The NASDAQ is starting to make a good bounce. We are still waiting for the Trigger Zone to see if we can get short. Be patient with this bounce.
What a difference a day makes. Just when we were looking for a short (which we got) the very next the market recovered the previous days losses an then some. Was it news driven (Draghi or NFP) or is this a sign of major consolidation before a break out in the first part of January? Time will tell. However, you will need to be tactical for now...positions are...
What does this book tell us? Just saying! Time will tell.
We are still looking for pullbacks on the $NQ. For that matter you look to the $ES and the $RJ for the same. However, we like the $NQ and will look for the Trigger Zone to get long. The market is in dire need of the pullback and hopefully will give us the opportunity. We WILL NOTE chase at the thee levels. Be patient...the players that be are hell bent on...
Shazam! We have been watching the 4550 area as a long term target if the Nasdaq had legs. Well, those legs grew quick thanks to Google and Amazon earnings after the bell. We were not on this ride. We waited for an opportunity to get long and never got a deep enough pullback...that's trading. NOW WHAT? What ever you do...don't chase at these levels. This has...
Looking at the es and time with fibonacci on a x axis, price seems to have a reaction at the 27.2 - 61.8 - 78.6 fib ratios. Using the October 2014 low to May 2015 high as anchors for the x axis, from observation the 27.2 - 61.8- 78.6 have made alternating highs and lows. From October 2014 to May 2015 the 27.2 was a low, 61.8 a high and the 78.6 a low. From the...
While I no longer scalp much due to the time commitment scalping generally takes (particularly in instruments most effectively traded during the NY session), I used to scalp a great deal when I was in spot forex. The simplest scalping technique I have come across and used exclusively was the "fingertrap method." Although I am not sure who is the originator of...
After covering our last trade the NQ is still selling off. We will establish new positions on bounces. For now these will be smaller positions. As we have mentioned...snap back rallies can be violent. Remember NO TRIGGER, NO TRADE!
We have covered the last leg of our NQ trade. It was a solid trade. Understand that when markets are selling off the snap back rallies can be violent and quick. Today's afternoon rally was enough for us to cover per our plan. For now we will watch the NQ, ES and TF for more opportunity. Trade well.
The NQ has hit its first two targets. Stops have been pulled to lock in more gains. From this point target 3 is open. However we will watch the break down area at 4218, if price starts trading above that area with volume then we will cover the trade and look for another setup. Ideally we would like to get a quick slide to 4150 area but that would be a perfect world!
After two attempts at getting target #2 we failed! Bummer. That's trading and as we've heard many time, "don't be a dick for a tick", we aren't. Price came within 5 points of our target and back away. We believe price is not done testing the down side so we will hold to our plan. These small bounces are on low volume. On the next visit to the recent lows we...
As we creep closer to our second target we are pulling stops to Break Even plus 10 to lock the trade in. We are fairly confident we will see target number 2 early in the session today. Regardless, we want to manage the trade properly. Yo never know when the PPT will swoop in to save the market. ;) Trade well!
We are short the Nasdaq from our post last night. We have set out stops and trigger. While this chart doesn't show it we hit our first target. We will leave stops in the same place and see if we can get Target #2. Stay Tuned
The bulls were squeezed hard on FOMC (and the day after). After many years of trading this is why we stay away from longer term trades until the dust settles. There will be more than enough opportunity to trade. Most of the indexes are at support or have broken their patterns. We expect a small bounce in the $NQ on Monday followed by more selling. An inside...
No further trades popped up this last week in the Nasdaq and we are 3 trading days away from FOMC. Aunt Janet will make the market move but it's a crap shoot as to which way. There is plenty of speculation surrounding the rate decision but do not get wound up in it. We will sit on the sides lines and see how the market closes after the announcement. Expect...
The potential bear flag did not form as price shot up and finished the week strong. The $NQ is now at the major breakdown level. While we expect volatility to continue it does need a rest. We like a move back down this week. We are still long term bearish on this market and will keep an eye on the watch zone. A break down of the level could send us to the...
OK...look at the charts and learn how selloffs work. We were looking for a pullback Friday and never got one. This market is weak and it is inflicting it's pain on people. The $NQ blew through support and is selling off again in the Globex session. We are watching the support area below for a trigger. The trade long will be for a bounce. The path of least...