The indexes, particularly the Nasdaq, has broken key levels after yesterday’s flush, but there is still a chance they could hold up, and trade higher from here. Check out the video to learn what key signals and levels I’m watching, along with some potential trade setups in WM, TSCO, QCOM, MRVL and more.
As the market struggles to find direction and follow-through it makes sense to look at the catalysts that could help clarify what is next. In this case it’s Non-Farm Payroll, FOMC rate hike expectations, and the financial stock earnings. The indices are not in up or downtrends; the equities are in chop. This is a notoriously difficult market to trade for many, but it does not have to be. I walk you through how to see the choppy environment and then how to recognize the actionable levels.
The move lower yesterday in technology stocks was a bit destructive, but that doesn’t mean the entire market is suffering. Let’s talk about identifying relative strength winners, and where to look for potential bounces this week.
The NASDAQ and Dow have been in chop while the S&P tries to hold onto a fresh uptrend and the XLK ETF is also holding on to it’s uptrend (I explain the importance of this in the video). The choppy market accelerated lower today on the FOMC Meeting Minutes and seasonally there is a quick pullback early in January before resuming the uptrend. Let’s take a look at why I am still bullish but why we need to decode chop with the Slow Stochastic.
New year ushered in some great trades with low cost. This opened up our options to attack the ES during its fall.
In this video, we review todays market action with the FOMC minutes and discuss the impact that the change in FED direction is having and will have on the market going forward. Is this huge sell off a buying opportunity or a sign of things to come?
In this video, we review todays crazy market action from the FOMC minutes selloff. We also discuss the impact that the change in FED direction is having and will have on the market going forward. Is this huge sell off a buying opportunity or a sign of things to come to the downside?
The catalyst could be tomorrow with the FOMC Meeting Minutes. Using that as the reason for a bounce from an oversold level in the ZN 10-year futures, I walk through the specific setup and pattern that needs to trigger to validate the buy and where the upside target would be.