As of 09/05/2025   Indus: 45,401 -220.43 -0.5%     Trans: 15,728 -44.62 -0.3%     Utils: 1,079 -0.39 0.0%     Nasdaq: 21,700 -7.30 0.0%     S&P 500: 6,482 -20.58 -0.3%	YTD  +6.7%   -1.1%    +9.7%    +12.4%    +10.2%	Targets    Overview: 08/29/2025     46,700 or 43,200 by 09/15/2025   16,700 or 15,200 by 09/15/2025   1,150 or 1,050 by 09/15/2025   22,700 or 21,000 by 09/15/2025   6,700 or 6,300 by 09/15/2025
Chart Pattern Indicator: on 9/2/25

As of 09/05/2025   Indus: 45,401 -220.43 -0.5%     Trans: 15,728 -44.62 -0.3%     Utils: 1,079 -0.39 0.0%     Nasdaq: 21,700 -7.30 0.0%     S&P 500: 6,482 -20.58 -0.3%	YTD  +6.7%   -1.1%    +9.7%    +12.4%    +10.2%
Targets    Overview: 08/29/2025     46,700 or 43,200 by 09/15/2025   16,700 or 15,200 by 09/15/2025   1,150 or 1,050 by 09/15/2025   22,700 or 21,000 by 09/15/2025   6,700 or 6,300 by 09/15/2025
Chart Pattern Indicator: on 9/2/25

Monday 9/8/25. 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.

I show several patterns highlighted. At AB, we see a double top. This one confirmed as a valid chart pattern. The downward breakout saw the index fall to E, which is a good showing for the double top.

Pattern C is a diamond top.

Patterns D and E are both double bottoms.

What do the patterns say about what's to come? The diamond is the most recent pattern on the chart. The breakout, depending on how you draw the trendlines around the pattern, is downward. The index is now pulling back. The link describes how price rises 53% of the time after a pullback, so look for the index to rise.

However, 53 is close to random (50), so we should wait to see if a new trend develops (either up, down, or sideways).

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 over.

Here's a symbol list of 172 chart and candlestick patterns (13 "investment grade" candle patterns) found in today's securities using my version of Patternz: ACIW, AMD, A, ALB, ALKS, AEE, AME, APH, ANIK, AMAT, ADSK, ADP, BIO, BKH, BKNG, BAH, BFH, CBT, CALM, CAL, CE, CLS, CX, COR, CNP, CDAY, CINF, CTAS, CLF, CNO, CNX, CMTL, CSGS, D, EXP, ECL, EME, EVH, EXPI, EZPW, FWRD, FNV, FDP, GIS, GNW, GILD, GFF, HIG, HD, DHI, HUN, ILMN, IPAR, TILE, IPI, KBH, K, KLAC, KLIC, LHX, LEN, LLY, LOW, LPLA, MTSI, M, MANH, MTRN, MRK, MGEE, MU, MSFT, MS, NTNX, NVDA, OMCL, OR, PKG, PAYX, PETS, PCG, PPL, PRU, PHM, QCOM, RL, RGS, RNG, RLI, ROK, ROP, RGLD, SAIA, SBH, SCHW, SEIC, SRE, SCI, SCCO, SXI, SCS, SSYS, SRDX, TECH, TFX, TEVA, TMO, TJX, VLO, VECO, V, WAT, WU, WLK, WPM, WWD, XEL, IAI, IEZ, IDU, FTEC, QTEC, FXL, IAT, IEV, MXI, ILF, SOXX, IYF, ITB, IHI, EWZ, ECH, EIS, EWI, EWJ, EWW, EWS, EZA, EWY, EWL, EWT, THD, EWU, PEJ, PXJ, ROBO, XLF, GLD, XHB, XAR, XLU, USO, SMH. 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, author: Invest for Two-Comma Wealth and the novel (fiction), Orb Foresight (#Ad)

Friday 9/5/25. Pattern Trading Setups for the Weekend.

Here's a symbol list of 129 chart and candlestick patterns (13 "investment grade" candle patterns) found in today's securities using my version of Patternz: ABM, AFL, APD, ALB, AA, ALGT, ALL, AEO, AEP, ANET, ASH, AZTA, BMI, BSET, BKH, BKNG, BOOT, BAH, BRC, BMY, CDNS, CAL, CPB, COR, CHD, CINF, CLF, CMTL, CXW, CCRN, DSGR, ^DJU, D, DUK, EIX, FWRD, FDP, GAP, GNW, GFF, THG, HLIT, HOLX, HURC, IDA, IDXX, ILMN, INCY, IPG, JAZZ, L, LOW, MHO, MANH, MTRN, MUR, NBR, NFG, NTGR, NWL, PANW, PYPL, PETS, PFE, PCG, PEG, PSTG, RJF, RGS, ROL, ROP, RGLD, RES, SAND, SAIC, SHW, LUV, SXI, SSYS, SRDX, TECH, TDC, TEVA, TXN, TJX, TRV, UHAL, UNH, UNM, VLO, WRB, WMT, WEX, WPM, IEZ, IHE, IDU, IYH, IYZ, IYF, EWH, EIS, EWW, EZA, EWY, DBA, PXJ, PHO, XLV, XLU, VHT. 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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You can find setups based on a Fibonacci retrace by clicking on the link.

The following patterns were found manually, not using Patternz. Mr. Bulkowski has excluded any securities he owns from appearing in the list. However, he may add any of the securities listed to his portfolio at any time, just as you can.

In the table below, the red and green colors are based on the historical breakout direction for the associated chart pattern. If a high and tight flag appears, the start and end dates highlight the flagpole only and not the flag.

For details about the chart patterns, click here.

-- Thomas Bulkowski, author: Invest for Two-Comma Wealth and the novel (fiction), Orb Foresight (#Ad)

Thursday 9/4/25. Intraday Market Direction: Nasdaq

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I show a 4-day picture of the Nasdaq composite intraday.

The Adam & Eve double bottom is clear in the middle of the chart. The one-price bar spike is the Adam bottom and the wider Eve bottom is more rounded looking. It led to a nice rise in the index.

The double bottom is part of a larger pattern called an island bottom.

I drew a green trendline resting on two peaks. At A, the index has pierced the trendline moving up. However, the pierce isn't tall enough to signal a true upward breakout. We'll see what happens in the markets tomorrow.

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Here's a symbol list of 133 chart and candlestick patterns (13 "investment grade" candle patterns) found in today's securities using my version of Patternz: ALB, AEP, AME, AMAT, ASH, AIZ, AVY, AZTA, BALL, BKH, BKNG, BAH, BRC, BRKR, CALM, CPB, CE, CLS, CINF, CSCO, CLF, CNO, CL, CMTL, CSGP, CR, CCRN, DSGR, ^DJI, D, DOV, EIX, EVRG, EXPI, FICO, FAST, FMC, FCX, GME, GAP, GIS, GOOGL, GGG, HLIT, HQY, HTLD, HOLX, HURC, IEX, IDXX, ITW, NSP, IBKR, KALU, KBH, K, KELYA, KLAC, RAMP, L, M, MANH, MTRX, MRCY, MLKN, NWL, ON, OMI, PNW, PEG, KWR, QCOM, RGS, ROP, RGLD, RES, SAND, SEE, SEIC, SIGI, SLGN, SKYW, SO, SCCO, SWX, SSYS, SRDX, TGT, TECH, TEVA, TKR, UPS, VLO, VECO, VMC, WEX, WSC, ZBRA, ITA, IDU, BOTZ, SLV, IHI, EWW, EWL, THD, PPA, PHO, GLD, XLI, XAR, XLU, UNG. 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 Nasdaq composite, sorted by value. When several are near each other (small differences), the area might act as support or resistance.

-- Thomas Bulkowski, author: Invest for Two-Comma Wealth and the novel (fiction), Orb Foresight (#Ad)

Wednesday 9/3/25. 2025 Forecast Update

Here's the updated 2025 market forecast, presented in slider format.

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Here's a symbol list of 153 chart and candlestick patterns (13 "investment grade" candle patterns) found in today's securities using my version of Patternz: ABT, ANF, ALL, AEO, AEP, AR, AMAT, ACGL, AIZ, ADSK, AVY, BALL, BKH, BA, BSX, BRC, CALM, CPB, CNP, CF, CNX, CGNX, GLW, CR, CRH, CCK, CTS, DDS, DSGR, D, DOV, EQT, EVRG, FDX, FRD, GME, GAP, GGG, HBI, HD, HON, ILMN, IRM, K, KLAC, KSS, LRCX, LAMR, LXU, MRTN, MA, MTRX, MLKN, MCO, NFLX, NWPX, OMCL, OXM, PPG, PGR, PEG, RL, RRC, RTX, ROK, ROST, SCHW, SEIC, SRE, SHW, SO, SCCO, SPSC, TPR, TGT, TDOC, TER, TEVA, TKR, TJX, TSCO, TDG, UPS, VRTX, WOLF, ZBRA, IAI, IYC, IYE, IDU, IYH, IEV, SOXX, SLV, EWO, EEM, EWQ, EWG, EWI, EWJ, EWM, EWW, EWP, EWD, EWT, TUR, EWU, IBB, PPA, PBE, PEJ, PJP, PHO, XLY, XLE, GLD, XHB, XLI, XLU, USO, SMH. 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.

-- Thomas Bulkowski, author: Invest for Two-Comma Wealth and the novel (fiction), Orb Foresight (#Ad)

Tuesday 9/2/25. Slider Trading Quiz!

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I show another slider trading quiz featuring Surmodics: SRDX, support and resistance stock.

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Here's a symbol list of 131 chart and candlestick patterns (13 "investment grade" candle patterns) found in today's securities using my version of Patternz: ANF, AYI, AMD, A, AKAM, AA, AFG, AMN, APOG, AMAT, AIZ, ADSK, AZTA, BAX, BKH, BKNG, BRC, CAL, CE, CHD, CTS, DVN, BOOM, EMN, EME, EFX, EVRG, FFIV, FWRD, FDP, GNW, GMS, GGG, HLIT, HE, HD, HOV, HURC, IDXX, PODD, TILE, JBLU, JNJ, KLAC, LPLA, MGY, MTRX, MRCY, MGEE, MLKN, MUR, MYGN, NBR, NTGR, NWPX, OMCL, OXM, PKE, PCTY, PGR, PEG, QCOM, RTX, SAND, SMG, SEIC, SRE, SMTC, SKYW, SWX, SSYS, SRDX, TDOC, TEVA, TXN, TXT, TSCO, TG, TREX, VFC, VEEV, VRSN, VC, WDAY, ZBRA, ITA, IYE, IEZ, IDU, FXL, FXI, BOTZ, ICF, IHF, IXN, IYF, EWZ, EWC, EWH, EWM, EZA, EWU, PPA, DBA, PBE, PXJ, XLE, XLF, XLB, XAR, XLU, UNG, USO, VHT, VIS. 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, author: Invest for Two-Comma Wealth and the novel (fiction), Orb Foresight (#Ad)

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