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Plunge Protection Team's been hard at work all weekNoted in my futures chart i'm linking to this All week the PPT''s have been on defcon one and hard at work day and night in the futures and cash markets catching the price with a net (market buys) and then setting large buy walls to pump this thing up. That makes me hesitant to long just for the simple fact that at any given moment they can flip the switch on their algos or walkie talkie the 5 guys in a room and guess who'll be stuck holding the bag? I do give it to them, they're good at what they do. With that being said we did have the negative divergence and ascending wedge play out but reversed rather quickly for my liking, and then reversed again as everyone was closing out for the weekend. At this point my chart from yesterday is still in play and valid. I was surprised we reversed before we got to the gap (hence my commentary above) but we did get a trend line break, recapture with below average volume, and another trendline break with above average volume on the hourly. We also had better volume on the daily today with majority of it coming in on the two downward candles. Net net i'm not sure we're done with the selling just yet. This entire week has been a pump with little relative strength and low volume. Meaning if they wanted to flip the switch on us it'll knife right through all the gains of last week in a day or two. Keep that in mind. Regardless - my entire point is something's been funky/suspicious in the price action this entire week. I'd like to see us fill one or both of the gaps (one at ~296, the other ~294) before we make any meaningful move higher. I closed around $297.50/$297.25 but also reshorted going into the weekend. Remember Brexit will have a meaningful impact on markets Monday most likely and then it's going to be earnings front and center with a bunch of huge companies reporting. Should be fun.
AMEX:SPYShort
by merkd1904
I honestly don't know what to do with my handsToday was a little disappointing in my eyes as i thought we were going to have that bull flag pattern play out from the past few days. But instead of ripping higher we got goosed, reversed, filled the gap, and tried with a vengeance to regain the 3000 level on ES/SPX. The fight for 3000 is turning out to be pretty epic, there's a heavy bout of resistance here and what worries me is that there is still only 1/2 average volume printing. That tells me a couple things; lack of institutional buying, and lack of conviction. It also looked like there were a lot of people either exiting longs or filling shorts. "They" tried so hard to keep us from reversing at the end of the day on SPY/SPX/ES but it looks like this is running out of steam/getting compressed. There was a long period of consolidation yesterday into the futures last night and still got smacked in the head around 3005 this morning. As i noted in my last post we didn't take care of the negative divergences on the RSI. They're extremely pronounced on the hourly but wash out into the 4H and daily. I'd like to see a pullback out of the ascending wedge from the past few days back to the $296 level and then i'd feel comfortable shooting back up into the $302-$305 area. But right now this just feels like an algo pump and maybe even a bulltrap. If we do break $300 tomorrow and head to $302 i'd be looking for a sharp reversal. But, if my preferred scenario plays out and we pull back i'd expect support around $296 and if we end up knifing through it i'd expect us to head for the gap at $294. I did flip net short mid day today. Attempted to fill the gap*
AMEX:SPYShort
by merkd1904
Well this is interesting - within ATH striking distance/Fed pumpSo, after Friday being the newsapalooza it was i hope you jumped on that train. Between the Fed not doing QE (it's kinda QE), good news on the Brexit front (more today as well), and our "Phase 1" trade deal (which isn't anywhere near being inked) we rallied up past the breakdown candle high, only to be rejected from it. I know a lot of traders took a short position from there, but on the longer TF's it did look like a bullflag printing yesterday, and there weren't any negative signals to be found. Today we did finish above the breakdown candle high BUT with bearish divergences on the 1-4H TF's. A lot more pronounced on ES. Another thing that gives me concern for the bullcase is the lack of volume. That means lack of conviction. We were 1/2 avg volume both yesterday and today. The news is touting today's move as a "Great start to earnings season!" but in my opinion this is just a short squeeze or a bull trap until we can break that bearish divergence or get some conviction (volume pop). BUT, i can see this going to new ATH's just for the simple fact we're so close to it. There were sellers in the market today after some panic buying/short covering and if we do have any negative news it'll knife right through these past couple days back towards the $293 level. This tells me this is more of a Powell/Fed pump than any real optimism on the trade front besides people poking their heads out thinking there might be a cease fire. Without any bearish news or any large company completely wiffing on earnings this week we do have the possibility for a melt up/shot at new ATH's . But i do see us retracing at least a little bit before we get there. If we do head there straight from here it wouldn't be a bad idea to take an objective short position at whatever level you choose because those divergences will probably just get bigger. If we get above the $305 level which is the top of the channel, PARTICULARLY with a divergence break to the upside we're off to the races. But also keep in mind if we do get back to ATH's that decreases the likelihood of a more accommodation fed. This is for entertainment purposes/technical analysis only and is not to be construed as trading advice.
AMEX:SPY
by merkd1904
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Trump PumpLet's face it. The dude is a master at manipulating the markets and the markets eat it up. But regardless everything is pointing towards this "mini deal" and apparently that's enough good news for everyone to pop champagne and shoot for net ATH's. Today we opened right where we left off after a WILD night in the futures markets and sure enough we ran up to test the top of the symmetrical triangle channel. On SPX it's a lot more pronounced, i will post the chart below. Remember SPY price is still a little skewed from the dividend payout a couple weeks ago. The downtrend line acted as perfect resistance on SPX after multiple stabs at it. But honestly the hopium is extra strength right now and i think people are just looking for an excuse to send the market higher. Either we gap over the downtrend line in SPX and over the resistance at $294 and make a run back towards $300 or all these theatrics with this trade deal unravel before our eyes and we're back at $290/$2900 and honestly both are completely possible. At this point technicals are being washed out by the news flow, but also there aren't any negative divergences or anything to note a bearish case. You could have taken an objective short at the top of the symmetrical triangle for a scalp but with the way this market is right now i'm pretty sure everyone has PTSD. I do have resistance pegged at the $296 level where the intermediate uptrend line acted as resistance before and also have it pegged as resistance in general. Check out the SPX chart below to get a better idea of the downtrend resistance.
AMEX:SPY
by merkd1904
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Interesting last minute sell off. So we did end up gapping above and into the symmetrical triangle and testing the intermediate term trend line for majority of the day after grinding through it on a low volume/algo pump. It's almost as if everyone had to go collect their thoughts and lick their wounds after the past couple days. But after grinding higher most the day on half avg volume we had an interesting reversal in the last 15 minutes of trading that gave us a bearish engulfing on the hourly that landed smack dab on the trend line. That candle was also 2x the avg vol. Could have been everyone GTFO so they don't have to hold overnight. Also notice how we were radio silent on the trade front news wise besides Bloomberg's annonymous source this morning (5 AM EST) that said something that we already knew? (China's willing to do a watered down deal, buy ag products, shit like that. The manipulation is impressive sometimes.) And it's not like we had a shit ton of buyers today, it was just no one had any conviction on whether to buy or sell or are already positioned. Although it was a nice little short squeeze. What also kills me is we've seen this movie before - if we do end up getting a "trade truce" and "skinny deal" or a partial deal all it'd be is a replay of the G7 meeting in Japan and literally nothing gets done. But, the markets would use it as an excuse to rally and $310/$3100 here we come. I can see two different scenarios playing out overnight. Scenario 1. We stay bullish overnight barring any bearish catalysts and resume our low volume pumpage back to the $294 level until whispers about the meeting start coming to light. There is a downtrend line coming from the original break down candle (top of the symmetrical triangle) but i'm assuming people would want to go for the fat round number of $294. $2950 on ES. Scenario 2. Some institutional traders or Trump's team or whomever frontran us and that actually is a reversal candle and we gap down and head back to revisit $288 which i would not expect to hold a third time. This could also just be one big ass bear flag that just printed as well. But, at this point your guess is as good as mine. Let me know where you guys stand. Goodluck.
AMEX:SPY
by merkd1904
Schizophrenic markets win the day againToday was another incredibly challenging day to trade intraday. The market wants to be bullish SO bad and honestly i thought we were going to turn there for a minute. But this schizophrenic news flow is whipsawing everyone left and right. I'm personally wearing this one with bad entries and overreactions to news. My target of $289 on SPY and $2900 on ES were ultimately hit even if we took the long way there. I can see us retesting the trend line i drew creating a symmetrical triangle after the market reversed, only to reverse again breaking down out of it. But i do still see it as valid. Either we'll retest that trendline in ES overnight and get rejected or we'll pass through it for a gap up and retest the neckline. Positive divergences on the 15m - 1H. I honestly don't know how anyone is still bullish but there were buyers out there today. We'll see if it bleeds into tomorrow.
AMEX:SPY
by merkd1904
What a day - Rejection off of medium term trend line on hourlyEven though today's volume was below average it didn't feel like it. I haven't taken a whipsaw to the face like that in a minute. We failed to break through the medium term trend line and the last two hours finally got rejected off of it. In my last post i was expecting a retest of the neckline from the H&S but we ended up gapping over it only to be pushed off the trend line from Dec '18. The last two hourly candles are clearly reversal signals. I started the day short but stopped out at 2950.50 on ES, reentered at the rejection, only to be whipsawed by some fake news about the Chinese Commerce Ministry before i could even get my stops set. Caught the top of that candle and rode it all the way down till just now. Not holding any position overnight, the chop is real. I'm expecting us to come back and visit the $288 level on SPY and the $2900 level on ES. But i also foresee many more whipsaws in our future with what seems like the increasingly volatile news cycle both globally and domestically. Goodluck.
AMEX:SPY
by merkd1904
Broken head and shoulders neck line, extremely oversold. Just noting that the violence of yesterday and today seems more pronounced than August's sell off. We blew right through the gaps at $291.06 and $288.92. That in itself should tell you this should not be played with. This is the proverbial freight train with no brakes. There strictly aren't any buyers. BUT with that being said we're extremely oversold on every TF besides the daily, which leads me to believe we could see a short cover rally today, and possibly some more follow through to the $282/200MA level tomorrow. I wouldn't be surprised if we get a backtest of the neckline/trendline at the $290 level. I've been in and out of this the past two days on /ES and have had a net short position in SPY since we got back up to $300. Watch for the non farm payrolls number on friday, but until then there's no brakes on this thing and the negative news everywhere seemingly is adding to the velocity. Watch for the bounce, it will come eventually. First target is the $274 May low, and second target around the $262 level. Good luck.
AMEX:SPY
by merkd1904
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AMEX:SPYLong
by pretiming
SPY SPX ES1! Stay LONG - More Rally to ComeIf you've been following me here, you've been long and enjoying the rally. New highs were inevitable. I still see a lot of bearishness and people picking spots to short - which tells me this market may go higher than anyone expects. More importantly, the obsession with looking for short spots tells me bears won't get their big crash delivered to them on a silver platter at the next high. More likely, we'll make highs and then just chop around sideways to work off the overbought condition. This would be a frustrating pain trade for many. I've posted my trades and more analysis live on my twitter @marketmind3
AMEX:SPYLong
by marketmind3