by Samantha LaDuc | Aug 18, 2020
I have a philosophy on trouble. Don’t feed it, and maybe it will go away. –Frank Sinatra Let’s face it, this market party is getting really wild and for those who don’t want trouble, it’s a good time to leave. I know not what will happen next, but I am envisioning some type of ‘distrubance’ […]
by Samantha LaDuc | May 5, 2020
Market Thoughts This morning I had one target in SPX as called out in my live trading room: $2898. It was hit aaaand then it was rejected. (Not my first rodeo.) Having said that, I still expect chop this week into Non-Farm Payrolls. A few reasons: We haven’t gone anywhere really but sideways for 18 […]
by Samantha LaDuc | May 3, 2020
Back on April 15th, Samantha made available to non-members signed up via our FREE BAIT email list the following series of UNLOCKED Client posts from beginning of April: Gone Fishing Newsletter & Intermarket Chart Attack: Gluttony Fishing Idea: Timing The Next Oil...
by Samantha LaDuc | May 2, 2020
For Clients Only: As warned Thursday in my live trading room, and in my “Month in Review: Nobody left to Squeeze“ client post, markets had hit key resistance levels Thursday and would likely digest/pull back post FOMC and FAAMG earnings. Friday morning I warned at the open: “I think we’re going to have a trend […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Apr 15, 2020
Market Thoughts Slow, sloppy day. Of my five top intraday, intermarket indicators: 2 Bearish, 1 Bullish, 2 Neutral. Think ‘counting cards’. If I don’t have 3/5 or 4/5, I just don’t see the point of playing. Bullish into Earnings: The bulk of SPX earnings are concentrated in the next 2 weeks with 66% of the […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Mar 28, 2020
Macro Matters Below I include a Guest Captain Commentary that dovetails perfectly with my Macro thesis. Practically every word of Steve’s missive I support (bolded emphasis/red highlights mine), as I have repeatedly called out in my market analysis for clients. Further, I believe the following five themes frame the backdrop of challenges to our economy and […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Mar 24, 2020
What we have witnessed in markets of late is a once-in-a-lifetime event: a 1% outlier event in risk-parity de-risking that slammed hedge funds Ronin, BlueCrest,Citadel, Millennium, and ExodusPoint to breaking points, caused some Fixed Income funds to restrict...
by Samantha LaDuc | Feb 10, 2020
Market Thoughts My market timing call Friday: Going into the weekend with headline and actual risk, we see bonds and gold getting bid up while miners and silver sell off. Tech is rallying but I contend we are approaching a point soon where this likely becomes a Sold...
by Samantha LaDuc | Feb 3, 2020
I have recently presented my case that central bank liquidity infusions to stem the economic damage from CoronaVirus could ignite inflation. If so, value stocks would roar back, since so many are tied to the Energy complex. And then a curious thing happened today: both Value (VALU) and Momentum (MTUM) were green in equal amounts […]
by Samantha LaDuc | Mar 31, 2017
The following is from LaDuc Trading’s premium newsletter (sent out on March 26) and made available to SIM readers March 30th – The Monthly Fishing Report & Weather Forecast. Friendly Sidebar: It’s easy to subscribe to my Free Fishing Stories/Blog. You are also...
by Samantha LaDuc | Mar 11, 2017
My latest article rated high enough to be the Feature in the Weekend Edition of SeeItMarket! Once again, I am honored. I hope it wasn’t the catchy title…. Is this better? Volatility Rising: You just don’t know it yet. Friendly Sidebar: It’s easy to...
by Samantha LaDuc | Feb 16, 2017
Six solidly green $SPX daily candles leading into Wednesday, but even God rested on the 7th Day!! As I tweeted Wednesday night: “Not so rare when $VIX + $SPX up together but extremely rare when $VIX, $VIX futures + $SPX up together.” This was prescient as...
by Samantha LaDuc | Nov 7, 2016
SPX on Support Actually $SPX hit two levels of support which happen to coincide–the 200D and a weekly trend line which creates its lower channel. This combo is even more, well, supportive. Sentiment was also at a low so it doesn’t hurt that there was...
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by Samantha LaDuc | Nov 6, 2016
An election–whether waiting on the results or dealing with the aftermath–can make anyone feel afloat in a paper boat on choppy water, small umbrella to protect from the swelling wave. A lot is at stake–both for our nation and for our market. I would...
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by Samantha LaDuc | Nov 5, 2016
The entire world awaits the results of the U.S. Presidential Election. Unprecedented angst and uncertainty. And risk. As of Nov 5th, SPX was pricing in a 68% chance for a 33 point move by Nov 9th, the day after the election. That’s a ~$66 expected move in either...
