TraderGirl wrote:Looks like we need to test the 20dma on the daily, sitting around 1350-1355...
1)i second your idea. 20 ema even more important on qqq-it's been a really solid 2 months which is fairly rare for qqq. have always liked emas as "relative absolutes" in terms of rough targets. to my mind any serious action down in spx would likely take 2 tries around the 20 ema--barring something xtreme.
2) also while i personally doubt the news story on aapl is a huge issue right off--what was more interesting was that the 3 companies noted had failed to actually ramp production. why? it was an easy call. any bad execution becomes more of an issue when there is a more competitive situation (my wild guess would be near the end of this year and more so in 2013). when you are strong you can easily with stand minor problems--but the second the playing field is close to equal these problems are far more of an issue.
3) you noted a possible bottom 5-6 maybe that is right--but qqq in every case was down 2 weeks in a row or one really massive week (bounce in the middle ok) after these huge runs. so am suggesting if we actually fail next week we could bounce but would likely try downside one more time the following week.
4) this period at the end of march is real interesting. because if we falter in here (briefly) that could be the period things get worse. at least it might define things into late q2 esp if we hold up. (eg with qqq over highs expecting spx to take a shot at 1500-1600 this year is not crazy just whacked)