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Swing Trading Update 05.31.19

Monday, June 3rd, 2019

Here is your Swing Trading update for the trading week ending 05.31.19.

After the holiday we saw a nice continuation to the DOWNSIDE in the market this week. 

With lots of people expecting some sort of bounce from an OVERSOLD position the charts always tell the true story…if you know how to read them.


S&P 500 ($SPY)

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The S&P got rocked again this week (along with just about everything else.

Take a look at the chart. After pushing lower mid-week last week we saw 2 STALLbars near the LOW END of the trading range. When the market opened up on TUESDAY we saw the continued push LOWER on VOLUME, breaking down from the 2 STALL bars.


DJIA ($DIA)

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More of the same from the DJIA. Since the end of APRIL we are down 1800 points or so. Not good for the LONG SIDE especially since we are now under the 200-day MA.


GOLD ($GLD)

Swing Trading GOLD ETF's

The sector to watch this week was GOLD. Considering the overall market conditions, the setup after the double bottom and pullback after 3 days above the 50-day MA setup a nice chance to get LONG (at 2 spots). 


SUMMARY

With ALL THREE INDICES (S&P, DJIA, NAZ) now trading below their 200-day MA's I would say that the writing on the wall is clear.

The failure to push to NEW HIGHS in early MAY was quickly followed by HEAVY SELLING which broke the UPTREND

After a small bounce and stall we saw continuation to the downside this week. 

And while there are still some strong stocks in the market we will wait to see if all of this selling pressure catches up to them as well.

I wouldn't chase stocks/ETF's down at this point but the next STALL or PULLBACKshould tells us how the story continues.

Until next week…GOOD TRADING TO YOU!

Swing Trading Update 4.22.16

Sunday, April 24th, 2016

Swing Trading Update – April 22nd, 2016

Swing Trading Update - April 22nd, 2016After a 2 day stall to end the week last week the DJIA saw yet another move to the upside this week.

The S&P followed suit while the tech heavy NASDAQ did not.

With that being said there we of course some good swing trading opportunites in both stocks and ETF's.

Oil was the hot sector this week ($USO $OIH $XOP $XLE…)

Oil ETF's - Oil Sector ETF Charts

With the sector being in play there were some good trades in the stocks.

We dont need to look at all the charts ($XOM, $COP, $HAL, $APC, $APA, etc etc etc) since you basically could have traded anything in the sector.

The financial sector ($XLF) also put in a good week.

Swing Trading ETF - Financial ETF #XLF

$GS $AXP $JPM and others have all been hot and put in some pretty text book trade setups this week. 

Another rockstar sector this week was healthcare ($XLV)…

Swing Trading ETF's - Healthcare ETF $XLV

$UNH, $JNJ, $RMD made some nice moves in this secotor.

With the good comes the bad and some of the sectors did not play so nicely though this week.

The tech sector ($XLK) took a beating with a huge gap down on Friday.

Swing Trading ETF - $XLK

As to be expected the semis ($SMH) drifted lower as well.

Othe notable sectors were retail ($RTH), homebuilders ($XHB), utilities ($XLU) and consumer staples ($XLP).

Retail started off strong but fizzeled out towards the end of the week. 

A pullback to watch since it is still within the UP trend channel.

The homebuilders ($XHB) is an interesting one…

Swing Trading ETF's - $XHB Homebuilders

A 7 day sideways trading channel. Now this question is how do you trade it?

With $XLU and $XLP both sectors sold off from a nice lower high pattern and are now trading below their 50 day SMA's.

Sectors to watch if the overall market turns south?

Its a fun market to trade right now but as always have a game plan for whatever the market throws at you.

Until next week…good trading to YOU!

 

A Short Swing Trading Market For Stocks

Sunday, January 17th, 2016

Short swing trading stocks (and ETF's) was still the theme for this week.

After only a small bounce (or retrace) on Monday and Tuesday the markets continued the free fall to end the week.

Short Swing Trading Stocks and ETF's

While the overall market dropped there were certain sectors that bascially traded sideways.

The Oil ($OIH) and Enrgey ($XLE) ETF's only drifted slighty lower.

The ususal suspects $IYF $IYR $ XHB are the ones that really took a beating this week.

$XHB - Short Swing Trading ETF

Another interesting sector worth mentioning is the GOLD ($GOLD $GDX) sector

Last week we mentioned that the GOLD realted ETF's broke above thier 50 Day moving averages

As trading continued through the week it became obvious that the 50 day was NOT going to hold as the ETF's came crashing backing down.

$GDX - Short Swing Trading ETF's

For individual stocks it was a tricky game this week.

Wednesday offered a good day to look for SHORT trading setups and signals.

The problem was the number of "clean" setups. 

As we scanned for stocks and ETF's that wree setting up for short trades we werent coming up with much.

A ton of stocks were still headed lower but they were essentially CONTINUATION moves to the downside.

$APC offered a good example of this…

$APC - Short Trading Stock Strategies

An example of a good SHORT swing trading setup this week?

Well take a look a $DIS as it offered up a nice trade to the SHORT side.

 

$DIS - Short Swing Trading Strategies

As we move into trading next week we expect bascially the same thing we did last weekend.

A bunch of stocks and ETF's are extended to the downside and a another retrace is coming…it is just a matter of when and how much.

The last retrace (Monday and Tuesday) was minimal and then the next push down started.

If you werent ready you probably missed it.

As lawyas you need to be focused in a fast moving market like this one.

Anything COULD happen so be prepared for whatever the market throws at you.

Until next week…Good trading to YOU!

Swing Trading Blog – Week in Review 1/13/13

Sunday, January 13th, 2013

Swing Trading BLOG – Technical Analysis Video

In this video we take a look at the overall market conditions and some of the strongest ETFs that are leading the market higher.

We look at the $DIA as it starts to trade into an area of possible overhead resistance.

We see how the Financials ($XLF $IYF), Broker/Dealers ($IAI), Real Estate ($IYR), and Homebuilders ($XHB) are showing tremendous relative strength.

 

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