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$nflx going viralEarnings beat, shorts pushed it down bigly, rallied back up the next day, now we're bullish re-testing. There is a virus which doesn't have a cure, doesn't have good data about (expecting China to provide anything legitimate is funny meme), and journos need something to write about. Why not stay inside, watch some Netflix? With a very high short float and big bear funds piling in, reminds me of a certain $tsla setup. Picked up spot shares cost basis 349.41, got the 415 2/14/2020 calls shown by yellow cross as well. Stop for all at 338.61.
NASDAQ:NFLXLong
by UnknownUnicorn719792
US 30 Down Trending: Double Cascade Correction ImminentBusy chart. US 30 is trending down since 26 Feb 19, and 22 March Price Shock was pivotal IMO: Note the long TL at bottom reaching back to 1996. Scroll R/L to see the extension. IMO this line will define the bottom for the 2020 bear market. Note the two-year 'Trump' TL which has enjoyed a parabolic run-up since election and corporate tax cuts. This curve is unsustainable and will drop back to the long TL, sooner than later IMO. NB: The 2018 Zig-Zag Correction and subsequent Bear Market Rally have produced a Head & Shoulders pattern on grand scale going back to Jan 2018 (triple tops charted under umbrellas). In shorter perspective, US 30 is in a down trend since 25 Feb, when it made a lower high around 26240. It's trading well below that now, after rejection from the TL formed by highs of 03 October, 25 Feb (X-X TL). Small arrow over 19-26 March period shows stair-step of lower highs. Bearish engulfing candle on 22 Feb was extremely ominous; a clear sell signal, provoked by rate inversion, a highly reliable indicator of recession. According to WSJ on 3/24/19, the yield curve has inverted before each of the past seven recessions. Nice article on what it means exactly and why it happens; essentially; bond investors' demand for long-term notes has driven their yields lower, as confidence in short-term paper falls, given an expectation that future paper will pay less: www.thebalance.com "Price shock" on Friday 22 March occurred on/about Spring Equinox, a period often marked by trend changes. This arrived after a three-week rally following a brief decline from the 25 Feb high, a date 61 days from the 26 Dec trend change; significantly: In "45 Years on Wall St" W.D. Gann noted; "Rule 4: Buy and sell on 3 Weeks' reaction or decline... in a Bear Market sell on a rally of three weeks after you know the trend is down... After a market rallies or declines more than 45 to 49 days, the next time period is around 60 to 65 days, which is about the greatest average time the a Bear Market Rallies, or a Bull Market Declines." "Rule 8. Time Periods; Dates for Changes in Trends: ...March 20 to 27th. Sometimes major tops or bottoms occur around these dates." General observation: following a Price Shock, the market may Rally for 3-5 days before the Down Trend resumes in earnest. When these Rallies are rejected from a TL, the resulting reaction can provoke Panic Selling and Capitulation. Look back at Jan 29 Jan to Feb 1 and 3-10 October periods, where brief consolidation occurred just before Waterfall Selloffs, following the initial Price Shock. Of the past 11 corrections of 10+%, 9 have produced double bottoms. Of the past 13 Bear Markets, only 7 have correctly indicated the arrival of a recession. The market is a lousy forecaster! But, this means that 46% of Bear Markets occur without a recessionary environment...! See: www.cnbc.com WXYXZ patterns depicted only suggest a possible path, this is of course completely unknowable, as predictions are always hard to make, especially when it's about the future! If you scroll back to Feb-June 2018 there are two 'M' patterns with the WXYXZ path. Although the markets could simply roll over and throw down to a double bottom, IMO a complex pattern is more likely, given the titanic struggle with Bulls & Bears ongoing. I do not pretend to predict the course of US 30. However, it is apparent we are in a Down Trend; the index has rejected from the X-X TL and is rotating lower as it gets Mark-Down. The possibility of a severe Secondary Correction with Capitulation Panic within three months is quite real. Note that the X-X TL intersects the 1996 Long TL at price 17,734... this nearly coincides with support back to 2015 around 18,023. Expect eventual bottom formation around Dow 18K. Risk in US Equities is very high now. Prices are within 85% of ATH (All major indexes reached and turned back from Fibonacci 8:55 ratio = 0.85455). It would be prudent to exit long positions and preserve capital. Speculate on price mark-downs at your own risk! That being said, I've taken Bearish Positions in: SDOW; SPXS; TECS; SPY 282 May Put; QQQ May 180 Put. Growl! NB: This is not investment advice; just my own speculative idea; trade at your own risk! GLTA!
DJ:DJIShort
by DaddySawbucks
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Apple: Low volatility, volume and price- where are the bulls at?Volume Apple-0.09% Volume continued falling on Tuesday and Wednesday, -5% on each to 20.8m which is 45% below the 1 month average at 38.5m and 50% below the 6 month average at 40m. This is Bullish IMO as it shows that at these prices holders are not willing to sell their AAPL-0.09% risk at these prices, as they seek higher prices before they offer higher supply, hence volume stays low and the stock trades with a bid bias - hence the gap up at the open today - illustrating the supply & demand disequilibrium caused by low supply side liquidity and maintained order demand. However, volume has contracted significantly every day this week, losing over 20% since the week start, providing a promising environment for apple-0.09% growth, but the stock has struggled to hold onoto any gains, with candles often closing in the lower 25% quartiles of their ranges - indicating the stock isnt necessarily looking to push up yet. IMO the stock requires more new buyers, it isnt a selling problem its a demand side issue. With the SPX0.33% rising, it shows liquidity is increasing in risk assets so im not sure why apple-0.09% isnt receiving some of the new liquidity and posting upside gains. Volatility & Apple-0.09% vs VXAP Correlation We continue to have a bullish view from a vols perspective as implied vols dropped yesterday over 1% to 20.90. Apple-0.09% vol0.00% carries the trend with volume , falling every day this week and now sits at lows from June 2015. Also the correlation between APPLE-0.09% and its Implied volatility index continued to maintain deep into negative territory - at 93% falling marginally from 94% yesterday. This reinforces the bullish volatility signal - as historically, a higher negative relationship sets the best environment for Apple-0.09% growth. However, the correlation dips slightly, as PRICE that is starting to fail the relationship - as when correlation falls price SHOULD rise hence the high negative relationship. However, price is trading flat/lower thus the correlation is becoming more positive (lower vols and lower price = positive corr) Evalutaion Both the falling implied vols and volume , all of which in record setting/ bullish areas provide the perfect environment for growth so as per the last 3 days I am bullish on apple-0.09% and STILL expect a $100 break out to 101/2 this week, though the probability falls significantly, but thrusday is usually the best day for gains, with friday being the worst. These indicators make me especially bullish as the lower volume and vols are occuring whilst apple-0.09% trades close to 100USD, where usually, the psychological level causes volume to spike as the uncertainty causes sellers and buyers to flood the market - Which as a result also cause volatility to spike. Given that we havent see this, apple-0.09% should be comfortable with a price hike and is showing strong signs that this is the case. I feel apple-0.09% needs some upside stimulus at these prices and it will cause a cascaded rally from 100 to 1005+ in a short period of time. We just need to get past this 100 level, which keeps growing its strength every day
NASDAQ:AAPLLong
by QuantumLogicTrading