Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Gold Miners is going to shine?

HUI Daily chart
As we can see, once the RSI dropped below 50 the decline started. We are oversold and a bounce is due. To feel more confident in this sector I like to see the RSI go above 50 and stay there. MACD seems ready to cross and it would be a higher low.
HUI Daily

HUI Weekly Chart
The bad news is the 13 EMA kisses the 34 EMA and RSI is below 50.  The 86 EMA has held so far.  To avoid a serious sell signal the HUI must rally in coming weeks. In past 2 years the MACD was never below zero. Institutional investors are looking closely to 13/14 weekly chart.
HUI Weekly


HUI - GOLD RATIO
We are at oversold levels not seen since summer 2009.  The ratio is extremely oversold.  End of April 2011 we can see the sell signal in the chart giving us a hint of things to come and so it did.  Looking at the odds of reward & risk, buying into precious metal stocks are looking good whereby the investor shall monitor the weekly chart 13/34 EMA. In the past those levels offered an amazing buying opportunity.
HUI-GOLD RATIO
Conclusion:
This is probably the least risk level to buy whereby the potential break of 13/34 EMA in weekly should be taken seriously. A stop loss is a given!

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Weekly Wrap - Uncertainty

The big news last week was the fall in crude oil which dropped 6.5%. This fall was reflected in a 3.56% drop in the CRB Index. The equity markets snapped a losing streak with a close that was barely higher for the week. This coming week should be very interesting and one that all traders should watch closely.
The problems with debt, Greece, and a host of other global challenges have not gone away and cannot be glossed over economically or politically. Any of these problems are potential economic time bombs that could blow up at anytime. In other words, we are at a juncture, again, where very little can go "right" and a lot of things can go "wrong." Indeed, VERY "wrong."

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Reversal Up....Maybe

Breadth Thrust
Hopefully we see today some weakness to bring it down to 30 area or just below. This would give me a sign to buy longs
Breadth Thrust
NYSE New Highs - New Lows
Clearly oversold and ready to turn up
NYHL
NYSE Percentage of Stocks above 50 / 200 DMA
Obviously the readings are very oversold and suggesting the expected bounce might end up to be more than just a bounce.
NYSE POS 50-200

Rules of Trading

1)   Find a good risk/reward entry
2)   Do not chase a trade
3)   Use the widest Support or Resistance as entry to ride some points
4)   Do not scalp ticks or single points with tight stops as it will kick you out. At the end, 80% of scalpers lose.        
5)   Always check short term indicators such as NYSE tick, Up-Down Volume, Advance-Decline after the market closes for next day trading. It will show the trend
6)   If you have a losing position of lets say 1.50 points. Make sure you take 1.50 points on your next positive trade by selling half and let rest run
7)   Always sell half at a certain pivot and let rest run with stop of your choice
8)   Remember that in an uptrend or rally day, the next day the strong support is usually about 7 points from intraday high
9)   If a lower support is hit, the bounce shall not be greater than 3.50-4.00 points or else a rally from bottom will start. Vice versa, if a decline is more than 3.50-4.00 points during a rally day, the market is signaling more downside to come
10)  Never listen to news or look for news during trading. Today’s news is old news. Do it after market hours
11) Never trade your or others opinion. Always trade the tape on your screen
12) Never listen to so called “tipsters”
13) Try to keep trading to a minimum. Your body & mind needs a rest
14) Never trade to make back your losses. Quit trading on the same day after 2 losing trades. I was not your day. You misread the tape
15) Never double up to make back a losing trade. It might end up as one.
16) Use chart setting 3, 7.5 and 12 or 13 minutes.
17) Do not trade 1 minute chart, it will usually kick your stop
18) Use 12 minute chart to see the trend and 3 minute chart for entry
19) Watch the tick and trin at certain support & resistance. It will signal a top or bottom
20) Never envy other traders in a trading room. Keep your emotions aside. It is not your money nor concern
21) Every day the Market wants your money and you want their money. Nothing else. It is not about being right or wrong nor bull or bear.
22) Sometimes your set up is not executed. Do not chase – just sit and wait. Patience is value

These were made up for Futures trading but also beneficial to trading ETF and index products.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Oversold miners 1

COW - oversold




















Interesting weekly hammers indicating lots of support around $27.50 to $27.90. It looks good for at least a 10% rally into the Fall.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Market Breath

NYSE Percentage of Stocks above 50 DMA
I like to see minimum 30 or if possible 20. We are not far away from it and once we hit those levels we can check next if SPX is near pivot numbers or retracement targets.
NYA50R
Percentage of Stocks above 200 DMA should be at 70 or a bit lower to hint a potential bottom
NYSE POS 50-200DMA
SPX Percentage of Stocks above 50/200 DMA
We are near the March oversold levels (Stocks above 50 DMA) and below March levels ( Stocks above 200 DMA). This makes me believe that the correction will be larger compared to Feb11-March11. Time wise we already succeeded the last correction. It reminds me of the pattern in April - June 2010.

SPX POS 50-200DMA

NYSE Summation is pointing towards -400 and lower.
NYSE Summation