The short I did not want to take…
Process over Gut. And risk control over everything. Here’s the short setup alert that I sent out this morning to *gasp* short the Nasdaq today. Did it work out? Check out the video to see.
Process over Gut. And risk control over everything. Here’s the short setup alert that I sent out this morning to *gasp* short the Nasdaq today. Did it work out? Check out the video to see.
Lots of interesting moves. Some great (ringing the cash register in bonds), some opportunistic (crude oil and COP buys) and BA. It’s all part of the trading life and here’s how we handled a pretty terrific day.
In this video we discuss the crisis overnight and how it had virtually no effect on the market today. We look at what is upcoming and where the market might go.
As crude oil sold off in the de-escalation trade we saw today, the question is: Did crude oil need the geopolitical tension to strengthen? Fact is, crude was already in an uptrend and today’s move presents opportunity for trend followers. Here’s where I am looking for setups…
A sign of relief in the markets as it seems the worst of the US/Iran tension is behind us, for now. A few lessons: Stocks are resilient and buy-the-dip is the battle-cry. Gold and crude oil will react strongly and are more bullish markets and the 30-year Bonds keep their cool and have said all along that this is not a big deal. Not to mention the 30-year is not trending… know your personalities and market phases.
We had a higher probability for a range-bound morning session, and in this video I explain what I was looking for: the levels that identify “fade” entries, which worked great for a day that didn’t seem to find traction… and that’s okay because it is tradeable if you know what to look for!
The geopolitics still are not rattling buyers. It’s still a buy-the-dip market. So we focus on the double green indices, sectors, and stocks — and it’s been working great. I also follow up on the crude market and related stocks as well as the 30-year Bond winner we’re managing.