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I cannot cannot short this...Today's CPI data (down to 5.0% from 6.0% YoY) created interesting and actionable price action this morning... more on my thoughts about it later. Technically the data release created a Spike Alert by punching through the pre-market high and then closing back inside it before the cash open. This is happening within two important contexts: A double top for the price action of April's highs The 4155.25 level which is the most important level of 2023 4155.25 is the 50% Retracement for the entire 2022 bear market. This is THE level which the S&P 500 has been holding all year and stubbornly refusing to break higher. The first time it was hit was the December 2022 CPI data. That signaled the December bear trend to yet another key 50% Support. The next time was the top of the January 2023 rally that got everyone excited. Following the recent February/March malaise price is once again testing this level. The CPI data release has very much driven the highs and low (October CPI being the major bottom) for the last many months. Inflation, and how the Fed handles it, has driven this current era of the stock market (and all risk assets). While the news is that inflation is coming down it is still well above the Fed's target 2.0% rate. There is no guarantee or sign that the Fed will change its mind. Yesterday I sat in on a presentation that juxtaposed the current GDP numbers (which have been recently positive) with the LEI (Leading Indicators) which are sending up a recession signal. I am ALWAYS hesitant to take FUD into account in my analysis. However, the signal is the signal. The trade of this post is based upon a confluence of four factors (news event, spike, double top, 50% Retracement). My rules state that I must trade this... win or lose. The LEI is also a signal that has a high probability of efficacy. It should also be heeded.
CME_MINI:ES1!Short
by norok
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Tesla Head and Shoulders at ResistanceThe month of January saw a huge RIP on Tesla NASDAQ:TSLA lifted by broad stock market bullishness and Artificial Intelligence buzz with the launch of ChatGPT (Tesla is widely considered an AI company rather than just a car company). February saw this bull trend stall at major Weekly 50% Retracement Resistance (see below) at 213. Price has tested and respected this level in the past and I had been waiting for the trend to hit it. I entered my short on 2/9 (being early and being wrong are often indistinguishable). Now as the month of price action has continued it seems to have setup a Head and Shoulders pattern. I noticed on 2/13 some buzz on social media the first significant pullback to the trend created. Many that had missed out on the January action began to FOMO in. This short term rally pushed price to the resistance on 2/15 and briefly broke it intraday on 2/16. However, price closed the Daily and Weekly bars below the major Resistance to confirm that it held. Now this morning I received an alert for a Bearish Spike at the open. This spike high could be the creation of the Right Shoulder of the pattern. The 213 Level is important because it is the 50% Retracement of the entire 2019 Low to 2021 All Time High. Price respected this level in summer of 2022; held it, reversed bullish off it, but failed to reach and make a new All Time High. Once it broke the level in November 2022 Tesla entered the "Valley of Risk". Now price has come back to test it from the underside as Resistance and so far the price action is showing signs of respect. Additionally, the Bearish trend that began in September 2022 and ended with the start of the January 2023 rally has its own 50% Retracement right around this area to match.
NASDAQ:TSLAShort
by norok
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CNC At Important LevelCentene NYSE:CNC fired off a signal on this morning's open at a "50 in 50" level. The most important level is the COVID Low to All Time High 50% Retracement which for the last few weeks price has been testing. This is an important multi-year level that the stock price needs to hold to continue to retest the all time high. To reduce the initial risk on this trade I will drill down to the swing trading timeframe price action. Here we see the last few weeks with an overshoot of the support, price recapture the major 50% level, and now do a short term 50% Retracement around that level. Holding within this range sets up for a long term bullish move off the Supports.
NYSE:CNCLong
by norok
1
Solid Level for AMZNI have been stalking NASDAQ:AMZN share prices for months now watching as it retraced from the All Time High down to a full 50% Retracement from the All Time Low. This is a pretty epic pullback level that took decades to create. The 6 month downtrend from 146 > 81 created its own 50% Retracement at 114 as Resistance. February earnings popped to this level and confirmed it. As the January bull run fades AMZN comes back again to test the broader level. Even as we drill lower to the intraday timeframe we can see the 50% Retracements begin to setup. The volatility around today's FOMC minutes shows respect for the level. This sets up a low risk opportunity to play the decadal Support.
NASDAQ:AMZNLong
by norok
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HSIC Bounces Resistance/SupportThis morning, the first trading day of 2023, I ran my S&P 500 spike scan like every morning. The spikes were skewed heavily to the bearish side with 99 Bearish Spikes and only 1 Bullish Spike. That spike was HSIC NASDAQ:HSIC . I like the context of this price action happening at the 50% Retracement of the bear move from the All Time High down to the October Low. Price recaptured and broke above the 78.72 Retracement Level and has now pulled back to test it as Support. The 30m timeframe on Tradingview does not show the spike but the low of this morning's open was 78.70. This low can define the low risk for a 30 minute timeframe entry to play the broader move on the Daily timeframe to retest the ATH.
NASDAQ:HSICLong
by norok
1
PSA Win Looking Good for HigherI carved out a win today on NYSE:PSA to start a trend off the Weekly 50% Level. This has a chance to run based on the technical setup as well as a possible secular bull trend if one believes people will need to store their stuff into a housing crunch. The initial trade began on a 30 minute timeframe spike (which unfortunately was not caught on Tradingview data). With a stop just below the spike low of 1/19/23 I was able to play the position to a conservative high retest. Now I am keeping on shares as runners. Incidentally... PSA has held a major 50% pullback before on the COVID low. The entry point now is the 2016 high of that trend that created said pullback. This is a great level to take long.
NYSE:PSALong
by norok
LMT PullbackI sold off some of my long term LMT holdings last week before EOY to capture some capital gains. LMT was a big winner of 2022 up over 37% and price was stalling at the All Time High. This morning I received an alert for an opening price spike that created a critical low at 469.35. This is not a spike I would take as a reversal to go long. Rather, I am watching to see if price breaks this low to signal a breakout short. If the short breakout triggers I would look for a pullback to the 50% Retracement of the last earnings rally around 445.
NYSE:LMTShort
by norok
Market Top on CPI News - Santa might not come this yearThe price action of 2022 has been dominated by inflation related news. The start of the recent rally began with the October CPI print where an expected 8.3% came in at an actual 8.2%. This was a slight change but the first sign that inflation may have peaked and thus the Fed might pivot from their interest rate hikes. The market has loathed higher interest rates all year. Even if one did not know the details of the news the action of price was enough to see the signal of a rally. Price performed a false breakout to the downside (A Bullish Spike) seen on that October 13th Daily bar that kissed the 50% Retracement of the entire COVID Rally as seen on the Weekly chart below: This week yet another CPI news event triggered a Bearish Spike at the 50% of entire bear move from the ATH down to that October low. This in itself is a sign that the market will be bearish through the end of the year and into 2023. Additionally, the inverse relationship of the VIX TVC:VIX gives another clue that the market has turned. VIX for the third time this year has made a turn at the key Support of 20 which in both March and August signaled the highs for that period: I would like to believe in the Santa Claus rally for 2022 but the technical signs point to coal in equity stockings...
CME_MINI:ES1!Short
by norok
Howto Day Trade Nasdaq Futures - Reversal AND Breakout Same Day!Today was an unexpectedly exciting morning to trade Nasdaq futures CME_MINI:NQ1! ! I love trading false breakouts and this morning (November 1, 2022) provided double sided action where buyers and sellers battled it out. The one to break first was going to be the winner and today it was the bears! My best strategy which I have been honing for years relies on these price spikes and today's action played out beautifully for both a reversal off the week's double top and a breakout to continue that reversal. By popular demand I am making this video demonstration to help traders learn to spot this unique price action. This action and opportunity does not come around every day but when it does it yields some Home Run wins (or as I call them... properly risk adjusted trades)!
CME_MINI:NQ1!Education
by norok
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UPS Post Earnings PullbackNYSE:UPS Triggered a spike alert this morning which is happening at the 50% Retracement of the Post Earnings Rally. (see below for Daily higher timeframe context) These are the real "earnings plays" that can yield positive returns rather than trying to buy a guess on the day before. Trying to buy or sell the day before earnings is a guess but very often earnings cycles create these setups weeks after a move has occurred with a much higher probability than a 50/50 bet.
NYSE:UPSLong
by norok
EURUSD in the BOX !Hi dear friends; According to the two falling equal lags that you can see in the chart left side (two-piece spike), now I think we are in the trading range of the market cycle after the descending channel. On the other hand, we can see the price second encounter to the top of the trading range also, it seems that the double top has been forming, and the price can fall to the lowest part of the box. I will be waiting for the confirmation of this double top in different time frames. The news from the Federal Reserve indicates an increase in interest rates also. I think that the Euro will lose resistance soon! Cordial regards.
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by ali5adeghi