Today's Trading Plan: A Needed Bounce
Technical Outlook:
- Major continuation yesterday to the downside, saw SPX shed almost another 2%.
- Volume fell off from Friday, but was still extraordinarily high on SPY yesterday.
- The biggest phenomenon yesterday was the massive sell-off and the VIX actually pulling back 7.4% to close at 23.85.
- T2108 (% of stocks trading above the 40-day moving average) shed 32% yesterday to close the day at 27.35. Here are some of my additional thoughts on that indicator reading.
- /ES Futures gapping up this morning and looking at a big move today. This is overdue at this point considering that SPX has fallen 113 points in just two days.
- Double top on SPX confirmed yesterday. Ultimately a move that takes price below or near the 1800's is likely.
- Dead cat bounces like what we are seeing attempted here this morning, create some of the best rallies intraday, and can go on for 2-4 days before the bulls run out of gas.
- From a shorting perspective, you want this rally, it brings prices back up to better risk/reward levels.
- A rally back up to 2050 is very possible today and/or tomorrow.
- SPX tested and broke the 200-day moving average with no fight from the bulls.
- Biggest issue for the time being for the bears is that the Brexit vote to leave, may not generate a ton of additional headlines and there is no guarantee, that the politicians, who are against such a move, would even allow it to happen.
My Trades:
- No swing trades added to the portfolio yesterday.
- No swing trades closed out yesterday.
- I remain 100% cash today, looking to add some plays to the portfolio on a market bounce today.
- Don't be surprised, in response to a central bank, for a hard bounce to happen this week. Bounces usually last 2-3 days.
- Join me each day for all my real-time trades and alerts in the SharePlanner Splash Zone
Chart for SPX:
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These counter trend rallies can be extreme. 2040-2050 will be an ideal place for anyone who wants to buy SPY puts, inverse ETF's etc. IMO It's a good low-risk, high probability entry provided one puts in a proper stop in case bulls, for some reason, take should this higher. I rode this down with SPXS, but I will likely buy some puts once the 2040-2050 SPX range is hit.