US TOP-Stocks: WatchlistGeneral Market Update
After the Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 made follow-through rally confirmations Friday, the stock market extended gains Monday.
In the initial hours, performance was uneven. The Nasdaq composite and small caps lagged the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. But the Nasdaq composed itself in afternoon trading and closed almost 0.9% higher.
The S&P 500 and Dow led with gains of 1.2% and 1.3%. The Russell 2000 rose less than 0.4% as small caps never caught up with the rest of the market. Volume rose 2% vs. Friday's session on the Nasdaq and was indicated lower on the NYSE.
Friday's follow-through — when the S&P and Nasdaq surged more than 2% each in higher volume — marked the start of a confirmed market uptrend. But while the signal is historically bullish, today's market calls for greater safeguards.
Reasons For Stock Market Caution
Three follow-throughs that occurred earlier this year all failed, as they often do in bear markets. And today's stock market still faces major risks.
The Fed, for one, is still looking for clear signs that inflation is cooling off before it cuts back on rate hikes. Scores of earnings reports are coming out this week, including many bellwether companies.
Updated Watchlist
All stocks on our watchlists meet the hard selection criteria according to Mark Minervini's Trend-Template and William o' Neil's CAN SLIM methodology.
Here is the link to the updated watchlist:
www.tradingview.com
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Large Move to ComeOpen interest on Binance (yellow line above) has increased significantly since mid June, while open interest on CME (blue line above) has stagnated. An over-heating retail derivative market along with a weakening institutional derivative market often leads to price declines for bitcoin.
Liquidity issues continue and long-term holders are still selling in losses. With the U.S. Dollar Index at all time high, the rising opportunity costs lower the chance of entering a cyclical bull market. Furthermore, bitcoin has retested the 17-18k support from June many times now. Without signs of strength, the more times this level gets tested, the more likely it’s going to break.
NDX 2008 vs AAI Sentiment SurveyAAII has an excel spreadsheet of their sentiment survey that goes all the way back to 1987. Last week was the highest bearish sentiment week they've ever had at 60.87%!
www.aaii.com
In 2000 the highest bear sentiment it ever got was 51.1%.
In the week ending 10/9/08 it peaked at 60.84%. The US100 jumped 15% the next week, but the bottom was a month later, 11/20/2008. Then it chopped sideways +/-20% until making a double bottom 3/9/2009.
If this is anything to go by, we're in for some of the highest volatility yet; but a bottom should be nearing. Keep your eyes open, be nimble and stay frosty!
US30 Sells Update - Interest Rates WeekThis was a US30 sell taken during the London session a day before the US Interest Rates news release.
Technical Analysis (explained in detail in the video):
1. Price was making lower highs from higher timeframes and continued to show bearish momentum.
2. During the Asian session yesterday, the price consolidated at a psychological level and finally made a liquidity wick as it broke previous 4-hour and hourly lows.
Fundamental and Market Sentiment Analysis:
1. Last week's CPI data showed inflation increasing, whereas the markets expected a slowdown or a decline in the price pressures.
2. The market started to price in potential higher interest rates this week.
3. Discussions around a full percentage hike started coming onto the table, and can that essentially mean a recession next year?
This week's trades are purely off of the market sentiment leading to tomorrow's interest rate hike.
Bull Crown (bearish) Failed?I don’t own any TSLA, just analyzing it.
A bull crown is bearish because a crown “caps” a bull run — much like a crown on a kings head.
These types of patterns are a part of a series of harmonic chart patterns that are broken down in phases. This particular pattern is something like a cheap Wyckoff distribution.
So, in this chart I would say the fallout from here is bearish, however, it seems that it may have broken out -or- it’s perhaps just meandering while it waits for the market to pull back.
It is possible, though, that Elon’s recent moves have made a positive impact on how TSLA will preform even if the market chooses to run bearish. Some of these recent moves would include:
Stock Split: making stocks affordable for your supporters is key — and overlooked modernist companies. Especially catering to your customer demographic — $300 is affordable for me, while still allowing me to diversify my portfolio. (I don’t own any because I’m flat broke, also something to consider)
FSD beta: FSD beta is a new revenue stream for TSLA, it’s also a great way to add lower cost (to them) value to customers, with frequent version updates that keeps people happy and engaged. Tesla is already fully geared to gather driving data and push out software updates, this is only “lower cost to them” because they planned ahead and built the program (and company) to be efficient.
Social Engagement: it goes without saying that Elon is quite popular on Twitter, the way he uses the platform is unlike any other CEO, he’s always pointing out interesting things happening at his companies. He’s built a very strong support from the people who’ve gotten to appreciate him from this platform.
Renewable Energy Regulation: it’s coming, with news coming out each day of how companies will deal with the shedding of fossil fuels.
My only concerns at this time, which would have me convinced that it was a true bull crown, are Q3 production results, smear campaigns, and the state of the economy (will effect everyone).
Indecisive trend Leveraged Funds, Asset Managers and Non commercial are pushing the market to the downside. Keep your stops tight things would get real ugly in a blip. Don't hold long positions.
Look at the COT report here:
GBPUSD: Monthly Low Liquidity 🚨With price fast approaching the monthly low we can expect buyers to begin joining the market looking for support. This can be confirmed by the sentiment data showing that 82% of retail traders are long.
This figure is huge! If we understand that 90% of traders are wrong and 82% of the market is stacking buys, we can use this valuable data to bet against them.
We can't just enter sells anywhere, it has to be timed and precise. My two entry regions are:
1) The gap created at the market open.
2) The imbalance region caused by the huge leg to the downside.
If price comes to these zones and satisfies an entry, we can sell with the aim of sweeping buyer liquidity placed below the monthly low.
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XAUSD Sunday markup Price violated weekly and monthly lows but was unable to clearly close below those important lows. Helping me to establish a clear hypothesis of where price could possibly be going next.
There is data that shows price wanting to move in a bullish direction, ending the month of august with a bullish outcome.
there a couple of possibilities to look for during Sunday open, keep your eyes peeled.....Sundays are my favorite trading days haha.
Leading US Stocks outperform IndicesThe stock market wavered on Tuesday as the post-Fed rally ran out of steam, although small caps and leading stocks performed better than most major indices.
A mix of consumer, energy and health care leaders helped the index rise more than 1%, driven by a handful of outsize gains. Pockets of strength in software, chip, biotech, solar and internet stocks helped the Nasdaq limit its loss to 0.2%. The S&P technology sector was down 0.7% overall. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged with a 1.2% drop.
Earnings and Fed News Influence Stock Market
Tuesday's stock market wrestled with earnings reports, economic data, remarks from Fed officials and political strife. The stock market also dealt with geopolitical risk, this time in the Far East. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's diplomatic visit to Taiwan angered Chinese leaders. Beijing, which had warned of consequences if Pelosi went ahead with her trip, sent warplanes over the Taiwan Strait and launched live-fire naval exercises.
WHAT NOW?
The overall market environment for breakout traders remains bullish, although we are not yet out of the woods. Bottoming after a bear market is a process which can take significant time.
Breakout / swing-traders should be invested by ca. 50% by now but continue to remain highly cautious. Only increase your exposure on the back of gains in your own portfolio and always stick to your stop losses.
Here is the link to our updated watchlist:
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Should You Buy TSLA Stock NOW??!!! Best Prices Hello everyone. I hope you are doing perfectly. So, today I wanted to share my perspective on TSLA stock. In this published idea, you can see three aspects of the analysis: technical, fundamental, and sentimental (all are my humble opinion). Now let's get to the real deal.
Technical Analysis
As you see on the chart, there is a high possibility of pulling back on the trend line since the price is over-saturated, and we can see that the last minor wave has given its 0.618% correction.
With this said, I will buy TSLA stock only at the prices given in the chart. The prices are obtained with Fibonacci numbers and demand zones. If you want to buy it now, you can, but I do not recommend it.
Fundamental Analysis
Now, the most crucial thing in buying stocks is analyzing the fundamentals of a particular stock before buying it. As you know, the USA is experiencing negative GDP growth, indicating that high-risk markets, including the stock market, can continue their bearish trend.
But, if you are a long-term investor, this can be the perfect opportunity. However, if I were you, I would wait until the CPI decreases and the GDP increases.
Additionally, TSLA is currently experiencing good earnings and revenues, which shows that even in a bear market, it can not be bankrupt.
Sentimental Analysis
As you can see from what I said earlier, we are all a bit confused about the current economic situation. So, on a bigger scale, most people are like us. Let's think logically, how 90% of people would react now? Most people are now afraid of the bear market, which is a good thing. In such situations, I want to give others what they want. What do I mean by this? It means if you're going to sell, I will buy, and if you want to buy, I will sell. In simple terms, do the exact opposite of what most people want to do.
I hope you gained what you wanted on TSLA stock. Follow me for more Forex, CFD, Crypto, and the Stock market analysis.
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Stock Market Rallies As GDP Triggers RecessionThe stock market extended gains yesterday, in parallel the US economy officially entered a recession based on the commonly accepted definition. Amazon.com (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) reported their quarterly results after the close and added to the market's gains:
Amazon up 12% , Apple up 4%. Stock market futures conitnue to rally as well.
The 10-year Treasury yield ticked down to 2.68%, closing at its lowest level since early April.
Stock Market
The stock market uptrend shrugged off the recession signal, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 gained 1% and 1.2%, respectively. The tech-heavy Nasdaq rallied 1.1%. The small-cap Russell 2000 advanced 1.3%. While recession could slow earnings, it appears that most of the negative news are already discounted and priced into the stock market.
Our JS-TechTrading model portfolio had a great week which is confirmed by volume-proce action bymany leading stocks as well as the major market indices.
What does that mean for swing-traders?
Swing-traders have the green light to boost their exposure to stocks, focusing on those breaking out past correct buy points. Gradually commit capital to leading stocks. Still, it's not time to be overly aggressive as we potentially could have another leg down in the general market.
Here is the link to our updated watchlist:
www.tradingview.com
Watch out for health and technology stock. Industry group ratings suggest that those could be the leaders in the next bull market cycle.
All Stocks on our watchlist are absolute top picks and fulfill Minervini's Trend-Template criteria and are selected using IBD's CAN SLIM criteria. Also, they all have low risk entry points.
AUDUSD: Fight the Sellers 🥊The key structural support level around 0.70000 gave buyers a great base to buy from.
Then another round of buyers entered once the mayor trend line had been broken.
However, because of the larger amount of buyer liquidity, banks had to intervene and drive price down to stop all buyers out of the market.
Buyers now believe they were wrong about buys and are slowly shifting their perspective to sells, this can be seen in the current market sentiment.
Are banks going to make retail traders wrong twice?
I like to go for a contrarian approach, I will be buying AUD pairs over the coming weeks for long term swings.
US Swing-Trading Environment further improvedThe stock market rally hit some turbulence Friday as weak earnings from Snap (SNAP), Seagate Technology (STX) and Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) weighed on sentiment but overall it was a good week at WallStreet last week.
There are good reasons to be optimistic about a tradable rally, but several high-profile earnings reports next week will likely dictate the action, including results from the remaining four FAANG stocks: Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and Meta Platforms (META).
And don't forget about the two-day Federal Reserve meeting where the Fed on Wednesday is widely expected to raise its key lending rate by another 75 basis points to a range of 2.25% to 2.5%. Another rate hike is expected in September, although the chances for another 75-point hike have faded as the bond market weighs the possibility of a soft landing for the U.S. economy.
Caution is still advised!!!
Our risk model for the US stock market further improved last week:
Most of the technical indicators in our risk model are now showing a green light:
New 52w Highs / Lows
Stocks above / below 200d MA
Volatility Index VIX
Up / Down Volume
Advance-Decline Line
Also, the psychological indicators bulls vs bear and margin debt are favourable and would support a new bull market rally.
What does that mean for swing traders?
By now, swing-traders should have opened the first positions and be invested by 30-60%. Market exposure can be increased in case the stocks in your own portfolio show sustainable traction. Apply progressive exposure in your trading and always think risk first!
GBPUSD D & H1 | PULLBACK | SHORTHello Traders. I hope all are doing well. I will go straight to the point. If we see the daily time frame, we can see that there are two key level at 1.42459 and 1.14023 as well as there are few target points. Price is going toward the target 1 which is at 1.22080 after reaching their, it can go back to the target 3 because clearly it's a down trend and RSI is showing overbuy and there is a key level as well. Furthermore, if the price cross target 3, it may reach target 4. In the other hand it can travel target 2 and after that it can come back to the ground again.
NYSE: Risk Model for Swing-TradersStock Market Ramps Higher on Friday, July 15th, fueled by strong earnings and economic data
Stronger-than-expected retail sales in June fueled positive sentiment in the stock market. But Wall Street also got more good news when some inflation components of the Empire State manufacturing index and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey eased inflation concerns.
Also, the stock market responded well to the higher than expected CPI inflation report last week. This indicates that the market has already discounted a lot. UNless we do see a major depression type of environment, we are likely clode to a bottom. More time might be needed to digest the recent bear market declines.
Now it is highly important to watch your stock lists. New leaders of an upcoming bull market bottom first, sometimes months ahead of the major market indices.
Our risk model for swing traders show an average risk rating. Swing-Traders should try their first pilot buys, exposure should be in the range of 25%. If stocks in your own portfolio start working, decrease risk quickly by adjusting your stop losses. Use your gains to finance the additional risk of new buys. Overall exposure should currently not exceed 50%, even if your pilot buys are working.
Risk Model
- new 52w highs vs lows and # of stocks abive/below their 200d MA is still in the red zone. Much more improvement is needed here efore we cann call it an easy dollar environment again
- up / down volume is the first critical indicator which is in the green zone now. A very encouraging signal that we may have reached the bottom
- the contrarian indicators margin debt and bulls vs bears also confirm that a new bull market might be close
A GOOD TIME TO BUY PUT OPTIONS ON EURJPY!We forecast a gradual demand for the JPY on the premise of global economic uncertainties. This idea is supported by almost 50% decline in net short positions of large speculators on the JPY since May 2022 from negative 110k to 54k. However, speculative positions on the Euro recently flipped to the negative to dampen the optimism of a recovery on the Euro. BoJ has alluded to signs of recovery in Japan's economy. Worthy of note was BOJ Gov Kuroda's statement: "Must be vigilant to impact of financial, currency market moves and their impact on Japan's economy, prices".
The technical trigger of price below the previous month's low inspired our interest in buying 30 days PUT options @138.00
WallStreet-Trading: Risk-Model and WatchlistThe US market ended the first half of 2022 with significant losses to an extend that it makes H1_2022 to the worst first half year since 1970 !!!
The losses in H1_2022 are:
- SP500: 20.6%
- Dow Jones: 15.3%
- NASDAQ: 29.5%
- Russel2000: 23.9%
WHAT NOW?
Stock market analysis over the last five decades tells us that the average non-recession bear-market drops by about 20% over a 7-8 month period. The current bear market is getting very close to that.
The markets are discounting mechanisms and the majority of a non-recession bear market should be priced into the stock market by now. The big question is if the current crisis turns into a more significant longer-term recession. In that case we may have 1-2 additional legs down in the market.
Things to watch out for in the current environment are:
- Inflation
- FED activities
- Geopolitics
- Covid and additional lockdowns
- Stock setups and number of stocks in buyable positions
The market sentiment is still very bearish and the margin debt is negative. Both contrarian indicators would support the transition into a new bull market very soon from now.
The best stocks tend to bottom first, well ahead of the market indices trending upwards again. Continue to do your homework and always be prepared for the upside.
Our risk model rating slightly improved and is now showing an average risk in the current market environment. However, we are not out of the woods yet and highest caution is still advised.
This is the time to test the market with smaller pilot-buys and see if they start working. If so, the concept of progressive exposure should be applied, which means you should increase exposure only on the heels of winning pilot buys. Use the gains from the pilot buys to finance the additional risk for new positions.
Here is the link to the updated watchlist for the US stock market:
de.tradingview.com
Possible SELL opportunity on CADJPYThe CADJPY pair might offer soon an interesting sell opportunity assuming a trend continuation scenario.
After a recent uptrend, the pair is currently moving between a major resistance (downward pressure) and a major support (upward pressure) with the latest move being a significant downtrend.
A SELL opportunity might form if:
The Breakout Pivotal Bars turn bearish (candles colored in red) in the blue circle at the top
The RSI Exhaustion becomes Bullish Exhausted (RSI line gets colored in green) in the blue circle at the bottom (around 50)
If instead, the pair starts to consolidate around the current level (moving pretty much sideways), the subsequent scenario might turn to the bullish side.
Either way, remember to do your analysis, be patient and always look for confirmation from the indicators.
META: downtrend continuation or reversal?META is down almost 60% in the last year and it looks like there are two possible outcomes from here.
Bullish scenario:
The current pattern is generally bullish and typically anticipates a significant trend reversal.
The Sentiment Index indicator shows a weakening in the Bearish Sentiment which could indicate that a more bullish sentiment could come next.
Bearish scenario:
The price is currently pushed down by two major resistances and any bull attempt must be able to break up both.
A breakdown of the Bearish Sentiment trendline (blue trendline at the bottom) would indicate a strong trend continuation to the downside.
Given the overall market condition, it is likely that META will move according to the macro-environment, however, the two scenarios above outline what to look for.
Remember to do your analysis, be patient and always look for confirmation from the indicators.