Uninspiring Technical Patterns Ahead of NFLX EarningsLike many others, NASDAQ:NFLX has shifted to a wide sideways trend ahead of its earnings report today after the close. There is no pre-earnings run here. Current volume and price trend are not patterns that inspire a good earnings surprise.
HFTs are always watching news ahead of open on high-profile stocks to get ahead of retail market orders. A gap is likely at tomorrow's open.
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CLN2020: Gap RetestThe July delivery contract is seemingly in a decent spot for buyers. Having retested the bullish structural gap area, oil is now trading at a price where many players are waiting for it choose the direction, which will ultimately accelerate the consequent move as players book profits/losses. This can be interpreted as having greater control of risk, as a $1.5K risk is enough to "know" whether one is wrong being bullish here.
Oil's Cyclical Behavioral PatternsIt is worth noting that oil changes its major trend direction during the month of June or January. The chart above is an attempt to show this relationship throughout the lifetime of CLZ2018. Also, another important aspect highlighted is the fact that CLZ2018 just tested the major gap area left by the bears in November 2014. Though there are no signs of the major oil trend changing, the higher highs and higher lows structure being still intact, nonetheless there is an increased risk at this point of that happening. Staying tuned for further tells.
Weekly Outlook On DXYDXY got picked up at 150 day EMA. Odds are there will be a testing of that gap area around 98 if bulls manage to close above the D point. Bears see a larger high 2 double top sell setup, there's a 61.80% reaction on last bear leg. Though at this point there is no clear indication of a breakdown in lower timeframes, staying tuned for further tells might be the best option.