SPY

Charts of Interest - Weekly Perspective


           A lot of stocks on the Market Smith Growth 250+ list have made runs of 20%-100% since the beginning of this intermediate up trend that began on on the low of 11/16/12 and really got moving on 12/31/12. For me, just because the Indexes are starting to act sloppy and erratic doesn't mean I am hoping on the short side and I am not cutting my longs either. This is one of those times where less is more. I have taken profits in most of my winning positions and down to core size in each. Trails stops set in what I have left.
         This is just a list of names that have come across my scans. I continually watch for names that hold up well in corrective and choppy markets.

 "Plan your trades and trade your plan."























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Are You Frustrated Yet?

            I've noticed a lot of frustration on the stream as of lately. The gaps whether they fade or trend seem to be difficult to trade and trust. I just wanted to mention a couple of things that have lead to a decrease in my frustration levels.
          Once I noticed that many of my trades were being stopped out at a loss or trail stops hit in fairly short amount of time, I decrease the amount of trades I enter. This is also considering I feel my entry and stop placements are correct, following my strategy and rules for risk management.
           I pass on a lot and become much more picky...Volume being the number one indicator I watch.
           Depending on the size of the move I think the trade may make, I either drop my share size and widen my stop a bit, or tighten the stop all together. I prefer the dropping share size and widening stops.
          Were not in a trending market yet. So to flip flop back and forth from bearish to bullish makes no sense IMO. Having unrealistic expectations of follow thru on either the long or short side doesn't make much sense to me either. While having potential trade set ups is just part of doing the homework like @ChessNWine mentioned in his video the other day.

Here are a couple of links for Day and Swing traders that may or may not help.



Charts of Interest - $SPY $QQQ $ALXN $V $PANL $QCOR $FFIV $HANS

Spy - Possibly forming right shoulder. Would not be confirmed until neckline is broken. Plenty of time.

QQQ Range

ALXN - Pocket pivot move as it cleared 10,21, and 50 day moving averages. Still with in this range.

CATM - On watch, with alerts set at a break of this descending trend line.

EOG- Held 50d, which is a good sign. Still watching the 105 area.

Cat testing the lower end of its range. Needs to hold. 

HANS - Pocket pivot move on Friday. Long entry thru 97.00

A couple different looks at PANL. Butterfly and descending wedge 


STMP - Descending Wedge. On the weekly, has held 21wk moving average so far. 


V - Holding up and basing. Will add thru highs. 

VMW - Possible Gartley long entry setting up here. 


$SPY $QQQ - Bullish Optimism.. Inverse H&S

Possibly forming the right shoulder. The Measured Move on a Head and Shoulders is from the head to the neckline. I measure the first target from point of breaking the neckline, not through the high of the pattern, if that makes sense. That is just how I measure it. If this pattern completed, it would put the Spyders in new high territory, 138 area. 
If the Inverse Head and Shoulders completes. This bearish weekly ascending wedge would be considered failed.

 QQQ - Range bound and starting to reach the pinnacle of this triangle. 

Charts of Interest - $GLD $SPY $VXX $AMZN $CAT$VMW $WYNN

        Some charts are holding key moving averages and support. Others look like shit. I see equally the same amount of long set ups as I do short set ups, at least in the 200 names on Quote list.  The inverse ETF's even look like shit to me. I have moved away from day trading to swing trading in the last couple of years, personally. But this is a day traders market in my opinion. I don't feel comfortable holding on the long or short side at this time. For me Cash is best and all I can really do until something changes. 
        


GLD AB=CD Still working on the C to D leg. 
SPY Daily
 Spy Weekly Ascending Wedge
 Spy Monthly Range
 VXX Triangle

    Fuck it, Day trading, I love trading the high beta names with big ranges. I prefer catching points on smaller shares, then cents on thousands of shares. My main monitor has the 1min, 5min and either a 30min or Daily, along with the level II and position manager. The other three screens are filled with the 5min charts of as many high betas I can fit. 
       Talking with @SteelerTrader this evening and it sounds like he prefers to use the first 15min range. I prefer the first 30min range. 9 times out of 10, I will sit on my hands the first 30min and wait for the range to develop. 
      I'm either short thru the first 30min low or long thru the first 30min high. On the 1 and 5min charts are what I love to day trade off of. I use almost the same moving averages as I do on the daily time frame and the same way, mainly as trailing stops. The idea is to use the 50 period in determining the trend and the 10/21 as trail stops. 
       To me there is no reason set targets, your just going to limit your upside. Why I use trailing stops. The most lucrative days for me are when stock trades down in the morning, sideways, then follow thru to the downside in the afternoon. I haven't day traded in almost two years so I could just be off my rocker, or it's just me missing trading 08. Obviously hindsight is 50/50. I just noticed some nice looking 5min charts today. If this bear starts to get some legs, I might just have to saddle up and start piking again. If that's the case I'll start hangin in @GtoToy's Chat Room.
 CAT 
VMW  Trend Day




Charts of Interest


Looking at the daily and weekly of the SPY. Bearish on the weekly, but if the pattern fails could spike a solid rally. With the exception of the gaps, I think daily looks pretty good. One thing I would say about the gaps for the Bulls are that the gap ups are holding for now.


ARG on watch list. 


Seen a lot of posts on the stream on CAT. I think everyone is watching the same levels.

ENB trading into new highs on Friday. Solid pocket pivot on 12/7/11.

EOG - Daily 

FFIV holding 10d on average volume. I feel the demand is there. 

GNC - watching for a break out of this small flag. 

HANS - along with Cat. I think quite a few are watching. I'm looking at entering if highs get taken out and/or follow thru day tomorrow. 


HMSY - Watching for follow thru tomorrow. 

MA and V - similar charts. Looking at adding to existing positions thru highs. 



Nice bounce on less than average volume. On watchlist for now.

N - Will enter on gap down or thru highs.

PRGO - holding 10 after a huge run. Watching for a trade thru 101.50

QCOR - pocket pivot move on Friday off the 10/21d moving averages while breaking out to new highs. Might want to consider on weakness? 

RAI on watch. Sitting on 21d. Huge volume surge on 11/17, 11/18, and 11/21

TLEO - Just recently noticed. Into new highs on Friday. 

SPG

XOM Daily & Weekly Taking out this long term descending trend line. 


TSCO - Somewhat of a longer term ascending triangle. Remaining on watchlist.