Is $VIX about to break out to 50? (bottom coming?)After being in a "range" of sorts for the past year or so, is the VIX about to break out to 50 and above?
If this proves to be correct, due to some unforeseen event, then arguably one can say that a bottom is near.
However, if we grind in this range, making lower lows and lower highs, then we can grind down to lower levels for... well, for quite a while, imo.
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Bounce Time? 12th October 2022🖼 Daily Technical Picture 📈
➤ US indices returns were wide spread. With DJIA finishing flat and Nasdaq continuing to fall. Large intra-day gains were unable to hold up. S&P500 hit a new low but the daily close held above the previous yearly low set on 30th Sept that can be considered as temporary support. VIX may also be peaking. There is a potential for a good sized bounce. CPI/Inflation data out Thursday should define where markets are headed in the very short-term.
➤ I locked in some profits by cutting positions in SPX500 and DJ30. My short exposure is -40%, composed of NASDAX and STOXX50. The maximum portfolio exposure is +/- 200% on capital, the level of highest conviction.
➤ Conclusion: Price action Wednesday/today prior to CPI data release is crucial for my next move. I'm leaning towards a bounce and may turn bullish.
SPX500 is trying to find a bottomIn my opinion the market is trying to find a bottom. How far it will go down, Im not sure, but anything lower that 3450-ish, will take market to very oversold territory.
Everyone is waiting for Thursday’s CPI, depending on the result this can go either way:
1. Inflation is rising - this means FED will be rise rates by 0.75 in November, strong move downside, but then it to go to oversold territory and we might stay there few days before slow recovery starts. I dont believe the earning season takes market above 4000. More realisticaly 3900-3950.
2. Inflation is going down- rising rates start to do the job, FED might slow down next month but we’re not out of the woods yet. Economies already slowed down, we might see recovery on the markets and USD to cool off a little.
The only difference between 1 and 2 is when we start the recovery- this or next week.
If you look at the VIX, it is pretty high, over 30. On a brick of being overbought.
That makes me believe we can see some green candles in the next few weeks but after that I expect very red November.
I can be wrong, the markets are unpredictable so dont treat it as trading advice. Im not a professional trader but I’ve been following indices closely in the last few months. Always do your own analisys
VIX Testing Key Resistance AgainVIX is testing the key resistance yet again. The weekly stochastic near 80 is very high and usually signals a rally in stocks is not far away at least in the short term. The VIX call buyers are nowhere to be seen so this also confirms that the VIX is over extended. See if we get yet another rejection off the key level. Retail stock traders have rarely been so bearish, this is almost certainly pointing to a short covering rally in coming days.
💤 No Hibernation...11th October 2022🖼 Daily Technical Picture 📈
...for the Bears as equity prices continue to fall in an orderly manner. The NASDAQ closing on a fresh new low, S&P500 not far behind. That being said, we did see prices reverse aggressively when the S&P500 made a new daily closing low on 30th Sep, so there's that possibility once again.
➤ Across in Europe, the indices couldn't hold large gains after gapping down lower. I added a small short position in STOXX50 as prices may play catch-up and go back to test the yearly low.
➤ I increased my short exposure to -80%. The maximum portfolio exposure is +/- 200% on capital, the level of highest conviction.
➤ Conclusion: Prices look to continue their march lower. The worrying sign is that it is very orderly and shows no capitulation. That's when a more permanent bottom is usually found.
Edge of a Precipice Will we ever see VIX at 16 again?
Here I explain the mean reverting nature of VIX.
Then I predicted exactly were VIX and JHEQX would be on Friday, October 7th.
Now we're sitting at the edge of a precipice of the worst financial disaster in history.
So I wrote an indicator to give us retail traders an inside eye so maybe we could catch a long vol opportunity of a lifetime.
If you understand how a large institution positions assets and how they hedge against a market correction you can a) find these hedges and b) use dealer positioning to predict it.
That brings us back to VIX.
Vix is calculated using SPX Weekly options rather than stocks.
If Vix sustains higher levels for longer it is telling us liquidity is bad.
As more institutional players position to the downside eventually there will be too much money on the same side of the boat and the boat will flip.
Think of market participants as people on a boat and the waves are volatility.
As the seas get more violent (swings up and down in market price) people on the boat are going to try to find a position best suited for the volatility.
Ask yourself now, is buying puts a good way to hedge downside?
No.
Fixed strike implied volatility is a disaster.
It has been collapsing for nearly the entire year.
Institutions protecting assets (like British pension fund managers apparently) with puts are getting worse and worse returns hedging with puts.
You may be able to pick off edge as an active trader by buying well timed Puts and cashing in on premium kick for a quick 100% return, but these fund managers holding puts are getting destroyed.
Instead, institutions are piling into selling puts while shorting stocks.
We all know what happens when too many shorts pile in, they frequently get squeezed.
I was expecting short squeezes to take hold when Oil started climbing.
Because the alternative is JHEQX leaning negative into an already crowded short side and a VIX > 32.
And that is exactly what nearly happened on Friday.
If futures drop overnight or price drops below 3580 JHEQX will start selling and the only thing stopping a drop to 3200 will be the FED with its left tail tucked between their legs with some fresh QE.
As a great philosopher once said.
"Dread it. Run from it. Destiny arrives all the same. And now it's here"
NIFTY Weekly Forecast 10-14 October 2022 NIFTY Weekly Forecast 10-14 October 2022
We can see that currently the volatility is around 2.61% for this week, falling from the 2.75% from the last week.
Currently there is around 24.5% that the asset is going to close either above or below the channel:
TOP 17540
BOT 16550
The current volatility percentile is around 50th, placing us in average risky environment. With this situations in general the market moves:
AVG weekly bull candle = 2.03%
AVG weekly bear candle = 1.61%
At the same time, there is currently a 78% that we will touch the high of previous weekly candle of 17445
and there is a 22% that we will touch the low of the previous week of 16862
From the technical analysis point of view:
The majority of moving averages ranging from 10 to 200, are currently around 66% agreement that the market is in a BULLISH trend ( the current price is above those moving averages)
VIX - Stocks Sentiment in preparation... for the ultimate drop. So we have broken the top curve - that is bad as hell already in itself. Additionally we retested it and have been trapped since then between the top descending trendline and the curve.
What I expect to happen next is for VIX to consolidate ( or break to the upside and retest the trendline ) until EOY. Check my US100 idea to see what stocks predict in the meantime.
As a reminder - VIX has never shown such sentiment "moves" as we have nowadays - but just once in the past - And that one time has been replayed perfectly so far - that's one of the reasons why I expect VIX to consolidate or even show slight signs of minor-relief for stocks until Christmas season.
Cheers!
🕺 Dancing Around Support, 8th October 2022🖼 Daily Technical Picture 📈
➤ Equities took a dive towards the lower support level. Note that this support level has already been violated by a daily close to set a yearly low on 30th Sep. This makes it less reliable as a line of defence. Still, price did bounce off that level prior to end Friday trade.
➤ The momentum is with the Bears but we should tread carefully around these levels. Price could just as easily reverse course if there is hesitation to push lower.
➤ The European indices did not give me an additional short signal (as yet). They have bounced harder off the bottom than US indices and have held those gains much better.
➤ I reduced my exposure to -60% to take some profit prior to the weekend. Politicians/Govt Officials tend to do their best work on the weekend. Prices can gap either way if something happens. The maximum portfolio exposure is +/- 200% on capital, the level of highest conviction.
➤ Conclusion: Prices are dancing around support. A small solo dance to celebrate my wins but I'm in no mood to Tango.
Next move on SPXUnfortunately the market sentiment is very negative, SPX can break the down channel either down or up. Watch the VIX for more anticipation - it is nearing its 2SD where we could see some reactions as it acts as resistance. In case it goes up towards 45, we will see SPX dropping to 3200 area, in case VIX would cool down to its average values, there could be a 30 - 40 days rally..
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Global Recession / Depression of 2022-2023Bears and Bulls await for the "Great Reset" (or as the Fed might state: "financial accident") that will lead to the Fed Pivot.
The question is where (and when) will the pivot occur?
"Watch your step while peering into the abyss. The cliff edge is crumbling faster and is closer than we realize..."
👀 Look Out Below, 7th October 2022🖼 Daily Technical Picture 📈
➤ There was a lack of follow-through by the Bulls as prices retreated Thursday, giving up yesterday's gains. This may just be a pause in proceedings but with VIX moving into my panic zone once more, I'm inclined to take a bearish stance.
➤ If I'm right, I'm looking for prices to test the yearly low with a potential higher low or a more bearish break below as outlined by the chart. There should be a subsequent bounce but that is getting way ahead of myself. My crystal ball is extremely short-sighted. 🔮
➤ If I'm wrong, I will take a loss and most likely reverse the position to take a bullish stance.
➤ I opened short positions across US equities SPX500, NSDQ100 and DJ30. I am watching European equities closely to add further short exposure. My current exposure is -120%. The maximum portfolio exposure is +/- 200% on capital, the level of highest conviction.
➤ Conclusion: US employment numbers out Friday maybe the deciding factor. 📈📉
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I wrote it to read daily SPX even in smaller timeframes so you can get more frequent updates on gamma and delta.
Combine with Ichimoku Cloud and some TA and you got some predictable outcomes to build hedging, swing trades or even scalping short squeeze bottoms.
Ascending Triangle is a perfect example of volatility compression.
Higher at top of triangle = Volatility
Rising lower trend line = Support
Vix is playing its part.
Below trendline = volatility compressing 🤷
Above trendline = volatility compressing 🤷
I think this sideways chop with squeezes higher or dumps overnight / AM continue until CPI on the 13th.