Follow Through on Head and Shoulders X2I was bearish on NVDA through earnings because of a couple signals I was monitoring.
1) large head and shoulders (or double top) formed on hourly.
2) Smaller head and shoulder on the 15m played through to the 162% just before earnings.
3) I charted my reasons for being short NVDA. Bitcoin dropped from 48k to 20k since Jan. Less Miners = Less Demand for Video Cards. Higher Dollar = Lower Bottomline
Let me put on my tinfoil hat for a second and tell you what I think about Bitcoin short term outlook.
My thoughts for September can be found here.
In short... I'm leaning to the downslide.
Not Financial Advice. I'm just a punny guy.
Semiconductors
SOXS at support for LONG SWING SETUPAMEX:SOXS
Reports are the semiconductor secotr is presently challenged with rising costs
and lower production orders.
SOXS is in a flat bottom triangle with price now at its base.
The RSI Oscillator is in mid-range suggesting price has upside.
The relative volume has been increased in the past two weeks.
I see this as a swing long setup with the target 30-40& above
the current market price in the mid-Fibonacci retracement range.
NVDA: Will pull back soon, but bullish longtermNVDA provided a textbook 5-wave impulsive move off the low. The 3rd wave tagged the 1.618 extension and the 5th wave has reached the 2.0 extension. This move has been very clean. However, the fibonacci extensions have been reached and now momentum is beginning to fade (see MACD). That being said, I expect NVDA to pullback over the next 2-3 weeks. I would like to see price retrace to the .5 - .618 retracement levels, filling the gaps in an A-B-C pattern, followed by a push back above the Wave 1 high. If this happens, the price target for wave 3 will be in the 240-250 range.
short at key resistance levelsthis ramge will continue to tighten, and we will likely get a bear break. above pivot target upper horizontals below pivot aim for lower horizontals. semiconductors have been a major focal point of this bear market, and they will be a big recovery story when we exit it.
SHORT SEMICONDUCTORS ON NEWS- SOXSAMEX:SOXS
Semiconductors have been giving some cautious guidance suggesting a market downturn,
supply chain issues and the recession fears. Vehcicles are being shipped to dealers lacking
some "chips" ; in the meanwhile, the CHIP acts hopes to stabilize things.
SOXS a ETF shorting the semiconductor industry #X leverage as the inverse of SOXL
The 4H chart of SOXS shows an EMA ribbon divergence, a market low with a Double or
Triple Bottom and an Asymmetrical Inverse Head and Shoulders with a neckline trendline
Marking a breakout just above the current market price.
This appears to be a good swing long trade setup or call option entry ripe for the taking.
What Would Happen to Bitcoin if China Attacks Taiwan?Since last week the media has published videos and Chinese politicians' statements about the Chinese military drills near Taiwan. Taiwan has also conducted military exercises and preparatory work with the civilian population in the event of an attack. On August 3, the NYT, quoting Chinese state media, published an article about the following Chinese military drills scheduled on August 4 and a place of exercises. Chinese media offered five swaths of the sea surrounding Taiwan. If true, it can be a hostile act, possibly igniting conflict between China and unrecognized Taiwan. Both countries are essential for the world economy, meaning the conflict would affect markets. I hope it will not happen . However, this risk urged me to start a series of posts ' What would happen to asset_name if China attacks Taiwan? '
A brief: China is the second economy in the world by nominal GDP. Taiwan is the heart of semiconductor manufacturing for all industries across the globe.
In my opinion, Bitcoin today is a risk appetite indicator, which regularly mimics or outpaces changes in the notable stock indexes, e.g., S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. The risk realization would trigger risk aversion pushing the BTC price to the last local support level of $19000. The stop-loss is the previous local high of $24500. However, the level can slightly differ from the spot price. The main risk is conflict duration. The longer the conflict exists, the more sanctions I expect. I can't predict how long Taiwan can fight and what sanctions will be imposed. I doubt that sensitive restrictions would be imposed during the first days. I also doubt that the US will impose harsh sectoral sanctions if China takes over Taiwan quickly. If the conflict would last several months, I suppose bitcoin could drop significantly to $14000. The position holding period is 7 days to next Thursday. If the bad doesn't happen, it is better to close the short position. However, we do not know the date. Solely China knows the exact date if the plan exists. The risk could realize during the next 7 days or be postponed to next month or even later. If the risk realizes later, I expect the same effect on the BTC, and only target adjustments could be needed.
Additionally, the potential conflict would seriously weigh on crypto mining activity because of semiconductor manufacturing termination in Taiwan. A probable semiconductors' deficit leads to the rise of GPU's price in the midterm, elevating mining costs. Miners would have to adapt to the new reality.
I wish you peace!
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seeking over $200 soon for this semiconductor stocknvda has made a quick return over the past couple months, and theres no reasont that if the broader market continues bullish that nvda should not participate. if we get higher lows in daily qqq i would imagine over $200 for nvda, or around the highest horizontal is in play. if we resist from the first horizontal and set lower highs daily qqq breaking pivot to the downside nvda i would go for thoelse lower horizontals.
one minor hickup for broader marketssemiconductors have been a lead bear in this downturn since december, and a lead bull on the monthly bounce from the lows since july. if we roll over here setting a lower high on this etf around the first upper horizontal i would look for broader markets to consolidate on the daily. if we treat pivot as support i would target the upper horizontal and look for continuation in broader markets. most likely scenario is a gap down followed by a rally to close with price action after to be determined.
Is AMD due for a correction?NASDAQ:AMD
AMD had a good run into the earnings season however
news is that with the expected or present recession
semiconductors as a subsector will fall a bit heading
into the third quarter.
The chart shows buy order blocks as a support are
far less than sell order blocks.
The MACD , a lagging indicator, shows the K/D
lines crossing over the histogram.
My idea is to take a call option contract for
a strike 5% below the present price.
Setting a stop loss at 10% of the option price
taking profit when the AMD stock approaches
above the closest buy order block at about
$ 98.45.
Do you have call options to suggest?
semiconductors could be in for a huge bull moveif we stay above pivot, there is nothing stopping the top of the sss supply zone from being reached, and qqe rsi signaling bull with a green sss on the weekly. if we pivot higher i would aim for upper horizontals, if we fin ourselves making a bear cross at this key resistance i would aim for lower horizontals if sss stays red.
SOXS to SOXL ratio DAILY CHARTAMEX:SOXL
This chart strives to setup a trading plan where the SOXS and SOXL
are oscillated. They are 3X leveraged ETFs with great range.
SOXS was up 400% YTD at its peak. The new CHIPS
ACT is a catalyst for US semiconductor manufactures
Right now the ratio is on a downtrend, meaning Sell SOXS
or BUY SOXL or a combination of each.
I believe that this strategy could yield 5X annually
to investors or long-term swing traders with little effort
especially if an alert is employed to notify the ratio
is changing trend direction at a pivot.
The timeframe could be lower but then the number
of trades is likely to increase as is the amount
of profit. This could be backtested by those
familiar with the mechanics of doing so.
Are Semiconductors Stalling?The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index ripped about 29 percent between early July and early August, but now it may be showing signs of fatigue.
The first pattern on this chart is last Thursday’s peak of 3087 -- slightly below the early June high of 3159. That lower high is potentially noteworthy when compared with the broader Nasdaq-100, which pushed above the respective level on its chart to the highest since early May. It could be sign of relative weakness for chips.
Next is Monday’s doji candlestick, a potential reversal pattern. Also notice how SOX appears to have broken a rising trendline.
Third, the Relative Strength Index has retreated from near an overbought condition.
Finally, you have an increasingly mediocre news flow . Nvidia’s warning yesterday, combined with similar news from Intel and Western Digital , may reflect less-than-stellar fundamentals in chip stocks.
Given the market’s healthy bounce and falling volatility, SOX may not retest the 2022 lows. But it may have lost its mojo and chop around for a while as investors seek outperformance in other corners of the market.
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MU will test resistanceIn regards to comparing net income to market cap between the big semi-conductor teams, MU looks the best. TSM is awesome but if there's a war with China I don't want to deal with blockades while US semi-stocks sour out the sky after we subsidize when we lose Taiwan.
Test 70 resistance
Probably purchase 50-55 c calls deep in the money and sell 70-80 c calls and collect off the volatility
Bullish Cypher/Shark on IntelIntel has Recovered a Downside Gap on the Daily and in the process of doing so has also created a Gap down and left a huge Gap yet to be Recover to the Upside. Suspiciously this has all happned near the Pattern Completion Zone of this Potential Bullish Cypher and leads me to believe that this is where intel will begin a Bullish rally to take us to the $50-$60 area.
AMD Earnings UpcomingDepending on the markets reaction to AMD's earnings after the close today, we could see AMD show confirmation of a breakout from this downwards channel. Relative strength sitting at resistance levels in respect to historical "tops", looking to see if a breakout in relative strength can also provide confirmation after ER. Directional movement also positive.
Negative ER reaction I believe would continue AMD back within its downward channel to look for support near $87
some continuation followed by consolidative move in semissemiconductors are on an upward trajectory,and a sell the news event has marked new highs in 3x leveraged semiconductor bull etf SOXL. as long as we remain in this uptrend the market will have no trouble with a third drive to the upside, but during which i would be looking for signs of exhaustion, as some kind of daily topwick could form around rhe $20 area. if we get movement above this supply zone the chart will look more bullish, but closing the gap and pivoting to an hourly equillibrium in an overbought area rsi. that being said a higher supply could take a day or two so as long as sundays numbers are positive or negligible loss nq1! semiconductors should find a local extreme to the highs early or mid next week and consolidate. upper horizontals are stiff resistance, and lower horizontals are areas to be explored for short candidacy.