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I Made A Boo Boo, 27 Apr 2023🖼 Daily Technical Picture 📈 ➤ At an index level, equities couldn't hang on to early gains and retreated for another day. The price actually closed a minor gap from the previous uptrend as shown by the blue arrows. Note that there is a minor gap higher and a large gap lower from current levels in the SPY. The question is which one will get filled first? Comment below on what you think. ➤ This daily post is generally used to provide observations about the market and price action in pariticular but it also serves as a trading journal for myself. Today marks the first Trading Mistake I've made this year. ➤ I wrongly sized the current trade - double the size it should have been. That is why I cut my positions in half when this was realised. Of course, the Trading Gods have a habit of punishing mistakes to its maximum effect by taking that partial loss at the lows of the day! Unfortunately, I'm not alone with Copiers suffering the same fate. Sorry. ➤ Trading mistakes are part of the game. I accept that. The real issue here is that I didn't recognise the error straight away. I have now put in place a procedure to mitigate this from occurring again. ➤ Conclusion: 🐆 The consolation is that it was a surface scratch and not a deep wound. EQUITY TREND: ⦿ Short-term (weeks) - UP ⦿ Medium-term (< 6 months) - UP ⦿ Long-term (>6 months) - DOWN
AMEX:SPYLong
by mrstockyetoro
VXX points to volatility returning quick and fastWatching the VXX, the VIX ETN, can be quite interesting. It has its own idiosyncrasies, but over the VIX index, this ETN has volume data and charts better than the index on patterns, break outs and break downs. It appears that there has been a bullish divergence of the technical indicators particularly the VolDiv, and less so on the MACD. Nonetheless, it is clearly observed. Recently, a breakdown out of a range support appeared to fake out the market, particularly when yesterday's candle is rather full, bullish an broke back into the range. Furthermore, the TD Buy Setup ended and overextended... just waiting for that TD Flip. Taken together, the short of this (pun not intended) is that volatility is due to return with a vengeance at least to the upper end of the range for a start. Heads up!
AMEX:VXXLong
by Auguraltrader
1
Pretty Ugly, 26 Apr 2023🖼 Daily Technical Picture 📈 ➤ From sitting pretty to pretty ugly. Today's price action has upended the bullish thesis that I was building. However, one ugly day doesn't mean things will now completely reverse. We need two days...OK, I'm just kidding. But on a serious note, the balance of power between the Bulls and Bears have seriously swung towards the Bears. ➤ In after-hours, GOOGL and MSFT stock are being heavily supported post earnings release. Let's see if this can hold up on Wednesday in particular at a broader market/index level. Note that AMZN and META also release earnings this week Wed/Thu (but after market close). ➤ Clearly, the Regional Bank crisis is on-going with FRC in the spotlight. This may re-spark conditions that was experienced during the SVB phase of the crisis. ➤ I got a very short-term buy signal and that was executed dutifully. I am now moderately long and looking for a quick bounce. ➤ Conclusion: 🐆 Pounced. A successful or failed hunt? We will know soon. EQUITY TREND: ⦿ Short-term (weeks) - UP ⦿ Medium-term (< 6 months) - UP ⦿ Long-term (>6 months) - DOWN
AMEX:SPYLong
by mrstockyetoro
Market Analysis: The Coming RecessionIn this post, I will present a market analysis with a focus on recession metrics and indicators. Right now, many of them are sending a recession warning. Home Prices - U.S. home prices are surging higher at the fastest quarterly rate of change on record. (See chart below) This extreme rate of change in home prices is occurring as U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rates also explode higher at nearly the fastest quarterly rate of change on record. (See chart below) Additionally, we see in the chart below that 30-year fixed mortgage rates have potentially broken out into a new uptrend on the longer timeframes. The best way to detect trend reversals is by using the Ichimoku Cloud. When the price closes above or below the cloud (the shaded area) it is considered to have "pierced" the cloud. Once the cloud is pierced to the upside, resistance becomes support. In this case, assuming the piercing sustains, we can see a sustained period of higher interest rates on 30-year fixed mortgages. Exploding home prices and exploding mortgage rates occurring simultaneously is unsustainable. Examine the yearly chart of U.S. home prices below and notice the similarities between 2005 and 2022. Notice that the Stochastic RSI is extended to the upside, and that home price extends above the upper Bollinger Band. Looking at this chart one could reasonably conclude that in the coming years home prices are likely to revert to the mean (orange line), as they did during the Great Recession. Many analysts try to contradict what this chart is suggesting by claiming that we are in much better shape now than during the sub-prime mortgage crisis prior to the Great Recession. But are we really? With spiraling inflation, every mortgage holder suddenly becomes relatively more sub-prime. We also did not see mortgage rates explode then as quickly as they are now. Unemployment - Analysts point out that the current low unemployment is a reason to believe a recession can be averted. But under the surface, that's beginning to change in a hurry. Below is a chart of most leading unemployment data published by the Federal Reserve: Seasonally Adjusted Initial Claims (Weekly). In this chart, we see that in about a period of the past 4 months, the amount of new unemployment claims has risen by around 100,000 or about a 50% increase. Compare this to the chart from the 2007-2008, when the U.S. economy was beginning to enter a recession (the shaded area represents where the recession began): In the period leading up to the Great Recession, we saw a rise of about 50,000 new unemployment claims or about a 15% increase over a similar 4-month period. Therefore, the rate of increase of initial unemployment claims (both in real numbers as a percentage) is higher now than when we entered the Great Recession. Perhaps more worrisome is the difference in how accommodative the Federal Reserve was in response to rising unemployment. Here is how the Fed Funds Rate changed as unemployment began to rise in late 2007 into 2008: As unemployment was rising, the Federal Reserve began to cut interest rates. Compare this to the current situation in the below chart which shows the Federal Reserve raising interest while unemployment is rising. This change in context is reflective of both the fact that the Federal Reserve is behind the curve with containing inflation and the fact that the Federal Reserve is prioritizing the current problem (inflation) at the expense of the future problem (unemployment). We are experiencing a macroeconomic situation whereby rapidly rising initial unemployment claims are being paired with rapidly rising interest rates. This combination is unlikely to end with any other outcome than a recession. For more details on unemployment data see here: www.dol.gov To interact with the initial unemployment claims data on a weekly basis you can go here: fred.stlouisfed.org Yield Curve Inversion - The 10-year minus the 2-year Treasury yield is used to detect an impending recession. When the 2-year yield rises above the 10-year yield that creates a yield curve inversion, which can often indicate that a recession is coming. Right now the yield curve inversion is very steep. In fact, just recently, the yield curve inversion actually steepened to a level that was even worse than what we saw before the Great Recession. Perhaps most alarming are the rates of change in interest rates. Look at the 10-year yield Rate of Change on a 3-month basis: Here's the 2-year yield rate of change: The federal reserve uses the 10-year minus the 3-month as a more reliable indicator for detecting an impending recession than the 10-year minus the 2-year. However, the rate of change for the 10-year yield has been so parabolic to the upside that the 3-month yield has been struggling to invert relative to it. However, that may soon change. Here's the 10-year minus the 3-month yield chart: Volatility - As you know, volatility is measured by the VIX. The yearly Stochastic RSI for the VIX is trending upward, signally the potential for greater volatility now and throughout the years ahead. This part is a little confusing, but try to follow if you can: Volatility of volatility is measured by the VVIX and is considered a leading indicator of the VIX. Currently, the VVIX is so suppressed to downside that the K value of the Stochastic RSI oscilator has reached zero for only the second time ever. (The first and only other time this has happened was in 2008). While this may be more coincidental than predictive, it nonetheless suggests that volatility of volatility has nowhere to go but up. See below. Margin - Margin has already unwinded both in real numbers and as a percentage by a magnitude that is consistent with, and usually only occurs during, a recession. See chart below. Credit to Yardeni Research, Inc. You can view their full report here: www.yardeni.com Stock Market - Several bellwethers in the stock market are showing that, while we may have a robust rebound from extremely oversold levels in the short term, the longer timeframes look quite bearish, especially for the interest rate-sensitive tech and growth sectors. For more details, here is my analysis on the QQQ/SPY relative performance: Tech and growth are not alone in the bearish context. Indeed, the bull run from the end of the Great Recession to the current period has been characterized by increasing prices but decreasing volume. This is generally bearish, and may reflect that quantitative easing was a large cause of the bull run. Now, quantitative easing is ending in the face of spiraling inflation. Other Metrics - There are many other metrics that are used to detect recessions (e.g. GDP, PMI, M2V). Some may even look toward shifts in demographic trends, rising geopolitical tensions, declining globalization and climate change as recessionary factors. While I cannot discuss every possible metric, one last metric worth considering is the corporate bond market. In 2020, during the COVID-19 shutdown, in order to stabilize markets, the Federal Reserve rushed in to save corporate bonds from crashing fearing that high borrowing costs for corporations could cause liquidity issues. Corporate liquidity issues can cause a whole host of issues from bankruptcies to layoffs. Currently, however, corporate bond prices have fallen to nearly that of the COVID low when the Federal Reserve rushed in to buy, yet the Federal Reserve is only just beginning quantitative tightening and just now beginning to roll bonds off its balance sheet. Finally, I will leave you with this note: The time-tested winning strategy is to continue contributing as much as possible to your retirement fund. If the stock market crashes, do not stop or lower your contributions or try to pull money out because you think the world will end. Rather, continue to contribute as much as you can afford no matter what to a retirement mutual fund with diversified holdings. Contributions during market downturns will buy you more shares of your retirement mutual fund relative to the number of shares your contributions bought prior to the market crash. When price rebounds (and it will) you would have been glad to stick to this investment strategy.
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ECONOMICS:USSFHP
by SpyMasterTrades
121
Sitting Pretty, 25 Apr 2023🖼 Daily Technical Picture 📈 ➤ Equities is proof that the world is flat. Flat and dull. I'm kidding, that's just Singapore. Although just after US market close I felt a light shake of the building evidenced by the swaying window blinds. I believe that was the tremor caused by a large earthquake off Indonesia. That was pretty much all the "excitement" for the day. ➤ I'm of the strong opinion that this flat and dull inactivity is a show that the Bulls are sitting pretty awaitng the next leg higher. Why are they taking a time-out? Probably to suck in as many shorts as possible to load up on their positions. ➤ I currently hold a small long position. ➤ Conclusion: 🐆 Ready to pounce. EQUITY TREND: ⦿ Short-term (weeks) - UP ⦿ Medium-term (< 6 months) - UP ⦿ Long-term (>6 months) - DOWN
AMEX:SPYLong
by mrstockyetoro
The Chop, 24 Apr 2023🖼 Daily Technical Picture 📈 ➤ Equities finished flat to down once more. Recent movement has been very low volatility as reflected by the VIX. I still favour further upside as price is well supported at these levels. ➤ That being said, my primary trading strategy did signal an exit and that was executed at end of Friday trade. An exit doesn't mean I am expecting to reverse and go Short. It just means the current trade has run its course. I still hold a long position with 20% of capital due to my secondary trading strategy. ➤ Let's have a quick overview of other assets: ⦿ USD (daily): Similar to the equity market, experiencing a small retracement. I expect further weakening, 1.13 being the target (EURUSD). ⦿ TLT (weekly): Still range bound. I favour the long-term downtrend meaning higher interest rates. ⦿ GOLD (daily): Also retracing but I expect all time highs. ⦿ NATGAS (weekly): Bounced higher to the 2.30 long term resistance zone. It doesn't look strong enough to breach the resistance. Further downside expected. ⦿ OIL (3-day): Bullish move may have peaked. If true, I expect a re-test of the low at a minimum at HKEX:64 (WTI) ⦿ BTC (weekly): As expected, we saw some profit taking. Price can drop further (pick your level) but the new bull trend is firmly in place. ➤ Conclusion: 🐆 Awaiting the next Primary trade signal... EQUITY TREND: ⦿ Short-term (weeks) - UP ⦿ Medium-term (< 6 months) - UP ⦿ Long-term (>6 months) - DOWN
AMEX:SPYLong
by mrstockyetoro
In Bitcoin You Trust?I keep hearing an awful lot about bitcoin is the future, that bitcoin will skyrocket to $100,000 which makes no sense because they fail to realize the amount of money that would take. I wonder where the money comes from...? In this chart, I will give my take on Bitcoin and where I see it going. If I am wrong, I gladly accept it but I highly doubt that I will be. Let's start where it begins: Bitcoin 2017 In December 2017, Bitcoin futures were now offered and part of the market thanks to CBOE . As you can tell, in early 2018, up to Dec 2018 bitcoin wasn't following the equities market until 2019 where we see the Nasdaq rising consecutively from Feb 2019 until July 2019. In that same period we also see Bitcoin rallying. It isn't until March 2020 where we see the truth. Bitcoin crash as the same time as the markets did, and in fact it lead in terms of percentage lost, it was the worst performing asset. Quantitative Easing March 2020 saw the beginning of QE4, where the Fed started throwing money at everything. Hence the parabolic rise in the stock market, setting new all time highs.... during a PANDEMIC & RECESSION. Make sense? Not at all. The Fed is solely responsible for the markets rallying. Period. Ironic that at the same time the Equities market rises, Bitcoin also rallies. Quantitative Tightening In Nov, 2021, the Fed announced that QE had done its job (creating the biggest bubble ever) and now stated they were going to ease, and reduce their balance sheet . Well, as we saw, the Nasdaq AND Bitcoin peaked in November 2021 and started crashing significantly. Once again, Bitcoin was the leading loser and worst performing asset. 2023 Rally Explained Now, investors are looking at Bitcoin rising from $16,000 to now $28,000 and saying this the beginning of a bull market. But, once again, with a little digging we see that stocks and bitcoin are rising because...... The Fed Balance sheet skyrocketed during the March banking crisis. Stocks were crashing but in came the Plunge Protection Team, saved the day by pumping the dying toxic stock market. The stock market is like a nice looking car, but under the hood and on the inside, it's all old, worn, broken, missing the engine, torn up and abused. The stock market does not reflect the economy, because if it did, the markets would be down 50% at least. If you need a visual aid, search S&P500 vs Fed Balance Sheet Conclusion and Key Take Away's - Bitcoin follows the market, no doubt. - Bitcoin benefitted from QE - Bitcoin is NOT a safe haven, and in fact is -the worst asset to hold during turmoil. - Bitcoin , like the equities market is manipulated and controlled. So, where do I see Bitcoin going? I see it collapsing when the markets collapse. The markets can not hide the absolutely horrible economic data much longer. If this was 2008, based on this data coming out, markets would be far passed a correction. The ONLY thing holding this market up is the Fed and it'll continue to do so for a little more until it slips their control. So, if the stock market collapses and if we clearly see that Bitcoin follows the stock market to a T, than what does this mean for crypto when markets fall? It will once more collapse and be the worst performing asset when it does fall. Smart money is going into gold and silver . Everyone else believes in crypto as a safe-haven, yet clearly have not done simple due diligence to see that not only is it not a safe haven, but between commodities , stocks, and treasuries, crypto is absolute worst asset to own. The $30 trillion dollar QE charade bubble is about to explode and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it. The data is getting worse. The consumer debt is at record highs and savings are at record lows. Retail isn't coming back. Discretionary spending is down significantly. Demand has collapsed. ISM crashed. Manufacturing crashing. Housing is crashing faster and steeper than in 2008. Autos down significantly. Inventories are down to March 2020 lows. Orders are being cancelled. Layoffs are rising faster than in the last 3 years. The writing is on the wall folks, they can't hide this much longer. The greed will give way to financial pain. Benefit from BTC crash? Absolutely. Look into BITI and go from there ;)
CME:BTC1!Short
by WorldEconomics
1
Just Another, 21 Apr 2023🖼 Daily Technical Picture 📈 ➤ Equities lost ground after a weak open followed by an attempt to make up ground only to lose it all and more prior to a small bounce off the low at close. Overall, it was just another meaningless day. ➤ Meaningless in the context that the price action has not broken any structures that warrants attention e.g a breakout out of a range. Right now, this small drop from the 18th April high is just another retracement in the uptrend and does not look to have any sinister intent. The favoured conclusion is for price to rise further. ➤ My Secondary Trading Strategy gave another buy signal to build on that conclusion. We are now at maximum position sizing (20% of capital). It is a small allocation in the overall scheme of things but it is only intended to add a marginal return to compliment my Primary Strategy. ➤ My overall long exposure is now moderate. ➤ Conclusion: 🐆 As yet there's no evidence that the Bulls are done. EQUITY TREND: ⦿ Short-term (weeks) - UP ⦿ Medium-term (< 6 months) - UP ⦿ Long-term (>6 months) - DOWN
AMEX:SPYLong
by mrstockyetoro
1
VIX to breakOut on April 24th SPX Crashhello traders, Get ready for Stock Market Crash - of 2023 #VIX is now on a major support and growing consistently, on April 24th 2023, it will break out of resistance and shoot up, Two more weeks of Bulls, then Stock Market CRASH on the week of April 24 2023. I will be liquidating all my Long Trades, on the next two weeks, and opening more short positions. Trade: Safe Carefully Hedged Good Luck and Good Profit Edward Trader #SPX500 #SP100 #NASDAQ
TVC:VIXLong
by UnknownUnicorn5368510
VIX Will Grow! Buy! Here is our detailed technical review for VIX. Time Frame: 1D Current Trend: Bullish Sentiment: Oversold (based on 7-period RSI) Forecast: Bullish The market is approaching a key horizontal level 17.57. Considering the today's price action, probabilities will be high to see a movement to 24.08. P.S Please, note that an overbought condition can last for a long time, and therefore being overbought doesn't mean a price rally will come soon, or at all. Like and subscribe and comment my ideas if you enjoy them!
TVC:VIXLong
by SignalProvider
7
The Vix TrendThe Trend in the VIX It appears the VIX is bouncing off its lower diagonal support. Historically the VIX does move in diagonals trends, even prior to this one. This chart is self explanatory from a trading perspective. - Double bounces off diagonal support have been good long entries. - Within 1 - 4 weeks of the double bounces there has been large increases in volatility (150%+ moves). This one has capacity for a 60 - 80% move and your risk is 5% to the downside. - The risk reward is reasonable if you are not using leverage or using low leverage (2x or 3x). In general just don't ever use leverage, trust me. - If you are going to use leverage, which i don't recommend be careful and recognize and ensure that the the product on your chart is the same as on the platform you are using. (There are multiple VIX products and they all move a little different). Also please ensure you weight your margin put down 2 :1 or 3:1 to give you ample room to avoid liquidation (stops don't always work on fast moves so we protect against that too). - Honor the dashed orange line. Strength and Honor!! - The orange dashed line means you are leaving with a small loss or your exiting the trade with at least 80% of your original position after making some nice profit. Any move higher than this will mean epic recession and whilst a recession is highly likely within the next 12-18 months, that's a long timeframe in a volatility trade....lets not put our emotions through that. - I would hope that we would have some direction on this trade short term....within 4 to 8 weeks. Major Caveat - I do not trade the VIX however I will trade this set up and I have been haunted this chart for some time. I consider this a highly risky trade and I will only be putting down a small percentage of a percentage of my portfolio. If you are unsure about this trade, please only place a small fraction of what your had already considered. I could not pass up sharing this as it really does look like a reasonable risk to reward and there is a defined pattern from a TA perspective. Good luck to you all PUKA
TVC:VIXLong
by PukaCharts
20
I Blinked First, 20 Apr 2023🖼 Daily Technical Picture 📈 ➤ Kind of like opposite day with today's price action acting in reverse of Tuesday. Again, tight ranging and finishing flat. Yesterday I posed the question: Who Blinks First? Alluding to the idea that there is a regime shift incoming that will determine a period of Bullish prosperity or a brutal Bearish collapse. ➤ Whilst it is way too early to come to a conclusion, I must admit I have blinked first in the favour of the Bulls by adding a small long position using the $SPY. Let me explain why... ➤ Recall that I posted a recent note introducing a secondary Trading strategy to compliment my primary source of return. The long SPY position is its debut. One of the key reasons for implementing the secondary strategy is that on average it has a much longer holding period. This is especially true in the case of a long/buy position. ➤ An achilles heal of my primary strategy is that it is very sensitive to price movement. Trends can be bumpy along the way meaning that it sometimes does not allow me to ride the full extent of a huge trend (up or down). My secondary strategy does a better job at that. ➤ With that in mind, today's buy reflects a potential extension of the current up trend for a while longer. If true, that would give the Bulls the opportunity to close April beyond the Feb 2023 high. In my past notes, I have discussed the importance of such a monthly close and how that favours a return of a long-term Bullish market environment. ➤ Clearly, my buy signal could be wrong and exited soon. However, that is the state of play as I see it and the month is nearing drawing to a rapid close. ➤ Despite the new buy, my overall long exposure is still small. ➤ Conclusion: 🐆 Trust your signals, don't second guess. EQUITY TREND: ⦿ Short-term (weeks) - UP ⦿ Medium-term (< 6 months) - UP ⦿ Long-term (>6 months) - DOWN
AMEX:SPYLong
by mrstockyetoro
vix daily re-accumulation before 150% gains🔸Hello guys, today let's review daily chart for VIX . Entering re-accumulation stage now, expecting range bound trading during summer time season. Pretty wide range as well, lows near 13 and highs set at 20. 🔸Similar fractal observed during summer season in 2021. Faded into range after heavy spike, re-accumulation then 150% pump later during autumn 2021. 🔸Recommended strategy bulls: accumulate / buy VIX LEAP calls near range lows, once we hit closer to 13, this is the perfect entry spot to profit from a new spike, which should come during autumn season in 2023. Probably multiple buying opportunities near range lows June through August 2023. good luck traders! 🎁Please hit the like button and 🎁Leave a comment to support our team! RISK DISCLAIMER: Trading Futures , Forex, CFDs and Stocks involves a risk of loss. Please consider carefully if such trading is appropriate for you. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Always limit your leverage and use tight stop loss.
TVC:VIXLong
by ProjectSyndicate
26
Stock Markets Trend Analysis - US30, US100, US500, UK100, GE40By analysing the stock markets at different timeframes, ranging from the three-monthly chart down to a four-hour chart, I have noticed that they have reached a significant resistance level on several higher timeframes. Furthermore, on the lower timeframe, the trend seems to display indications of weakening, and the charts seem to be range-bound. Could this signify that a stock market selloff is looming? If it is, this will undoubtedly affect the currency markets. In the video we look at the following charts on multiple time frames: US30, US100, US500, UK100, GE40, VIX. I would like to clarify that this video is simply an observation and a sharing of my thoughts, and should not be interpreted as financial advice.
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by tradingwithanthony