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Buying bullish breakouts is only effective in a constantly uptrending market. It doesn't work in a choppy sideways market, and it doesn't work in a downtrending market. Example: Tell me (on the chart below) how many bullish breakout wins you would have had from late January 2018 to the end of...

OI, In the last few months, everytime the SP500 has 5 to 7 bullish candles up and then an inverted hammer (changing of the guard), it ends up pulling back a little before the next run up. I don't know what to think about oil. Any thoughts OI?

"Thank you for the nice detailed reply, I wish that I had even half your knowledge." I noticed you mentioned Home Run trades. It seems like most of your trades are Home Run trades! When I was beginning option trading in the 1990's I had a subscription to one of the market Guru's services...

OI, "I am really happy your making your goals. Tremendous job!" I am thinking the market might take a pause at around SPX 2,800 (the March 2018 high). Any thoughts on that? Also, do you think oil is just pulling back to support at this point?

OI, you were right, the IWM broke out from its trade range on the chart I posted here May 11. What's really interesting is the charts I posted on page 31 of your thread on May 11, 2018, update themselves automatically everyday and now those 8 day old charts are totally current! How is that possible?

OI, its often been said that the small cap (RUT) and transportation (IYT) indexes are leading indicators in the markets. That being said, the charts below indicate they are at or near the tops of their respective sideways trade ranges for both indexes. Also on the SPX chart at the bottom of...

OI, what's your read on this: We have an odd SP500 Chart. Since the high in late January 2018, we have a series of lower rally highs, but the retracement lows are supported by the rising 200dma. We are forming a right triangle. Oil is probably the hottest property right now:

OI, Oil, Gold and the VIX are all uptrending above the 200 day moving average on above average volume. These three are usually contrarian investments and indicators in a questionable bull market. Crude Oil Gold VIX

"OI, your last 2 sentences above were very similar to what I was thinking."

OI, looking at this 12 month chart of the VIX with daily candles and the 200 day moving average: Notice how the first 10 months from April 2017 to January 2018 the VIX was relatively smooth moving in a tight channel between 10 to 14 (with only a few occasional spikes to 16) and also notice...

Its also possible Gold & Gold Miners may be coming off the bottom of a 1 year sideways trade range. Gold is usually a hedge to a declining or uncertain stock market.

OI, do you think Friday was the re-test of the 200 day moving average for the SP500? or do you think we might head lower?

OI, the markets have changed since Feb 1, 2018. I don't believe call profits will be as reliable as they were prior to Feb 1st. Have you given any thought about possibly buying puts on weak stocks to hedge against your bullish earning plays?

OI, its difficult to figure out what the markets are going to do leading into Tuesday and Wednesday's Federal Reserve Meeting. Do you have any thoughts on it?

OI, what's your read on this chart of the SP500?

Looks like that QCOM/BROADCOM merger killed: http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/13/investing/broadcom-qualcomm-national-security/index.html

OI, this one month VIX chart could spell trouble for the Bears.

I have owned homes in California (San Francisco Bay Area and San Diego County), Iowa, Montana, and Washington State. On the subject of at least medium size homes ( 1,500 sq ft or greater) in safe area's: CA is $750,000 to $1,000,000; Iowa is $200,000 to $350,000; Montana is $300,000 to...

I wouldn't set any crazy goals like that because it could affect your excellent thinking and trade patterns you normally follow. Just keep doing what seems right to you and you will do great.

History has proven to us that all Bull Stock Markets eventually turn into Bear Stock Markets, and that's when Bond Markets come back into favor. In the Bear market of 2000-2002, some Bond Funds rose 14% while the SP500 declined -50%. (Its a matter of picking smart bond funds, similar to picking...