October rally ready to resume?If you have been anticipating a resumption in the October rally, this may be the trigger. The SMH/SOX is the (I believe) the last of the major indicies to still have a gap left unfilled. If it closes today (or this week), then maybe we can get going to the upside. Some resource stocks have already started their ascent (GDX, SILJ, UUUU, UEC, NXE, etc.)
SMH
Warning VIX model is now set up to SOAR My work posted a few days back call for a drop to below 20 .Today we saw this and I was 85 % plus net long goint into this morning in trow spy qqq smh aapl and calls I HAVE SOLD EVERYTHING net gain 3.5 to 4.6 % I am now back to 100 % cash the net gain for 2022 is now back above 64.2 % . I stated this rally would be very strong into jan 3/10 2023 see 1973 chart dec 15 . The issue is now that the VIX did not get up to mid 24 /27 as I had hoped . So what is next well we had 4 days below the bb bands which on odds rallies min back into it and we saw that today . I do NOT like the pattern in the vix see the arrows and this formation the last 4/5 times the VIX SOARED > I am flat and I will not short . I am NOT SURE with this setup I must PROTECT GAINS as everyone else takes losses of min 20 % see forecast dec 2021 model min drop 20% for 2022 well 2023 I think we will see another 16.8 to 21 % drop I am working on the cycles as well as the SPIRALS . best of trades WAVETIMER
sticks n stones may break my bones but chains n whips excite me.whats so problematic about nasdaq futures right now is the fundamental ask behind what i call good or bad credit (cheap/long v. expensive/short) and sellers are facing raising rates, which is willing to be fed by more 0 or negative rates in future. if you study the actual hawkish language behind the feds stance you will find its actually soft. the reason we had a runoff on the balance sheet last dec. (its been 11 months) was the incredible 2021 rally that was based on outdated models of payment and consumer discretionary spending, vehicles, travel and the like came to the fore as a broken way of paying 2020 debt. this is carrying over to a nightmare scenario around american saftey net spending (human infrastructure) which is insolvent. if us equities are going to keep the lights on they are going to leverage everything against additional spending while debt is cheap. bear nasdaq.
TSM bull flag with buffet and AAPL news behind it. TSM making a nice bull flag with buffet stake and AAPL saying they will buy chips from arizona. good news behind it too and foundries have been looking strong in last month or so compared to other chip making companies.
looking at 84C fro DEC 2 on this flag intraday. over 83 can rip to 88
Soxs is the ticket out of povertyDefended support, on high volume, trendline support,
Capitulation already took place, inverse head and shoulders break, semis are overpriced and garbage again after 40% rally. Come with me as we milk this one last time into vix 45
If this market keeps going up slowly or continues consolidating I will keep adding
3month and 10 year yields are inverted like hell and people are buying 2000 pe stocks into a recession god help us all
The fact that Bitcoin still has buyers sickens me
10/30/22 ONON Semiconductor Corporation ( NASDAQ:ON )
Sector: Electronic Technology (Semiconductors)
Market Capitalization: 29.235B
Current Price: $67.48
Breakout price: $68.50
Buy Zone (Top/Bottom Range): $66.65-$59.00
Price Target: $86.90-$88.50 (2nd)
Estimated Duration to Target: 84-90d
Contract of Interest: $ON 1/20/23 70c
Trade price as of publish date: $6.30/contract
SMH ETF (Global Semiconductor’s trend”..20/Oct/22VanEck ETF which “tracking /invest” on 25 global major semiconductors stocks. Probably found its “base” @ around 148.90 - P/s. Probably the “next recession” might be caused by “geopolitical tensions” cause by 2 big brothers..A kinds of “wars e.g chips war, trade war, or “actual war”....” Probably an “Imposed /sanctioned by” a “freedom democracy/free trade” country toward “a so called not a democracy country”..
10/16/22 SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF ( NASDAQ:SMH )
Sector: Miscellaneous (Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds)
Market Capitalization: $ --
Current Price: $173.15
Breakdown price (hold below): $173.40
Sell Zone (Top/Bottom Range): $185.00-$211.50
Price Target: $139.80-$134.50 (2nd)
Estimated Duration to Target: 60-64d (2nd)
Contract of Interest: $SMH 12/16/22 165p
Trade price as of publish date: $8.95/contract
SOXL / SMH - CREATING A BULLISH REVERSALBACKGROUND:
SOXL (3x ETF) created a great reversal pattern back in JUNE - JULY 2022. It's tempting to ignore it because it ultimately failed on 8/26/22. Nonetheless, it was a great technical entry point when the price broke above $17.
CURRENT PRICE ACTION:
The reason I'm pointing out what happened in JUNE - JULY is because SOXL ETF is forming another BULLISH reversal (early stage) having just passed above last Friday's (9/30) high and entering back into the $9.50 - $10.50 range. The two previous reversals (8/26, 9/13) had failed. Yet the job of a trader is to not HOPE or PREDICT, but rather TRADE the signals and MANAGE RISK ACCORDINGLY .
GAMEPLAN:
I'm watching if the price closes above $10.35 (approx.) within the next few days. I'm anticipating some price action around this level. Any close above $10.35 can follow with some pullback. In fact this is a GREAT entry point for the bears if we were to follow trend alone. However, the reversal that happened from $9.50 and the bounce that's happening on the NASDAQ (potential double bottom) can signal a potential reversal in the market (short-term).
There are two potential bullish reversal scenarios:
1. Straight up(rare)
2. Chop sideways and build a larger reversal base (as happened in JUNE - JULY)
LOOK-OUT FOR:
What comes out of the FED emergency meeting. As mentioned in my previous post on the status of the DOW JONES - I think the analysts at the FED see the same. The FED will either blink and change its' stance or the market is taking another big leg down...
Be safe all and thank you for reading.
Rolling: SMH October 21st 210 Short Call to 190... for a 7.14 credit.
Comments: Inverting my short strangle here ... . Total credits collected of 22.93 on a 15 wide inverted that is currently marking at 26.83 (ugh). Resulting delta/theta of 20.11/26.27 with a cost basis of 182.07 if assigned on the 205 short put.
NVDA DAILY WOLFE WAVE SETUP OVER THE WEEKENDOn Sept 2, 2022, a daily wolfe wave entry was triggered. The projected target is calculated by extending a linear line between pivot 1 and 4 and projecting the line. This is represented as the green perforated line, as shown in the chart. Since there is no apex associated with the daily wolfe wave, an alternative price objective would be required using gaps, previous support levels or time. If there was an apex formec, then the projected target is defined by identifying the apex location and projecting a vertical line toward the green perforated projection tgt which is extending from left to right. Short term target is near gap at 150 or 21 day ma which is 164. Conservative level would be 155. I hope this helps.
Rolled (Margin): SMH October 21st 235 Short Call to 225... for a 2.20 credit.
Comments: Rolling down the untested side of my short strangle, the short put leg of which is at the 205. Total credits collected of 11.87 with a resulting delta/theta of 12.67/21.50. Unfortunately, there are only five wides available in the October monthly at the moment, so it's hard to be surgical with adjustments.
NQ - Large Funds were Friday's Sellers / Macro Context8 Minutes and 49 Seconds:
"The Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) overarching focus right now
is to bring inflation back down to our 2 percent goal."
"Restoring price stability will take some time and requires using our tools
forcefully to bring demand and supply into better balance."
"While higher interest rates, slower growth, and softer labor market
conditions will bring down inflation, they will also bring some pain to households
and businesses."
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$3 Trillion in Equity Complex losses, the result.
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After a slow build, FOMO took hold as the Financial Media began its Pivot dialogue.
On 34 separate occasions, Fed Members attempted to extinguish the narrative which
appeared to self reinforce - every time a Board of Governor member spoke.
A bizarre and high velocity move higher to the day of reckoning which took participants
by surprise. Their overarching thesis had been reduced to a puddle in 8 minutes.
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A slow-motion waterfall of 4.5% for the NQ, blowing through the .618 or Negative .382
of the entire move off the lows to very recent highs. A powerful message to Market
Participants, which became self-reinforcing as the Afternoon progressed.
Internals collapsed as Large Funds began liquidating Tech.
If you have followed recent commentary, you understand why.
Markets were simply a ticking bomb, hot potato, and overreach of extraoridnary guile
as Meme's went ballistic only to give it all up and likely much more in the coming weeks.
Bonds, the Dollar, Energy, and Soft Commodities are all at Pivotal junctures.
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"The historical record cautions strongly against prematurely loosening policy." - began
to cycle through mindshare across Trading Desks as the PM Session unfolded.
An important admission by a Fed Chair.
One that I have repeatedly hammered home here on Trading View through Multiple
commentaries with a multitude of examples.
Without exception - every one of the 9 events where inflation crossed 5%:
1945
1948
1953
1969
1973
1980
1981
1990
2007
Recession followed.
2022 is somehow different... according to some, new, All Time Highs will arrive.
It is absolutely, not different.
"The historical record cautions strongly against prematurely loosening policy."
It does indeed, although the results this time will be extraordinarily different as
the foundations are crumbling along with future arrangements.
During recessions, the Lows formed After the Fed began to reduce rates - within
1 to 3 months the bottom formed.
In sum, this is in no way similar to the prior 9 Recessions, and the Federal Reserve
knows this very well.
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We are facing extreme Volatility once again, I see no signs of it letting up.
Mid-Term Elections are outliers, we will see how the Admin attempts to Politicize the
the new reality - "Inflation is Zero" will not do.
The DX breaking 110 will create panic.
Opening (Margin): SMH October 21st 205/260 Short Strangle... for a 7.35 credit.
Comments: 30-day IV still a smidge above 35% with IVR at mid-range (46.9th percentile). Selling around the 20 delta on both sides. 7.35 credit on buying power effect of 23.20; 31.7% ROC as a function of buying power effect; 15.8% at 50% max. Delta/theta -.3/15.55.
$AMD Fib RetracementNeutral analysis of $AMD showing a Fib retracement from its pre-pandemic high of 59 to its all time high of 146. Notice how technically significant the 0.618 and 0.786 retracement levels have proved to be for support and resistance.
$99.45 = .618
$81.78 = .786
This checks out fundamentally as well. $100 and $80 are psychological levels to buy and sell at (0.382 / $125 as well: August 2021). This is why these prices acted as significant levels. As of 8/22/22, it is currently battling between these two levels. Although the retracement is neutral, traders should lean bearish on chips here, as AMD and NVDA are starting to look like massive head and shoulder tops.