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Topix (and Nikkei Dow)

March 20, 2017/by Peter Brandt

Continuation patterns continue to develop in the Japanese stock market indexes. The Topix Index traded in Osaka (TSE) displays a 12-week continuation rectangle (Mar 2 was an out-of-line movement). While the measured target in Topix is 1633, a swing target of 1775 is possible. Read More

What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?

March 8, 2017/by Peter Brandt

This video except comes from our monthly Member only Q&A. The question was: Looking back over your trading career – What advice would you give to your younger self? I thought you might find this interesting.

Chart Summit – Best Dressed Charts of 2016

February 16, 2017/by Peter Brandt

Each year at about this time I publish a “Best Charts List” showcasing the outstanding examples of classical charting principles from the just-completed year. The Best Dressed List (BDL) illustrates the types of trading situations Factor LLC seeks in its proprietary account. These types of trading situations are the main focus of Factor LLC’s trading. Read More

Correlation of Japanese Yen with Gold

February 14, 2017/by Peter Brandt

Gold Yen Correlation

Conventional wisdom has been abuzz lately about the Gold Yen Correlation. The two charts below are courtesy of my friend James Cutting of Nautilus Capital. Indeed, on the basis of a 63-day Gold Yen Correlation (I have no idea how James determines these time periods) there is presently a .85 correlation between the two markets. The second chart in this series shows that since 2013 there has been a fairly consistent correlation of at least .50 between the markets.