Thursday, June 18, 2009

6/19 Position for post OE next week



SPX-5min3 A quiet low volume pre-OE trading day, not much change from TA. The support holds, the resistance holds. SPX trading within a narrow range.

The middle line of both blue and red forks form a resistence zone between 920 and 925 with a bear flag formation. As many stocks are at or near its strike, AAPL 135, RIMM 75, GOOG 410, FCX 50, XOM 70, BIDU 300, QQQQ 36, OIH 100, etc. Tomorrow, I expect mkt remain the reading range between 925/920 to the wedge/channel support zone of 910/907. BUT at any time, break down this wedge, and break down this channel leads to next led sell off and start 5th wave down target 880/890. Watch RSI and MACD to confirm the trend line break.

What will happen next week? First notice we have huge 165 billion in Treasuries for sale next week. Annualized this is $8.58 trillion dollars in total!
$31 billion in 3-month bills

$27 billion in 7-year notes

$40 billion in 2-year notes

$37 billion in 5-year notes

$30 billion in 6-month bills

Should we think the market can continue to absorb this sort of supply?

Sure, we will have to watch how mkt reacts next week, but notice $TNX raised 1.87 closed at 38.34.

So what should we do tomorrow? I'd keep day trade for a few ES points if it remains range bound. I will complete 1/4 size of short/put if I see 925 on SPX. I will chase SDS/SRS/SKF for quick trade if SPX breaks down below the channel 907 (ES 903).

Next week we either see 930 or 880 on SPX

ES pivot for tonight and tomorrow

R4=941; R3=934.75; R2=926.25; R1=920;

Pivot=911.50

S1=905.25; S2=896.75; S3=890.5; S4=882

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Three Days Down, Ten Day Low: $SPX is at the lowest point in June. What’s Next?



GLOBEX:@ESU9 tonight and tomorrow

R2=921
R1=913
Pivot=906
S1=898
S2=891

Today made it three days down in a row, as the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) registered yet another 10-day low.
We had a slightly higher open this morning after two sessions’ 3-digit loss. Es was traded at 906.75 at the opening. But it didn’t find any follow through to the upside and down to 903 in half an hour with crude oil crashed down $70. The market responded to the 10:30AM Oil inventory reports which showed a larger draw-down for oil inventories but a much greater build in gasoline inventories and accelerated dropping. By 10:45AM, es was below 900 with tick over -1000. Crude oil dived to $69. After that, the market whipsawed and climbed back to test high 914.25 which was slightly above pivot point at 2PM, then started to orderly sell-off and closed flat at 906. Basically , in one word, The markets had shot both ways today and are sitting on the flat line. Tech is stronger today while financial stocks are weaker. Commodities are lagging although Crude oil finished higher at $71 today. There was also some pressure on US dollar and treasury Bonds too.

Technically speaking, there was no change or significant shift in support/resistance from yesterday. From more details, check Wen’s yesterday report. The SPX is between 200-day MA and 20-day support. The Nasdaq maintained 20-day MA support and has an opportunity to bounce. The Russell 2000 held rising support but is trapped between 200-day and 20-day MA.

One interesting thing is VIX, normally when indices drop, the vix is higher. Maybe because it is OE, It dropped along with the SPX. I remember that Cobra has some statitics before. The next day the chance of the market close higher increases. But don't trade based upon this. Just some FYI.

From intraday charts such as 5 min/15 min, we see some positive divergence. They might play out tomorrow morning.

I saw people ask about "Dollar/BONDs/Commodities" relationship. Here is some information from John Murphy:

"June has been a different story. Stocks, commodities and gold are down this month, while the US Dollar and bonds are up. We can use some reverse logic for the rational. Obviously, the bounce in the Dollar weighed on commodities and gold. Commodities, in particular oil, were also getting overbought and ripe for a pullback. The greenback was also getting oversold after the March-May plung and ripe for a bounce. Bonds were also quite oversold and ripe for a bounce, which they got over the last five days. In fact, the current five day advance in the 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TLT) is the sharpest since December. The sharp decline in stocks also pushed some money toward the bond market. We should keep an eye on these relationships for clues on future performance. It appears that stocks, commodities and gold are positively correlated to each other, but negatively correlated with the Dollar and bonds. Therefore, further strength in the Dollar and bonds could weigh on stocks, commodities and gold."

Tomorrow's event:
Jun 18 8:30 AM Initial Claims NA Medium
Jun 18 10:00 AM Leading Indicators 0.9% Medium
Jun 18 10:00 AM Philadelphia Fed -16.4 Medium

My personal opinion? ES should try 920 at least..
Thanks Wahaa for nice report:

Same as I posted in blog during the day, The only chart I want to talk about is this spx chart (I also posted in HT) SPX-5min3
Here is how I read this chart

(1) The impulsive (clear 5 wave structure) move from 956.23 to 903.78 tells me it is possible that upside bounce from March low of 666 is completed. [B] is done. If wave [B] is done, then we are in minor wave 1 of major down wave [C]. within minor wave 1, we are in mini wave 4. if this count is correct, then we should not see the bounce pass 935.

(2) Everytime when SPX breaks its key support lines, It did a back test, it did that on 945, 930, 920. So if we do see SPX breaks down heading to next major support 880, it is likely will back test 900 as a final kiss-bye-bye (last chance to exit 401K longs)

(3) Black thin lines form a wedge and a channel, The wedge is broken, The channel is not. That is why I keep saying the 900 mark on spx is very important. Break down below 900 breaks this up trend channel with measured target 880.
(4) Both blue and red fork marks important support and resistance zone, as you can see the first touch of this layer of support bounced back. If I count this mini wave 4 as abc, then the c of 4 should be around 920-930. BUT I added a Green line here, without pass 915 tomorrow, there is no way SPX can go 920+, so that is the first thing we need look for confirmation tomorrow. If SPX fails to pass 915, then the mini 3 is NOT done. and likely OE will be between the green line and 900. If that is true, then after OE, the bounce will be the mini wave 4.
(5) Notice every 5 points move above now has the resistance: 910, 915, 920, 925, 930, 940, 945, only if SPX can pass 950, will invalidate the current count here.
(6) Operation: I will start position short/put from 920 if it hits there. I will add short/put for every 5 points SPX move up. (all set to 945 as reference stop point). I will chase shorts (long SDS, SKF, SRS, etc) if SPX breaks down below 900 before break above 915. I will cover around 880 and prepare a back test before final falls.
Here is today's summary from OPX, I need sleep early tonight, you guys/girls take a look at charts mention here, I will see you in blog tomorrow morning.
Bullish Flow
Options activity picked up in Petroleo Braseilio (PBR/A) Wednesday. Shares of the Brazilian energy giant fell 60 cents to $32.47 despite gains in crude oil. Crude finished pit trading up 59 cents to $71.06. In the options market, trading was active in PBR (class A), with 17,000 calls and only 120 puts traded. June 35 calls were the most actives and it appears that buyers were driving the volume, perhaps betting that the stock might bounce before this week's expiration.
Bullish trading also surfaced in Allstate (ALL), Sara Lee (SLE), and Lexmark (LXK).
Bearish Flow
Put volume picked up in Carnival Cruise (CCL) ahead of earnings. The company is due to report Thursday, before the opening bell. Shares gained 52 cents to $23.05, but sentiment in the options market seemed cautious, with 15,000 puts and 5,700 calls traded. June 22 and 23 puts topped the list of most actives, as some players bought out-of-the-money puts ahead of the news.
Bearish trading also surfaced in Wells Fargo (WFC), Office Depot (ODP), and Juniper Networks (JNPR).
Index Trading
Options activity picked up in the Mini-NASDAQ 100 Index (.MNX) Wednesday. The index tracks the NASDAQ 100 Index, divided by 10. It gained 1.27 to 145.59 after the tech-heavy NASDAQ outperformed. Trading in the options market seemed cautious, however, after 42,000 puts traded, or about 2X the number of calls. June, July and September 145 puts were the most actives, with some investors possibly rolling positions out of the Junes and to the July and September expiration months. Outside of the MNX, the CBOE Volatility Index (.VIX), the S&P 500 Index (.SPX) and the Russell 2000 (RUT) were also among the most actives in the index market. Trading was active ahead of this week's expiration, with 817,000 puts and 486,000 calls traded across all index products.
ETF Trading
The Direxion Financial 3X Bear Fund (FAZ) gained 32 cents to $5.23 after the financials faltered Wednesday. Options activity jumped, with 122,000 FAZ calls and 23,000 puts traded. Some players were buying June and July calls at the $5 strike, betting that the weakness in the financial sector might continue over the next few days and seeks. FAZ is a leveraged fund designed to move 3X the inverse of the financial sector. June options expire Saturday. July options expire in 30 days. Other than that, the Spyders (SPY), the iShares Emerging Markets Fund (EEM), and PowerShares QQQ (QQQQ) had among the more actively traded index contracts. Roughly 2.8 million puts and 2.2 million calls traded across all ETFs.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

4/29 Gann Theory

巴菲特

1.选择收益状况较好,而且把股东利益摆在第一位的企业。

2. 即便这个企业业绩很出色,你也该以非常合理的价格收购这个企业。

3. 要进行长期投资。

4. 不要过度使自己的投资多元化。

在1900年以来股市出现的22次主要触底行情中,有19次都出现回调或再次探底,从而最终构筑最底部。

典型的再次探底过程通常持续35天,跌幅为10%

Sunday, April 26, 2009

The Trick in Investing

is not to lose money.

The losses will kill you. They ruin your compounding rate, and compounding is the magic of investing.

Critical time

again

It is a good time to learn how to know a rally is a Bull starts or still Bear reactons .....

Advantages Of Exchange-Traded Funds

1. The Benefits of Trading Like a Stock

2. Low Expense Ratios

3. Diversification

4.
Tax Efficiency


The Market value of the bonds

will decline if interest rates rise.

So, don't buy bonds when interest rates are low or rising.

Saturday, April 25, 2009

江恩买卖十二法则

江恩最后一本重要著作是1949年出版的《在华尔街45年》,书中江恩理论坦诚披露几十年来,在市场取胜之道。
江恩认为,投资者在市场买卖遭受损失,主要的原因有三点:
1) 在有限资本上过度买卖。
2) 投资者未有设止蚀盘以控制损失。
3) 缺乏市场知识,这是在市场买卖中损失的最重要原因。

因此,江恩对所有投资者的忠告是:在你赔钱之前,请先细心研究市场。
在入市之前,投资者一定要了解:
1) 你可能会作出错误的买卖决定;
2) 你必须知道,如何去处理错误;
3) 出入市必须根据一套既定的规则,永不盲目猜测市况发展。
4) 市场条件及时间经常转变,投资者必须学习跟随市况转变。在不同时间循环及市场条件下,市场历史会重复发生的。

这些虽然是老生常谈,但配合江恩提供的十二条重要买卖规则,江恩理论便可发挥威力。
江恩总结45年在华尔街投资买卖的经验,写成十二条买卖规则,重要性不言而喻,现列于以供参考。

一 决定趋势
二 在单底,双底或三底水平入市买入
三 根据市场波动的百分比买卖
四 根据三星期上升或下跌买卖

江恩在设计他的第四条买卖规则时,对金融市场做了十分广泛的统计,他将市场反弹或调整的买卖归纳为两点:
1) 当市场主流趋势向上时,若市价出现三周的调整,是一个买入的时机。
2) 当市场的主流趋势向下时,若市价出现三周的反弹,是一个沽出的时机。

当市场逆趋势出现调整或反弹时,江恩认为在以下的时间必须留意市势的发展:
1) 当市场上升或下跌超过30天时,下一个留意市势见顶或见底的时间应为6至7星期。
2) 若市场反弹或调整超过45天至49天时,下一个需要留意的时间应为60至65天,根据江恩的经验,60至65天为一个逆市反弹或调整的最大平均时间的幅度。

五 市场分段波动
六 根据五或七点上落买卖

1) 若趋势是上升的话,则当市场出现5至7点的调整时,可作趁低吸纳,通常情况下,市场调整不会超过9至10点。
2) 若趋势是向下的话,则当市场出现5至7点的反弹时,可趁高沽空。
3) 在某些情况下,10至12点的反弹或调整,亦是入市的机会。
4) 若市场由顶部或底部反弹或调整18至21点水平时,投资者要小心市场可能出现短期市势逆转。

七 成交量

第一,当市场接近顶部的时候,成交量经常大增,其理由是:当投资者蜂拥入市的时候,大户或内幕人士则大手派发出货,造成市场成交量大增,当有力人士派货完毕后,坏消息浮现,亦是市场见顶的时候。因此,大成交量经常伴着市场顶部出现。

第二,当市场一直下跌,而成交量续渐缩减的时候,则表示市场抛售力量已近尾声,投资者套现的活动已近完成,市场底部随即出现,而市价反弹亦指日可待。
在利用成交量分析市场趋势逆转的时候,有以下几点规则必须结合应用,可以收预测之效:
1) 时间周期——成交量的分析必须配合市场的时间周期,否则收效减弱。
2) 支持及阻力位——当市场到达重要支持阻力位,而成交量的表现配合见顶或见底的状态时,市势逆转的机会便会增加。

八 时间因素

当市场在上升的趋势中,其调整的时间较之前的一次调整的时间为长,表示这次市场下跌乃是转势。此外,若价位下跌的幅度较之前一次价位高速的幅度为大的话,表示市场已经进入转势阶段。

当市场在下跌的趋势中,若市场反弹的时间第一次超越前一次的反弹时间,表示市势已经逆转。同理,若市场反弹的价位幅度超越前一次反弹的价位幅度,亦表示价位或空间已经超越平衡,转势已经出现。


在市场即将到达转势时间时,通常市势是有迹可寻的。在市场分三至四段浪上升或下跌时候,通常末段升浪无论价位及时间的幅度上都会较前几段浪为短,这现象表示市场的时间循环已近尾声,转势随时出现。

江恩亦认为,金融市场是受季节性特环影响的。因此,只要将注意力集中在一些重要的时间,配合其他买卖规则,投资者可以很快察觉市场趋势的变化。
江恩特别列出,一年之中每月重要的转势时间,非常具有参考价值,现详列如下:

(1)1月7日至10日及1月19日至24日——
上述日子是年初最重要的日子,所出现的趋势可延至多周,甚至多月。
(2)2月3日至10日及2月20日至25日——
上述日子重要性仅次于一月份。
(3)3月20日至27日——
短期转势经常发生,有时甚至是主要的顶部或底部的出现。
(4)4月7日至12日及4月20日至25日——
上述日子较1、2月次要,但后者也经常引发市场转势。
(5)5月3日至10日及5月21日至28日——
5月是十分重要的转势月份,与此同时、2月的重要性相同。
(6)6月10日至15日及6月21日至27日——
短期转势会在此月份出现。
(7)7月7日至10日及7月21日至27日——
7月份的重要性仅次于1月份,在此段时间,气候在年中转化,影响五谷收成,而上市公司亦多在这段时间半年结派息,影响市场活动及资金的流向。
(8)8月5日至8日及8月14日至20日——
8月转势的可能性与2月相同。
(9)9月3日至10日及9月21日至28日——
9月是一年之中最重要的市场转势时候。
(10)10月7日至14日明亮10月21日至30日——
10月份亦是十分重要的市场转势时候。
(11)11月5日至10日及11月20日至30日——
在美国大选年,市场多会在11月初转势,而其他年份,市场多在11月末转势。
(12)12月3日至10日及12月16日至24日——
在圣诞前后,是市场经常出现转势的时候。

在上面所列出的日子中,每月共有两段时间,细心一看,大家便可以明了江恩所提出的市场转势时间,相对于中国历法中的24个节气时间。从天文学角度,乃是以地球为中心来说,太阳行走相隔15度的时间。由此可见,江恩对市场周期的认识,与气候的变化息息相关。

江恩理论认为,要掌握市场转势的时间,除了留意一年里面,多个可能出现转势的时间外,留意一个市场趋势所运行的日数,是异常重要的。
基于对“数字学”的认识,江恩认为市场的趋势是根据数字的阶段运行,当市场趋势运行至某个日数阶段,市场是可能出现转势的。

由市场的重要底部或顶部起计,以下是江恩认为有机会出现转势的日数:
(1)7至12天 (2)18至21天 (3)28至31天
(4)42至49天 (5)57至65天 (6)85至92天
(7)112至120天 (8)150至157天 (9)175至185天
在外汇市场中,最重要的为以下三段时间:
(1) 短期趋势——42至49天;
(2) 中期短势——85至92天;
(3) 中/长期趋势——175至185天。

以美元马克及瑞士法郎的趋势为例,以下是一些引证:
(1) 中期趋势——美元兑瑞士法郎由1992年10月5日1.2085上升至1993年2月15日共上升94天.
(2) 短期趋势——美元兑瑞士法郎由1993年3月5日1.55下跌至5月7日,共44天.
(3) 长期趋势——美元兑马克由1991年12月27日至1992年9月2日两个底部相差共176天.
江恩理论分析的引人入胜之处,乃是江恩对于市场重要顶部或底部所预测的时间都非常准确。

对于所预测的顶底时间,江恩当然在图表分析上下了不少功夫,在他的著作中,他介绍了三种重要的方法,颇值得投资者参考。
第一,江恩认为,将市场数十年来的走势作一统计,研究市场重要的顶部及底部出现的月份,投资者便可以知道市场的顶部及底部会常在哪一个月出现。他特别指出,将趋势所运行的时间与统计的月份作一比较,市场顶部及底部的时间便容易掌握得到。
第二,江恩认为,市场的重要顶部及底部周年的纪念日是必须密切留意的。在他的研究里,市场出现转势,经常会在历史性高低位的月份出现。纪念日的意义是,市场经过重要顶部或底部后的一年、两年,甚至十年,都是重要的时间周期,值得投资者留意。
第三,重要消息的日子,当某些市场消息入市而引致市场大幅波动。例如:战争、金融危机、贬值等,这些日期的周年都要特别留意。此外,分析者要特别留意消息入市时的价位水平,这些水平经常是市场的重要支持或阻力位水平。



九 当出现高低底或新高时买入

1) 当市价开创新高,表示市势向上,可以追市买入。
2) 当市价下破新底,表示市势向下,可以追沽。

不过,在应用上面的简单规则前,江恩认为必须特别留意时间的因素,特别要注意:
1) 由从前顶部到底部的时间;
2) 由从前底部到底部的时间;
3) 由重要顶部到重要底部时间;
4) 由重要底部到重要顶部的时间。

江 恩在这里的规则,言下之意乃是指出,如果市场上创新高或新低,表示趋势未完,投资者可以估计市场下一个转势的时间,这个时间可以从前文所述的“数字学”而 计算。若所预测者为顶部,则可从顶与顶之间的日数或底与顶之间的日数以配合分析;相反,若所预期者为底部,则可从底与底之间及顶与底之间的日数配合分析, 若两者都到达第三的日数,则转势的机会便会大增。
除此之外,市场顶与顶及底与顶之间的时间比率,例如:1倍、1.5倍、2倍等,亦顺理成章成为计算市场下一个重要转势点的依据。


十 决定大市趋势的转向

1.市场假期——江恩认为,市场的趋势逆转,通常会刚刚发生在假期的前后。
对于汇市来说,美国市场主导了其走势,因此要留意的乃是美国假期的前后时间,现罗列如下:
1) 1月3日(新年)
2) 5月10日(美国纪念日)
3) 7月4日(美国独立日)
4) 9月初(劳动日后)
5) 10月10日至14日(哥伦布日)
6) 11月3日至8日(大选年时)
7) 11月25日至30日(感恩节)
8) 12月24日至28日(圣诞节)

从美元到马克1989年至1994年的图表上可见,几个市场转势时间,均与美国假期十分接近:
1) 1988年1月4日美元在新年后转势。
2) 1989年9月劳动日后,美元由2马克急跌至今。
3) 1991年7月5日,美元在独立日后见顶。
4) 1991年圣诞后,美元见底回升。
5) 1993年哥伦节日后,美元由1.59马克急升。

2. 周年纪念日——投资者要留意市场重要顶部及底部的1,2,3,4或5周年之后的日子,市场在这些日子经常会出现转势。

3.趋势运行时间——投资者要留意,由市场重要顶部或底部之后的15,22,34,42,48或49个月的时间,这些时间可能会出现市势逆转。

在价位形态方面,江恩则建议:

1) 升市——当市场处于升市时,可参考江恩的九点图及三天图。若九点图或三天力下破对上一个低位,表示市势逆转的第一个讯号。

2) 跌市——当市场处于跌市时,若九点图或三天图上破对上一个高位,表示市势见底回升的机会十分大。

十一 最安全的买卖点

江恩对于跟随趋势买卖,有以下的忠告:
(1) 当市势向上的时候,追买的价位永远不是太高。
(2) 当市势向下的时候,追沽的价位永远不是太低。
(3) 在投资时紧记使用止蚀盘以免招巨损。
(4) 在顺势买卖,切忌逆势。
(5) 在投资组合中,使用去弱留强的方法维持获利能力。

在投资组合中,使用去弱留强的方法维持获利能力。
至于入市点如何决定,江恩的方法非常传统:在趋势确认后才入市是最为安全的。
在市势向上时,市价见底回升,出现第一个反弹,之后会有调整,当市价无力破底而转头向上,上破第一次反弹的高点的时候,便是最安全的买入点。止蚀位方面,则可设于调整浪底之下。

在市势向下时,市介见顶回落,出现第一次下跌,之后市价反弹,成为第二个较低的顶,当市价再下破第一次下跌的底部时,便是最安全的沽出点,止蚀位可设于第二个较低的顶部之上。
根据江恩的研究,在一个快速的趋势中,市价逆市反弹或调整,通常只会出现两天,是一个判断市势的有效方法。

十二 快市时价位上升

江恩对于不同的市势,进行过相当长时间的研究,不同的市势,大致上可利用市场的动量来界定。换言之,市价上升或下跌的速度,成为界定不同市势的准则。
江恩认为,若市场是快速的话,则市价平均每天上升或下跌一点,若市场平均以每天上升或下跌两点,则市场已超出正常的速度,市势不会维持过久。这类的市场速度通常发生于升市中的短暂调整,或者是跌市中的短暂时间反弹。
在应用上面的原则时有两点要特别注意:

(1) 江恩所指的每天上升或下跌一点,每天的意思是日历的天数,而非市场交易日,这点是江恩分析方法的特点。

(2) 江恩所指的每天上升或下跌一点,每天的意思是日历的天数,而非交易日,这点是江恩分析方法的特点。

对于市汇来说,例如:马克、英镑和瑞士法郎,分析家惯常使用的是十点子,即每天上升或下跌0.0010;而日元方面,所用的则为每天0.10元日元。 换言之,在图表上将每天上升或下跌10点连成直线,便成为江恩的1 X 1线,是界定市好淡的分水岭。

同理,若市场出现升市中的调整或跌市中的反弹,速度通常以每天20点运行,亦即1 X 2线。
江恩对于各种市场走势的变化了如指掌,其中一个重要的观察是:“短暂的时间调整价位”。

一 般人认为,当市场的升势到达超买阶段,市场需要一段较长的时间以消化市场的技术状态。 不过,江恩认为,若市场在短促的时间大幅下跌,亦可消化整个市场的 超买技术状态。 江恩的意思其实是,时间与价位的影响可以互相转换的。 当市场处于一个超买阶段,市场要进行调整,若调整幅度少的话,则调整所用的时间便 会相对地长。 相反而言,若市场调的幅度大的话,则所需要的时间便会相对地少。

1987年股灾美国杜琼斯工 业平均指数只在极短的时间内下跌50%,便已经调整完数年来的上升升幅,便是一个十分重要的例子。 此外,1991年8月前苏联政变后,美元在数天内反弹 千多点子,亦是美元下跌的技术性调整。 故此,当市场调整幅度足够,不少技术超买/超卖状态已经完毕,投资者不容忽视。


Tuesday, December 30, 2008

12/31 Dressing up day continues to hold

A little admin note: a few people send me emails asked if I can open room for new members. I think I am ok to have new members here refered by current members. If you have friends would like to join, just send me a note, but as you know, new members will have a lot to catch up.
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We had a day as we expect from last night's post. SPX closed strong at 890. Many people asked about the 4 chapters show I mentioned earlier. That is just my view on how the game this mkt is going to play out from here towards end of Jan. 2009.

Chapter1: Yesterday, the re-test the support line, and 857 held, so that line will be used as measured move target to 885-890 area, for about 40 points.

Chapter2: 12/30 and 12/31, or even 1/2. Reaching to target zone and consolidate with low volume on 12/31 and possible 1/2 day too. (both 12/31 and 1/2 are full trading days)

Chapter3: 1/5 to 1/9. We have payroll number release at 8:30am on 1/9, The number will be bad, some -500K to -700K job loss in Dec2008, some even estimate -750K. Ok, just use the logic, will you buy up the mkt before this number release? Also as TA points to, Chapter 3 will be a correction phase that can lead SPX all the way down to 850 area again, and might even have some undercut to scare and kick out all retail long positions.

Chapter4: 1/9 towards Obama, and OE day. This is trickest part, after releases the selling pressure in chapter3, IF chapter3 holds 840-850, we could see this phase complete with 80-100 points to the upside. IF chapter3 holds 820 area, with 80-100 points, the target can go 900-920. IF Chapter3 losses 820, we are looking at 740 for Jan OE. Also this phase will be impacted by earnings too. and again, will be impacted by next wave of job cut announcement starts in Jan.

Again, above is my view only, no means to be the direction of your trading plan. As I always say, trade on what you see, not what you think where mkt should go. Let Technical Analysis lead your action.

Nothing exciting tonight in future mkt, low volume on all
OIL as usually weak: high 39.30, low 38.15, sure if losses 38 tomorrow will be bad sign.
SPX/ES: high 892.50 (about 895 spx), low 887.75, with only 15K volume
US$: high 81.8 low 81.40, still holding above 80 so no 5th confirmation yet.
Gold: 875.6 high and 866 low, weak.

If you are bored in this mkt today, watch this one: http://blip.tv/file/1528079

SPX/SPY Charts:
(1) SPX Daily
(2) SPY Daily Tighten BB and triangle on watch
(3) SPY 60 min chart link http://i39.tinypic.com/rmmx5u.png
(4) SPX 15min chart link http://i40.tinypic.com/25oyys7.png

Commodities
(5) GLD daily chart if losses 84.5, it will at least fill some gap down there. Remember AUY I posted 2 days ago? take a look at it again when it passed the resistance, it goes no matter how GLD pulled back.
(6) USO Daily and $WTIC Daily Still weak, unless USO can pass 35.
(7) ERX-15min chart 15 min trading system still holding ERX. Nice swing long from triangle break out.
(8) XOM, CVX, COP I would like to see how these 3 play out the game this week. Those are energy names are usually used to hold indices.

Financial, RealEstate
(9) GS Breaks the triangle top, I am looking for safe puts if it can go 83-85 area
(10) UYG/SKF as always SKF and SRS are great players when mkt starts down side moves
(11) URE/SRS So I will watch TA signals to get into SRS/SKF next 1-2 trading days for a swing trade next week.

Tech Sector:
(12) QQQQ The triangle will sure break out next week, watch which way it goes for QID or QLD
(13) AAPL-weekly, watch out down below
(14) AMZN-daily, Time is about right

Thursday, December 18, 2008

12/19 Triple witch OE day: 860, 880, 900, which way is easilier?




Sunday 12/21 Sunday TA session 9:00am to 11:00am Pacific Day Time
Paltalk Room: QQQInvestment

12/18 Summary
(1) After 4th try 900-905 area, SPX finally broke down 900, and hit TL support 880 area (under cut to 877). Technically, 880 holds, it is just a normal pull back with support still hold well.
(2) OIL Future CLF9 (Jan contract, expires 12/19) took another deep dive 10% down from early high of 40's to 36. CLG9 (Feb contract) is traded near 42.45 from yesterday's 45. This pull back contributes major commodity/energy stocks sell off.

Now, the OE game continues to tomorrow's triple witch day. In extrame conditions from current 885 can go either 900 or 860. We need watch early signals on OIL and energy stocks. as well as financials.

If financials can hold, and commodity/energy stocks move towards up side, then it might heading north.
Otherwise, IF OIL is still very weak, and mkt continue slipping following weak OIL, then 860 area is also possible.

http://stockcharts.com/charts/candleglance.php?USO,$CPC,$CRX,$VIX,$RUT,$SPX,$INDU,$NDX,$BKX,UUPBA12,26,9

Take a look at this candleglance, notice UUP and $VIX, also see how DOW react at its 20ma. Dow is the weakest Index among others. RUT is now the leading one. Remember what that means? ;-) so if I go long, I will pick UWM, If I go short, I go DXD.

Dynamic chart SKF Daily
Dynamic chart SRS Daily
Dynamic chart SRS 5min chart and SRS 15min trading system

Dynamic chart SPX Daily
Dynamic chart 15 min SPX
Dynamic chart 60 min SPY

Tomorrow I will keep eyes on USO DIG ERX for OIL play for next week, all those entry need to be entered before 2:30PM.

Dynamic chart USO-Daily and USO-15min
Dynamic chart DIG-Daily and DIG-15min
Dynamic chart ERX-60min and ERX-15min

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

12/18 Can SPX holds 50ma 900-905 area


Sunday 12/21 Sunday TA session 9:00am to 11:00am Pacific Day Time Paltalk Room: QQQInvestment

12/17 Summary
(1) SPX tested both support 900 and resistance 920 and closed right above 50ma
(2) OIL Future CLF9 (Jan contract, expires 12/19) took another 10% down from early high of 44's to 40's. CLG9 (Feb contract) is traded near 45. Why is that? It is obvious, less and less people want phsical deliver of OIL.
(3) Last 30 minutes drop from peak to bottom put SPX at the edge again. Still from TA point of view, lost 900 means a correction towards 880. Holds 900 above, gives chance for next stair case move.

Chart glance for indices, USO, $VIX, $CPC, $BKX, UUP First time pass 50ma Dynamic chart, for this mkt to keep moving up, 50ma needs to stand still for both DOW and SPX.

Dynamic chart SKF Daily The best wish to get SKF, if XLF Daily can go 12.6
Dynamic chart SRS Daily The best wish to get SRS, if XHB Daily can go 13.5
(12/16 night comments) Based on these, SRS should not be filled yet and we are in SKF now. no matter what price you get, watch SPX 900-902 tomorrow, If the retest holds, exit SKF, there will be better chance later. IF SPX losses 900 on the pull back, hold SKF. A loss of 900 can lead a pull back down to 860-880 area.
(12/17 night comments) Based on Predefined plan, when XHB went above 13.50, we are in SRS (53-54), The plan is simple, as long as SRS $52 holds, hold SRS for 2-5 days, for possible target at 50% declice Fib ($78 area) There is the SRS 5min chart, intra-day positive Divergence.

Dynamic chart SPX Daily keep in mind those stair case lines, 20ma, 50ma, 50ema, and the Trend Line.
Dynamic chart 15 min SPX Dynamic 60 min SPY A pull back is needed to correct over bought and negative divergence.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

12/17 50MA




Sunday 12/21 Sunday TA session 9:00am to 11:00am Pacific Day Time
Paltalk Room: QQQInvestment

12/16 Summary:
(1) 3-stage post Fed action remains its meth. I shorted at second stage top and covered for 10 points gain.
(2) The break out of 890 was a key point, it broke the resistance previous swing resistance, as well as the TRIANGLE in 60min chart last night. Fed statement shocked many and a lot of traders just got surprised with actual statement, and they covered, sent SPX over key resistance 890.
(3) Once those covering and retest 890 holds, buyers jumped in. After SPX pssed 50ma (902.5), AND there was no last 30 mins no sell off, another squeeze sent it out closed right below next key resistance.
(4) Financials are the leaders of the day with GS leading the game (but it has not yet reach my 80 target for short yet), XLF passed 12.60 and closed near 13.00. XHB have not got above 13.5 yet.
(5) Based on Fed's unlimited paper paper printing business, US$ is crashed from yesterday's 82.69 to today's 80.6. GOLD flys......., But Not OIL. The OIL action means a lot.

Chart glance for indices, USO, $VIX, $CPC, $BKX, UUP First time pass 50ma

Dynamic chart XLF Daily and XHB Daily
Dynamic chart SKF Daily The best wish to get SKF, if XLF Daily can go 12.6
Dynamic chart SRS Daily The best wish to get SRS, if XHB Daily can go 13.5
Based on these, SRS should not be filled yet and we are in SKF now. no matter what price you get, watch SPX 900-902 tomorrow, If the retest holds, exit SKF, there will be better chance later. IF SPX losses 900 on the pull back, hold SKF. A loss of 900 can lead a pull back down to 860-880 area.

Dynamic chart SPX Daily keep in mind those stair case lines, 20ma, 50ma, 50ema, and the Trend Line.
Dynamic chart 15 min SPX
Dynamic 60 min SPY A pull back is needed to correct over bought and negative divergence.
The FOMC Statement...

The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to establish a target range for the federal funds rate of 0 to 1/4 percent.

Since the Committee's last meeting, labor market conditions have deteriorated, and the available data indicate that consumer spending, business investment, and industrial production have declined. Financial markets remain quite strained and credit conditions tight. Overall, the outlook for economic activity has weakened further.

Meanwhile, inflationary pressures have diminished appreciably. In light of the declines in the prices of energy and other commodities and the weaker prospects for economic activity, the Committee expects inflation to moderate further in coming quarters.

The Federal Reserve will employ all available tools to promote the resumption of sustainable economic growth and to preserve price stability. In particular, the Committee anticipates that weak economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for some time.

The focus of the Committee's policy going forward will be to support the functioning of financial markets and stimulate the economy through open market operations and other measures that sustain the size of the Federal Reserve's balance sheet at a high level. As previously announced, over the next few quarters the Federal Reserve will purchase large quantities of agency debt and mortgage-backed securities to provide support to the mortgage and housing markets, and it stands ready to expand its purchases of agency debt and mortgage-backed securities as conditions warrant. The Committee is also evaluating the potential benefits of purchasing longer-term Treasury securities. Early next year, the Federal Reserve will also implement the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility to facilitate the extension of credit to households and small businesses. The Federal Reserve will continue to consider ways of using its balance sheet to further support credit markets and economic activity.

Voting for the FOMC monetary policy action were: Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman; Christine M. Cumming; Elizabeth A. Duke; Richard W. Fisher; Donald L. Kohn; Randall S. Kroszner; Sandra Pianalto; Charles I. Plosser; Gary H. Stern; and Kevin M. Warsh.

In a related action, the Board of Governors unanimously approved a 75-basis-point decrease in the discount rate to 1/2 percent. In taking this action, the Board approved the requests submitted by the Boards of Directors of the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and San Francisco. The Board also established interest rates on required and excess reserve balances of 1/4 percent.