If you're familiar with our analysis, you've probably noticed that Fibonacci Extensions and Retracements play a vital role in our process.

From setting upside objectives to identifying areas of potential support and resistance, Fibonacci is a versatile tool.

As with any tool, there are times when it works better than others. And while we don't want to get into every intricate detail of how and where we use it, we did want to share a great example of Fibonacci in action.

Today we're updating our outlook for global markets and providing ideas to profit in the second half of 2019.

Part 1 of this playbook will provide our perspective on all four asset classes and update our views on the major themes within India that we're paying attention to.

Part 2 of this playbook will consist of our top individual stock trade ideas.

Today we're updating our outlook for global markets and providing ideas to profit in the second half of 2019.

Part 1 of this playbook will provide our perspective on all four asset classes and update our views on the major themes within India that we're paying attention to.

Part 2 of this playbook will consist of our top individual stock trade ideas.

What if I told you that we can potentially make 50% on a trade with minimal risk. What if I also told you that it's showing tremendous relative strength and positive momentum? Do I have your attention? You'd certainly have mine!

James Brodie started out auditing for Arthur Andersen and did not particularly enjoy it. In the early 1990s he started to learn about derivatives at the largest bank in the world before ultimately moving to Credit Suisse. He's lived in London, Singapore, New York and Tokyo trading currencies for both the banks and proprietary and then started his own hedge fund. James is also on the Board of the CMT Association. I really enjoyed the advice he gives about what he learned from 2 massive losses he's taken throughout his career. James is a big fan of behavioral finance and we talk about different studies where we've learned that the better traders actually have more losing trades than winning trades. Currently James is watching Gold, EURJPY and US Interest Rates and talks about how he wants to trade them. This was a fun conversation where we covered a lot of things.

I can't think of a better time to talk about Fibonacci Extensions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average right now is fighting to break through an important cluster of extensions that stem from the last two epic peaks we had in the market: 2000 and 2007. A breakout above 27,000 could spark a new cyclical bull market that we believe falls within the context of an ongoing structural bull market. In other words, this is a more intermediate-term breakout (years) while structurally (decades) we have already been in a bull market since arguably 2013 or even 2016.

In this video I talk about 2 key extensions: 261.8% and 423.6% which is exactly where the Dow stopped going up in early 2018. Was 17 months enough time at these levels before we can move on? Let's discuss:

This is one of my favorite things to do: Forget everything that happened in the first half of the year and start from scratch. It doesn't matter what we did or how we felt in early 2019. It's irrelevant. We're moving forward. This is my Q3 2019 Playbook.

From the desk of Tom Bruni @BruniCharting

Every time we see a few days of strength from Financials or Energy, people come out of the woodwork to call a bottom in the Value Factor.

After the last few weeks of action, we find ourselves back in this position.

So is this time different? Let's take a look.

Today we're exploring opportunities in two beaten-down sectors that look ripe for a squeeze.

From the desk of Tom Bruni @BruniCharting

We've been bearish the Micro/Small/Mid-Caps relative to Large and Mega-Caps from a structural perspective for most of the last year, however, last week's rally confirmed the conditions we look to indicate potential outperformance in the coming weeks and months.

Monthly charts force us to take a step back and identify the direction of the primary trend. By erring in the direction of these trends, we are increasing our probabilities of success. Markets trend. That's why Technical Analysis works. This process at the end of each month is arguably the most valuable part of all the work I do. I can tell you that from the bottom of my heart.

One that definitely stands out here is the Dow Jones Industrial Average going out at new all-time monthly closing highs. This is the highest monthly close in the history of the stock market:

Another interesting one is Gold going out at new 6-year highs:

Here are Gold Miners doing something we haven't seen in a long long time:

The Broker Dealers & Exchanges Index has had every...

The Nifty Metal Index has been dead money for a while, but we are finally starting to see signs of stabilization within the space.

While there aren't a lot of actionable trades right now, we think that rotation into this area is a positive for the broader market and will offer some great setups on the long side in the second half of this year.