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OIL ANALYSIS
Just when oil price showed some signs of retreat, US crude oil inventory dropped more than expected, spurring oil price up once again, challenging the $120 per barrel mark. What would cause oil price to drop? When the US dollar starts appreciating and if demand for oil drops significantly like it did back in the original oil shock of the 70s. We don’t have either right now. How about supply side? How about an OPEC production boost? Certainly that would help bring down oil price as well? 2 things here; 1. If you are OPEC ministers making huge bucks while drilling the same amount daily, would you boost production, incur higher capital cost just to make fewer bucks per barrel? Certainly not. 2. OPEC has already decided not to talk about production changes until their next meeting in September! So, we can put that on the shelf for now. Well, like I always said, the only people Henry Ford and the Wright Brothers made really rich are the oil producing people.

The Star Trading System continues to give us more evening stars than morning stars today amidst ever rising oil prices. See how the Star Trading System does all the decision making for you with regards to market timing and the kind of trades to make under different market conditions? Not being able to correctly interpret market action and do the right things is the single factor that killed most amateurs and the Star Trading System really take that weakness away completely. Let’s learn to always trust the system.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
The Dow spent another day sideways today, making a slight higher high and higher low. This makes it a slightly bullish sideways day. All these sideways movement are occurring with the Dow retreating from overbought position, which makes it a good thing as a retreat back into the oversold region would certainly help the Dow break out of its current lobotomy and challenge the 13000 resistance level. Immediate short term support for the Dow is at the 12500 level, so a retreat back down to that level before rebounding for the 13000 does seem reasonable as well, so there is nothing to panic about.

Thought For The Day : “Trust The System”

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FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
The Dow retreated by 104.79 points today as crude oil price continues to rise. In fact, crude oil has topped $118 per barrel today as the continued retreat of the US dollar discouraged any increase in production, forming vicious cycle of price increase. Does this sound all too familar? Yes, this is almost a perfect re-enaction of the 1970s oil shock where oil prices shot as high as 3 times higher on the weak dollar and US economy. HOWEVER, those of you who are aware of that event should know how it ended… yes, they ended in oil gluts where the the demand for oil dropped so drastically that crude oil price have to come straight down. In fact, the rush to the tar pits in Canada for an alternate fuel right now was exactly what happened back in the previous oil shock in an effort to reduce demand on light sweet crude. Examining our situation right now, crude oil is definitely still in hot demand despite an already weak and battered dollar. How will this oil shock end?

The Dow came down slightly over 100 points today and the Star Trading System obviously sensed a little trouble and wanted to prepare us should the Dow take another hit. This is why we see a flood of evening stars today. See how sentinel the Star Trading System is? Then what if this is only a one day retreat? Wouldn’t the Star Trading System be wrong? Not at all! If the market continues its rally tomorrow, most probably none of the evening stars would qualify for entry! Remember, the Star Trading System is not only the software but the PROCEDURES! In fact, the procedures makes the star trading system work the way it does, not the software. This is also why most of you still have your jobs… because computer cannot do everything, right? Therefore, put your attention to mastering the procedures and not just get too caught up with the software.

Investors also didn’t get the optimistic existing home sales number that is so desperately needed to rocket this rally today. March existing home sales continue to drop 2% for a 19.3% drop in the past year. Certainly there are signs of the end of the housing crisis but it is not showing up strongly in the numbers yet. But remember, this is only 1 of my 12 reasons why the market is ready for a recovery. I still believe the fundamentals are in place for a recovery in the stock market but if crude oil were to shoot straight up for the $150 mark, there would definitely be a widespread effect in both the stock market and the economy, so traders still need to be nimble.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
We didn’t get the strong follow up that we would like to see today but instead, the Dow looks like it has entered the phase of establishing a support level on the previous resistance level of 12750 right now. After a stock or the market breaks a strong resistance level, it would pull back down to that resistance level again in order to establish a support level where that previous resistance level was. This is where we want to see investors buy aggressive whenever that level is reached instead of the previous behavior of selling whenever that level is reached. Aggressive selling or buying at certain price levels are what creates support and resistance levels. This is an equally uncertain and dangerous phase. If it fails to establish a firm support level, it might laspe straight back down below 12750 significantly, making 12750 a resistance level once again. In real life, it means that if investors start selling off once again at around the 12750 level instead of buying into it, we would see the Dow lower once again as the pattern of selling at 12750 returns. For now, we would want to see buying at around this level and the Dow to move sideways along 12750 for a few days in order to establish a support level before rebounding. This will better ensure the sustainability of the recovery.

Thought For The Day : “Always stick to the rules.”