China - SSEC - Ichimoku Study - Tenkan Sen Holds - Week 2 of December 2015.

Introduction / Primer to Ichimoku can be read at this link (click). 

Learning from the Earlier Study: (click here for the previous post)

Index takes support at the Tenkan Sen, with action around the Kumo #W2.
Chikou Span stayssdips below the Kijun Sen #W1.

Senkou Span A & B, stay crossed Bearishly and rise #W3.

Wrap: 

Index rises and falls, with a rising Kumo #W2.

Looking Forward into this Week:

Bearish Senoku Span Cross is active (Its called a 'Neutral' Bearish cross, because it occurred when the index was on Neutral territory i.e inside the Kumo) #W2.
Bulls seek to keep the index inside the Kumo #W2,.
Bulls continue to need the Tenkan Sen support, for the next rise inside the Kumo #W2.

Wrap:

Bears push for a resumption of the down trend, after the Senoku Span Cross #W3.

Bulls seek life in the Kumo and a steady up-move W2 .

Brent Crude Oil - Ichimoku Study - Testing Lows - Week 2 of December 2015.

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Learning from the Earlier Study: (click here for the previous post)

Bulls again hold index to a higher low, after index tests the previous low #W2.
Gap between the Senkou Span A & B, narrows sharply #W3.
Gap between Tenkan Sen and Kijun Sen, widens #W2.

Wrap: 
Bears bring the index to the last bottom for a retest, Index keeps the higher low #W2. 



Looking Forward into this Week:

Bulls hold the last low  #W2.
Gap between the Senkou Span A & B is wide at #W3 & above the last Price point, making a thick Kumo - and a strong resistance to an up-move, when we get there #W3.
Senoku Span A & B, headed for a cross or deflection with these lines getting closer #W1.


Wrap:
Returning after a Double Bottom, and taking out the Tenkan Sen #W2, is the next Bull plan.
Bears look to keep the index below the Tenkan Sen, and take out the previous low #W2.

Say....

US - S&P 500 - Triple Screen 'Technical Analysis' - Seeing Stars - Week 1 of December 2015.

Learning from last Week:  (click here for the previous post)

Patterns:.

• After the long green candle of the previous week, Bulls pause with a Doji  #W1.

Support & Resistance:

• Index took support just above the 5 EMA on the Weekly Chart #W1 - it again failed to pierce the week Channel's bottom (orange) #W1.

Moving Averages:  

• The 5 EMA and 13 SMA, on Monthly Screen look ready to cross bullishly, once the December candle is up - at current levels #M1.

Indicators:

• RSI 13, spikes above the 60% mark  #W2.  

Wrap:

Bears keep the index below the Week Channel bottom (orange) #W1.

Undecided Bulls produce a doji #W1.

Looking forward into this Week:

Patterns:

• The 'W' pattern on the Day Chart is still active (Study Links here, here or elsewhere) #D1.
• The Doji on the Medium Term screen can trigger an Evening Doji Star (Study Links here, here or elsewhere) #W1. 

Support & Resistance: 

• 200 SMA on the day chart, is now the Index support, that Bears want to get below. Index Resistance is the Week Channel's Bottom line (orange) #W1,

Moving Averages:

• Death Cross on the EOD, is active as long as the 50 SMA and the 200 SMA stay crossed Bearishly (Study Links here, here or elsewhere) #D1,

Indicators:

• STS back to the oversold #W2.

Wrap:

Bulls continue to See rewards in the big 'W' pattern #D1, with a breakout from the ATH #M1.
Bears want to use the resistance at the Week Channel bottom (orange) #W1 to produce an Evening Doji Star #D1.

Europe - CAC 40 - Ichimoku Study - Kumo zone - Week 1 of December 2015.

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Learning from the Earlier Study: (click here for the previous post)

Bulls stay above of the Kumo, Chikou Span stays below the Price line #W1. 

Index again takes support near the Kijun Sen #W2, to make this up move.
Senoku Span A & B, steady #W3.

Wrap: 

Bulls have another green week even as Index stays above the Kumo #W2.
Bears keep the Chikou Span, below the Price line #W1.

Looking Forward into this Week:

Chikou Span crossing above the Price line, is the current Bull ask #W1.

Index is now vacillating in and out of the Kumo, Bulls now have support at the Senoku Span A (4848)  #W2.

Cross of the Senoku Span A & B is the next event, that the Bears hope for #W3.

Wrap:

Bears look to get the index back in the Kumo and below the Kijun Sen #W2.
Bulls seek stay above the Kumo and get the Chikou Span to clear the Price line #W2.