Warren Buffett likes 50% RetracementsI was researching the holdings of AMEX:XLF to prepare for Sector Rotation into Financial which I think is due shortly and the top holding in that ETF is NYSE:BRK.B . While analyzing the chart I find that there were two distinct opportunities at major 50% Retracement Levels on 1/24/2022 and 2/24/2022. These are quite excellent holds of my key principle levels and a testament to the versatility of this one simple analysis.
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Amazon 50 in 50Following Amazon stock NASDAQ:AMZN hitting the COVID low to ATH 50% Retracement on March 8th, 2022 prior to the split announcement I have been waiting for a pullback to enter on both the Retracement Level and in preparation for the pre-split (May 27th) rally I expect. Success will come from patience.
Amazon 50% PRIOR to announcementThis is a maximum facepalm where I neglected to set an alert. PRIOR to the split announcement the 50% Retracement level for Amazon NASDAQ:AMZN was 2699.56. Price hit this Support level and held on March 8th, 2022 - two days before the announced split which will likely setup a rally. The split date is May 27th so to atone for my mistake I will be watching this like a hawk to find a risk defined entry to play the potential split rally.
Coca Cola (KO) at SupportCoca Cola NYSE:KO has pulled back to a 50% Retracement from the December low to the recent March high. I am fundamentally still bullish on Consumer Staples via Sector Rotation theory. Since Implied Volatility is high I will do a combination of bullish methods with divided risk to express this trade:
Long Shares
May 62.5 Calls
May 55/52.5 Put Credit Spread (to offset IV)
PLUG post-earnings LevelPLUG Power NASDAQ:PLUG is setting up a post-earnings Support level. As price pulls back from the earnings rise it is making new swing highs and has setup a 50% Retracement at 22.05. This could be an opportunity for a risk defined entry for a swing trade back to the highs or to establish a long term position for investment. Credit to one of my commenters on my Weekly Livestreams for pointing this out!
PPG at 50% Retracement SupportToday a member on my social media called out a major stock NYSE:PPG at a Weekly 50% Retracement Level. MANY stocks right now are pulling back to the 50% Retracement from the COVID low to the recent ATH. I suggest everyone out there do their homework this quarter of 2022 to FIND OPPORTUNITY!
Would you buy garbage (WM)?Waste Management NYSE:WM is one of my favorite stocks because I was once asked, when I said I was a professional technical trader, "if the price of garbage was going up, you would buy it?" To which I replied, "yes, I own Waste Management"
This morning I received a volatility spike alert which is happening at a major 50% Retracement.
Added to my position that began back in March of 2020 when the world was ending.
Litecoin at Support with breakout short signalLitecoin COINBASE:LTCUSD pegged the 108.82 support level which it has consolidated above for a few days. This snap back off the level shows confirmation that it is a support but also sets up a clear breakdown entry level. With crypto having a bearish few days and the Bitcoin short being live the sentiment is bearish. Breaking this level would trigger a short opportunity.
"Facebook can't possibly go lower" ...right?Facebook NASDAQ:FB going lower was something many people did not expect on February 3rd, 2022 after the huge drop on earnings. I am afraid that many investors and traders did not pay heed to the words of one of my favorite investors Peter Lynch that "a stock can always go lower." Now price is grinding down those expecting a quick bounce. Let's look at this event as a teachable moment for price action as well as how to express options trades in high Implied Volatility using Vertical Debit Spreads.
Weekly 50% Retracement Play For The USD/CHFFor now, it looks like Russia/Ukraine risk-off sentiment remains palpable.
Risk-off means positive action in the safe havens. For the USD/CHF, the Weekly 50% Retracement at 0.9217 is coming into play. Here's the trade:
1) A buy from 0.9221
2) A 1:1 risk vs. reward worth 25/25 pips
3) If you take this trade, beware of the FOMC Minutes release at 2:00 PM EST!!!
Garmin Earnings SpikeGarmin NYSE:GRMN had earnings today and the price action on the swing timeframes broke the past weeks' lows to recover back inside the range. This setup is happening right on the 50% Retracement of the COVID low to All Time High along with an Ichimoku Cloud Pullback on the Weekly timeframe. Options spreads are wide so this trade will be best expressed with shares.
Price Action Important TodayI feel the need to express how today's price action is most significant. The FUB over Russia/Ukraine apparently abated overnight (if it was even a real threat to begin with) and that sparked a rally in equities. However, it only bring the market to a key Resistance level. Meanwhile the VIX, which times the market, is also at an inverse support. What happens today could likely define the price action of the week, the next weeks, and even farther. Trade wisely.
Finding Fractals in Fifties (Ethereum versus Bitcoin)Ethereum/Bitcoin BITFINEX:ETHBTC setup a nice trade a few days ago. The price action of the trend is a really interesting example of the fractal waves that price tends to make. Once traders can identify and chart these patterns they can find some very profitable trade entries! Many traders ask me "what is the BEST timeframe to trade?" or make the observation that they see similar patterns on different timeframes. This video is an esoteric look at how smaller movements fit into a bigger picture!
Long (STZ) Constellation BrandsLike many stocks over the last 2 weeks NYSE:STZ has pulled back to a key 50% Retracement Level. This level is also backed up by an Ichimoku cloud pattern. Now within this week's short term pullback to the rally there is an opportunity to play STZ back to the high.
I expressed the trade with April 2022 250 Calls. The goal is to hold right up til earnings for the swing timeframe move and ideally IV rise.
Market at Critical Retracement LevelThe stock market has Retraced from the dip to the key level of 4500 I have been watching since the bottom last week. This makes today and possibly more days this week critical for where the market goes the rest of 2023.
I am not in the habit of telling people how to manage their trades or investments but what I will say is that people need to wake up and pay attention. Audit your positions. If a positioned bothered you last week now is the time to address it. If you do think that there is some unacknowledged economic force at play and the market is going through "a big one" now is the time to express that thesis.
Case Study of 50% Retracements - BitcoinThis is one of the most interesting case studies of 50% Retracements together at once that I can remember that Bitcoin is demonstrating over the last week.
The first Retracement Level was a rally off the recent low up to the time of the FOMC Meeting.
The second was the Crash as JPow was speaking.
The Current rally stopped at the 50% Retracement of the JPow speech.
This goes in my log book for case studies and if you study price action I suggest you do the same.
Bitcoin correction over?No.
In my post yesterday I noted the Spike Alert at the bottom which was both a tradable signal and gave Bulls optimism. With a positive up day the +2% gain in BITFINEX:BTCUSD has still not touched the first of 3 key milestones that would invalidate the persisting bearish trend.
The two key Retracement Levels from swing trend to retest the low, 43840 and 45880, are yet to be touched. The most important level is 45880 which is a test to recapture the prior trading range. I would still not consider Bitcoin full bullish until recapturing 50k.
As it stands now the Daily timeframe remains full trend bearish with the highest probability to continue in that direction.
Tesla holds the 50%After going through a pullback Tesla NASDAQ:TSLA pegged and held the 50% Retracement level at 900. I've been watching this for a while and got into the stock last week (a bit early) but today's price action in Tesla stock and other growth stocks is looking like a potential short squeeze into End of Year.