As of 09/15/2025   Indus: 45,883 +49.23 +0.1%     Trans: 15,575 -52.80 -0.3%     Utils: 1,101 +0.17 +0.0%     Nasdaq: 22,349 +207.65 +0.9%     S&P 500: 6,615 +30.99 +0.5%	YTD  +7.8%   -2.0%    +12.1%    +15.7%    +12.5%	Targets    Overview: 09/15/2025     46,700 or 44,700 by 10/01/2025   16,700 or 15,200 by 10/01/2025   1,150 or 1,050 by 10/01/2025   22,700 or 21,400 by 10/01/2025   6,750 or 6,400 by 10/01/2025
Chart Pattern Indicator: on 9/12/25

As of 09/15/2025   Indus: 45,883 +49.23 +0.1%     Trans: 15,575 -52.80 -0.3%     Utils: 1,101 +0.17 +0.0%     Nasdaq: 22,349 +207.65 +0.9%     S&P 500: 6,615 +30.99 +0.5%	YTD  +7.8%   -2.0%    +12.1%    +15.7%    +12.5%
Targets    Overview: 09/15/2025     46,700 or 44,700 by 10/01/2025   16,700 or 15,200 by 10/01/2025   1,150 or 1,050 by 10/01/2025   22,700 or 21,400 by 10/01/2025   6,750 or 6,400 by 10/01/2025
Chart Pattern Indicator: on 9/12/25

Recent Headlines Tuesday 9/16/25. Slider Trading Quiz! Standex International: SXI (2) Monday 9/15/25. Market Monday: The Week Ahead Friday 9/12/25. Pattern Trading Setups for the Weekend. Thursday 9/11/25. Intraday Market Direction: Nasdaq Wednesday 9/10/25. A Look at the Chart Pattern Indicator (CPI)

Older Headlines Tuesday 9/9/25. Slider Trading Quiz! Sunoco: SUN Monday 9/8/25. Market Monday: The Week Ahead Friday 9/5/25. Pattern Trading Setups for the Weekend. Thursday 9/4/25. Intraday Market Direction: Nasdaq Wednesday 9/3/25. 2025 Forecast Update Tuesday 9/2/25. Slider Trading Quiz! Surmodics: SRDX (Support and Resistance) Saturday-Sunday 8/30/25. Book Quiz Friday 8/29/25. Pattern Trading Setups for the Weekend. Thursday 8/28/25. Intraday Market Direction: Nasdaq Wednesday 8/27/25. A Look at the Chart Pattern Indicator (CPI) Tuesday 8/26/25. Slider Trading Quiz! Surmodics: SRDX (ver 2)

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Tuesday 9/16/25. Slider Trading Quiz!

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I show another slider trading quiz featuring Standex International: SXI (2) stock.

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Here's a symbol list of 117 chart and candlestick patterns (13 "investment grade" candle patterns) found in today's securities using my version of Patternz: ABT, ANF, ACIW, ADTN, AEIS, ALB, AA, ALKS, AEO, AMN, APH, ARCB, ASH, AIZ, BALL, CHKP, CINF, CLF, CMCO, CMTL, DVN, DDS, ^DJU, DUK, EIX, EOG, EL, EXPI, FDX, FMC, FWRD, FNV, FCX, FDP, GNW, GFS, GOOGL, HE, HL, HOLX, HUN, IBKR, IRM, JKHY, KMB, LHX, RAMP, LPLA, LXU, M, MDT, META, MUR, ^IXIC, NI, OTEX, ORCL, PAYX, PNW, PFG, RJF, REGN, ^GSPC, SAND, SEE, SMTC, SCCO, TRGP, TXN, RIG, WPM, WSM, WOLF, ITA, IYC, IEZ, FXI, QQQ, IAT, IEV, IGV, ILF, SOXX, IEO, IHI, EWA, EEM, EWQ, EWI, EPP, EWY, EWP, EWD, QLD, DBA, SSO, XLY, SPY, UNG, USO, SMH, MGK, VONG. 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)

Monday 9/15/25. Market Monday: The Week Ahead

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• 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 industrials on the daily scale.

I drew the red trendlines, connecting the points with straight segments instead of a curved line.

Notice the difference in slope from B to A (a steeper slope), suggesting the market is getting more excited.

I also highlight a double top chart pattern at CD It confirmed as valid when the index closed below the lowest valley between the two peaks (E, the green line). That happens at F. However, the drop wasn't far and the index climbed to bust the downward breakout when it closed above the top of the chart pattern.

Based on the chart, it looks to me like the uptrend will continue.

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

Many options expire this week, so traders will be looking to close out their positions, and that suggests increased volatility (large daily price swings).

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 99 chart and candlestick patterns (13 "investment grade" candle patterns) found in today's securities using my version of Patternz: ANF, ACN, ACIW, AEIS, AFL, AA, AXP, AMN, AR, APA, APOG, AWI, ATO, BBY, CENX, COP, CCRN, DVN, FANG, BOOM, ELV, EOG, EL, FFIV, FLS, FORM, FTNT, GME, GNW, GFS, GFF, HE, HELE, HP, HOLX, ILMN, IIIN, IPAR, JBLU, KMT, LEN, RAMP, MGY, MANH, MAN, MRTN, NFG, NWPX, OXY, OMCL, OTEX, ORCL, PKE, PCTY, PFG, RRC, RJF, RGA, ROK, ROG, ROL, RES, SAIC, SCCO, SPSC, TECH, TDC, TDG, RIG, WSM, WOLF, IEZ, IHE, FXL, SLV, IEO, IYF, EWM, QLD, PBE, PXJ, PJP, GLD, SMH, 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.

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 9/12/25. Pattern Trading Setups for the Weekend.

Here's a symbol list of 118 chart and candlestick patterns (13 "investment grade" candle patterns) found in today's securities using my version of Patternz: ABM, ADTN, AEIS, A, ALGT, ALL, AEO, AFG, AME, AMN, ARCB, AGO, ADP, BCPC, BSET, BAX, BZH, CBT, CAL, CNC, CLF, CNO, CMCO, CXW, COTY, CCRN, CSGS, CTS, CW, EIX, EMR, EOG, EL, FDX, GD, GES, HE, IEX, KLAC, LHX, LH, LRCX, LAMR, LDOS, LMT, MANH, MDT, MU, MYGN, NTNX, OXY, ORCL, PTEN, PETS, PLXS, PFG, PGR, KWR, REGN, RNG, ROK, ROL, SEE, SCI, SCCO, SNPS, MZTI, TMO, RIG, TZOO, TG, UHAL, UGI, UIS, VFC, VRTX, VMC, WAT, WLK, WEX, WSM, IYM, FXI, IEV, MXI, SOXX, IYF, EWA, EEM, EWQ, EWH, EWI, EWJ, EWM, EWW, EWS, EWY, EWL, THD, QLD, PXJ, PJP, PHO, ROBO, UNG, SMH, VAW. 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)

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