Volatility Index (VIX)

My Swing Trading Strategy Last week was an insanely boring week of trading for me. Only one trade overall – that is a rarity. I did close out some positions that weren’t doing much though, including Harris (HRS) for a +0.6% profit. Much of the slowness was due to holiday light volume and recent low volume

My Swing Trading Strategy No trades from me yesterday, and will look to increase stops and book gains in places where it makes sense today. Tomorrow the market is closed and I suspect today, barring any major market news or a bombshell in the Mueller report, that the volume will be low and price action

My Swing Trading Strategy I booked profits in Schlumberger (SLB) for +3.6% yesterday while also adding another position to the portfolio. I’ll look to add more today if this market can hold the morning rally and show a willingness to build upon it.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Finished only 1% lower, but did manage to trade, intraday, below

My Swing Trading Strategy The market provided very little incentive yesterday to add any new trades to the portfolio. I will consider adding another position to the portfolio if the market can hold up its pre-market strength. I also plan to increase my stops in the early going.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Rallied strong earlier

My Swing Trading Strategy No new positions added on Friday, as I rode my existing portfolio’s positions higher. That may be the case again today, unless the market can build upon the momentum from Friday, at which point I will look to add another long position.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Closed at 12.01, following a

My Swing Trading Strategy I added two new positions to the portfolio while taking a small profit in Aliababa (BABA) yesterday. I may consider adding one new position today depending on how strong the market can stay, considering the pre-market strength currently being seen.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Expect more of a decline today

My Swing Trading Strategy I didn’t add any new positions to the portfolio yesterday nor did I subtract from it. The market in its current state is seeing strength in the small caps while neglecting large caps, by and large.   Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – Gave back nearly all of Tuesday’s gains with a decline of

My Swing Trading Strategy If this market has you tired and annoyed over the past week, you are not alone. The low volume, whimsical trading patterns, certainly makes for some unpredictable markets providing poor breadth and lack of consistency on a day-to-day basis. With four positions open, plan to stay put today, unless we get

My Swing Trading Strategy Right now, I am open to adding another long position if the market can rally off the pre-market lows, which has been the norm of late. However, the potential for a pullback of some kind is greatly increasing and I don’t want boatload of new positions when that happens. Keep raising

My Swing Trading Strategy One new trade was added on Friday, but I stayed put the rest of the day. I sold my position in Netflix (NFLX) for a +1.1% profit. Today the market is opening lower, so it will be important that any weakness can be contained and kept from seeping lower.  Indicators