{"id":112,"date":"2025-06-21T14:25:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T14:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/?p=112"},"modified":"2026-09-30T21:26:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:26:26","slug":"cotton-futures-molokai-weak-sister-wall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/cotton-futures-molokai-weak-sister-wall\/","title":{"rendered":"Cotton Futures: Low-In-The-Saddle Molokai and a Wall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cotton futures show a promising Molokai, an ugly Weak Sister and a short-term Wall. Here is how Goodman traders read the chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Every Dog Has His Day.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Long-Term Chart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the long-term chart of cotton futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A promising Low-In-The-Saddle Molokai began to propagate nicely; then along came the ugly Weak Sister!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the 1-Hour level, prices have built what Charlie called a Wall. We can begin to look for a short-term Buy Setup to form here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The long-term Return is around 84 cents; we&#8217;ll set that as our objective if and when we get to Trade the Line mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cotton-futures-chart-with-a-low-in-the-saddle-molokai-a-weak-sister-an.png\" alt=\"Cotton futures chart with a Low-In-The-Saddle Molokai, a Weak Sister and a Wall\" class=\"wp-image-102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cotton-futures-chart-with-a-low-in-the-saddle-molokai-a-weak-sister-an.png 960w, https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cotton-futures-chart-with-a-low-in-the-saddle-molokai-a-weak-sister-an-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/cotton-futures-chart-with-a-low-in-the-saddle-molokai-a-weak-sister-an-768x492.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cotton futures. Chart courtesy of Investing.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This post is educational commentary on chart structure using Goodman Wave Theory. It is not investment advice. Trading futures and FX involves substantial risk of loss.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good Trading!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michael Duane Archer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/sugar-futures-swing-jumbo-1-2-3\/\">Sugar Futures: A Swing Jumbo and a 1-2-3 to Watch<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/silver-futures-update-molokai-nest\/\">Silver Futures Update: Molokai Nest and a $150-$175 Target<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/blog\/goodman-wall-formation-clean-slate\/\">The Wall: A Goodman Bottom Formation for a Clean Slate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keep Learning the Goodman Way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If this article was useful, these are the next steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/method\/\">The Method<\/a>: propagation, intersection and the 3-C Principle, drawn plate by plate.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/library\/\">The Goodman Library<\/a>: the books, from Goodman for Grasshoppers to The Goodman 6 &amp; 6.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/playbook\/\">The Trader&#8217;s Playbook<\/a>: the Molokai setup in one printed, numbered volume.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/50yeartrader.com\/mentoring\/\">Mentoring<\/a>: work one-on-one with the authors.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cotton futures: a promising Low-In-The-Saddle Molokai, an ugly Weak Sister, and a Wall at 1-Hour. 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