VIX (VX) Tries Firming Just Below Key 25 Level

The VIX (VX) has seen strong profittaking from Wednesday’s fresh 2023 peak, but should be finding support soon as it drifts back towards this week’s low, just above where the VX had broke above the weekly chart descending wedge resistance. Any weekly close above the psychologically key 25 whole figure level would dramatically increase odds for a retest of this week’s high in the few days after…

S&P500 (ES) Weekly Doji @ 50% Fib Retrace of Oct-Feb Bounce

The S&P500 (ES) is trying to form a weekly Doji after rebounding off near the 2023 low and the 61.8% Fib retrace of the October to February bounce. Although odds are now moderate for this week’s short covering to spring ES back to the psychologically key 4k whole figure level, ES is less likely to retest the weekly chart downchannel resistance before month end than it is to slide below the November low in the same period…

S&P500 (ES) Weekly Doji Tries Forming Just Below Key 4K Level

The S&P500 (ES) is consolidating after yesterday’s bounce, but remains wobbly going into next week with a weekly Doji trying to form just below the Oct-Feb uptrend support (on the weekly chart). Any weekly close below the psychologically key 4k whole figure level would reinforce the idea that the slightly higher February high versus the January and December highs was a bear trap…

Natural Gas (NG) Tries Gaining for 6th Straight Day

Natural Gas (NG) is trying to gain for a 6th straight day, but appears ready for healthy consolidation after the strong bounce off downchannel support (on the weekly chart) and last week’s fresh February low. NG has in all likelihood formed a major low just above the psychologically key 2 whole figure level (on the April contract), but may see a pullback following Thursday’s highly anticipated weekly storage data back to downchannel resistance (on the daily chart)…