VIX - Don't loose your euphoria yetThis is my long awaited confluence area - The price has reached weekly 200 ema (fakeout) but I expect it to hold this position and start getting bullish (bearish for stocks).
This is it, we are before the final round. Unless some fundamentals pivot away the sentiment - but we should be headed for new highs on this one.
VIX CBOE Volatility Index
VIX very close to target, SPX rally coming to close soon?🚨🚨🚨$INDU🚨🚨🚨
We gap open & sell off with volume, party OVER for $DJI
(shorting if we gap up)
Serious RSI negative divergence
This happens $VIX fills gap & reverses
This means $SPX gets close enough to down trend
#stocks time for lil cool down, till December?
VIX closing on target. DJI in trouble? SPX lil more steam?🚨🚨🚨$INDU🚨🚨🚨
We gap open & sell off with volume, party OVER for $DJI
(shorting if we gap up)
Serious RSI negative divergence
This happens $VIX fills gap & reverses
This means $SPX gets close enough to down trend
#stocks time for lil cool down, till December?
Bull Charge Continues, 14th November 2022🖼 Daily Technical Picture 📈
➤ Good Monday, we experienced some extraordinary market action last week. Beginning with the BTC/Crypto plunge and ended the week with a massive bullish move in equities. Not to be outdone was the sharp reversal in the USD. The USD reversal is a big deal.
➤ Equities extended the rally off the yearly lows accelerating past key resistance levels. Price is in "clear" air territory. VIX continues to contract, it may continue to do so heading for the 20 level. At that level momentum to the upside ceased on numerous previous occasions.
➤ I was caught out by the "false" Bear positioning mid-week. I'm hoping to recoup those losses quickly with a continued rally. Will the Trading Gods play another trick?
➤ Interesting to note that the NASDAQ has led the way in the latest up move whereas it was lagging badly from the bullish move off the yearly lows. Perhaps there is some sector rotation here. Reducing exposure to bluechip names (DJIA) and increasing exposure to Tech where market participants are severely underweight.
➤ I continue to hold a +64% long exposure. The maximum portfolio exposure is +/- 200% on capital, the level of highest conviction.
➤ Conclusion: The price is always right.
The Big Turn?Good morning!!! Wow....just wow. What a day yesterday. Caught me way off guard, that's for sure. The CPI report really just lit the markets on fire bringing it back to that upward channel from the October 13th low. A few days ago I was already mentally preparing myself that this market could go touch 4000 or even 4100. I just wasn't expecting to get there so soon. I did say that I would CAUTIOUSLY buy into this market and follow it up to 4000ish. But with the gap up yesterday and strong momentum, I decided to just watch the action and wait for another entry.
So in the near term, looks like it's leaning more bullish. We now have about 64% of stocks above their 50 day, we broke above resistance (3900) and it may have the strength to get to 4100. But then what? Is this the big turn we've all been waiting for? I don't know. Seems that way after what happened yesterday. But I'm still not convinced.
You know, I've noticed that over the years, Goldman Sachs is pretty good at calling where we will end the year on the S&P. Earlier this year, they had originally forecasted that we would end the year at 4300. But then... around June or July? Somewhere around that time. They changed their outlook to 3600. Why? What are they seeing coming in 2023 that we don't? I don't know, I feel something bigger is to come in the coming weeks.
Plan for today: Since we gapped up yesterday, I didn't buy into it and I really don't want to chase this rally until I get a couple more confirmations. Even though we are above the 50 day and broke out of the downward channel, I'll need a few days to see if I should enter any short positions or get bullish. If we end today with a Harami candle and Monday we have an up day... gotta get bullish. But if Monday we have a down day, then that could show signs that we could head lower. I still wanna see that VIX get to 40 or 50. Either way, be patient, stay disciplined and trade the market in front of you. Happy Trading!
$TNX break rising wedge pattern & craters$VIX hits 1st target & likely bounce & then fill gap down
$DXY almost hit 1st target but hit this one PERFECTLY & almost to the day!
Not sure if 3rd target can be hit
$TNX falling hard on possible #FED pivot soon
All fits narrative we pointed out early Oct
IF fed keeps pushing, which they likely will, next year, we can see this pumping hard again
$DXY hits 2nd target, 3rd target likely hard to reach$VIX hits 1st target & likely bounce & then fill gap down
$DXY almost hit 1st target but hit this one PERFECTLY & almost to the day!
Not sure if 3rd target can be hit
$TNX falling hard on possible #FED pivot soon
All fits narrative we pointed out early Oct
#stocks
$VIX hits 2nd target we called, can it fill the gap?$VIX hits 1st target & likely bounce & then fill gap down
$DXY almost hit 1st target but hit this one PERFECTLY & almost to the day!
Not sure if 3rd target can be hit
$TNX falling hard on possible #FED pivot soon
All fits narrative we pointed out early Oct
#stocks
Bull Charge, 11th November 2022🖼 Daily Technical Picture 📈
➤ What an extraordinary day! The Bulls have run riot. The Bears have been crushed like myself.
➤ Price has charged through the top resistance level and looks unlikely to stop there with so much momentum. There's really not much more to be said. You can see the empty space till the next resistance level on the chart.
➤ The saviour for my portfolio has been the small short positioning. This is of course somewhat offset by such a huge advance in price. Overall, correct positioning kept losses to a manageable level of around -2%. That takes my performance into negative territory for the month. I was also caught wrong-footed in September in a similar fashion. Losing is part of Trading and so is risk management.
➤ At market close, I reversed my short positions with a larger long position. The portfolio sits at +64% long exposure. The maximum portfolio exposure is +/- 200% on capital, the level of highest conviction.
➤ Conclusion: Wrong direction but right-sizing - risk management.
NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE
SPX checkout the Bollinger bandsInteresting how those Bollinger bands expanded and moved against each other.
Last time I saw this, it didnt held up for long.
I wont short this till tomorrow, I want VIX close below the lower Bollinger band and SPX above for a sell signal.
Its over 3933SPX now, should push to 3959-60SPX and if taken, we will see 4010-20SPX I mentioned last night
VIX - The recent high to be taken out soonThe volatility index, VIX, has spiked again, with the market marking new lows for the year. With these grim developments, we continue to be bullish on the index and expect it to reach our short-term price target of 35 USD soon. As if it was not enough, we expect VIX to continue higher over time. Therefore, we want to set a medium-term price target for VIX at 37 USD. Our preceding articles are attached to this idea.
Please feel free to express your ideas and thoughts in the comment section.
DISCLAIMER: This analysis is not intended to encourage any buying or selling of any particular securities. Furthermore, it should not be a basis for taking any trade action by an individual investor. Therefore, your own due diligence is highly advised before entering a trade.
VIX could explode anytimeCan you remember the Corona Crash?
VIX spiked up to a reading of 80. and VIXL made a stunning 3500% profit!!!
I think a similar event is about to happen over the next 6 month's. (most likely just around the corner)
Right now we are in a Bear Market, and we haven't seen capitulation yet, which is quite normal in such a market.
When this happens the VIX should spike up to 45-80 which would equqal with enourmous profits in VIXL (probably 5-30x)
Right now VIXL is around a reading of 1.
I just wanted to remind everyone of this oppertunity.
Of course, long term you lose money with VIXL, but when you expect a VIX above 40 it can get very profitable short term.
Just an idea from me, no investing advice.
Cheers✌
I Am NOT UNCERTAIN, 10th November 2022🖼 Daily Technical Picture 📈
➤ I'm borrowing that quote from the TV Series Billions. The market is NOT UNCERTAIN that things are UNCERTAIN. There's one thing markets don't like and that is uncertainty.
➤ The results of the mid-term elections in the US are UNCERTAIN. I'm no political expert but if Republicans win the House and Democrats win the Senate or with some sort of coalition, the division will cause friction with pushing through policy decisions. Furthermore, things may be undecided till December if there are run-offs due to the close voting...the UNCERTAINTY will only be removed through time.
➤ Incoming Inflation data is also adding to the UNCERTAINTY. Luckily, this will be out of the way by Thursday. Market participants will make a decision quickly.
➤ In the previous note, I said that the ball is in the Bear's court. Today, they pushed prices lower to form a lower high. This dents the chances for a continued uptrend in the immediate future.
➤ I've strengthened my bearish view by moving to a -34% short exposure. The maximum portfolio exposure is +/- 200% on capital, the level of highest conviction.
➤ Conclusion: By no means am I a high conviction Bear. We are only at the 1st innings. That I am NOT UNCERTAIN.
Bitcoin, Weekly, My long-term viewI present my long-term view on the crypto market in the coming time. Currently, my focus is on the current bear market—how it is going, how it will run, and where it can end. In my opinion, when analyzing the cryptocurrency market, we should be focused on the stock market as a leading market. Actually, I consider the 2008 analogy to the S&P 500 index and the VIX synthetic index. I made an idea for VIX for that (link below), and I will do the second one for SPX. I took this analogy into account when adjusting the path of the potential BTC's price behavior. A bit drastic view, but it is known that cryptocurrencies have not survived the recession yet.
What do USD/MXN and S&P 500 VIX have in common?The Mexican peso (MXN) is one of the conventional high-beta currencies traded on the forex market, making it extremely susceptible to changes in risk sentiment on global financial markets. When MXN inflows occur, it usually signals that investors are willing to take risks. In the last three months, USD/MXN has lost 3%, making the peso one of the best-performing currency in 2022.
Much of the MXN's outperformance has been the result of a very hawkish Mexican Central Bank, which hiked interest rates up to 9.25%, the highest since 2005. Another 75bps hike is expected at November 10th meeting, which would bring Mexican rates to 10%.
Aside from the Banxico hiking cycle in Mexico, the Peso has a strong correlation with global risk factors, namely the stock market volatility. To put it another way, historically, the USD/MXN pair and the S&P volatility index ( VIX ) have behaved similarly.
What are we seeing now?
The USD/MXN 14-day RSI indicator has entered oversold territory, highlighting the need for caution for investors willing to take on more risk at this stage, as MXN valuations are beginning to appear rather stretched.
Therefore, the bearish momentum for both USD/MXN and the VIX might have reached a peak.
Aside from the results of the midterm elections, investors will almost definitely have to digest another strong US CPI data this week. Analysts predict 8% annual inflation in October, with core inflation at 6.5%.
If actual results match or exceed estimates, Fed interest rate expectations will likely be reassessed higher. As the U.S. and Mexican economies are highly interdependent, the anticipated cyclical weakening of the U.S. economy bodes poorly for the Mexican economy and adds to MXN downward pressures.
Idea written by Piero Cingari, forex and commodity market specialist at Capital.com
VIX - update !Just a commentary every x days as always - VIX is consolidating in this area creating strong support and allowing stocks to breath a bit before the final blow.
Not expecting big dips here - a retest of bottom curve at best. Then a bounce to the upside. Hold on tight, we are about 1 month away from the worst.