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NASDAQ: Keep buying on pullbacks.Nasdaq has turned the Channel Up into a Rising Wedge on the 4H time frame with technicals healthy bullish (RSI = 60.461, MACD = 23.460, ADX = 25.411). The current rebound is on the 4H MA50 and every pullback is a buy opportunity, targeting the top of the Rising Wedge (TP = 13,450). If it closes under the 4H MA200, we will add a second buy, targeting the top of the Channel Up near R1 (TP = 13,650). Prior idea: ## If you like our free content follow our profile to get more daily ideas. ## ## Comments and likes are greatly appreciated. ##
CAPITALCOM:US100Long
by InvestingScope
1
5/8 Watchlist + NotesSPY - Took a break mid last week from watchlists and trading. Looking at the daily chart, I am seeing a few things. We have a gap created, 2-2 reversal, and double engulfing weekly chart. Overall I think we are neutral/bullish from here, but one thing that concerns me is that gap to the downside. Monday I will be looking for a potential engulfing day if we can fill that gap but also make new highs from friday. Watchlist: MRNA PG CAT Main Watch is MRNA as we have a 3-1 daily and a 2-1 weekly setup. I am hoping to see upside because looking at the daily we broke out of a BF a few weeks back and now have closed back inside of it. Looking to see if we can reverse here or if we will push lower. Similar setups with CAT and PG but both equally valid so check those out as well. Overall: Bearish going into the week, but skeptically bullish going into monday. I am hoping to make a good rebound this week as I got sidetracked a lot last week and was not able to trade much at all. Watchlists should be posted daily from here on out.
AMEX:SPY
by Alanger17
1
Do Todays Participants & Pundits Understand Todays Stock Market?I’ll get right to the point. NO Now granted, as the reader, you’re immediately drawing your own conclusions about that opening statement. You're probably thinking... The author of this post is obviously bearish and therefore has an agenda. Ok, that’s fair. Then indulge me as I explain, in detail , why I believe todays market participants and financial news pundits do not understand Todays Stock Market. My only request of you, the reader, is to continue reading with an open mind till the end and then judge for yourself. I practice a form of technical analysis called Elliott Wave Theory. Whether one would consider it theoretical after 90 years since it’s introduction, or not, is a discussion for another time. This post is not some diatribe debating, nor defending the Principles of Elliott Wave. However, I’ll sum up Elliott Wave for the uninitiated in a simple explanation for sole purpose of understanding this post. Elliott Wave Brief Explanation: Elliott Wave means to forecast crowd behavior specifically as it pertains to price action within a given market. As a long-time practitioner of this form of analysis I am still amazed to this day, to see price follow through on my forecasts with a high degree of both accuracy, and reliability. I’m never bored. But in truth, this form of analysis has little merit in markets in which there are no LARGE CROWDS. Price action in thinly traded penny stocks, fly by night crypto currencies, and so forth. You simply cannot forecast what the crowd will do, in the absence of a true crowd. However, in LARGE CROWDS, the basic premise of Elliott Wave is prices tend to move in 5 distinct “Waves” within a given trend. During the course of that 5-wave trend, price will correct, consolidate or digest gains or losses in 3 distinct “waves” prior to that trend completing. To examine those waves within a trend, an analyst should be able to drill down into smaller and smaller time frames and see the same principles playing out as these price action patterns are fractal in nature. They are self-similar. Ok, that is an overly simplified explanation of Elliott Wave. Nonetheless, its one in which I think is enough where I can guide you through my broader reasoning. Let me start out with my long-term SPX analysis. Elliott Wave Analysis on the SP500: In the above chart you'll find the 4-hour fractal of the below larger monthly fractal. I have posted these charts many times before, so long-term followers of my work will recognize them. But I start this broader explanation with the below monthly chart. Displayed in the chart below you see a series of labels in green ( I ), ( II ), and ( III ). Those green labels are what Elliott Wave deems a super-cycle price action analysis…or count. Its referred to as a “count”, because practitioners of Elliott Wave Theory are simply counting waves. So if Elliott Wave is based on a series of 5-wave trend patterns, and 3-wave counter trend patterns that are FRACTAL in nature (my earlier over-simplified explanation), then after completing a wave ( III ), we obviously need a wave ( IV ). Now in all fairness to you the reader, has the monthly price action confirmed we’re in a super-cycle wave ( IV ) and wave ( III ) has in fact completed? NO. What confirms the price action is in a super-cycle wave ( IV ) event is a breach of the 2020 Covid-19 low of ES Futures 2174. That price (2174) is the litmus test for continuation to higher highs in the SPX or a long slog in equities that could last decades and decimate global wealth. Now I have long told my members that... although I do not know what the catalysts are that ultimately validate the forecasted price action, those catalysts always tend to show up on time . I think in my trading room, my members would whole heartedly agree with that statement. So, as I analyze price action from the day to day to the 1-minute chart and justify my primary long-term analysis today I am in no shortage of potential catalysts that are brewing. You know them all (Debt Ceiling, Regional Banking Crisis, The Fed, Inflation, Geo-Political…etc.) I choose not to speculate on the potential event, but on history. Is there a precedent? Yes, History. There is…. somewhat. Here it is. The last time we had our wave ( II ), super cycle counter trend price action, was the stock market crash of 1929. That is easy to see on the above chart, but what were the clues, or the potential catalysts leading up to that event almost 100 years ago? Clue #1: The Panic of 1907 The Panic of 1907 was…wait for it…” A Financial Crisis”. During this time, the irresponsibility of bankers caused Bank Runs, and ultimately that translated into a 50% decline in the NYSE. That’s half…50%. This dried up any liquidity for loans. In other words, a credit crunch. Sound Familiar? Sidenote: You starting to get the sense that bankers always seem to be present at the scene of the crime so to speak? It’s perplexing. Who are these nefarious characters? Banking, in general, is terrible business model. But I digress…back to the point. Clue #2: The Spanish Flu The Spanish Flu of 1918 was a global influenza pandemic (H1N1) that decimated a third of the population on planet Earth. The Spanish Flu became a global pandemic because exiting World War 1, the war effort censors were accustomed to censoring bad news. Therefore, most of the population was ill-informed regarding the dangers of (H1N1) and disproportionately this effected the young and old members on the population. This was also a time of climate change and population migration patterns and this exacerbated the spread and effects of the flu. This starting to sound like you’ve seen this movie before? Clue #3: Massive economic bounce back The jobs market was in high deficiency mode as early as 1922 having had so many of potential workers having died in the previous pandemic prematurely. This caused a massive supply-demand dislocation of (1) human nature to get out from under the atmosphere of The Spanish Flu and (2) live and consume…and the work force to meet those needs on a global scale. This resulted in a large economic expansion that lasted almost 10 years. In the United States, we refer to this era as, “The Roaring Twenties”. These three clues culminated in the stock market crash of 1929...hence our super-cycle wave ( II ). As an analyst, as an intellectual, and as a student of history, I cannot ignore these flashing confluence of events in my time. The Irish statesman, Edmund Burke has been attributed to having said… ” Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” The Spanish philosopher George Santayana is credited with the aphorism, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” War Time British Prime Minister Winston Churchill wrote, “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” In summary, how does this all shake out? Well, first and foremost I’ll say that this is not your father’s stock market, it’s not even your grandfather’s market. It’s more than likely your Great Grandfathers market. That market was terrible. That market had seismic effect on both society and asset appreciation. Keep in mind, this market has had it’s bull and bear markets. However, for the last almost 100 years, we’ve been in a secular bull market. During the last 100 years, we have experienced 3 impactful cyclical bear markets within a 93 year secular bull market since our super cycle wave ( II ) event in 1929. During the last 93 years, the stock market has essentially appreciated in a solid, predictable 45-degree angle higher. Buy and hold, buying the dip, has been both the statistical and practical successful trading thesis. If this is a wave ( IV ) super-cycle event, trader sentiment must change. This takes time. Traders must now go through re-conditioning. A mourning, if you will, of the past 93 years of a secular bull market. Unfortunately, this only occurs with the loss of money, and over time. Cavemen continued to touch fire as it is visually magical. However, after a while, I’m sure they drew the conclusion this is NOT ADVISED . I keep CNBC on in the back ground of my small trading office. The incredibly smart contributors, and titans of money they feature quote metrics like typical bear market durations, what typically happens after the Fed has paused rate increases 6 months afterwards…and I’ll be the first to announce to you, the reader, THAT NO LONGER APPLIES. We are no longer in that 93 year long 45-degree angle up. Those metrics… worthless . Those typical expectations… miss-guided . THIS IS NOT YOURS, NOR IS IT YOUR FATHERS MARKET. Now granted, this is somewhat of a thought speculation on my part (as of today). However, I do wonder…if traders, market participants and financial news pundits have objectively considered if they understand TODAYS STOCK MARKET. FOOD FOR THOUGHT. CHRIS
CME_MINI:ES1!
by maikisch
10
5/1 Watchlist + NotesSPY - Crazy finish to the week and month. Bulls absolutely controlled Friday and pushed us even higher on the weekly to create an engulfing week. We had super strong closes on the daily, weekly, and monthly. I cannot imagine a world where we don't push even higher next week. I would imagine we test the 418 and 420 levels at some point. Was not expecting this at all, so I am curious to see how next month plays out. With the FED predicting a bearish second half of the year, this price action leads me to think we may have already priced in a small recession as the FED claims we may have, or we are seeing a final push to the upside to trap some buyers before seeing a bigger drop. As always we have to play what's in front of us and not what we are expecting, so proceed with caution and try not to let your own personal bias effect your trading Watchlist: Nothing on the scanner really has my attention for Monday so I will just be trading SPY. I do have a long position on ARKK that I am swinging so I will be watching that as well. All inside setups and 50% retrace setups listed on my scanner in the picture for this post. Main Watch: ARKK - Just watching to manage my position. I think with the bullish bias on SPY that we have, we should see a push higher on ARKK on Monday Previous Main Watch: U + ARKK - Both created bullish engulfing days and I ended up entering ARKK 37.5 C for this coming Friday's exp. Up currently on that position and holding. Did not take a position on U. Just watching them still Watchlist Stats From Last Week: 2/5 SPY Predictions 3/5 Main Watch Plays Personal Stats: 0/2 on the week Overall: Red - Didnt trade much due to it being finals week for me - Took a couple small L's but got some W's with forex and crypto scalps so I am pretty much B/E on the week, but for these lists I like to count only my options trading - Looking to make a hard rebound this week with my schedule now being much more open and having more time to focus on trading. Lets make some money this week. As always be smart, follow rules, and always be striving to learn more and better your trading. Cheers
AMEX:SPYLong
by Alanger17
Weekly Update: So Far... Everything is Going According to PlanI’ve shared this chart with my followers for a couple months now. You can check my posting history to see how the forecasts have NOT changed, but the chart is filling in nicely. Tracking the minutia at the micro level has been maddening over the last month. In my trading room I’ve advised my members to focus on the intermediate term pattern depicted in the above chart. Nonetheless, yesterday’s seemingly straight up move after about 9 am I’m sure scared traders who were positioned short. The irony of yesterday’s price action was although price traded not unexpectedly in my micro target box perfectly, I was expecting that sort of price action to take up till Monday or Tuesday of next week. So, in today’s market I’m not ruling out one more high into the 4170 area which would be the .786% retracement area. Much above that and the potential gets raised of invalidating our triangle pattern we started back in the last week of December 2022. But with no violation of the micro target box region which stood at 4130-4170 when price was at 4068.75 I have to continue to adopt the triangle pattern. So how does this triangle pattern conclude? I have guided both members and followers of my work with red arrows on the above chart since the end of February 2023 when the triangle pattern was first given credence. Currently, I am projecting this pattern to conclude mid-to-third-week in May. Yesterday’s price action has caused me to adopt a more sub-divided a-wave of our larger e-wave of the triangle, to complete our primary circle B. This was adopted after what I originally would be our a-wave came up slightly short of the 4064-4065 area, followed by a quick a-b-c retracement yesterday into 4166.50. Yesterday’s price action, although introduced further complexity and sub-divisions into what I am projecting as an e-wave bottom in a larger triangle B…to the degree we do not eclipse 4170, but ultimately 4198.50 (which would be a new short term high). I have to say… so far, everything is going according to plan.
CME_MINI:ES1!
by maikisch
8
How to Day Trade or Swing Trade S&P500 Futures No IndicatorsHey Traders, So over the years I bout alot of courses about trading the markets. In one course I took I learned about a reversal strategy using candlesticks on daily charts. Although in the past I didn't consider myself a Day Trader I found this strategy to be appealing for it using the Stock Index futures. So now I sometimes do day trade the market if I get the right setup. The good thing about his strategy is that you only need to check the market once a day to see if there is a setup. Then you just place your stop orders and limit orders according to your risk management or you can also use options. Enjoy! Trade Well, Clifford
CME_MINI:ESM2023Education
by TradeTheIndex
10
NQ Intraday Analysis 04/19/23Hi all, welcome back to a new morning :) Without going into the nitty-gritty, NQ is holding a major zone right now (simplified to the most recent area) and the market has extended almost 300 points within a day. I am expecting two scenarios at the opening area which will define how I act for the remainder of the day: Scenario 1: Mean reversion long - Bulls are able to hold the major zone and end with a maximum target around 13300. Expect possible shorts around 13300 if shorts begin to hold major zones. Scenario 2: Breakout short - Bulls cannot hold the major zone and the market breaks the low of the zone with a close. If bears can hold this zone on a retest, expect short scalps with the first minimum target around 13025. Risk of reversal long back above the major zone should be taken into account. Of course, this is not financial advice and I have my own data used to validate this opening plan; please always perform your own research and judgement! Good luck and I hope all of you have a great day!
CME_MINI:NQ1!
by Billy_FX_
Weekly Update: Is EVERYTHING about to come down together?Is a rare event when multiple planets are aligned in the night’s sky. It’s rarer still, when their aligned, and visible to the naked eye, and on-lookers do not require the use of a telescope. Let me explain. My crypto currency coverage list (SOL, ETH, BTC and ADA) have been rallying and hitting some of their initial sub-divided targets higher where I would soon expect them to retrace. Financials (XLF) could be completing a minor wave 4 high and now coming down in a wave 5. The SPX and the ES appears to have just completed their D-wave high in what I'm counting as a triangle and should be coming down as early as today. I suspect if I looked at some of the heavily weighted stocks of the SP500 they would show the same pattern and potential conclusion. Is everything aligned? The downside IN EVERYTHING appears clear enough, you don’t require a telescope to see that.
CME_MINI:ES1!
by maikisch
3
4-17-23 nqgood morning, here's another idea for you guys - this one is quite neutral, and takes into account all of the current events which are currently taking place in the markets. --- nasdaq looks to have completed 5 waves up from the lows of october. (it could potentially go slightly higher to 13,666). >5 waves is either the beginning or the end of something - >in this case i will have to say it is the beginning of something based on the overall vibe of the market. --- >what i am philosophizing about over here, is a very deep raid into may \ june to flip the current sentiment which is very bullish. >only once this sentiment flip has taken place, do i believe we go to put in that C leg to the upside, to 15.6k ✌
CME_MINI:NQ1!
by notoriousbids
10
NQ - Interesting area!NQ - Interesting area! CME_MINI:NQ1! GLOBALPRIME:NAS100 Another key resistance area Highs: 13248.75 Lows:12957.00 Currently we are still within the ranges even though we've had CPI print we did escalate higher, but couldn't go above key resistance of: 13230 areas we could need break higher above that resistance to go towards levels of 13347.00. However, if we are to break below the lows I expect 12800 areas to be key support that could be reached! Pay attention! Trade Journal
CME_MINI:NQ1!
by Trade_Journal
Weekly Market Update: ES Waking up from a Bearish Slumber?Recently, the market has been reluctant to give back any gains over the course of the last three weeks. But is that changing now? Price action is a function of trader sentiment. Knowing that, every morning I wake up and ask myself, “WHY would any trader (fundamentally or technically) want to own stocks right here”? Seriously, there is no case to be made either on a fundamental or technical basis. Nonetheless, that is not how price patterns form. You need someone to take the other side of your trading thesis. Without that liquidity, I think the market would have other (more serious) issues. Technically, I have the ES having just completed its D-wave in a triangle pattern that started on December 22nd. That means we should decline in a 3-wave pattern in our E-wave for completion of our larger B (as shown on the chart). This retracement down should ultimately complete around the area of BEST CASE: ES-4005 and worst case (if the triangle pattern is correct) ES-3877. However, determining that as a legitimate bottom will be whether we can decline and maintain positive divergence on the MACD indicator. I’ll conclude by keeping this simple. If at anytime during my expected decline into the 4005-3877 area, MACD prints lower than the red-line on the chart... That is a clue we will get continuation…and we will continue to do so, until we can build a pattern of bottoms on positive divergence. Keep that top of mind over the course of the next couple weeks.
CME_MINI:ES1!
by maikisch
3
Short-Term Market Fluctuations: Analyzing the NQ CorrectionIn this article, I'll explore the recent decline in the Nasdaq 100 (NQ) index from the 13,200 level, focusing on its corrective nature and potential implications for short-term price action. By examining the 15-minute timeframe chart and considering the impact of tomorrow's scheduled economic release , we can gain insights into possible market moves and make more informed trading decisions. Identifying the Corrective Nature of the NQ Decline From 13,200, the NQ has experienced a decline that appears corrective rather than impulsive. If you examine the 15-minute timeframe chart, you'll likely concur with this assessment. The current targets for this correction sit around 13,000 or as low as 12,980. Considering the Impact of Economic Releases on Short-Term Price Action What makes me skeptical of further short-term downside is the fact that economic data is set to be released tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM in premarket trading. If the NQ continues its decline to complete the correction, it's probable that we will witness a significant upside move following the release of the data. Analyzing the Initial Move and Providing Actionable Information My concern with the initial decline is that it consisted of three waves, rather than a clear five-wave impulse. For now, I'm ruling out the possibility of a major downside move tomorrow. Unlike some traders who provide vague content and only reveal their "conditional" orders after the fact, I aim to offer actionable information beforehand. If the NQ drops into the 8:30 AM release tomorrow, we are more likely to see an upward move. Conversely, if the index rises overnight, we can expect a downside move following the data release. Understanding the corrective nature of the NQ's recent decline and factoring in the impact of upcoming economic releases can help us better navigate short-term market fluctuations. By providing actionable information ahead of time and adapting my analysis as needed, we can make more informed decisions and improve our trading outcomes. Keep an eye on the NQ's price action as we approach tomorrow's data release and adjust your trading strategy accordingly.
CME_MINI:NQ1!Short
by bitdoctor
NDX/NQ/MNQ Pre-Market and Week OutlookAs we sit right now it looks like the NDX might gap on the open. I'll be live trading streaming this week so tune into that, also update idea as week unfolds. If we start on the upside the zone what we're watching is the August 2022 4D key level at 13,639. A reach for the market would be the 4D extreme zone between 13,900 and 14,100 or so. On the downside we see the obvious day momentum checks and bias checks as well as key levels and gaps. One key area is the significant high anchored vwap at 12,918, if that gets tested and holds anticipate the highs will be breached. Below that around 12,500 to 12,000 is the four day reaction zone which aligns with key reaction zones on the daily. Should be obvious how to trade this week with these key reaction zones identified. wait for confirmation and trade for the RD 4-chart patterns.
NASDAQ:NDX
by RexDogActual
4/4 Watchlist + NotesSPY - We were spot on with our analysis going into today's session. Last night I mentioned that we had a strong close on the daily and weekly and that I wanted to see us push higher. We also stayed within a 1% range today as I had also hoped to see (.71% range total today). Didn't quite get the movement we were hoping for (Inside Day), but we still were accurate otherwise. We closed green on the day and made a smaller green candle than we did Friday, which signals a few things for me. Here are all the considerations I have currently for my prediction for tomorrow: 1) Slightly overextended on the daily + close to exhaustion risk, (Bearish) 2) Still have strong momentum on the daily and weekly, (Bullish) 3) We are nearing the top of a broadening formation created a few weeks back, (Slightly Bullish) 4) Finished green today with a healthy looking green candle (Bullish) With all of this in mind, I think that we now need to target 412-413 range sometime this week. There is really nothing stopping SPY from continuing to run other than the fact that it is in extended territory. For tomorrow my prediction is simple: I am slightly bullish, but understand that we can move hard in either direction tomorrow. Tomorrow's movement will be heavily influenced by 2 things: Whether we gap up or down during PM, and whether we break today's high or low first. If we break today's high first (Not including PM movement) then I think 412.91 is our target for tomorrow. If we break the low first, then I believe we could see somewhere in the 406.50-407.50 range. The 3rd scenario I can see happening is we take out today's high and then proceed to dump and take out today's low, forming an engulfing day. I think the first two scenarios are the most realistic, but they are all valid scenarios I could see happening tomorrow. Overall: Skeptically Bullish Watchlist + Bias: SHOP - 3-1 Daily: Bullish QQQ - 2-1 Daily: Neutral MSFT - 2-1 Daily: Neutral PYPL - 2-1 Daily and Weekly: Slightly Bullish DOCU - 2-1 Daily and 3-1-1 Weekly: Neutral Main Watch: SHOP and DOCU SHOP - 3-1 Daily with a huge gap that is partially filled to the upside. I am hoping to break to break today's high tomorrow and push higher. I think it has really good momentum to keep pushing higher. Would love to target 48.57 tomorrow. Will maybe play downside too, but mostly just focused on the upside move DOCU - This one still hasn't broken out of the inside week setup. it is now actively a 3-1-1-1, which is just unheard of for the weekly chart. Im open to playing either side. I think with this one being in a 2-1 daily, we will get to see which direction we will finally move in for the next few days/weeks. Considering swinging as well. Preferably want to play upside, but I will take what I can get. Yesterday's Main Watch: SQ - (Status:) Winner (Personally Trade?) Yes we opened under our put entry, but the play was still valid from open in my opinion. Cons from my trade peaked around 23% and I actually ended up taking a small loss because I was looking for a better entry to swing puts, but ended up not liking the swing setup, so I just took a small loss on my starter position + the extra cons I added when averaging down. Overall was in for about 40% of my target position size, and took about a 12% loss on that which translates to a roughly 5% loss had it been a normal position for me. I still count this as a winner for the list because it saw solid gains from a very readable entry. Had I been day trading and not looking for a swing entry, I would have had a different outcome, but at the end of the day, I had a plan and followed it, which is something I can't and won't be upset over. Weekly is still not broken out of, so SQ remains on my personal watchlist for the rest of the week. I wanna see what tomorrow holds for SQ before considering a new position. Watchlist Stats: 1/1 Spy Predictions 1/1 Main Watch Plays Top Winner: SQ (23%+) Personal Stats: 0/1 On Trades This Week Overall Green/Red: Red (extremely small). Early in the week. Can easily come back from today's small loss. Trade Smart Tomorrow!
AMEX:SPY
by Alanger17