The stock market has surged sharply higher since the fiscal cliff vote in the United States in early January. The bulls have run wild at the start of the new year. Many talking heads in the financial media have now started to say that money is coming into stocks instead of the usual mutual fund outflows that have been occurring since 2008. Often, when the public starts to get excited about the stock market it is time for a correction to occur in the markets.



Many professional…

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) is trading at $115.43, +1.46 (1.28%). The key to this price point is the gap window. Note the chart below. Generally, stocks will see a pull back off gap window prior to going to gap fill which is at $117.35.



Considering a proprietary time count is seen here as well, there is a solid chance of a pull back in the next few days. 



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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has started to fall again, trading at $527.06, -15.04 (-2.77%). Many investors and analysts are perplexed, wondering whether it is headed to new 52 week lows, below $500.00 per share. The charts tell the truth and will be explained below.



Note the bottoming tail on November 16th, 2012. That was the low pivot in the second half of 2012 and even though the price was retested and pierced, it never closed below that low. This puts a line in…

The market pushed higher again today. The last two trading days erased the sharp Tuesday decline. The collapse on Tuesday was the biggest point drop of 2012. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) is trading at $136.76, +1.07 (0.79%). While most amateurs have regained their bullish composure, the true pro traders are still skeptical. With the SPY hovering at gap fill and the markets yet to take out their 52 week highs, the bullish case is still lacking.



This bullish action is ahead…