As of 03/02/2026   Indus: 48,905 -73.14 -0.1%     Trans: 19,758 +69.11 +0.4%     Utils: 1,181 -9.29 -0.8%     Nasdaq: 22,749 +80.65 +0.4%     S&P 500: 6,882 +2.74 +0.0%	YTD  +1.8%    +13.8%    +10.6%   -2.1%    +0.5%	Targets    Overview: 02/27/2026     50,500 or 47,900 by 03/15/2026   20,200 or 18,150 by 03/15/2026   1,300 or 1,160 by 03/15/2026   24,750 or 21,800 by 03/15/2026   7,250 or 6,600 by 03/15/2026
Chart Pattern Indicator: on 2/13/26

As of 03/02/2026   Indus: 48,905 -73.14 -0.1%     Trans: 19,758 +69.11 +0.4%     Utils: 1,181 -9.29 -0.8%     Nasdaq: 22,749 +80.65 +0.4%     S&P 500: 6,882 +2.74 +0.0%	YTD  +1.8%    +13.8%    +10.6%   -2.1%    +0.5%
Targets    Overview: 02/27/2026     50,500 or 47,900 by 03/15/2026   20,200 or 18,150 by 03/15/2026   1,300 or 1,160 by 03/15/2026   24,750 or 21,800 by 03/15/2026   7,250 or 6,600 by 03/15/2026
Chart Pattern Indicator: on 2/13/26

Tuesday 3/3/26. Slider Trading Quiz!

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I show another slider trading quiz featuring Pfizer: PFE (actual trade).

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Here's a symbol list of 125 chart and candlestick patterns (13 "investment grade" candle patterns) found in today's securities using my version of Patternz: DDD, AKAM, AMN, APH, AIZ, ATO, ADP, AXS, AZTA, BZH, BBW, CBT, CALM, CPB, CE, CX, CF, CRL, CMTL, COP, CROX, CCRN, EL, EVH, FIVN, FWRD, GNW, GILD, GPN, THG, HIG, DHI, IIIN, KALU, KBH, KSS, KLIC, LHX, LEN, LMT, MTSI, M, MGY, MKTX, MLM, MAS, MTRX, MDT, MRCY, MCO, MUR, NFG, NTGR, NOC, NWPX, NUS, NTNX, OXY, ORI, OLN, OR, PKE, PTEN, PPG, KWR, DGX, RL, ROG, RGLD, RES, R, SEE, SEIC, SMTC, SLGN, SKYW, SR, SPSC, TFX, TKR, TOL, TDG, RIG, VLO, VECO, WRB, WAT, WSO, WSC, WWW, XEL, ITA, IYE, QTEC, FXL, FXI, BOTZ, IAT, IXC, SLV, IEO, ITB, EWO, EWK, ECH, EWH, EWM, EWS, EWP, TUR, PPA, PJP, XLE, XAR, USO. Click this link for details (pattern type, start and end dates).

For a list of small patterns (those a few days wide) click this link.

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The following table shows where Fibonacci retrace values of the day's high-low range are plus pivot points, calculated on the Dow industrials, sorted by value. When several are near each other (small differences), the area might act as support or resistance.

-- Thomas Bulkowski

Monday 3/2/26. Market Monday: The Week Ahead

• My Prediction
• A Brief Look Back
• Options Expiration
• Swing Traders: Pivot Points
• Earnings, Chart Patterns & Industries

My Prediction

This is a chart of the Dow transports on the daily scale.

The only relevant chart pattern is the most recent one, highlighted here at A.

It's a symmetrical triangle. However, it's a flawed pattern. There's only one minor low on the bottom. The trendline cutting through price doesn't count as a touch.

On the top, you see two minor highs when I prefer to see three or more (same for the bottom).

Even so, the narrowing price movement is clear. The breakout direction is unknown. A downward breakout could see price fall dramatically and far. An upward breakout may see price struggle to rise.

A Brief Look Back

The following is a brief review of how the markets performed over time. The numbers refer to the close-to-close move in the Dow industrials.

For the Week...

Year to Date...

Options Expiration

No options expire this week.

Swing Traders: Pivot Points

The following is based on an SFO article in December 2004 by John Seekinger, titled, "Take a two-dimensional approach." He offers these tips.

• Seekinger doesn't look at the range of S2 to R2 as support and resistance levels. Rather, he considers them oversold (S) and overbought (R) areas.
• S2 to R2 range of values across daily, weekly, and monthly periods: If two values are close together then they lend more significance to the area.
• If the market trends on day 1, the odds rise tremendously that the market will be range bound between daily S1 and daily R1 the next day.
• In a quiet market when traders are waiting for an important earnings announcement or economic report, look for daily R1 and S1 levels to hold and for the market to return to the daily pivot.
• A move outside of daily R1 or S1 usually does not mean a breakout.
• The odds suggest that the entire week's price action will remain between weekly R2 and S2.
• Avoid going long when the market moves above weekly R2 (it's overbought) and avoid going short when price moves below weekly S2 (oversold).
• Consider going short at weekly R1 or long at weekly S1 with a profit objective of the weekly pivot.
• Consider going long at weekly S2 or short at weekly R2 with a profit objective of weekly S1 or R1, respectively.

Here are the formulas:

Earnings, Chart Patterns & Industries

Earnings season is either underway or should be starting soon. The sessions could be more volatile.

Here's a symbol list of 110 chart and candlestick patterns (13 "investment grade" candle patterns) found in today's securities using my version of Patternz: DDD, AEIS, AES, AFL, AKAM, ALB, AMGN, AMN, APH, APA, AAPL, ATR, AGO, BBY, BCO, CALM, CE, CNC, CRL, CHD, CLNE, CNX, CMCO, CAG, CCRN, XRAY, ECL, EME, EQT, FISV, FLS, FCX, THG, TILE, IPI, KSS, LAMR, LEN, M, MRK, MLKN, MCO, MUR, NFG, NFLX, NKE, NOC, OLN, OMCL, OR, OUT, PTEN, PETS, PPG, KWR, QCOM, RRC, REGN, ROG, RGLD, SMTC, SR, TGT, TDY, TFX, TER, MZTI, TG, TWLO, UNH, VFC, VLO, VECO, WMT, WSO, WLK, WSM, XEL, IHE, FTEC, FXL, FXI, BOTZ, IYH, IAT, IYZ, IXN, SLV, EWK, EWH, EIS, EWM, EWT, TUR, IBB, PBE, SSO, GLD, XLV, SPY, VHT, MGK. Click this link for details (pattern type, start and end dates).

For a list of small patterns (those a few days wide) click this link.

The below industries were the best (rank 1) or worst performing of those I follow.

-- Thomas Bulkowski

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