Entries by Peter Brandt

Appless Computer – Part 4: 04.12.2011

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Apple is declining into support. The poisonous wrath from the Apple Computer “fruit and nut club” continue to come my way. Here are just a couple of excerpts from the “fan” mail I have received because I suggested that AAPL might be topping out. “This is nonsense. Never heard of a double head. This is […]

Fraudulent forex…another view: 04.11.2011

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Will the fraud ever end? The fraudulent side of forex trading was revealed in recent weeks in just some of the following blogs and articles: Inside the Currency Broiler Rooms, Joshua Brown, The Reformed Broker, April 9. Pitfalls of the Currency Casino, Andrew Bary, Barron’s, April 9. Foreign currency trading is easy – an easy […]

AAPL Part 3, It’s All About Risk: 04.11.2011

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It has nothing to do with Apple as a company! This is my third blog posting about Apple Computer in the past week. The first post suggested strongly a possible top in AAPL. The second post detailed a three-part shorting strategy for AAPL. I executed the first two parts of that shorting strategy last week. […]

The Apple (AAPL) is falling from the tree – Chart Review: 04.06.2011

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Is the Apple about to take a fall from the tree? Summary There are chart patterns…then there are textbook chart patterns. Presently Apple Computer (AAPL) is forming a head and shoulders top that could go into the textbooks as an example of classical charting principles. The daily chart of AAPL exhibits a near-perfect example of […]

Are the commodity and forex markets changing? Trading Commentary 03.30.2011

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The markets, they are a’changin! Electronic exchanges! High volume trading! Mega volume operators! Indicator optimization! Web-based trading platforms! Twenty-four hour markets! A trend by the small speculator toward day trading, especially in the forex markets!  Have all these evolutions in the commodity and forex markets from even a decade ago produced changes in the basic […]

Chart review 3.29.2011: $USDJPY

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After the “wash-out” decline in mid March, the $USDJPY is performing a classic “end-around” pattern. The move back into the 20-week symmetrical triangle in early trading today (Tuesday, Mar. 29) is confirmation that the “end-around” pattern is the correct chart interpretation. The final confirmation of this pattern will be a close above the mid-February high. Support […]