Pullback

Today is really about the market holding on to yesterday’s Labor Day Sell-Off Yes, I realize the stock market was closed yesterday, but that doesn’t mean the futures were, which more often than not, will usually trade a half a day, at least, when the stock market is closed. Yesterday saw the market give up

I was split between equal longs and equal shorts coming into today.  However, I was wanting more downside, because that is where the easy money would be if this market could ever just give us a solid pullback.This consolidation over the past three weeks, and even more so, the constant headlines, tweets, and reports about

Amazing how fast the market can turn things around isn’t it? I mean think about it, it was just Thursday afternoon where SPX started breaking down, bonds rallying through the roof and the fear was running deep from the previous days +80 point sell-off on SPX. Then, with out warning, the market bottomed, and since

Monday’s are for the sellers.  Once again, for a third straight Monday, we are seeing the bears take control of the stock market and push it lower. Last Monday was horrific for most traders, and today is shaping up to not be as bad, but still pretty bad overall. 

Happy Monday and -100 SPX handles to you! Holy cow, I know we opened up over forty points to the downside, but seriously, another 60 points lower is going to be a tough pill to swallow for a lot of investors. I’ll admit, I wish I still had my inverse ETF in SDS still, but

My Swing Trading Strategy I went more conservative yesterday, adding a utility play while also being stopped out of my software play. The market is showing a sketchiness towards growth plays this week, so far, and I’ll be looking to avoid such plays until the market can steady itself.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Downtrend in

This week has not gotten off to the best of starts. After having closed out my three previous trades for profits, Shopify (SHOP) got the best of me, hitting my stop-loss in the very early going and leaving me with just one position in the portfolio. Technology stocks are getting killed today, and right now, I want

My Swing Trading Strategy I added one additional long setup on Friday, while holding on to the one other position I came into the day with. I suspect the price action in the market to be limited this week ahead of the FOMC Statement and presser on Wednesday.   Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – VIX could see

My Swing Trading Strategy Profits were booked in Regions Financial (RF) for a +3.1% profit. I also closed out Square (SQ) at just a shade above break even due to the earnings and market pressures. That became a mute point for the stock though. I added one position yesterday, and will look to add one more today  too. 

My Swing Trading Strategy I booked profits in Nvidia (NVDA) yesterday for +4%. Looking back, I was very aggressive about taking profits at the open, but I did so, because I was not overly confident that it could hold on to the premarket strength, and seemed like a solid candidate for a gap and fade (which