trading in Three Dimensions Moving Averages is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 24, 2026

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Price Action

Supertrend: A Cleaner Trend Filter | Technical Analysis

Supertrend: A Cleaner Trend Filter Supertrend is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 23, 2026

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Price Action

The Ichimoku Cloud, Demystified | Technical Analysis

The Ichimoku Cloud, Demystified Ichimoku Cloud is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 23, 2026

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Momentum

ADX and DMI: Measuring Trend Strength | Technical Analysis

ADX and DMI: Measuring Trend Strength ADX is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 22, 2026

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Price Action

Moving Averages: SMA vs EMA and the Crossover | Technical Analysis

Moving Averages: SMA vs EMA and the Crossover Moving Averages is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 22, 2026

Momentum Indicators

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CCI: Spotting Cyclical Extremes | Technical Analysis

CCI: Spotting Cyclical Extremes CCI is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 25, 2026

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Momentum

Stochastic RSI: Momentum of Momentum | Technical Analysis

Stochastic RSI: Momentum of Momentum Stochastic RSI is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 25, 2026

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The Stochastic Oscillator, Decoded | Technical Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator, Decoded Stochastic is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 25, 2026

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RSI: The Overbought Trap and Divergence | Technical Analysis

RSI: The Overbought Trap and Divergence RSI is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 24, 2026

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Price Action

Money Flow Index: The Volume-Weighted RSI | Technical Analysis

Money Flow Index: The Volume-Weighted RSI Money Flow Index is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 22, 2026

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Price Action

Rate of Change: Reading Pure Price Momentum | Technical Analysis

Rate of Change: Reading Pure Price Momentum Rate of Change is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 22, 2026

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Price Action

Williams %R Explained: An Advanced Trader's Guide | Technical Analysis

Williams %R Explained: An Advanced Trader's Guide Williams %R is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 22, 2026

Volume Indicators

Volatility Indicators

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Momentum

The Bollinger Band Squeeze: Trading Volatility Compression | Technical Analysis

The Bollinger Band Squeeze: Trading Volatility Compression Bollinger Bands is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 22, 2026

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Risk & Psych

Donchian Channels and the Turtle Breakout | Technical Analysis

Donchian Channels and the Turtle Breakout Donchian Channels is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 22, 2026

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Bollinger Bands: Mean Reversion and Trend | Technical Analysis

Bollinger Bands: Mean Reversion and Trend Bollinger Bands is one of the most-used — and most-misused — tools in technical analysis. In this episode we break it down for serious traders: the intuition and the math, how to read it, real entry and exit signals, an analogy that makes it click, a worked example, and the pitfalls to avoid.

May 22, 2026

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