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Indecision, Follow-Through Needed

September 27, 2019 by Rick Saddler

The market (SPY), Wednesday’s, lower low Harami (indecision), then Tuesday’s little Hammer with a higher low indicates buyers looking, but no real commitment. On a 2-day chart, you can see the Spinning Top Doji (indecision) shows the bulls require a little help to keep price action above the support line but without a higher high the lower high.

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If the SPY can get above $298.75, it’s possible; we see buyers step in and challenge the recent highs. But let’s not get to carried away just yet, so far this week the sellers have been able to push the buyers back, and there is still not a confirmed bottom from the recent 5 bars that the sellers have control.

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The bottom line, This is Friday, and the futures are up premarket this morning, below $298.75 sellers have control of the SPY. Our dark chart has not given the bullish bottoming signal that we are looking for, above $298.75 would be a great start, remember that number must hold today.

Rick

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Nice Day in Down Trend

September 26, 2019 by Rick Saddler

US Markets held support and bounced nicely on Wednesday, but did give up a little of their gains late. However, we must recognize that no reversal candle signals were printed by the indices and at best we had Harami (indecision) in the SPY and DIA.

This leaves us with nothing more than a nice white candle in a downtrend, but at support at this point. Not a very clear picture by any measure.

Today’s economic news includes Q2 GDP at 8:30 am and Aug. Pending Home Sales at 10 am. We will also hear from the lone FOMC dissenter who wanted more of a rate cut (Bullard) as well as a few other Fed members speaking.

As of 7:30 am, US futures are pointing to small gains, falling in line with Asian and European markets (which were all green overnight). The big boys (Dow and S&P) are pointing to a 0.25% and the NASDAQ a 0.15% gap higher. This will put us close to retesting the downtrend.

The bottom line is we might expect a higher-high off follow-through from Wed. action and global gains. However, that downtrend has not been broken yet. Caution and avoiding the whip are the smart plays.

For Your Consideration: Here are a few tickers we will be adding to our swing trade watch-list. Long: PRGO, EXC, GT, NUS, DOW, OLN, ETR, CRCM, GPRE, HOME, CM. Short: IPG, YUM, QSR, BLL. Trade smart, and trade your trade. Stocks we mention and talk about are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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Can Support Hold?

September 25, 2019 by Rick Saddler

The UK Parliament is back in session, with their attention not focused on Brexit, but at least at the moment on beating up Government Ministers over why they advised what they advised that led PM Johnson to think he could get away with suspending Parliament for 5 weeks. The other major news overnight was the US Congress beginning a formal Impeachment Inquiry against President Trump (although that was expected).

Overnight Asian and European markets followed the lead from yesterday’s US markets with bright red numbers across all major indices.

Today’s economic news is limited, with Aug. New Home Sales at 10am and US Oil Inventories at 10:30am. I’m not so sure either of those will make any splash against the backdrop of political news and the bears taking control of charts the last several days.

As of 7am, US futures are pointing to a small continuation of the Bearish move. The big boys (Dow and S&P) are pointing to a 0.10% and the NASDAQ a 0.25% gap lower.

The charts tell us the short-term trend is clearly bearish, with the all 3 major indices showing failing spectacularly after a strong bullish gap up at the open. They ended up printing bearish continuation signals across the board Tuesday. In the process, the QQQ also gave up the 50sma as potential support. However, if there is a ray of hope, it is that the SPY and IWM both tested and held their 50sma yesterday…and if you might say we tested the area of the 50sma and held it in the DIA. Can that support hold is the key question?

The bottom line is that it is very hard to swing trade these markets until we get less whiplash and range chop and more of that good old consistent trend action.

For Your Consideration: Here are a few tickers we will be adding to our swing trade watch-list. Long: AIZ, ARMK, CCJ, DE, ES, EXC, JACK, UNM. Short: EGHT, QSR, SBUX, CDNS, YUM, CTAS, TWLO, VRNT, MA, ACN. Trade smart, and trade your trade. Stocks we mention and talk about are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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More Uncertainty

September 24, 2019 by Rick Saddler

Overnight, the big news was that the UK Supreme Court has ruled that the suspension of the UK Parliament was unlawful and void (11-0 unanimous decision). In fact, it ruled the suspension did not happen and Parliament is still in session.

The Speaker of Parliament has said the House of Commons will sit again Wed. morning. It’s unclear exactly what that means in practical terms (who controls the agenda once they meet, what members of the PM’s team get the axe and how this impacts Brexit). There was even talk about the PM himself needing to step down. Needless to say, this does give the “No – No Deal Brexit” and “New Referendum” camps a stronger hand…and if you believe PM Johnson, hurts the UK negotiation position with the EU.

On the US news front, apparently President Trump was completely unaware (and shocked to hear live in front of the press) that it was the US Negotiators who canceled meetings and asked the Chinese to leave without touring the US farm belt. (Speculation is that Treasury Sec. Mnuchin did not want the US public to wrongly assume from such a tour that a deal was near.) Also, two Fed speakers implied that even the most Dovish FOMC member foresees only 1 more cut this year and the majority say none.

For markets, this is all just more of what traders love…uncertainty. (That’s sarcasm.)

Markets ended Monday flat after a gap down as the short-term trend continues to be Bearish. However, there is clear potential support just below. Futures are pointing higher at the moment about half a percent. Overall, I read this as more chop until we can break out to new highs.

For Your Consideration: Here are a few tickers we will be adding to our swing trade watch-list. Long: CCJ, VZ, PG, FRAC, GT, CPRI, HOME, TUP, LEN, APA, DLTR, WFC, OLN. Short: QSR, TWLO, HEI, HCA, VRNT, BLL, ROL, FIS. Trade smart, and trade your trade. Stocks we mention and talk about are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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🎯 Mike Probst: Rick, Got CTL off the scanner today. Already up 30%. Love it.

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🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

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Waiting on News

September 23, 2019 by Rick Saddler

On Friday all the major indices fell further after the latest failure at all-time high resistance. Dovish spin in the news (related to a China Trade Deal) was met by the President saying a small deal would not be enough for him to lift tariffs. There was slightly positive news out of Brexit negotiations (if you’re smart enough to handicap that race), but a UK Court Ruling early this week will stir that pot again.

Coming off Friday’s ugly candles, we would expect a lower low today. The futures are indicating a minor move down at this point (a tenth of a percent). With that said, we have previous support not far below in all indices with the VXX having resistance just above.

Personally, I will use the short-term trend as a guide, expecting the pullback to continue until the bull prove otherwise. With no major news on the calendar for Monday, I expect this news-driven market to drift more before getting a push. Bulls have looked for any excuse to buy, but at this particular moment, I don’t see one yet today.

For Your Consideration: Here are a few tickers we will be adding to our swing trade watch-list. Long: CELG, CNP, CNQ, CVS, DOW, DUK, GT, HCSG, KIM, L, LEN, NRG, VZ. Short: BLL, EGHT, FIS, HCA, HEI, MA, SBUX, VRNT, YUM. Trade smart, and trade your trade. Stocks we mention and talk about are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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🎯 Mike Probst: Rick, Got CTL off the scanner today. Already up 30%. Love it.

🎯 Dick Carp: the scanner paid for the year with HES-thank you

🎯 Arnoldo Bolanos: LTA scanner really works $$, thanks Ed.

🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

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Slow Grind

September 20, 2019 by Rick Saddler

The market (SPY), The slow grind higher starting in December 2018 certainly has been a grind and at times seems like we are just crawling. But if you look at a weekly chart on the SPY, you can clearly see we have moved about 70 points, not bad for the SPY.

On the daily chart, you can see that the past 10-11 trading days has been that slow (crawl) grind I was talking about. Yesterday the SPY formed a little Shooting Star, double top, (sounds painful). Well, it could be with follow through to the point of cracking the trendline until then we simply have the slow grind higher. With the T-Line and T-Bands still moving up and price action above all the T-Bands, it implies the bulls (buyers) are still in control. While price action the last few days has been a bit slow I continue to see bullishness with reasonable profit-taking along the way.

The I path Series S&P 500 VXX Short Term Futures ETN. The VXX closed with a little Hammer near a double bottom, and the VXX is oversold. With a bit of Bullishness, the VXX might do a little relief rally.

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Now What?

September 19, 2019 by Rick Saddler

The market (SPY), Mr. Powel and the Fed have spoken; now what? Simple we do what we do every day examine high probability chart setups for a money-making swing trade. For a bit yesterday the SPY was under the seller’s spell, but the buyers snapped out of it. Yesterday’s long wicked candle found it’s low on the Volatility Stop indicator we use and then popped closing at $300.10. Overall the SPY and SPX are working to break the spell of the July High. “If” the buyers can get through the July high, they could walk the walk to about $308.00. While the T2122 chart is reading overbought price remains bullish at yesterdays close with 2 of the 3 Bands trending up and price action above the T-Line.

SWING TRADING THE T-LINE: Swing trading the T-Line is easier than you might think. If you are in a long trade, stay long until the price action closes below the T-Line. If you are in a short trade, stay short until the price action closes above the T-Line. It’s as simple as that, but of course, there are many other factors to take into consideration if you want to be successful. Swing trading the T-Line isn’t black and white. The proper way to trade the T-Line is to combine everything you know about trends, support/resistance, candlestick signals, chart patterns, moving averages, and any other indicators. Elements to Consider When Swing Trading the T-Line – Read More

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The I path Series S&P 500 VXX Short Term Futures ETN. The VXX closed at another new low, and the past 2-weeks has shown zip for fear. A close above the T-Line, we would consider a T-Line strategy trade. Always trade with caution.

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For Your Consideration: Here are a few tickers we will be adding to our swing trade watch-list. DOCU, TER, GWRE, SNAP, BURL, CPB, SPWR, STNE, ESTC. Trade smart, and trade your trade. Stocks we mention and talk about are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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🎯 Mike Probst: Rick, Got CTL off the scanner today. Already up 30%. Love it.

🎯 Dick Carp: the scanner paid for the year with HES-thank you

🎯 Arnoldo Bolanos: LTA scanner really works $$, thanks Ed.

🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

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T-Line Run Still Active

September 18, 2019 by Rick Saddler

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The market (SPY), The T-Line Run is still active,14-days now. Powell will let us know if there will be ¼ point cut, his thoughts, and possible future cuts. It has been pretty obvious the market realized that Powell would be speaking about 4-days ago. Above $301.80 the market like what Powell is up too and below $ 298.20 not so much.

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The I path Series S&P 500 VXX Short Term Futures ETN. The VXX chart remains in a downtrend with price below the T-Bands and price below the T-Line. Price closing above the T-Line creates the possibility of a relief rally to the Bands.

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For Your Consideration: Here are a few tickers we will be adding to our swing trade watch-list. WWE, ESTC, TU, ACGL, FL, UTHR. Trade smart, and trade your trade. Stocks we mention and talk about are not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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🎯 Mike Probst: Rick, Got CTL off the scanner today. Already up 30%. Love it.

🎯 Dick Carp: the scanner paid for the year with HES-thank you

🎯 Arnoldo Bolanos: LTA scanner really works $$, thanks Ed.

🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

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Uneventful Monday: Tuesday?

September 17, 2019 by Rick Saddler

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The market (SPY), For the most part, a very uneventful day yesterday, the market didn’t seem to care about 5% of the world oil being blown up. Perhaps the market will be more interested in the possible .25 point cut. The close yesterday like previous 12 days were all above the T-Line, we call that a T-Line Run. A close below the T-Line, the sellers, could take us to about $297.00, a bit more and the 50-SMA become vulnerable. Currently, the Bulls still outnumber the Bears; you can see this because of the trend and price action is still above the trends and moving averages. The T2122 chart is running high in the overbought area and has failed to make a higher high compared to the last three runs. (Looking at a 3-day chart)

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J-Hook Continuation Pattern While there are several continuation patterns in trading, the J-Hook Continuation Pattern is one that is a very decisive and can be easily identified since it forms the letter J. If the chart pattern is followed, entered at the right time and unfolds as expected, it can be very profitable. J-Hooks may also be called by other names like Thunderbolts and 123 formations.

There are three necessary parts to the pattern 1) a strong upward move in price 2) a pullback and 3) an up move which should continue into a breakout above the previous pivot high in price to complete the pattern and continue the uptrend. Figure 1 presents the three price movements that take place as a J-Hook develops.

TheThe I path Series S&P 500 VXX Short Term Futures ETN. The VXX closed below the T-Line (bearish), closed with a Doji on the 2-day chart. The VXX is also near support. Always trade with caution.

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For Your Consideration: Here are a few tickers we will be adding to our swing trade watch-list. XON, FTCH, CIEN, WWE, ALKS, LMT, CLDR, GWRE, BKI, MASI, V, TRI, BURLTrade smart, and trade your trade. Stocks we mention and talk about are not recommendations to buy or sell.

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🎯 Mike Probst: Rick, Got CTL off the scanner today. Already up 30%. Love it.

🎯 Dick Carp: the scanner paid for the year with HES-thank you

🎯 Arnoldo Bolanos: LTA scanner really works $$, thanks Ed.

🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

Disclosure: We do not act on all trades we mention, and not all mentions acted on the day of the mention. All trades we mention are for your consideration only.

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Oil Event Causes Ripple

September 16, 2019 by Rick Saddler

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The market (SPY), Yesterday was a tremendous money-making day in the market, all thanks to the LTA Scanner and a few critical indicators on our charts. The SPY is on a beautiful T-Line Run, and it will last until it doesn’t, watch price action. Price action over the past ten days has gone from below the T-Bands to above the T-Bands, a bullish move for the buyers. Let’s keep our eyes on the $302.23 high and the price staying above the T-Line. Any changes we will post an update.

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Bullish Cup and Handle Pattern: The “cup and handle formation” is a bullish signal pointing to a continuation of the current trend. It may extend over several weeks or even months and contains specific attributes.
As with any continuation pattern, you rely on confirmation in one form or another. This may occur as a second technical price signal, a candlestick continuation, volume spike, or change in momentum.
There are several parts to the cup and handle. First is the cup, which is a rounded bottom extending over time. As the shape of the cup is completed, expect the handle to emerge. This is a swing trade in the opposite direction, characterized by a specific channel between resistance and support, forming as a pennant or similar channel movement and, quite often, separated from the “cup” with an upside gap. As the handle declines and concludes, price reverses, moving again to the upside and setting up as a breakout from previous resistance. Read More

The I path Series S&P 500 VXX Short Term Futures ETN. The VXX is looking at a bounce today with the oil situation. The VXX is already in a 13-Min premarket (RBB) Pattern. Above @23.60 the VXX could get to the 34-EMA and the 5-SMA on the daily chart.

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For Your Consideration: Here are a few tickers we will be adding to our swing trade watch-list. PGC, NVAX, XEC, AXSM, WB, MCD, SBUX, SHOP Trade smart, and trade your trade. Stocks we mention and talk about are not recommendations to buy or sell

😊 Have a great trading day – Rick

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🎯 Mike Probst: Rick, Got CTL off the scanner today. Already up 30%. Love it.

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🎯 Bob S: LTA is incredible…. I use it … would not trade without it

Disclosure: We do not act on all trades we mention, and not all mentions acted on the day of the mention. All trades we mention are for your consideration only.

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