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Cheat Sheets Premium: Post Fed Entry Signals for Hard/Tangible Assets and Global Multi-Sector ETFs

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Mike O'Connor
Sep 18, 2025
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This is a follow-up to yesterday’s post-Fed Tailwind % Report. Today, we’ll share trading entry signals based on yesterday’s market close.

Post Fed Snapshot of Major Asset Class ETFs

Post Fed Snapshot of Major Asset Class ETFs

Mike O'Connor
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September 17, 2025
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When evaluating ETF setups across global asset classes — from equities to hard assets like metals, energy, and agriculture — we focus today on two core entry signals that often mark high-probability trade setups - Buy the Dip and UpTrend Bounce As the Fed created intra-day volatility Wednesday, our conclusions is that what’s previously been in an uptrend did not suffer the kind of selling momentum that would invalidate new entry opportunities for assets already in an uptrend. These are end of day signals, and sometimes the market can have a delayed reaction to Fed policy. If assets with buy signals gap lower in the morning, always respect the NEW price action. Use this guidance as a starting point for your own trading analysis.

✅ Buy the Dip

This signal appears when a strong ETF or asset class experiences a temporary pullback within an overall bullish trend. It highlights opportunities to enter positions at a discount while the broader technical structure remains intact. Think of this as a "strategic pause" in a rising trend — a chance to reload before further upside. This signal occurs on a pullback low, but one that lacks the selling momentum to risk violating a key support area.

✅ UpTrend Bounce

This signal indicates that an asset has successfully bounced off a key technical support level, often a moving average or recent low, confirming short-term strength. It serves as a validation that bullish momentum is resuming, particularly after a brief consolidation or minor correction. The signal occurs on a close above the high of the pull-black low.


These signals don’t guarantee immediate upside, but historically they have aligned with favorable risk-reward setups when confirmed by broader trend strength and market context.

Entry Signal Guide

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