SPY - Daily / The Largest Reversal Bar since the LowsFriday was rough for Traders' offsides. I'm reluctant to even state the obvious at this point
as it is self-evident. If you were on the incorrect side, feel for you as it was an insidious trap.
In conversations with Traders, the large majority were Buyers for Friday. My bias was lower
and a Negative close as SPX buyers had positioned for the Kill.
The Falcon and the snowed-men, it happens, unfortunately, some must lose in order for
others to win. Wall Street is very unforgiving at critical junctures, taking Retail's Capital.
Powell provided the color in 8 very direct minutes - to the point, no stammering, no wavering.
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I had intimated the 2YY was providing some serious indications, the Dollar, even more, SPX
positioning was downright nasty for the Sell and once again made Max Pain irrelevant. QT
utterances would have been a total disaster, but Powell sidestepped the worsening case there.
More importantly, for months I've discussed the deteriorating Global Economy and Terminal Sentiment.
Fundamentals are quite often ignored as the Financial Media will pander to Multiple Expansions,
Recessions out the Curve, Yield Curve inversions as "questionable events," Liquidity Dislocations...
all of these are obvious indications - and yet they are muted via Financial Media's messed up
message track.
It did suck to watch frankly - Cronyism at work and play. Again, if you were beaten, my condolences.
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After another very odd 5 Wave move into the Highs at Resistance, Once again lower Resistance was
run only to see the Sell begin a very large decline, exceeding 4% on the NQ an event which 18/18
times has led to Lower Lows.
Lower Lows are indeed ahead.
A continuation of the powerful Sell is now assured, how it unfolds will be quite telling.
The rising Lower Trend will be an important test.
I am, however anticipating another 8 to 11% Downside, perhaps far more. It is too early to make
that determination as we need a great deal more information.
Let's see if Black Monday we've indicated - arrives.
Good Luck, Trade Safe.
Rty
SPY - Volumes fell off on Decline
Many Sellers (Bears) missed the Selloff, and many Buyers (Bulls) failed to take profits at the 199 EMA tap.
Frustration abounds and will remain leading to many emotional trades being placed for both sides.
Indices traded into the Lows of their ranges and held for 3 days.
Buyers need a TOSS to get things going to the upside for 420+.
Buyers need to not hear Powell so much as mention QT. This needs to be avoided with Rates the primary
focus. Should he deviate into Quantitative Tightening - all bets are off.
We see the rounded lows in the 1 Hour Chart and the Couuntertrend channel - now we simply see if the
throw over short squeeze (TOSS) holds on GDP.
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After yesterday's -1175 NYSE Tick @ 12:15 PM EST - doubts began to arise once again.
The SPX dragged everything lower in several minutes. Volatility intra-day spiked and created further
uncertainty.
4164 was the Key Pivot for the ES - the front run 4162. During Globex, it crushed this level by 21 Handles.
NQ Pivoted over the Ghost Level @ 13013 during Globex.
Tesla crossed the $300 Level with New POs for 2022 $333 to $425 issued by Investment Banks.
NVDA had issued enough forward warnings to be mildly impacted after issuing its EPS / Guidance.
Debt Forgiveness in an Election Cycle is purely Political theatre.
Powell is due to provide clarity on his position through September tomorrow beginning at 10 AM EST
during a day of very heavy Macro Data.
Fundamentally - it will be an extraordinary day for trading, so best of trading in advance.
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Of Concern:
2YY - 2 YEar Yield Futures are approaching 3.5% - for now and again this is the power of Now - The
Effective Federal Funds Rate is 2.53%.
The 2 Year is getting close to pricing in a 100 Basis point Hike.
DX/DXY remain in a structurally sound uptrend, pullbacks are quite normal. Until the EU issues its
next rate decision on September 15th - the DX is free to roam about. It is important to acknowledge the
prior Highs were bested... this is important as it implies the 112s will be arriving in the near future.
Although the 10 Year is being permitted to lift in assisting the Yield Curve's reduced inversion, it's frankly
not a material concern as Yields continue to rise across the Curve.
FX Traders took the 6E (Euro) downtown below Par due to Economic conditions and not Rate Parities.
The NatGas to Crude correlations are disturbing - $410 - yesterday the Media upped it from $520 to $1000.
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Patience into Powell will be the best Trade imho.
Good Luck, the Bigger setup is 25 hours away ;)
SPY - 2 Hour / Buyers & Sellers prefer Higher How often does the Market reward both when they are aligned?
Not often.
Rare to see both seeking Prices to move higher, and potentially
why Wall Street will shake things up with a few surprises.
Volumes declined significantly yesterday.
NVDA reports today.
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In all probability, they will attempt to entice both Lower and
create a chase into new Lows.
GDP Revisions may have the desired impact on Thursday.
Friday will be the Maximum Mix day with intense volatility.
It's what I would do, were it my job to frustrate as many market
participants as possible.
Areas of interest below for the SPY - 407.35 / 408.11 / 409.88
with the Pivot at 410.2.
For Friday's Expiry, the Range is 410 to 416 for Retail, the SPX will
lead once again, the possibility of a large but unapparent disconnect
is why we see Max Pain fail time and again.
Large Traders have been ranging the SPX with a larger sell-side
favor intraday as well as into September, on balance they are
quite heavily positioned for further downside.
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What stood from yesterday:
The VIX Barely budged, the DX pulled back .88% at one point, while
2YY and TNX stayed within range.
News out of the Eurozone was negative in the extreme, with Natgas
correlated to Crude indicating - $410 to $500/bbl was fair value.
A trap or set expectations, longer term we are very bullish crude,
but are positioned for fills between 62 & 77.
OIL is showing continued strength as it approaches 95 this morning.
I exited my longs this morning.
GOLD, not so much - 1687 remains open.
Noise, for now, but as long as Crude is moving higher on OPEC's
production cuts impending, the SPY SPX ES NQ YM RTY will struggle.
Energy is having a marked impact on Price since the 200 EMA touch.
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Apple appears to be looking at the 164 fill, with the Markets coiling up
the break in either direction will be quick and dirty.
Crypto looks quite weak, BTC may revisit the 19K level shortly.
With the expectations of Markets ranging into Jackson Hole and Powell's
10 AM EST Speech on Friday - Friday is a simply massive Macro Data Day.
8:30 am PCE price index monthly
8:30 am Core PCE price index monthly
8:30 am PCE price index year-over-year
8:30 am Core PCE price index year-over-year
8:30 am Real disposable incomes
8:30 am Real consumer spending
8:30 am Nominal personal incomes
8:30 am Nominal consumer spending
8:30 am Trade in goods, advance
10 am Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks at Jackson Hole retreat
10 am UMich consumer sentiment index (final)
10 am UMich 5-year inflation expectations (final)
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Financial Media flipped to Seasonal Volatility and a return to questioning
the longevity and validity of the move off June's lows - too fast, too much.
Fear / Greed Index remains relatively Neutral - tinyurl.com
The Federal Reserve has reduced The Balance Sheet by $115.755 Billion.
Inflation will remain high for 1 to 2 years according to Goldman Sachs.
Trade Safe, patience wins this week as Friday's OPEX will be a criminal affair.
90 Day Macro View
Increasingly, competitive crosscurrents are creating notional Equity Directional disturbances.
A large number of Investors/Traders have convinced themselves the Federal Reserve was attempting
to Bluff the Markets.
Running Indexes up off the Mid-June at the greatest rate of change in history once the SloMo began
to move through its varying psychological attributes. Momo gave way to Fomo which quickly reversed
off Resistance overhead.
Normal behavior, so far.
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The underlying Malfunction is beginning to see signs of light in the tunnel of love.
Powell's recent admission will not repeat Arthur Burns's misdeeds of the past provided an interesting tell.
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We can expect to see broader Market Ranges in the coming 90 Days as confusions abound and will be resolved.
Permit me to explain.
The FOMC Minutes were Negative as FOMC Participants observed Inflation remains unacceptably high.
Reduction of Treasury and Agency Debt was re-affirmed.
EFF vs IR @ 2.53 versus 8.5%+ - 600 Basis Points and 237% Divergence while the Objective remains 2%. If
we were to factor in the BLS Basis adjustment (Jan. 1, 2022) - it is easily Double.
Although they indicated the potential for a pause may be within their purview... the catch is they remain
Data-dependent. A nebulous and arbitrary hedge.
Aggressive EFF Increases with a pause somewhere on the Horizon was my takeaway.
The additional admission of a weakening Consumer provided the coup de gras for Data Dependence.
Building a better box for further confusion and delay.
EFF vs 2YY @ 2.53 vs. 3.28 does indicate a 75 BPS Hike for September, not 50 BPS - at present with the
Yield Curve Inverted out to the 7's.
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Where is the FED indicating they need to bring EFF... 3.5 to 4%.
I've paid close attention to the QT Schedule - which has remained rather jiggy. Prior to June 15th, we observed
the Fed begin the largest reduction in some time. Effectively reducing the Balance Sheet by $81B while $90B
was to have been removed by August 15th.
Remember, on September 15th they stated reductions were to increase to $60B / Month. A significant increase
over notional distributions since June 15th.
Measures of Liquidity have come down significantly, clearly, the FED is concerned about a dislocation now.
MBS Markets have seized up. M2 Velocity is at its lowest reading, many Mortage lenders are on the verge of
Insolvency, M2 is in its 5th month of contraction - all of this has been roundly ignored by Invertors / Speculators.
Quantitative Tightening has tread ever so lightly with the specter of a looming 100% increase in the Balance Sheet
reductions per month.
The FED is moving at a glacial pace as Economic Conditions have weakened precipitously.
For context, it is important to remember - Assets on the FED's balance sheet were $4.16Trillion prior to Covid.
MBS requires 90 Days to settle, The FED was buying up until June 15th knowing they had time to square into September
15th, this trick escapes Retail attention, understandably so as the FED never discloses these nuances.
For Treasuries, maturity is reached on the 15t and 30th/31st of each month, hence the rally off June 16th, there are
no accidents.
Mid-Month usually generates Liquidity issues around pivotal dates for Time, squaring occurs closer to Months end.
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By the time we get to the first week of October, the Fed's roll-off will become extremely evident.
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Investors have focused solely on Rates, one-half of the real FED Agenda.
QT is more important at this point, far more.
I indicated the effective break rate for the Indices would be 3.5% for the 10 Year Yield. We saw the results of this
level for the Indexes.
It is important to remember the Bulk of prior Funding from 2002 onward was done below 30 months on the curve,
increasing the refunding needs exponentially. Thank Timothy Bitsberger from Goldman for this, as it was an intentional
and extremely devious plan to collapse Debt over time.
QT will have an extreme effect on Liquidity at a time where Liquidity itself is coming under immense duress Globally.
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The November FOMC may see a pause due to the Mid-Terms, we will see - Apolitical appearances and all.
They will not pause QT, it will remain ongoing as a background operation of vital importance.
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Investors survived the first wave of FED Adjustments, they will not be imbued with the same again.
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The most important communique from Jackson Hole will be how it directs Monetary Tightening to take effect
as Rates take a backseat to a further Liquidity Squeeze via QT.
Bulls want to believe the FED will back away - I'm leaning towards Economic Activity and its attendant Depression
remain pervasive.
Sentiment will begin to worsen.
The New Congress will not be seated until April 2023.
Any hope for Stimmy direct to Citizens/Consumers is DOA until then.
Global Economic conditions are rather Dire.
ES - 1 Hour / Pivotal Timeframe - BONDS DivergingWE REMAIN IN A BEAR MARKET, regardless of the Retracement.
The 50SMA is 35 handles below the 200SMA.
Bullish?
Definetely not.
That said, the Riggers on the Trigger will continue to bleed out every
last cent prior to the next sudden and very sharp decline.
For now they have the Ball, but "Inflation is at Zero" from the Admin
has found new heights of perceptuion management - Absurdity.
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After the 199 EMA tag n' bag, a defensive retracement on Profit taking.
Under the hood, the Volumes continue to decline, Retailers continue to
add Puts citing the VIX @ Lows.
Dr. Bury, deep drawdown on Scion's Puts.
FOMO on the FED Pivot has hit 92% Sentiment for Bulls, room to run as
the horror show can extend and pretend for a few more weeks. Extreme
Greed is in trade.
Twitter is filled with the usual Buzz Lightyear overreach, "Infinity~!"
While MBS remains - NO BID and Defaults are rising rapidly.
Bond Auctions - 379 Failures.
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Insiders buying on Share Buy Backs, Insts peeling it off ever so slowly.
Unfortunately, Retail Put buying is back to FOMO as well - a large short term
cross-current.
It appears to be a Distribution phase into a Range... where is the range?
That will depend on today's response to the FOMC's Meeting Minutes.
A larger Pullback is due, there are 7 Gaps below, how will today and Friday's
expiry trade out? High Probability - ranging to wreck Retail's Bearish positioning
with an expanded range now that 4337 was front run for SEP, DEC blew right thru
this level.
Apple's Gap @ 175 wants a fill, Tesla is a mental patient once again, seeking 1030
to 1050 in the break - this implies the 4337 may give way to a higher high into
the pivot for time, AUG 22nd to SEP 4th/5th.
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Slop, Chop, Pop & Drop - the RANGE.
To Distro more Junk & Co.
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Bonds are not buying it... as they are watching the inversion with disbelief as China
begins "enhanced lockdowns" and Global Economic activity implodes... yeah, naw, they
are calling Bullsh_t.
Inversion is 12 Bips away on the 1's - 2's on out to 5's checkmate - Inverted and although
they are ranging between 32 and 48 Bips... it is 100% persistent.
HGY - Denegerate disbelief, Bonds should not, in any way be acting as they are were this
a Bull Market or New Bull Market... it tales time to assert reality. It takes time to Distro
off all the Junk bought near the lows to be re-liquified at a time when Liquidity is simply
evaporating due to the crushing load of debt, both public and private from all corners.
Housing Starts were another disaster, retail sales - with Back to School may shows signs
of hope, false hope, but hope none the less, we shall see how the Cooks in the Kitchen
serve it up.
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RTY / ES / NQ / YM made extreme moves off the June 16th Pivot.
Today, we'll find out whether we consolidate in an expanding range or simply run through
resistance to higher levels - A rally no one understands, but FOMO Degens do not care.
September is ahead, statistically - the worst month of the year.
Funda's are not driving Junk & Co, greed and fear are. Mo $, Fear of Mo $ miss.
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In SUM, it's a dangerous Joke of an Equity Complex that will do far more harm.
Hyper BK Junk BBY, GME, AMC, COIN all finding Uber Luv. We've seen this time and again
and the ending... the song remains the same.
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Extreme Patience remains the stock in trade.
NQ Summation and OSC's are getting squeezed to extremes once again, point critical
has arrived.
The 2 Year (2YY Futures) will define the Pivot, where the Fed has a modicum of control
on the Curve.
TLT appears to be an "M" for Murder and not a New Bull Market, it can RT to 130, but given
the recent performance, that trade is growing long on hope, faith and success. The DX
is at a super critical level - with Eurodollar Futures GED.X cranking back down, somethings
going to Snap.
A great deal hinges on Crude Oil - 85 to 77 to 64 is the implied lower range over time... awhile.
Oil tends to lead the declines in Bear Markets as Utilities, Healthcare and Bonds are the rotation
on schedule.
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RESISTANCE AHEAD OF NEWS is where we are.
RTY not much to add since my last updateWe are at the first maj resistance - 110MA Weekly magnet.
RTY hit 200MA on daily, while others are lagging behind.
- 2032-85 is where I think this move will be capped, if we actually extend above 110MA.
It can still extend up to 2084-2108
I expect tomorrow red close
RTY is overextending on the upside and downsideI haven't look at RTY for a while now, till the Fri close where I shorted it at 2015.50, willing to add if we stretch into the maj resistance zone right where the upper Bollinger is, that is also a 2.618 extension off the lows
RTY is overextending on the upside and downside compare to SPX .
We hit 50% retracement off 2020 lows in June and I see the whole way as 5 down and 3 up here.
We hit 110MA on Weekly as well as 200MA on Daily. If it's acting as it was on the way lower, SPX might not even reach 200MA in this case.
We are at the very top for this bear market rally, it can still extend up to 2084-2108
We are also at/near 61.8 off Mar high and Jun low as well as near 50% off the ATH and Jun low retraement
I will update the target for the Oct low after I see confirmations of the top.
Fahrvergnügen - The Traders VehicleTrading pleasure abounds as the FED's non-sense continues unabated.
A thrill ride out of Bear Market Territory for ES 3849.50, the NQ was the
laggard at 13414.
13392 the larger Pivot for the NQ Futures, a hidden one, but the DOM suits it
rather well.
"Exiting the Bear Market" is the new mantra, narrative, and fresh bullhorn
as we see "Inflation - Come Off" - Bloomberg 24/7 now.
A chortle of whores and pimps, typical and to be expected as the Summer Solstice
trade grinds on trapping goblins everywhere on the Tape.
Ignore the shortages of refined energy products, food, and the things we need
to conduct our lives.
No, lookie over here easily distracted, memory short degens.
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The FED took off $14B week over week - at this rate, the FED is never going to hit
its "Target" @ $90Billion in QT beginning in September.
Uber Doves - Khardasian, WIlly, and Bob Evans chicken all decided to don push-up
bras and assure us they mean business... Bullard blew an Esmerelda, again.
Fed Fund Futures have more intray-week volatility than the VIXen.
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VX Complex - utterly sh_t mixed... but... and there is a very large butt.
Vol of Vol is showing signs the Big Lick is developing for a very large return of
Volatility.
Count on it, plan for it... here is why.
The next decline will have a Scope, Scale, and Velocity - unlike the January decline.
It will be extremely destructive in very short order for Price.
August 22nd to September 4th appears to be in line with expectations.
VX Calls carry a massive Prem... obvious expectations.
Yes, ahead of selections for Mid-Term grifters.
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The FED is now indicating a "Panic Cycle" (of course it's not) it's simply when they
are now pandering to January as the "oops, we broke sh_t"
They made it very clear in the FSR that they wanted a 50% haircut... they be serious.
Central Bankers Globally are getting a Tate-sized Master Class of MLM from the EuroDollar
Primaries... the DX shortage will be extreme in the extreme.
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When Brown Brothers Harriman is looking for a DX collapse... look the other way.
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EuroDollar has one more Chart Print to the Next Plunge.
Crash Landings... are not survivable.
Sellers of DEC 2022 and MAR 2023 on ES NQ MYM RTY.
Lots and Lots of spicy Poots to round out the Meme and FANG fade.
When Turbines SIEZE.
Elliott Wave View: Russell 2000 (RTY) Likely See Further UpsideShort Term Elliott Wave View in Russell 2000 suggests the rally from 6.17.2022 low is unfolding as an impulse Elliott Wave structure. Up from 6.17.2022 low, wave 1 ended at 1795.1 and pullback in wave 2 ended at 1680.6. Wave 3 higher is in progress as a 5 waves impulse structure. Up from wave 2, wave ((i)) ended at 1783.6 and pullback in wave ((ii)) ended at 1682.3. Index then resumes higher in wave ((iii)) towards 1920.7, and dips in wave ((iv)) ended at 1884.7.
Wave ((v)) is currently in progress as 5 waves in lesser degree. Up from wave ((iv)), wave (i) ended at 1959.8 and dips in wave (ii) ended at 1904.1. Index then resumes higher in wave (iii) towards 2008.7. While wave (iv) dips stay above 1884.7, Index can see 1 more leg higher to end wave (v) of ((v)). This should complete wave 3 in the higher degree. Afterwards, Index should pullback in 3 , 7, or 11 swing within wave 4 before it resumes higher again in wave 5. This should complete the cycle from 6.17.2022 low before a larger pullback happens to correct that cycle.
Will RTY Daily Resistance Hold?The RTY daily time frame is in a down trend. The
market is hitting the down trend line. At the same
time the market is hitting an up Fibonacci
extension price point 1890.50. Usually when this
happens. The market has a bearish reaction. If the
market continues to push bullish and breaks the
down trend line. It will be a strong sign the buyers
are taking control. If the market cannot break and
close above the down trend line. It is expected
the sellers are taking control and will push the
market back down.
As long as the market stays below the daily
down trend line. It will be a good idea to turn
to the one hour time frame and to look for
high prices in the sell zone.
ES - Monthly Risk Range / Impending COLLAPSE2007 Levels will be upcoming into October 2023.
Summer Counter-Trend has more room for the upside.
The Monthly Risk Range is at extraordinary risk.
"Others" are getting it all together for the Early Fall Classic.
Extreme patience is required for the SELL, it will continue to
develop over time, blink and you'll miss it.
Financial Media continues to caution Bear Market Rally
without mentioning the extremes to which they can and
have occurred @ 10 - 21%.
This one will fail as well as PE's become even more distended
and detached from the collapsing NET's and forward Sales.
Summer has always been the time of year for Wall Street to
begin the next Grift, this one is no different.
Cyclically - 8 weeks from the Weekly Pivot for time lined up
perfectly within the 112 Week Cycle (111.8) with 2/3 weeks of
Wally World left to complete.
$2 Trillion in Pocket lining Stimmy for the "Others" and the
Assault Weapons (Rifle) debate on tap. Pelosi (CCP Ladyboy)
suggesting a visit to Taiwan is in order... A FED who appears to
prefer confusion and delay ahead of the Greater Collapse - all
the while destroying the Labor Markets, while Buffet and his
ilk prepare for Sharecropping the Sheeple.
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The Investment Establishment continues to maintain a balanced Portfolio
of Stocks and Bonds - 90% of the Industry.
Independents beg to differ, they believe avoidance is the optimal strategy.
Risk On versus Risk Aversion.
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Goldman Sachs predicted a 14% rise in Equities into 2008, December of
2007 it collapsed 36%.
Wall Street setting the expectations for Greed once again, but failing to
deliver sans a more massive wealth transfer - deliverance.
The 2 main reasons are quite simple:
1. Status Quo Bias - Unwillingness to accept the 10%, only the 90%.
2. Cognition Bias - Confirmation Bias that filters existing preconceptions.
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Numbers never lie, however, fudged they may be.
Lying is part and parcel of the Grift.
56% at minimum will come off the Indices in the first leg lower. It will head
far lower over the coming years exceeding the 4-year 90% cycle during the
Great Depression, this will be far greater.
Concentrations are trending further towards non-representation of Humanity
form every point on the Arrangement Curve.
GDP RealityThe Federal Reserve will suggest they projected a slowdown in Economic activity.
Effect Indicated, Effect Observed.
Solid work.
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Outside of the Matrix, the Depression slumbers on within the confines of Real Sentiment.
....The Deal Breaker.
"7" was misstated - "6" is the GDI hedonic, it's been a long overnight Session, apologies.
RTY UpdateNQ is tanking but RTY has more of a wave 4 type pattern, so small caps probably rally on the Fed tomorrow. MFI hit oversold, but the index didn't sell off much. IWM has a bullish pattern on the daily and intraday.
Small caps are relatively strong despite most garbage and retail stocks being in the category. Strange.
Anyways, bullish on small caps tomorrow for the usual Fed pump. Will wait for tomorrow and day trade I think.
RTY Daily down channelThe RTY daily time frame is in a down channel.
The market is at the top of the channel. If
resistance holds. The research says to expect the
market to push bearish towards the bottom of
the channel price point 1554.6 about -2,620
ticks below the market.
It will be a good idea to wait for the market to
close below the short term up trend line before
turning to the one hour time frame to look for
selling ideas towards the bottom of support.
Long Russell! - Trading w Commercials - Fading Speculators (COT)Looking at the net positions of the Commercials (Red Line), the Russell 2000 is at record high levels. Additionally, the small speculators (Blue Line - tough to see but it's blown up on lower indicator)) are very short compared to historical levels. The COT index on the bottom shows dark green when both commercials are maxed net long and small speculators are maxed net short. Use a daily chart with your favorite indicator/candlestick pattern to look for entry - be patient - don't forget a stop. See below for explanations of what you're looking at and what I'm talking about with COT
RISKS: The trend is down which makes this counter-trend trade
COT Definitions:
- COT: Commitments of Traders Reports - A weekly report published by the government (CFTC) that shows long and short positions of the below 3 groups (As well as much more data I don't look at). We look at the NET positions of these 3 groups and compare them to historical levels to signal trade opportunities
1- Commercials: Hedgers - We want to trade with them when they're at extreme levels (Think Tyson, Cargill, General Mills, etc)
2- Large Speculators: Hedge funds and large institutions - We want to fade them when they are at max positions (Think suits in NYC and commodity funds)
3- Small Speculators: People/institutions trading small lot sizes not big enough to report to CFTC - We want to fade their max positions as well since they represent the public (Think dude in his PJs trading and small trading firms)
Indicators on Chart:
- The first indicator shows the net positions of the 3 groups above plotted over time
- The second indicator is an index of the relative buying/selling of commercials over a certain lookback period. Anything above 95 is looking for buy, look to sell when it hits 0
- Note: Just because the Commercial's net position is negative doesn't mean it can't be relatively net long and signal a buy (same in the opposite scenario)
Trade Setup - Both Must Happen:
- When commercials are at max levels we are alerted to buy or sell (Depending on the criteria above)
- On a daily chart, use technical indicators, candlestick patterns, news, etc to enter the trade (not shown here)
RTY UpdateMFI went oversold this morning, and you can see RTY is coiling.
CPI release tomorrow morning before market open, the market tanked before the last release, so if it doesn't tank before EOD it's a bullish sign.
Normally I would say this is a continuation pattern, but the algos need to fill he open gap. If it breaks upwards then the target is the resistance zone, upper orange line. Plan accordingly.
If you're short, you'll want to bail tomorrow if the market goes green at all. I'm all cash, even garbage will float on a rising tide. Wouldn;t surprise me at all if they pump even shitcoin.
RTY UpdateStill tracking the overlay more or less, but it all depends on the reaction to the Fed meeting minutes this afternoon. Appears that's when it will break up or down.
DUmped my calls, on open. Didn't like the way futures trading looked, actually a couple hundred on EWY but made money on the rest. Glad I flipped because GM tanked right after.
Next time the market pumps garbage stocks, I guess I have to bet on garbage stocks. Asia is a bit unpredictable and transports are weak. Can't just bet on your favorite sectors I guess.
If anything the right thing to do was flip EOD yesterday and short China, lol. PDD down quite a bit
RTY UpdateFollowed my 15 minute rule and flipped my puts. DCT was a big winner, another $3k day. Good week for me despite missing out on the Friday pump and the Tuesday dump, lol.
RSI now touching oversold with positive MFI divergence. Note how it hit my overlay target even though the chart pattern was a bit different. I told everyone earlier this week not to go long until RSI went oversold. We're there now, but I flipped my puts and did not go long. Maybe this afternoon for a small play.
100% cash now on all accounts, closed my earnings play.
Small Caps Russell 2000 Looks Attractive: Elliott WavesHello traders and investors, today we will talk about small caps Russell 2000, in which from Elliott wave perspective, we see a completed 7-swing complex correction from the highs.
Russell 2000 topped and completed its 5th wave of a five-wave bullish impulse already back in November 2021. Since then we can see slow, choppy and overlapped wave structure that we see it as a correction within uptrend. It's ideally a complex 7-swing A-B-C-X-A-B-C, called also a double three W-X-Y corrective pattern.
A Double three is a sideways combination of two corrective patterns. It's a complex Elliott wave that is subdivided into three minor waves W, X and Y. Its internal structure is (3, 3, 3). In effect, the number three relates to corrective waves, therefore the structure (3, 3, 3) indicates that the WXY wave pattern is composed of three distinctive corrective waves.
• A combination of two corrective structures labelled as WXY
• Wave W and wave Y subdivision can be zigzag , flat, double three of smaller degree, or triple three of smaller degree
• Wave X can be any corrective structure
Well, if we are on the right path and if Russell manages to recover back above 1920 region and resistance line of a corrective channel in current risk-on sentiment, then we can easily confirm support in place and bulls back in the game.
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Market Overview RTYMarket Overview RTY
We are at a critical area where the BULL's could take control to push the pair Bullish as we have Support area and Previous Resistance cross road where the Market normally U-turn from .
Long Term we Bullish on this pair with a long term target of 3245.6 .
Monthly Take Profit Target 1: 2751.5
Monthly Take Profit Target 2: 3245.6
Stoploss : 828.8
Elliott Wave View: Russell 2000 (RTY_F) Sellers Remain in ControRussell 2000 (RTY) broke below previous low on 5/12/2022 at 1698.3 and opens up a bearish sequence favoring further downside. The entire decline from 11/8/2021 high is unfolding as a double three Elliott Wave structure. Double three structure is an 7 swing corrective structure where W, X, and Y subdivides into 3 waves. Down from 11/8/2021 high, wave ((W)) ended at 1892.4, and rally in wave ((X)) ended at 2137.7. Index then extended lower doing another double correction in wave ((Y)).
The 60 minutes chart below shows the decline from (X) on 6/7/2022 high is unfolding as an impulse Elliott Wave structure. Down from 1920.03, wave ((i)) ended at 1880.28 and rally in wave ((ii)) ended at 1905.50 Index then extended lower in wave ((iii)) towards 1690.14. Rally in wave ((iv)) finished at 1755.00 and last push lower to complete wave ((v)) and A ended at 1640.90. Then we are expecting a pullback in 3, 7, or 11 swing high in wave (B) before the decline resumes as far as 6/7/2022 pivot at 1920.03 stays intact. Potential target lower is 100% – 161.8% Fibonacci extension from 11/9/2021 peak at 1217 – 1485.