joegamma wrote:Mr. BachNut wrote:Random thoughts:
No easy for bears principle remains in effect. Expect squeezy spikes on rumors/event flow.
Shorts may not want to hold over the weekend and risk a deal getting done in Washington. Bounce before Friday close?
SPX is back in a strong support zone. Early shorts take profits here.
However, possible downside targets are on the radar.
Good probability (non) negotiations in Washington will go to the brink even though a deal probably happens.
In the days ahead, the jackals may want to operate trade to below the November low rising bottoms trend line or under the August low to shake out longs before the next uptrend.
Break of current support/VIX > 19 may be the tell.
I have no idea what will actually happen.
My setups will probably keep me short to have a shot at further downside. (I may trade around the position a bit.)
It may work out or it may not.
They are setup to capture asymmetric reward to risk if it happens. I don't know if it will happen.
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Thanks MusicMan for holding your line, appreciate that you bare your thoughts and positions on the board.
FYI, IWM tends to see a bounce of 1 points + , whenever NY DwnVolume exceeds 80% / upvol falls to below 20% (casual glance-not statistical-ignoring large gaps down)
look at $nyupv:$nytot, fwiw
Each year, my important profits come from a small percentage of trades that run.
I have yet to receive good notice in advance (not even from Cobra) as to which ones those will be.
On numerous occasions, I have exited a trade for the quick profit only to see the real moneymaker run away after a pullback.
I am just not quick enough to work all the zigs and zags profitably, and trying to tends to mess with my head.
So, I try and stay in the trades if I can. I'll absorb some bloody noses in order to let the stats and the trends play out if that is what is meant to be.
Now if someone could tell me where were going here for real, I'd really appreciate it...