Today’s Trading Plan: Running on Fumes

Technical Outlook:

• SPX finished higher for a third straight week and the first time it has pulled off such a streak since last November/December. 
• Interestingly enough SPX closed at 1999.99 on Friday, which came at the chagrin of many holders of weekly call options at 2000. 
• The tendency of late has been for any pullback to come back to the 10-day moving average before popping again. That could be the case again this week. 
• Volume was a bit higher on Friday, more so than what was seen over the last two days, but still well below average. 
• The 200-day moving average for SPX looms large for the market and currently sits at 2023.
• VIX showed a slight amount of strength rising 1% to 16.86. 
• There is a nice rising trend-line off of the October lows on VIX that price is trying to bounce off of right now. 
• The 2108 (% of stocks trading above their 40-day moving average closed at the highest level since January 2013. The indicator has risen in a manner so parabolic that hasn’t been seen before – and rising 8 straight days. This indicator alone suggests that SPX is due for a pullback this week, even if it is only a mild one. 
• The latest leg on the SPX 30 minute chart suggests their is extreme exhaustion in the market rising over 75 points without a single pullback. 
• USO continues to trade higher but nearing resistance at around 9.85-6. 

My Trades:

• Closed out FLS on Friday at $44.50 for a 3.8% profit. 
• Closed out NFLX on Friday at $99.50 for a 2.8% profit. 
• Did not add any new swing-trades to the portfolio on Friday. 
• Currently 10% long / 90% Cash
• Will look to add 1-2 new positions and follow the market’s direction 
• Join me each day for all my real-time trades and alerts in the SharePlanner Splash Zone

Chart for SPX: