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The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest companies, which represents approximately 92 percent of the total market capitalization. The Russell 3000 Index is constructed to provide a comprehensive, unbiased, and stable barometer of the broad market and is completely reconstituted annually to ensure new and growing equities are reflected.

When interpreting the chart above, you need to remember that the most important factor is the relationship between Index Price and the Volume Moving Average (VMA). This signal shows us that just before the index drops substantially, there was very large increase in the VMA. Since the index was in a slight upwards trend when the VMA surge occurred, that is a signal that professional investors are selling and that the index will soon drop substantially. It is at or before this peak in the VMA that we would make a trading decision. After the market has dropped substantially, we look for another peak in the VMA which signals a bottom in the market. In this example the VMA peak (and width) were very substantial, and therefore it signals that the market will reverse direction quite dramatically.

Below is an example of how one of our exclusive institutional investors used this signal for the index to maximize profits by trading some of the derivatives of the Russell 3000 index:

Details of the above trades, and the derivatives used for this index, can be found in the detailed overview and in the member's section of our site.

The Russell 2000 index measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 8 percent of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.

When interpreting the chart above, you need to remember that the most important factor is the relationship between Index Price and the Volume Moving Average (VMA). In this example we see that the index is trading sideways for the first part of the day, and then VMA begins to increase quite rapidly. In this case, the index and the VMA are both increasing, this is because the professional traders are selling AND covering their shorts. Generally when an index and the VMA both increase, that signals that the index will begin to decrease after the VMA has peaked. In this example you can see that not long after the VMA peaked the index began to decline. It is just after the VMA begins to fall that you should make your trading decision.

Below is an example of how one of our exclusive institutional investors used this signal for the index to maximize profits by trading some of the derivatives of the Russell 2000 index:

The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92 percent of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.

When interpreting the chart above, you need to remember that the most important factor is the relationship between Index Price and the Volume Moving Average (VMA). In this example we see that the index is trading sideways for the first part of the day, and then VMA begins to increase quite rapidly. In this case, the index and the VMA are both increasing, this is because the professional traders are selling AND covering their shorts. Generally when an index and the VMA both increase, that signals that the index will begin to decrease after the VMA has peaked. In this example you can see that not long after the VMA peaked the index began to decline. It is just after the VMA begins to fall that you should make your trading decision.

Below is an example of how one of our exclusive institutional investors used this signal for the index to maximize profits by trading some of the derivatives of the Russell 1000 index:

The S&P Small Cap 600 Index consists of 600 domestic stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, (bid-asked spread, ownership, share turnover and number of no trade days) and industry group representation.

When interpreting the S&P 600 chart above, you need to remember that the most important factor is the relationship between Index Price and the Volume Moving Average (VMA). In this example, the index has been in a downward trend for 2 days. The downward trend continues until the VMA has reached a peak and this sharp increase in the VMA signals that a bottom has been reached for the day and that professional investors are buying. Once the VMA has peaked, that signals the safest point in which to make a trading decision, as it is here that the index has confirmed a new upwards trend.

Below is an example of how one of our exclusive institutional investors used this signal for the index to maximize profits by trading some of the derivatives of the S&P 600 index:

Details of the above trades, and the derivatives used for this index, can be found in the detailed overview and in the member's section of our site.

The S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index is a market-value-weighted index (shares outstanding multiplied by stock price) of 500 stocks that are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), American Stock Exchange (AMEX), and the NASDAQ National Market System (NASDAQ).

When interpreting the chart above, you need to remember that the most important factor is the relationship between Index Price and the Volume Moving Average (VMA). These two signals are excellent indicators to when to short the market. In the first example we see that the index has been trending up for a short period, and that the VMA during that period has been begun increasing. This increasing VMA signals that there is a some selling pressure and that the market will change direction. The peak of the VMA signals that the market will take this new direction. But what happened was that the index only declined a short bit before resuming an upward trend on no volume. When this occurs we expect that the index will decline again soon as it did not have buying volume on it's move upwards.

On the second signal we can see that the market did change direction substantially and that the main reason for an increasing VMA here is profit taking. This profit taking will cause the index to change direction again until there is renewed buying pressure in the future.

Below is an example of how one of our exclusive institutional investors used this signal for the index to maximize profits by trading some of the derivatives of the S&P 500 index:

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the largest equities marketplace in the world, is home to about 1 companies worth more than $17 trillion in global market capitalization.

When interpreting the chart above, you need to remember that the most important factor is the relationship between Index Price and the Volume Moving Average (VMA). These two signals are excellent longer-term indicators of where the market is heading. In the first example we see that the index has been trending down for over a week, and that the VMA during that period has been steadily increasing. This steadily increasing VMA signals that there is a lot of buying pressure and that the market will change direction. The peak of the VMA signals that the market will take this new direction. On the second signal we can see that the market did change direction substantially and that the only reason for an increasing VMA here is profit-taking. This profit-taking will cause the index to change direction again until there is renewed buying pressure in the future.

Below is an example of how one of our exclusive institutional investors used this signal for the index to maximize profits by trading some of the derivatives of the NYSE index: