Entries by Peter Brandt

Do continuation head and shoulders patterns really exist?

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A number of readers have questioned the legitimacy of the continuation pattern. They claim that such a pattern does not exist. Well, it is time to set the record straight! Schabacker, Edwards and Magee are the authoritative sources on classical charting principles. The three men never claimed to be the final word on Gann or […]

An excellent example of the “all-one-market” phenomena

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It has come to be known as the “risk-on/risk-off” or “all-one-market” phenomena in global markets. It is a situation where seemingly unrelated markets have taken on an historically high correlation. Individual markets seem to be the proxy for all other markets. I have witnessed periods in the past when unusually strong correlations existed for months and […]

When the flag ($SPY) stops flying

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The flag interpretation in the U.S. stock indexes is beginning to unravel. I have been loudly “waving the flag” for another leg down in the U.S. stock. Well, I am beginning to doubt this interpretation based on a well burried sentence in the Edwards and Magee book. I thank reader Andrew for our dialogue about […]