Okay, welcome back off the break. Just before we went for a break, we were looking at Titus chapter one, verse one, where we're talking about the promise of eternal life, which is a sure promise because it rests on God's eternal nature that He cannot lie and His eternal promises because it comes from a God whose nature is, you know, who does not speak lies, is free from falsehood and is free from all deceit and truthful and trustworthy. And we also see that Paul says that, you know, this promise of eternal life that God, you know, spoke even before time. So Paul goes on to show that this eternal life is promised, was not promised just when, you know, Adam and Eve sinned, but it was something that God already thought about it in eternity past, even before the foundations of this world. And it's not something that He just made a last minute or at the moment decision, you know, but it's something that, you know, He has already had full knowledge, already pre-planned something that stretches back the promises of God, stretches back into eternity past. Verse three says, but as in June 9 manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour. So even as God had planned everything, the whole plan of redemption, the whole plan of salvation, everything that was already settled in His mind. It's a done, completed thing in eternity past with the Lamb of God already being slain from the foundations of the world as we read in Revelation chapter 13 verse 8. So even before Adam and Eve sinned, even before God created Adam and Eve, even before they sinned, in God's mind, the whole plan, redemption plan of salvation was a done, completed thing. That is who God is. So it was something that was already settled in eternity past, but the message was proclaimed, was made known in God's own time, and according to His own purpose, and was revealed in the fullness of time in the Chairos moment. So even though all of this was completed in the heart and mind of God, even before He even spoke out these promises there in the Garden of Eden, we have the Edenic covenant which God makes when He is pronouncing the curse. He says the steed of the woman will crush the head of the serpent, which is the Edenic covenant which God makes. Even before He makes all these covenant and promises, it's already completed in His heart and mind. God already has foreknowledge, thought about it, but in His own time He reveals it according to His own purpose. So in the Old Testament, we see that there is an anticipation of the salvation message which was prophesied, which was spoken of by the prophets, and all of the things that God ordained in the Old Testament, whether it is the tabernacle, whether it's the rituals, whether it's the sacrifices, the covenants, whether it is the ceremonies that they have to follow. Everything spoke of this servant messiah, the servant king would come, this messiah would come, and so everything, whether it's the tabernacle, whether it's the priesthood, whether it's the sacrifices, the rituals, whether it is the ceremonies, everything we see is fulfilled in the life, the death, and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. So the message has not only been made evident in the historical events of the life, the ministry, the death, the resurrection of Jesus Christ, but Paul is saying, all of this is evident in history, but it has to be spoken of, it has to be made known to the world today, in Titus, in Paul's time, in our time, as well. And so Christianity came into the world in a time when it was uniquely possible for this message to spread rapidly, because there was a common language which was Greek, the Roman Empire controlled most of the world, their empire was very vast, and travel was somewhat easy because this populace saying all roads lead to Rome, and also it was proclaimed at the right moment God sent his son, because the world was very conscious of its need for a Messiah, for a savior, and William Barclay was one of the commentary writers says, there was never a time when the hearts of men were more open to receive the message of salvation which the Christian missionaries brought. So God brought about his plan of salvation into full effect at the Cairo's moment, the right moment, when the world was easy for the gospel to be propagated, and the world was looking more than ever before for a Messiah. And Paul says that it is through preaching, he says, in the due time manifested his word through preaching. So it is through preaching, it's a way that God's eternal work meets people to date. So preaching is a way God's word is made more manifest, made more reality, something that people can experience, taste, touch, see, and just an experience attainable manifest presence of God. And then he goes on to say that this preaching of the gospel was committed to me according to the commandment of God our savior. So Paul viewed this message and its proclamation of preaching the gospel. He said that he was committed, which means the Greek word means here to have faith, to end trust. So the meaning here is to be entrusted with something. So Paul is saying, you know, I've been entrusted, I've been given the privilege of responsibility to proclaim this message. And Paul knew that, you know, this work of teaching the gospel has been entrusted to him, but not to him only, but it's also committed to all believers. And Paul sees preaching the gospel or teaching the gospel or the proclamation of the gospel as a treasure, you know, which he says is entrusted to him. So it's a big treasure that has been entrusted to him. So here in Titus, the apostle, you know, is actually becoming an example to Titus and to the people at Crete. And also an example to us that the message of the savior is given to us. It's a privilege. It's a responsibility. We have been given the truth of the gospel. We have been given the word of God as a treasure for safekeeping. And it's not like a treasure that needs to be hidden in a safe deposit kept under lock and key. But, you know, in a box, like we keep our other important treasures, but it is something that has been entrusted to us to proclaim to share it with others. So this God-given trust or responsibility or privilege is to proclaim the gospel. It's not something that we just take it or leave it, you know, it's not like a take it or leave it matter for the Christians. It's not even an option that has been given to us. And Paul is saying it's not an option that is given, but, you know, it is mandatory because a great commission, you know, tells us to preach and teach and to make disciples of all nations. So we have been entrusted with this responsibility with this privilege and the command has been given by the savior to all believers to preach and teach. So we need to preach and teach like we just looked at in the last class. In 2 Timothy chapter 4, you know, preach and teach the word of God in all its entirety in its truth with the right interpretation in place, in season and out of season, which means when you feel like and you don't feel like whatever do it at all heights. So this great commission has been given to the disciples, to Paul as an apostle to us and to the church also. And it's a command and it's not something that we can just take it or leave it matter, but something is given as a command, as a trust. And it's an awesome responsibility for us, a privilege that we need to preach and teach the gospel. And then he goes on to say that, you know, the gospel has been committed to me according to the command of God, our savior. So Paul identifies God as his savior, you know, so it's an awesome title to see God as a savior God. And it's very, it stresses the very nature and the very heart of God and his heart to save people and heart to free people from sin, from the penalty of sin, the power of sin. So here is God who is concerned with man's salvation and salvation from sin's penalty, sin's power and the ultimately from the presence of sin. So when we die, we are in God's presence, we are ultimately freed from the presence of sin. And we see here the very heart of God concerning man's salvation. Verse four says to Titus a true son in the common faith, raise mercy and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our savior. So Paul is referring to Titus as his son, true son. It was Paul who led Titus to Christ, also mentored him and, you know, made him grow in his spiritual growth and brought him to a place where he can serve God and become a co-labor, a co-companion alongside Paul. And he says a true son in our common faith. So, you know, Paul and Titus, you know, had this relation of a father and son because of their common faith, because of who they were in Christ Jesus. So by using this word common, Paul reminds us that, you know, what we hold in common with all believers is our faith in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the finished work of the cross, what he's done for us and the cross, what we believe in, what we have faith in, is what binds us all together. And because we believe that we are part of the spiritual family, you know, regardless of our nationality, our status or who we are, but we are all part of this family because of our faith in God who is our Savior, who receives salvation for us and the finished work of the cross. So all who have trusted in the Lord Jesus, you know, we stand together as fathers, as mothers, as, you know, as brothers and sisters in Christ. In some cases we are spiritual fathers, spiritual mothers, some cases we are children, some cases we are brothers and sisters. And it is this common faith that provides the basis for harmony and communion and fellowship in the body of Christ. And then Paul goes on to talk about his normal greetings when he's talked about his credentials. Why is he posing his credentials? It's not because, you know, he's, he wants to just assert his authority on them, but it's because, you know, his main aim is because he wants them to grow in the truth, you know, be built on a strong foundation in their faith which will lead to godliness. And then he's talking about, you know, all about the hope that we have, the eternal life, God's eternal nature and his eternal promises. And then he comes to greetings and he says, grace, mercy and peace, which is Paul's very typical greetings and blessings which he writes to the people because these words are very typical of the greetings and blessings in the ancient world. And we see that Paul never changes the order of the blessings. He first says grace, you know, and then he goes on to talk about mercy and then peace. So grace is basically the unmerited favor of God and it is completely dependent and characterised and personalised by in Jesus Christ himself. It's because of God's great mercy and grace and mercy that we are part of his family that we have received salvation and as a result of this, you know, we experience peace. So we experience peace only in our response by faith to this grace and mercy that, you know, Jesus Christ has revealed to us that God has revealed to us in the person and work of Jesus Christ. And he says grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ are saviours. So when Paul uses these words, God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ are saviours, you know, he's not just using it as a formality or making a statement, you know, as a typical formal statement, but Paul knew that the source of all grace, mercy and peace comes from nowhere else other than God and God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ who is our saviour. So in all of his episode greetings, Paul teaches us that there can be neither grace nor peace without a personal relationship with God the Father and with Jesus Christ our saviour. Now the pronoun our saviour, you know, stresses the need of personal faith and points to the common relationship all believers have together. So it's our personal faith, our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ who is our saviour on which basis we receive grace, mercy and peace. And also it's because our faith that binds us along with people of the similar faith, you know, that believers have together that Jesus is our Lord and our saviour. Okay. So that is verses one to four. Anyone has any questions before we go on to verses five to nine? Yes, Asha. Yes, Asha. Pastor, I was just comparing the book of Timothy and Titus. So in both the chapter where it says, like, to Timothy, my true child in the faith and to Titus, my true child in a common faith. So he's talking about his spiritual son, right? Like, I know Paul did not get married and all, but how did he like, So was Titus a younger man or the, like how Timothy was young in, I don't know how to explain that, Sir. I was just very curious. Yes. So when Paul is saying that he's referring to Titus and Timothy as his son in the faith, which means that, you know, he's much older to them. And we also see that, you know, when he puts Timothy in and leaves him in Ephesus, he's 30 plus and Paul was much older. So, yes, as a father and son relationship. So these two were younger because he brought them to the faith, he mentored them and Paul was much older to them. That's why he says stun. Thank you. Anyone else has any questions? Okay, if there are no questions and we'll move on to verses five to nine. So can somebody please read verses five to nine, please. Why I let you increase so that you might put what remained into order and appoint elders in every town as I directed you. If anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination for an overseer as God's toward must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick tempered or drunkard or violent or greedy for game, but hospital or a lover of good self controlled a pride holy and discipline. He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as thought so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to review those who contract it. Amen. Thank you, Asha. So here Paul is again writing what he has written to First Timothy. Sorry, Timothy in First Timothy chapter three is talking about how to choose elders, leaders, bishops in the congregation. And he starts verse five by saying, there's a reason I let you increase. You know, he says states are reason is to build stable churches with the much mature qualified pastors for the believers there.  And so, you know, Titus had this responsibility to find suitable leaders to train them to oversee the churches and to minister to the people. In the churches at Crete. And so he says, you know, I left you there in Crete to set in order. The Greek word for order here means to straighten further, which means already there was some work done when Paul and Titus were there in Crete. But this is to straighten further what needs to be done more to correct in addition. That is what the Greek word.  So because when you read here, it's set in order, which means, okay, then we think that there's no order in the church at Crete. So Paul is telling Titus, you know, hey, set the churches in Crete in order. But if you look at the Greek word, it says, you know, you can read it as set in order means set straighten or further or, you know, correct in addition. That means already the work has done, but further more work needs to be done. You know, there was some correction that has already taken place, but in further addition to the correction that needs to take place. So do what needs to be done there. So that which means he's saying to what has already been done. You know, so he's telling Paul the reason why Titus, the reason why left you in Crete is, you know, to set what has already been done to further strengthen or straighten and to bring further correction in addition to what I have already been, has already been done. So look at, you know, how just the change in the Greek word from English word has such more richer and deeper meaning. So here Paul is saying, you know, telling Titus, hey, we began the work at Crete, but I want you to continue the work that has still to be done. Otherwise it would be like, you know, we gave birth to children, we care for them for a little while, and then we abandon them by leaving them on someone else's doorstep. So, you know, he's telling Titus, you need to preach and teach so that they can grow spiritually and appoint godly leaders so that they can build up those who are babies in the faith. So what work has been done can be strengthened further and there can be more correction that is being brought in from what we have already established at Crete. And he says set in order the things that are lacking. So, you know, he's saying, you know, set in order the things that are lacking, which means that, you know, there was more work to be done at Crete than at Ephesus where Timothy was because, you know, if you compare the work of Titus at Crete and the work of Timothy in Ephesus, you know, it shows Paul does not mention, you know, anything that is much more lacking among the congregation or set in order what is lacking. At Ephesus, he does not tell Timothy does, but he tells it to Titus, which means that, which shows that there is some things that are more lacking among the congregation or the believers at Crete. And then he goes on to say appoint elders. Elders here is the Greek word is presbyteros who are also called as bishops in, you know, in the same chapter in verse 7. So in the early church, these terms bishop elders, presbyters were used interchangeably and referred to anyone providing a spiritual leadership. So, you know, Paul is saying these leaders who you choose for the church should not be chosen by popular vote or they should not be chosen because of their own self-promotion. But it was Titus' job to look for able men from godly men with that kind of character which Paul is describing in the verses below. And he says appoint them as leaders in the congregation.  Church will not grow. And the obvious reason is, you know, God has chosen this office of elders. The function of these elders of giving oversight to the churches, of shepherding the flock under the care. He has set all of this in place in order to bring about spiritual growth, spiritual nurturing. So, you know, the reason why Paul is mentioning this about how to choose leaders is saying because God has chosen this office of leaders and God has ordained their function, which is to shepherd the flock under the care. And he's saying God has done this in order that, you know, people or believers can grow spiritually. So it's not just me telling you what to do and who to choose and what kind of leaders that needs to be there. But he's saying that this is what God has already ordained, you know, has desires and what he has, you know, has put into the governmental structure in the church.  And then he says, you know, appoint leaders in every city as I command you. So Paul is, you know, saying, acting, Paul is saying that you need to act on his authoritative instruction. And Titus was now responsible to carry out those instructions in the church at Crete. So it was a six to nine Paul lists out, you know, what Titus must look for in leaders. He basically lists out qualifications and we can divide these qualifications into four categories. One is Dometic qualification. Second one is Personal Qualification. Third is Positive Qualification. And the fourth one is Doctrinal Qualification. Okay. So we look at the domestic qualification. Verse six, he says, the man is blameless husband of one wife having faithful children not accused of justification or in subordination. Now we look at all of this in 1 Timothy chapter three. So just kind of go through it quickly. Now blameless, the Greek word means somebody who is without accusation, somebody who cannot be charged with anything that is wrong. So he's saying the leader, the basic most important thing that a leader should have is that he should be a blameless leader, which means no one in the church or in the world or outside can bring any charge against him.  So this word blameless stands at the head of the list as a quality which covers the whole of the elder's life and the qualifications that follow below, which he talks about in detail, you know, will test his blamelessness. Then he must be the husband of one wife that means faithful to his wife, a one woman man. And he must, you know, have having faithful children, which means Paul is saying that, you know, his children must be those who believe if, and, you know, if he's not able to, a man is not able to lead his own family, then how can he, you know, lead the family of God. He must first demonstrate his ability to lead his own children and then, you know, he can lead his own, lead the family of God or the church or the believers in the church. This word's dispensation, this dispassion or insubordination means that, you know, the family of the elders must be such that they cannot be accused of, you know, this dispassion, which means the Greek word here refers to wild, self-indulgent and wasteful manner of life. And, you know, it just talks about the prodigal son, you know, went who lived in a wasteful manner of life, very wild kind of living, very self-indulgent. So the family members should not be these kind of people. Neither should they be rebellious, you know, if their own children or their own family or their wives not able to submit to authority, whether it's parental authority or the spouse's authority, and a man is not able to, you know, train them, teach them how to submit to authority. If he's not able to train and govern his own children, you know, then how can he be able to lead the flock of God, bring them under the submission, the authority and the obedience to Christ and to his truth and to his laws. So, you know, he says, if he's able to conduct his own household well, his children well, then, you know, he'll be able to take care of the church as well. So that is domestic qualification. Verse 7 talks about personal qualifications. And then he begins this verse 7 by saying, for a bishop. So now in this verse, there is a switch from the term elder to that of the bishop.  So Paul is basically talking about the same office, but now moves the term bishop because he stresses the work or the function of the elder as overseer. So he's moving from just the title to coming down to more specific where he's stressing about the function of the elders or the overseers. So he says, while there is dignity and honor in the office of the elder as an appointed leader of God's flock, the focus here is on the work that they have to do, the work of oversight for which certain qualities are very, very necessary, are very vital to one being a good steward. Then Paul continues with a list of qualifications. He has to be a steward of God. We studied this word steward or iconomous, which basically means somebody who's able to manage a household or a manager of a household or somebody who's in charge of household affairs. So it basically, this word steward portrays the idea of, you know, somebody who's a greatly accountable, very responsible person who's appointed to this place of responsibility and appointment and, you know, has this privilege of carrying on this responsibility and who, you know, is able to do things in the right way. And the one who dispenses God's goods and blessings to others through this responsibility, through this privilege as a steward. And then he says, somebody who's not self will pick temper, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money. Self will means the Greek word is self pleasing, arrogant, refusing to listen to others.  Not quick tempered means not somebody who does not use their temper when they see something that is wrong or get angry when they see something that is wrong or not right.  Okay. And not just once in a while, but it's a continual basis of just being angry all the time and losing their temper against others, not given to wine. Now the Greek word for wine is para onios, para means alongside.  So it basically means somebody who's always alongside the wine. Okay, somebody's always sitting along with this wine and becomes drunk and is under the control of the wine rather than the spirit. Okay.  So, you know, somebody who's getting very physical, not just verbal abuse, but also physical abuse when they're losing anger, when they lose their temper. So basically, quick tempered, somebody who's constantly getting angry and getting very physical or violent when they get angry. And not greedy for money. We looked at this in 1 Timothy chapter 6, 1 Timothy chapter 3. Again, we talked about, you know, the person should be free from the love of money. And so basically look for somebody who's not concerned about laying treasures here on earth, but working for the kingdom of God. And then talks about positive qualifications in verses 8, hospitable, you know, in those days, people had to be hospitable. That means they had to entertain guests, accommodate guests in their homes. Basically because of the persecution, so they could not stay in any inns because, you know, they would be exposed to insult, danger and persecution. So when they traveled, you know, it was the believers who had to open their homes for these people who were traveling. And also for fellow believers who are from, you know, from, you know, the gentile background who are facing persecution, persecuted by their own family or rendered homeless. So the need to be hospitable for hospitality to open their homes to others. Well, this cannot be the case in our culture today, but, you know, as time progresses, we see a lot of persecution happening. And it would also require us to open our homes to accommodate people and just, you know, to show the love of Christ to them through hospitality. And then love of what is good, which means somebody who is devoted to what is good or beneficial, whether in word or deeds or even the things that they do.   And the word that is, you know, is being fed into our minds and is in our hearts will translate in our values, in our attitudes and bring about a self-control. So the mind of the apostle Paul, you know, this was an important quality for a leader that they had to be sober minded. It suggests that, you know, they know the value of things and they don't cheapen the ministry or the gospel message by their foolish behavior. And then he says somebody who's just holy and self-control just means somebody who's, you know, right toward men. Holy somebody who's in right standing or holy towards God and self-control somebody who is right towards himself and controlled in the various aspects of their mind, whether in their words, their thoughts, their attitudes, their behavior. So being just is having a right attitude towards men. Holy is right towards God and self-control is right towards themselves. Okay. And we know that self-control is one of the gifts of the Holy, through to the Holy Spirit, sorry, through to the Holy Spirit. And, you know, the Greek word refers to self-control refers to strength or power that is needed to restrain or control one's passion. So when our life is under the control of the Holy Spirit, when we are walking the spirit and led by the spirit, you know, we will show forth a self-controlled life. Self-control life is really the self under the control of the Holy Spirit and is a life which is equipped with the word of God. And, you know, like we see in the next section where we talk about, you know, the doctrinal qualification where in verse 9 he says, you know, hold fast to the faithful word, which means he's telling Titus, you know, study the word of God, know it, not only study and know it, but also live by the word of God so that you can be a faithful messenger preaching and teaching the truth in God's word. You can teach it to people who are childlike in their faith. You can use it to defend it against the people who are attacking the truth in God's word. And also that you can, you know, protect this treasure, this revelation of the truth in God's word that has been entrusted, has been given to us as a privilege, as a responsibility. So the leader must be sure of the faithful word of God for himself. And when he is able to do that for himself, he can bring or teach the word of God to people. And when he teaches it, he must teach it with confidence and authority. And his confidence is based on how he has, you know, tasted and seen and lived out those truths of God's word for himself. And also speaks with authority because he knows it's the truth. It's the living word. It's a revelation of God's word. And, you know, he must preach and teach, not with just some theological guesswork, but, you know, with doubts like these false teachers, but know what is the truth, be strong in that, be founded in that, and, you know, then preach it and teach it. And so he's saying that, you know, the preacher and teacher should not follow the trends that are there around them where the false teachers are teaching, but just hold on to the truth. And then he says that he may be able by sound doctrine, both to exalt, convict those who contradict. So he's saying that sound doctrine, you know, he says a godly leader will use his solid foundation of God's word, both to exalt and to refute. That means to exalt is to strengthen, build up the faith of the believers and refute means to, you know, stop those who are teaching false teachings, false doctrines with the truth. So the word both highlights the fact that leaders need the ability to both exalt and to refute. So even as some of us want to preach and teach God's word, we need to use it to exalt people to build up and strengthen their faith and also to refute the false teachings and the doctrines that are there. So he says a godly leader deals with those who contradict the truth with the sound doctrine. He does not should not do it in an arrogant way, but the authority that comes from God and do that in a way that will bring correction with the sound doctrine that he is preaching or teaching. So he says that, you know, when you preach and teach the sound doctrine, it will convict, which means it will show people their fault, it will convince them, you know, rebuke them and prove them. So the Greek word for convict is basically means to tell a fault, to convince, to prove and to rebuke. So do it in an encouraging way so that people are convinced of their sin, the falsehood that is there and it will lead them to either confess the truth or at least be convicted of their sins. So he's saying, you know, do it in such a way that it convinces or rebuke someone in such a powerful and effective way to the truth of God's word that it will lead them to either confess the truth and also be convicted of that or at least be convicted of their sin. And then he goes on to say that, you know, those who contradict, which means, you know, use the sound doctrine to exact, to convict and also use it against those who contradict. So the Greek word for contradict basically means refuse the truth, answer again, deny and speak against. So those who are speaking against the truth, deny the truth, you know, refuse the truth, you know, you need to use the sound doctrine against them because there are always people who stand and speak against an opposed to sound teaching of scripture. But he says that the church needs elders who are not only able to teach the truth but also defend the false teachers, the false doctrines with the truth of the scripture, with the truth and the revelations that is there in the word of God. And, you know, the Apostle Peter tells us, you know, we need to be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks us to give an account for the hope that we have in Christ Jesus. And he says we need to do this with gentleness and a reference. So even when Paul is writing to Timothy, we saw in Second Timothy that he says, even as you correct and rebuke and teach, do it with all, you know, humility, with reference and gentleness and great patience, forbearance. He chooses the word that, so patience. Okay. We'll stop here at verse nine. Anyone has any questions? Any questions? Okay, if there are no questions then we had a question on the last class, you know, whether it was John Mark who wrote, you know, the Mark's Gospel. Yes, the authorship of the Gospel of Mark is not definitely known, but there is some scholarly debate on this matter. But, you know, tradition, however, says that, you know, this Gospel of Mark was written or is attributed to John Mark, who is a companion of the Apostle Peter. So, you know, the attribute, the Gospel of Mark, to be written by John Mark because of the early Christian tradition and the testimony of some of the church fathers who say that, you know, it was Mark who wrote down Peter's teachings and his antidotes about Jesus.  Yeah. But even though there is this traditional attribution to John Mark, modern scholars still question, you know, whether John Mark was really the author of the Gospel. Some people, you know, suggest that the author may be someone else who basically used Mark's name as a pseudo name or that the Gospel was compiled by several sources, you know, by unknown editors and so, however, you know, there's no consensus to all of these things, these theories. But tradition basically attributes this to John Mark, who remains widely accepted as facts, you know, based on the tradition that is there. So, yes, the Gospel of Mark by tradition says written by John Mark. But the other question that we had was, you know, I think Hoopa said, did Paul basically not take John Mark because of the agreement or the sharp disagreement that Peter and Barnabas had against Paul regarding the circumcision. Well, it does not say that John Mark was along with them. We don't have that written, but of course, you know, the New Testament, both Peter and Barnabas, we know a post Paul regarding the circumcision and we read this in the book of Ganeshians, where Paul writes about this disagreement with Peter and Barnabas over the issue whether Gentile converts to Christianity should require or undergo circumcision. But it does not say anywhere that, you know, John Mark was along with them. But the reason why Paul does not take John Mark on the second missionary journey is because the basic reason that I said last class was because he deserted them in midway during their first missionary journey. And hence Paul did not want to take John Mark along with them for the second missionary journey. And since Barnabas did not want to go alone without John Mark, he went ahead with John Mark and we know that Paul took a Silas. But it's not because of this disagreement regarding circumcision that Paul did not want to take him on his second missionary journey. And then I think it was somebody else who posted whether the young man mentioned in Mark chapter 14 verses 51 and 52, whether when Jesus was arrested in the garden of Gethsemane.  So was this John Mark? Well, it's not very clear from the texts and scholars have debated about this identity for centuries. But some suggest, you know, it could have been Mark himself, who is the author of the Gospel, while others say that he was a disciple or a bystander who happened to be present at that time. But how the true identity of the young man is still mysterious, still remains a mystery and the passage is still open to interpretation. But people say or scholars say that it's John Mark himself who is the cousin of Barnabas who was there and would quite possibly be him. But that's a speculation they don't know for sure. Okay. So I think these are the three questions that were asked and I hope it's answered. Okay. Okay. If no one has any questions, we'll end class today. Anyone has any questions regarding Titus? No. Okay. Thank you all for joining class. I'll see you next Monday. Till then have a blessed week ahead. God bless you. Thank you.


Hello and welcome to the session. In this session we discussed the following question which says, express as a rational number 2 upon 3 whole q, this whole square divided by 2 upon 3 whole square multiplied by 1 upon 2 to the power minus 2, multiplied by 3 to the power minus 1, multiplied by 1 upon 6 whole to the power minus 1. Before proceeding with the solution, let's recall some facts for any given rational number a upon b where m and n are taken as positive integers.  Then a upon b to the power m divided by a upon b to the power n is equal to a upon b to the power m minus n when we are given m greater than n and this would be equal to 1 upon a upon b to the power n minus m when we are given n greater than m. Also a upon b to the power m and this whole to the power n is equal to a upon b to the power m n. Now let's move on to the solution. The expression given to us is 2 upon 3 whole q and this whole square divided by 2 upon 3 whole square multiplied by 1 upon 2 to the power minus 2, multiplied by 3 to the power minus 1, multiplied by 1 upon 6 to the power minus 1. We need to express this as a rational number. So first of all look at this expression 2 upon 3 whole q and this whole square for this we will use this law. So using this law we would get 2 upon 3 whole to the power 3 multiplied by 2 that is 6 and this divided by 2 upon 3 whole square multiplied by 1 upon 2 to the power minus 2 multiplied by 3 upon 6 whole to the power minus 1. Now here you can see that 3 2 times is 6 so we get 2 upon 3 whole to the power 6 divided by 2 upon 3 whole to the power 2 multiplied by 1 upon 2 whole to the power minus 2 multiplied by 1 upon 2 whole to the power minus 1. Now to divide 2 upon 3 whole to the power 6 by 2 upon 3 whole to the power 2 we will use this law. Now as in this case 6 is greater than 2 that is m is greater than n so this expression would be equal to a upon v to the power m minus n. So here we would get this is equal to 2 upon 3 whole to the power 6 minus 2 and this is multiplied by 1 upon 2 whole to the power minus 2 minus 1. For this multiplication of these two rational numbers we have used this law that is a upon v to the power m multiplied by a upon v to the power n is equal to a upon v to the power m plus n. So here we have added the parts of the rational number 1 upon 2 so this is equal to 2 upon 3 whole to the power 4 multiplied by 1 upon 2 whole to the power minus 3. This further gives us 2 upon 3 whole to the power 4 multiplied by 2 to the power 3 as we know that a upon v to the power minus n is equal to b upon a to the power n. So this is equal to 2 to the power 4 multiplied by 2 to the power 3 upon 3 to the power 4 or you can say this is equal to 2 to the power 7 upon 3 to the power 4 which is equal to 128 upon 81. So this is our final answer 128 upon 81 the given expression is expressed as rational number 128 upon 81. So this completes the session hope you have understood the solution for this question.


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Dow's up 403, S&P's 55, Nasdaq 191, 97, Russell up 26, Semi-Zero up 58, trend is up 462. The smallest move so far is about one in two-tenths percent and that's coming from the Dow up 400 points. Gold is off 7 bucks, Silver's down 8 cents, Slice recruit off 65 pennies, natural gas down 16 cents, 30 treasure down 1 point and 4 ticks, he's printed out at 111.20. Leading the charge, dollar-wise the upside, you've got Lululemon, 35 bucks, 9 percent, Broadcom, 2 percent, 20 bucks, Old Dominion, 18 bucks, 4 and 6-tenths percent, MicroStrategy, nearly 5 percent or 15 bucks, United Rental, 3 percent, about a 13-point move. To the downside, it's VISTA Outdoor. Back behind the shed, it's been taken to the shed, it's down 24 percent, nearly an 8-dollar move. Onto innovation, Zandalore price is down 4 percent, 5 dollars in change. Moderna down 5 dollars in change, about 6 percent. Ambrex biopharma down 38 percent, that's a 5-dollar move there. Bionitech is down about 4.5 percent, 450 to the downside there. So we got plenty to look at, of course, I want to look at what you want to look at. Where do we want to begin? I'll tell you we're going to begin with actually our first question. This came in from Mr. Bill inside the Tiger's Den. Mr. Bill, want to take a look at the seasonality of the S&P 500. So we've got a number of different charts that you and I can take a look at. This is the longest term chart that we've got, and this is a 95-year chart out here. The 95-year chart suggests that the S&P 500 on average makes it seasonal low right around the end of October out there. Those of you that used to follow my work when I had put together a chart for the Dow this was a hundred and some odd years, the average came in right around the middle of October. So we know from about this point forward, a few days back, but I'll use these necessarily to the day, is when a significant bottom typically forms inside the S&P 500. Some might say, and I could argue, that that bottom already occurred. We can go take a look at that inside the ESMini. In fact, I'm sure we will do that. Last week, or two weeks ago, we had a confirmed Gartley biped on the weekly base for the S&P 500. So there's a possibility that the low is in and that the markets move higher into the end of the year. That's what the 95-year cycle would suggest that we do. Now we've got, we can put as many years or as few years as we want on here. I'm just going to go with the default. Here's a 25-year time period. The 25-year time period says that we typically form a bottom around October 9th. Inside of the ESMini, for those of you that follow along with the show, what we know about the ESMini is that it formed a buy-the-de-point pattern and did it on October 4th. So if we come back here, Mr. Bill, we take a look at this October 9th, when a bottom typically comes in. This over the last 25 years and the market just continues to move higher. We can shorten this up just a tad. We've got a 15-year schedule. A 15-year schedule calls for a bottom around October 2nd. Again, we've got that one on October 4th for the ESMini out there and then a move higher. We can shorten it up just a tad more. I don't want to get beyond 10 years out here, but here's the 10-year program. Now, let's go all the way back to the 95. So that's one set of charts out here. It's only the 95-year that suggests that we don't get a bottom till the end of this month out there. That may or may not be true out here, but this is the 95-year cycle. Now, the nice thing about the 95-year cycle is we can really take a look at where we're at in relationship to our pre-election year, which is what we're at. If we take a look at our pre-election year at this stage here, we can see that typically we don't bottom at all. In fact, we make a high right around the end of July, middle of July, end of July. When did the ESMini on a weekly basis form its top out there? Well, I can tell you on a daily basis. When did it form its top? July 27th. July 27th, and it was actually August 1st as well, where we had that confirmed rogement diminucator top out there. So if you come all the way back here to the 95-year cycle, what this tells us here, Mr. Bill, is that the markets, yeah, we get this running around and rallying, but if you take a look at it, we should be headed lower into the end of or mid-December out there before there's any kind of relief. Right around December the 17th. Now that's a 95-year cycle, has more data points than what we can show you in a 25-year cycle. But here's a 25-year cycle. Here are the election years. So we've only got two, four, six data points to observe. But now on this six data points out here, this shows a bottom right around October 3rd. We know the ESMini formed a bottom on October 4th, and this suggests price moving up. So the question is, which one is it? Which of the patterns, which of the analogs is the S&P 500 following? I provided you with all the information that I can't hear. Does anybody have a clue as to which of these two patterns, the S&P doesn't have to be two, I showed you more than two, is following along? We're going to know the answer, certainly by the end of here as we continue to monitor it. But Mr. Bill, I hope that provided you with the information you were looking for inside of the ESMini or the S&P 500. Let's go take a look at those charts here before we go to break. That way you can follow along with regard to what I said the highs came in, when the lows came in. So let's just change our windows here, get those white background charts. And here you'll see on the bottom portion of the chart, you'll see the A to B equal CD to the downside here on the weekly chart for the ESMini. Two weeks ago we had that bullish and Golfing candle. Last week we had a bullish and Golfing candle. The issue here is really that 44-24 level. That's the bottom of its profile. It was tested and rejected last week. Price is unable to take that out. Yeah, we've got really more of a neutral signal out here. But if price can take that out, we should see a move to 44-75 on the daily timeframe. If we open up this chart, here's that July high that we were talking about. Here's that confirmation of it on August the 1st. And then here is that buy the D point bottom pattern. That buy the D point bottom pattern actually completed, well, right here on October the 4th out there. So those are the tops and the bottoms. The question is, and right now we've got that top of that daily profile up at the 44-30 level for the S&P 500. So I hope that that didn't provide you that insight. If we take a look at the NQ real quickly here before we do go to break, the NQ, no top that we have in place, beautiful TD9 count bottom. 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At TFNN all our newsletters come with a 30-day money back guarantee so you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Visit TFNN.com and try Mastering Probability 30 days risk-free today. TFNN Educating Investors. 1-8 Welcome back folks. Still got all the US indices trading to the upsides. Let's get to our first request coming in from Kota inside the Tiger's Den and Kota would like to take a look at Netflix. What do you know about Netflix? Right now let's take a look at it. Looks like you've got wave seven. I've got wave seven of a bottom potential out here. That would be confirmed if we don't see a lower low today. When I mean a lower low I'm referring to a lower low that's at $3.5205. So if we don't get a push down below that you've got a wave seven bottom. Now what price should do here Kota when we get bottom patterns is price should make its way up to its oscillator and change line. That also happens to be near where the bottom of its new profile has formed. That's up at the 360 305-ish area out there so you should see a move there. Now typically when you have a profile that forms above price which is what we have here in Netflix is about overhead supply. Overhead supply insinuates that as a bearish signal out here. But you do have a valid bottom signal if price gets below that not this way today but folks that said below that tomorrow or thereafter that will negate that signal out there. So we have that on the daily time frame. So it's got potential of just simply a counter trend move at this stage of the game with that new profile forming above price. If you look at the weekly time frame there was a rogement indicator top, a TD9 count top, and price below profiles. Price is below profiles looks to me like what the weekly chart is communicating to us is if we get a little bit of this relief rally that price should still resume down towards a 3203 level. Now there's an A to B equal CD to the downside pattern. Let's see if it was taken out with volume. The swing point was the week of August 18th. 21.6 million shares were traded. When that was it was with 22 million shares. So 22 million was going up against 21.6. It was really the number was 21.9. So that's confirmed A to B equal CD to the downside. If we take a look at where that at least that first price projection level is we'll just draw the A to B line we'll just simply move this over to the C point out there. You can see we're below that one to one level. So the next bullish reversal candle that forms should one form on a weekly base for Netflix. That would then confirm a Gartley strike pattern. Short of that 3203 becomes a price target. Now on a monthly basis price right now is trading below red oscillator and change line. That says for the monthly time frame it has a falling price also to blow zero. Those are bearish conditions as well. So that suggests lower price doesn't tell us where at this stage here. Although I mean I can give you some price targets but I'd rather just deal with what we're looking at right now on the weekly time frame which that 3203 level. So we've got the potential for a countertrend move but the longer term charts are suggesting lower price for Netflix. Kota I hope that provided you with the information you were looking for. If not let me know and I'll be happy to get that for you. So let's go on to our next request out here. This would come in from Peter from Park City and Peter wants to take a look at the euro. So let's go take a look at the euro which has the largest impact on the U.S. dollar index we'll get those charts up here momentarily we've got the monthly chart on the upper left out there. Monthly chart shows price below a red oceler and change line a bearish condition. We take a look at the weekly chart and this is the cool thing about the euro setup here Peter is because if we are really going to get to lower price I'm talking significantly lower price when I say significantly lower price I'm referring down to 97 cents that's a TD9 count weekly breakout area that becomes a target that becomes a target if we see it close below the hammer candle from two weeks ago that was bar number nine last week confirmed and completed a TD9 count bottom now what should take place here is the euro should rally up to 1.072 if that unfolds we should see the U.S. dollar index pull back the target for the U.S. dollar index is the bottom of a new profile that's attempting to form and that's at the 1057 level out there and it's a bearish structure that we've got that's trying to form inside the daily time frame for the U.S. dollar index so price should run up to that 117 level but if price closes below on a weekly basis close below that TD9 count bottom pattern which would be 1.0448 that's the number to keep on your pad of paper we see it close below that that's going to suggest that we head back to its swing point area from back in September of 2022 between 95 cents and 1.02 out here on a daily time frame we have a TD9 count bottom price on Friday pulled back tested price this morning pulled back and tested its oscillator and changeline so therefore you've got a valid bottom it has not its held support a key level sport that red line at 1.0506 and that suggests we should see and move up towards its TD9 count breakdown level so the daily and the weekly are suggesting a rally that rally should take us up towards 1.067 to 1.072 going along with that Peter is that bearish structure daily profile in the U.S. dollar index which would suggest it wants to head lower so all this is tying into each other but take a look at some of these other intraday charts out here is anything that sticks out to you or me the only thing that I see that sticks out right now is on a two hour basis it's going to go ahead and complete a TD9 count topping signal Peter so you want to watch that it's going to complete that bar at 1 p.m. today so watch the high at 1 p.m. so even though the shorter term the day the weekly and the daily are suggesting higher price there still might be some type of retracement here that would take place or start to take place between really now where we're at and 1 p.m. if that TD9 count top gets taken out on a two hour basis now I don't know what I know what the high is right now I don't know if that will be the high at 1 p.m. right now the high is 1.0555 I would watch whatever that high is Peter because if that gets taken out that would then confirm that move up to the 1.07 to 1.067 area out there so hope that provided with the information you were looking for on the Euro and thanks so much for your request out there we had John inside the Tigers then asked me a question about the 50-day exponential moving average and the S&P 500 and I've got a chart I was looking for John I couldn't find it I'll try to find it during the day afternoon or evening or morning or what have you because I had it really laid out well that showed how the market behaved when price was above and below the 50-day exponential moving average for the spot volatility it's not the 50-day on the S&P the spot about the 50-day exponential moving average on the spot volatility index and my studies showed I ran this study many years ago which I went through all the historical data and was able to write a program that identified the best exponential moving average for helping us identify when markets were bullish or bearish out there turned out it was the 50-day maybe that has changed over time I don't even have that program is on an older version of software so I can't even run that as we speak right now but I'll pull out I'll try to find that sheet out there but what I can share with you is based upon the work that I've done and that is this when price is above the 50-day exponential moving average not when it's topped out or what have you meaning that the S&P has formed a bottom out there that is bearish or it gives an edge to sellers out there and that edge right now says the sellers are bearish until price closed below that 50-day which is currently at 1630 so I just wanted to make sure I touch base because it was a question that was asked the chart I'll again look for those charts and share those with you so you can see but of course everybody can do that themselves you can create a chart I'm sure you can put at the top the S&P 500 at the bottom you put the spot volatility to that add that tool of the 50-day exponential moving average you go take a look at price behavior generally speaking for the S&P 500 not biotechs is above or below that level out there so see y'all try to find that for you and if I do I'll share that with everybody inside the den here and everybody that's listening in on the show let's go to the 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night this morning as we see a bounce or a bottom so we've certainly seen that but again I'm not sure if that's really what John was asking about I'm still going to look for that other chart out there but since that was mentioned and I was speaking about the VIX you know that's what we've got here going now typically when that happens we see some kind of bottoming patterns in the 30-minute time frame charts for the equity future contracts that's typically been my go-to time frame for that signal here I'm going to change screens here momentarily and actually even though it's got soybeans up I'll pull up the 30-minute charts and then we'll get back to the soybean charts but I'll pull those up here and what I would share with you is last night what we're not going to see is a typical signal so the typical signal is one that's down here in the Russell 2000 this is not formed last night this was at 2 p.m. on Friday and that's where in this case here was a TD 9 count and a Rosemont to Mindicator bottom signal out there and that's typically the pattern that I'm looking for but as long as we're on the 30-minute time frame chart out here there's a couple things that we can take a look at as we speak right now now I don't have any kind of uniformity when I say uniformity I mean the 30-minute charts that are in agreement with each other for example the ESMini has a TD 9 count top that completed at 1030 the pattern was negated immediately at 11 a.m. that suggests a strong momentum move to the upside for the ESMini what that would say to Stevie what that should say to each of us that the ESMini wants to go target at 44 30 level that's the top of its daily profile if we take a look at the Dow equity future contract well turns out it has a TD 9 count top that is now in place that took place as we came back on the air at 11 30 well what's going to take place here price should drive its way back to support that support level the first levels right around 34 106 how about the NQ the NQ is going to complete a TD 9 count top at 12 noon that suggests inside the NQ that it wants to go target that oscillator and change line down at 15 to 18 so two of them still have their TD 9 counts the Russell in two of them don't sometimes you feel like in that then sometimes you don't well here the Russell 2000 negated his TD 9 count top right at 10 30 so following along soon with regard to the ESMini so which isn't well I don't know the answer to that question and probably neither does anybody else out there but what we did what we don't have uniformity typically and I'll get back to the uniformity idea here typically when we get that nice bouncer bottom signal with a one day rate of change above plus 10% it will look more like this bottom right hand chart here for the for the Russell 2000 we take a look at where price opened up last night here let's get to where were we right on the right yeah so right here is where we had price open up this I'm looking at the ESMini was just a gap to the upside no bottoming pattern per se associated with that but still price is doing what it's supposed to but back to what it's doing right now watch the NQ should pull back to 15 219 course you want to watch the NQ and the Dow because if those highs get taken out and give you the high for the Dow the NQ still finish up the bar following bar number 9 but if the YEM begins trading on a 30 minute basis might say trade and really mean closing above 34 to 54 that's a signal that it wants higher price as well so those are the 30 minute charts that was a spot volatility you know a number of different tools that it provides us with and those are just simply two of them so let's take a look at soybeans November contract for soybeans out here let's go take a look at it we're getting ready to for this to a rollover into the January 2024 contract I believe but if we take a look at November beans out here two days ago they confirmed a buy the D point pattern now there's a TD9 countdown the only thing about this A to B equal CD to the downside Coda is that this retracement this C is more than 0.786 and once it's like 80 some odd percent but you know I don't like when it violates that because it really says more of a consolidation but when I look at this chart here this is not a consolidation not on this time frame January 2024 may be a consolidation pattern but not November of 2023 out here nonetheless we'll take a look at November 2023 you've got a nice buy the D point bottom price is trading with inside its bullish structured profile it's above the center of that profile it should target 1310 98 on a weekly basis we have a confirmed by the D point pattern out here Gartley buy pattern why because last week was a key reversal bar key reversal bar needs three things need to be an extended condition if you get to the one to one that C to D leg on that A to B equal CD I can assure you it isn't an extended condition out there number two you have to exceed the prior bars high and low in this case here was a weekly high and low it did that in number three and most importantly price needs to close in the opposite direction of that prior trend well it's done that that was an A to B equal CD to the downside now the key level of resistance inside the November bean contract out here is going to be a 1295 50 monthly chart just shows a consolidation with inside profiles but because you're rolling over here and the next couple of days let's take a look at the January 2024 contract out here let's go see what kind of signals that might have and that's really important for anybody that might want to consider trading the ETF SOYB because what's inside there are going to be three or four different future contracts so here's January 2024 now in this case here right now prices dealing with resistance that's the top of its daily profile that number is important to watch is 1304 20 to consecutive closes above that would suggest that okay we've got at least a change in trend for it's a daily time frame here we see kind of that same pattern out there that a to B equal CD to the downside that retracement looks like it's more than a point seven eight six nonetheless we're going with a confirmed by the D point pattern on a weekly basis price didn't get all the way down to where it's well hold on a minute here I was changing things up did it get there yeah it did that's close enough for our workout here so on the January contract you also have a confirmed Gartley buy pattern for its weekly time frame now what you'd really like to see price do wasn't able to do it last week the week before and it closed below it the week before and that's the bottom of that weekly profile so what you really want to see here coda you really want to see a weekly close above 1304 20 if you get that price should then run up to its outside and change line currently printed at 1323 out there and you really want to see that price get back inside their profile why because on a monthly basis you're still below profile support out there so that's what I see when I take look at soybeans I hope that that helps you out and I thank you so much for the request will close out these charts let's go to our next request out there that next request was to take a look at the 30 year Treasury bond that was from Fletch inside the Tiger's Den Fletch wants to take a look at the TLT which we will do but since I'm so close right now to my tab for the 30 year Treasury that's we're going to pick up on first and this is really the key chart out here in my opinion this is the key chart so if we take a look at the 30 year Treasury there's all kinds of A to B equal CD patterns to the downside so the most recent one was confirmed with this bull sash candle on October the 9th then what did price do see this is a slightly bullish structured daily profile out here Fletch price was below that for more than two consecutive sessions where do counter trend rallies and inside 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right around 10829 out there with regard to the TLT those are the charts that you've got up on my screen here this is really just tracking along that 30 year for the most part but in the case of the TLT a close below 8570 would tell you that well to expect price to go test that swing low out here that swing low from October 6 but really it's taken as P's and Q's from the 30 year out here the weekly chart does not have a bottoming pattern it needs a bullish reversal candle to generate a by the d-point and the monthly chart needs a bullish reversal candle to form a to form a roadsmen to Mindicator bottom so that's what I see Fletch we take a look at the TLT and the 30 year and you are most welcome Dan inside the Tigers don't want to take a look at AMTX let's get back up to those charts here give me a moment AMTX and we should be able to pull that up here momentarily and AMTX well this is a nice looking daily time frame chart this form of beautiful roadsmen to Mindicator bottom it did that back on October 4th now what price is doing it's trading with inside its profile so Dan it looks to me like what this wants to do is go target the top of that profile at 510 more likely 522 522 is the TD 9 count breakdown resistance level again Tigers symbol here that we're looking at is AMTX that's a daily time frame that we just looked at let's scrunch in this let's take a look at this weekly time frame what do you have here you have a TD 9 count bottom that TD 9 count bottom that formed out here the week of September 29 that has led to what it should lead to which is a test of its oscillator and change line it did that last week it's doing that this morning that key number is 487 you'd like to see price close about 487 we're actually looking at about 485 right now but you want to weekly close above that not a daily close above that should you get that Dan we should see some further traction to the upside that further tracks the upside we know would take us to 510 522 and above 522 we'd be looking at 659 and 782 the monthly chart not really assisting us with a whole lot although I do see a buy the D point pattern where price consolidating with inside its profile right now it's really going to be the daily it's the weekly the weekly number again is that oscillator and change line and as we speak right now again that is printing out at 487 so Dan I hope that help y'all with regard to AMTX I know you're also interested in SBSW so let's go take a look at SBSW what is that still Bain whatever it is or something SBSW but what we can say about SBSW is man it's a lot of gaps so is this a currency it's got to be a currency thing Cybane still water so it must be so we're not going to pay attention to gaps here because that's likely caused by currency I can't guarantee you that but here's what we know about the weekly time frame the weekly time frame as roads meant to mitigate a signal but no confirmation of a bottom it needed a bullish reversal candle prices dealing with the bottom of its weekly profile this was bullish and structure as well that says if this does rally continues to rally which a daily suggestion that it should that it's got to deal with resistance levels the first one's 614 you're at 608 right now if you can get above 614 the next resistance level will be 651 above 651 we'd be looking at 677 out there your eyes on the 7s for AMTX okay we're on SBSW now on a monthly basis for Cybane still water this is going to should form well should have would it could it it will confirm a TD9 count bottom pattern so long as on Friday price closes below $6.24 624 and you're at 608 so you'd like to you'd love to see a monthly TD9 count bottom form but that says that you don't get much rally here in the daily you're trading above last Friday's high out there your above profile your above an oscillator and change line it is looking like this wants to continue fire but it's going to be about Friday that you're going to be paying attention to where the stock is going to be and then on Friday price B. S. W. closes so I hope that helps you out as well there Dan next request is from Alton Alton wants to take a look at LNG so let's pull up the charts here for LNG didn't have a we got a look here so I take a look at LNG today liquid natural gas is is giving you a cell pattern why really I'm because it right now what we have is a bear that that is a is a bear separating line that confirms the roads meant to mitigate her top now we also see out here Alton is a new daily profile that new profile has resistance at one seventy five fifty we're trading below that right now the next area of support could be this where both buyers and sellers believe there's fair value between one sixty seven twenty nine the bottom of profile that one seventy five fifty level and that's at one seventy one thirty nine your price were to close below one seventy one thirty nine it should make a one seventy oh five ish that's its green oscillator and change line on a weekly basis last week is a very positive sign kind of suggests let me just open up the charts further make sure I don't overstay out it just headed back to a prior high out here so it closed it took out a TD nine count top but now what it's dealing with is the highs from back in November of twenty twenty two and that high there was volume of fourteen million shares last week you were coming into it with nine million shares so prices moving into this swing point high with lighter volume out there so often you're also going to want to pay attention to that high out there should price continue to rally don't know that it will that's at one eighty two thirty five out here so you've got that top that it's dealing with and trade into a swing point lighter volume a daily top out here and a monthly that's just a consolidation so you know to the extent that LNG shinier energy is impacted by the direction of natural gas which it should be this is still holding up really well we're in our highs here for LNG we're not anywhere near the highs with regard to natural gas so all that I hope that help you out with regard to LNG thanks much for the request Nicholas wrote in he wants to take a good bowing BA is a ticker symbol out there and his question specifically is did it bottom today so let's wait for those charts here to populate see if we can answer that question well when it bottom was really about five days or six days ago was on the trading day October 6 the October 6 bottom was a roadsman to indicator bottom that's a swing point that did volume of five point three million shares on Friday price pulled back and test with eight million shares you close inside it said we would test it again well we're testing it today the volume so far today inside of Boeing is one point nine million shares one point nine going against five point three a little over two hours of trading so you're you're pretty similar type volume to that swing point so not until price clears that swing point so did it bottom today it's going against that bottom back on October 6 and maybe doing a similar kind of volume like to see it do it with light volume there and you'd like to see price clear the swing point in order to do that it would need to close above one eighty eight sixty four but the answer to your question did it form a bottom today that bottom pattern was already in place out there now what today's action has done or is doing now it hasn't done it enough what you really want to see for Boeing to get out of the bottom is you want to see a spike this week or next preferably this week you want to see a spike below one eighty two fifty five and then right back above it that would then trigger bar number nine of a TD nine count and that would be nice because Boeing's pulling into its bullish structured monthly profile support area between one eighty one twenty one and one ninety one twenty four out there so all then I hope that helped you out as well we get back in this break we're going to take a look at two symbols two 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point it would be easy to identify that would be down here at the October 4th low where we're going to put the B point and Hector you know identified that's what I would do I would do too we picked up this bar number 5 of this CD 9 count you got to use the bottom that candle you got to use the next low that takes place after that that's in the same candle rule number 223 of Stevie's A to B equal CD rules don't use the same candle for both the B and the C swing point out there the other issue that you've got rule number 276 is make sure the retracement is at least a point 382 retracement the retracement of this candle is 17% so you got two things that really knock it out of the A to B where is do not mind and likely headed to it's likely headed to its TD 9 count breakdown level and that's up at the 40 57 area it's likely headed to its swing point that was a TD 9 count top from September 20th the volume there was 6.7 million shares to today you're up with over 3 million right now so you've got nice volume there's 15 million on Friday on a weekly basis do not mind he's got resistance at $41 real quickly let's get over to Val veil out here Valley this is for Greg he's looking for a entry point hmm got a consolidation on the monthly consolidation within pride profiles on the weekly basis and then the daily time frame well I don't have any kind of bottoming signal but what we do have is we have price trained above the top of its daily profile as long as remains about 1326 but it may be doing is trying to set up a further move higher that further move higher though 1377 is the next resistance area out there folks stay programming I'll be back with Tom at about 315 and if I don't see you then or speak to you then we'll see you tomorrow 11am sharp take care have a marvelous Monday be safe out there