Chart based progressive global trading strategies, Chart Partners

Thomas Schroeder

Chart based progressive global trading strategies

Chart Partners

Chart Partners objective is to discover medium-term cycle turns and profit opportunities before they unfold, within structural trends while preserving capital with clear degrees of risk. We have real return ideas. 

Markets are dynamic and trading systems must reflect this. It is crucial to determine underlying correlations and lead-lag relationships within global markets and the impact on linked instruments. Our weekly Chartonics product gives you short-term trading strategies that can be applied within the medium and longer term macro trends that are mapped out in our strategy updates. 

Our methodology fuses global market variables and isolates drivers in trends. We specialize in FX, index trade in NY and Asia with a focus on Asian stocks. 

Technical Analysis

US equities are flirting with a topping sequence if key sectors fail to hold gains. Tech is the underperform short hedge. Transports having trouble clearing 9,500 as small caps fade. XLF met our ideal 25.28 rally objective/projection.NYSE Advance/decline line turned down hard and is now threatening pivot support which is a key trigger for a US equity correction or blow off rise.Cycle call for a turn up in yields, down in gold and oil with a stronger USD increases odds of  US equities fading and seeing the slated 2-4% correction (hard to make money on the downside outside of focusing on EM shorts).T-Note is due for a reaction bounce to 124.70 but the macro bear wedge sets a very bearish tone for a big move up in yield (telegraphing a Fed rate hike) and supporting a DXY break above 101.80. Yield target remains at 2.74% with scope to 3%.DXY break above 101.80 faded. Need to see the Euro break and stay below 1.05 which would induce broader USD strength. Dollar give back window ahead of NFP.EEM dip target at sub 37. Our short pair with the S&amp;P is in gaining some traction. Trade is to buy a March dip below 37 for a rise to 42. Short Turkey average at 89,200. Short Brazil at 70,000+.Long Japan – Fresh long from 18,950 with pivot support at 18,900. Long banks but must break above 200 or fade. Inpex cut (-1.46%). USD/JPY kissed 114.60 barrier and faces pullback to 113.20.Asia shorts – SET 50 short (-5.9%). Small Taiwan pair short w long TSMC. STI 3,135 short. Look to add to Korea short at 275. Probing to short Nifty just under 9,050 (tactical pullback only)Asia longs – Long Nifty from 7,752 (will add on alleged pullback). Long A share fut from 10,050 (disturbing price action). H shares from 9,200. Long Ping An, BABA, CCB and ICBC. Australian banks from 6,658. KOSPI long sold (+3.88%). Long KEPCO at 42.2k. KLSE long sold (+2.29%).Cycles – A number of signals (A/D line triangle resolution) align with equities making an important crest. Game plan is to trim US into strength (Europe perform), put on protection and buy a March correction. Gold and oil reluctant to decline so far.

US equities are flirting with a topping sequence if key sectors fail to hold gains. Tech is the underperform short hedge. Transports having trouble clearing 9,500 as small caps fade. XLF met our ideal 25.28 rally objective/projection.NYSE Advance/decline line turned down hard and is now threatening pivot support which is a key trigger for a US equity correction or blow off rise.Cycle call for a turn up in yields, down in gold and oil with a stronger USD increases odds of  US equities fading and seeing the slated 2-4% correction (hard to make money on the downside outside of focusing on EM shorts).T-Note is due for a reaction bounce to 124.70 but the macro bear wedge sets a very bearish tone for a big move up in yield (telegraphing a Fed rate hike) and supporting a DXY break above 101.80. Yield target remains at 2.74% with scope to 3%.DXY break above 101.80 faded. Need to see the Euro break and stay below 1.05 which would induce broader USD strength. Dollar give back window ahead of NFP.EEM dip target at sub 37. Our short pair with the S&amp;P is in gaining some traction. Trade is to buy a March dip below 37 for a rise to 42. Short Turkey average at 89,200. Short Brazil at 70,000+.Long Japan – Fresh long from 18,950 with pivot support at 18,900. Long banks but must break above 200 or fade. Inpex cut (-1.46%). USD/JPY kissed 114.60 barrier and faces pullback to 113.20.Asia shorts – SET 50 short (-5.9%). Small Taiwan pair short w long TSMC. STI 3,135 short. Look to add to Korea short at 275. Probing to short Nifty just under 9,050 (tactical pullback only)Asia longs – Long Nifty from 7,752 (will add on alleged pullback). Long A share fut from 10,050 (disturbing price action). H shares from 9,200. Long Ping An, BABA, CCB and ICBC. Australian banks from 6,658. KOSPI long sold (+3.88%). Long KEPCO at 42.2k. KLSE long sold (+2.29%).Cycles – A number of signals (A/D line triangle resolution) align with equities making an important crest. Game plan is to trim US into strength (Europe perform), put on protection and buy a March correction. Gold and oil reluctant to decline so far.

IShares MSCI Europe Fincls Sctr Indx Fd (EUFN US)

FTSE Straits Times Index (STI) (STI INDEX)

Nikkei 225

March Transition