US indices push higher, but for how much longer?

Es emini daily It’s been another day of gains for the ES Emini as we come towards the end of the Wednesday trading session, and no doubt longer-term investors will be relieved that bullish sentiment has returned after the roller coaster ride of the last few weeks, but for how much longer? And whilst I don’t wish to rain on anyone’s parade, the volume associated with the last six days is showing a worrying trend, and it’s not a positive trend either. As can clearly be seen, volume is declining while the price is ascending and as such presents a clear anomaly for Wyckoff students. For such a move we should expect to see volume rising and not falling. What also looks anomalous is the second of these candles for the price action of the 14th of October. Here we had a wide spread up candle and yet the volume can only be described at best as above average perhaps and certainly not in agreement with the effort required to propel the market through this range. In other words, Wyckoff’s third law here of effort and result and of the two being in disagreement. It is also once again an example of benchmarking where we consider price and volume with other candles for comparison and confirmation. Finally, we are also approaching the previous top of late August at 4540 which triggered the reversal into September. So, in summary, enjoy the ride higher, but the warning flags are fluttering in the strengthening breeze.

By Anna Coulling

Charts from NinjaTrader and indicators from Quantum Trading

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Hi – my name is Anna Coulling and I am a full time currency, commodities and equities trader. I have been involved in both trading and investing for over fifteen years and have traded many different financial instruments, from options and futures to stocks and commodities. I write and publish articles ( mostly for free ) for UK and international publications on a wide variety of financial issues, and in particular I enjoy helping others learn how to invest and trade.

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