Market Pulse: Fighting The Machine....

Relentless in the indexes making fools out of many. Bonds been a sleeper hit all of a sudden and have potential to see levels not seen since early April 2026. Commodities somewhat mixed and FX (DXY in particular) looks to punish many nay Sayers. All in all, the majority of the investment landscape still holds bullish structure and reactions out of that May 20th/21st period (low traits) been something I was looking for but I have to admit …..I was not set up to take advantage of this all. I’ve been extremely conservative here and in many cases the opposite which has cost me.

I’ve been fighting the machine trying to be too cute in many cases and worst (always my main problem) Poo pooing many reads that warned that the trend/movement will continue until it doesn’t.

Too much 2nd guessing and too much over thinking. Worse…..flip flopping and that is where and when I die and lose more money than I care to admit.

You either hold true to your process that it has shown to continue to eek out gains or you continually question it all and get many paper cuts. The slow roll in mid Feb and the “V” low launch out of the end of March been an albatross to me, it made me fight the machine and that always leads to death.

I get it though, navigating the markets you need an edge to catch those rotations, timing is a thing I base ALL my investments/trades on and add the indicator it’s the gospel to me. But….since the Turn at the end of March its shifted not just markets but it’s shifted reactions imho. What I am saying is the strength and the follow through out of the March turn is nowhere near what I planned for, not even close.

So….now what? What’s the plays and what to do next? Well…..I’m working it all.

A look at ES,NQ ZB GC CL and DXY 240 min and what may be to come.