Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend.
The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Singapore was the sole 1% winner. Europe is currenly mostly down. Losses are moderate. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.
The euro is up, the dollar is down, gold is up 1.5%, silver is up almost 3%, oil is back over $100.
The bulls have some work to do if they want to maintain the long term uptrend. The movement of the indicators still suggest last week’s pullback was just a pullback within an uptrend, but I don’t want to see prices go too much lower or the indicators deteriorate much more. The need for the bulls to defend their turf isn’t drastic. They don’t yet have their backs up against the wall. But soon they will if this week starts like last week.
I am mostly in cash. I began last week long but exited Monday and went short via the reverse ETFs. I then sold my reverse ETFs on Thursday. Now I’m looking to get back in, but I’m not even sure which direction I’ll be playing. The near term is not clear, so at least for now I’ll be watching and assessing. More after the open.
headlines at Yahoo Finance
today’s upgrades/downgrades
yesterday’s sector performance
this week’s Earnings
this week’s Economic Numbers
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Is anybody familiar with the website http://www.financialsense.com?
The website is free and is mainly for the institutions and
day traders. When you have a chance look for the article,
‘Siver’s Destiny With the 200 Day moving average’. HW
Europe and the meeting today with China probably hold nothig not in the market, but I sense some slow downs. Earnings beats this round are lower 60% v. 70%. I think the fear of QE2 ending has many saying not yet. FSN Hour is good,but they are stuck on energy shortage and just know inflation is our destiny. Not sure they look out the window. Long RSP and a few bonds.
kudlow is on pills–even the i min chart doesnt know what it wants to do
trading is waiting for a set up–so please bulls where are u
i need a bull to intraday short
but i am prepared to ride a lower high bear
naturally longer term i hope the market deteriorates at least for the next 2 days before they start opts ex set ups–that would make 1170 spx the high
if not then the high will go to 1185
may go back to sleep or watch a movie on t.v and wait
the nyse tick chart is more bearish than bullish so far today
that means bigboys are holding prices up whilst they sell –also euro going lower
the dax is pulling the ndx lower
light volume so far. waiting for a better set up to day trade. HW
Neal 1185 spx–13000 dji is one possibility ———just as a 1170 –12900 top already in
–if we go lower the next few days the odds favour top already in
but if we do hit 13000 do u promise then we can go for zero
oh im short at up tick extreme and r1 piviot ,but euro going up slightly is a worry
Neal,yes i called Bob ,but he wants to speak to u
Neal is the fed going to negative interest rates after qe2
oops sorry i dont want to know as i would have to go to jail if i knew–lol
Neal – I did as you said and waited to buy the SPX on the pullback to the day’s open. Am I only day trading this or can I hold for a swing trade highr target? If I hold, I assume I put my sell stop at today’s open. I’m also thinking about getting out today if I see 1353 SPX Cash. I don’t trade so I’m getting a headache already. What do you think I should do?
By the way, when you send the T-Shirt for Max as I requested, please charge it to Howard! I’ve got all my capital on today’s SPX trade and don’t have a dime to spare. Please advise (oops-scratch “advise” and substitute “comment”) ASAP about my SPX trade!
Neal – I’m so excited that my fingers went too fast on my last post. I meant to say that I don’t DAY trade. I’m in the money and now I’m thinking I should take the money and run on a new high for the day. Whaddya think?!
Neal is unavailable at the moment. He just called me on
his cell phone from the methadone clinic in Chicago. HW
Howard – Thanks for the info. I got out when the SPX made a new high for the day. I wouldn’t have guessed about the meth based on Neal’s previous posts in the past. You just never know, I guess.
It’s a beautiful day here on east coast. Make sure you pick up after MAX on your walk through Central Park. By the way, you watch CNBC – who is the “Erwin Burnett” that Neal mentioned was leaving? Or was that the meth?
Erwin Burnett is Carol Burnett’s son….Formulated the ‘Burnett Manouvre’….used in all good Meth Clinics throughtout the Land…..