iBankCoin
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LOOKING DIVERGENT

Markets can’t put in tradeable lows, or bottoms without divergence. In every scenario I can recall in blogging here, this has always been the case.

We observed this on a much larger scale back in late September. The theme of that week was “divergence.” Here this week, the instrument which has paved the way to the downside (IWM) has gone green here this morning. Just in time for the festival of comments in the last 24 hours.

This never ceases to amaze me, the conversations and tone exchanged at or near lows (assuming that is a possibility here).

I’ve done nothing on the day other than plot revenge and take a position in $CLLS and booked a gain in $SFUN. I also have a few yolo’s to bury at the close.

I’ve pulled a few names together to play for next week, but I feel I am already in or involved in the names I like most.

Hard to bet against a -80 $NYMO here.

OA

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47 comments

  1. boyaj

    OA, I was tracking the Russell all morning. Now in the green. I knew you were going to have a post like this, and glad I saw it. Love that divergence!

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  2. Jon V

    ZG down below the prior balance area. Debating this one…

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  3. jay763

    Answering the Q from last post: yes, Tony Caldaro sees ATHs at 2215 or higher as the next stop

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    • Option Addict

      At that point he concludes the bull market, yes? I’m not an avid follower…but read a post every few months apart.

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      • jay763

        correct

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        • bensteinsmoney

          Can be a tough read with so many waves of various degrees but I look for important markers like the line in the sand he posted that would negate his P5 correction …

          “1993 is the high of Major 1, Major 4 should not drop below it”

          We remain in P5 with Major 5 to come unless we break 1993 to the downside.

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  4. boyaj

    Would ya look at that? $HYG just went positive too..I’m sensing a short-term shift.

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  5. Jon V

    Eyeing AAPL, NFLX, ZG at $112.7, $116, right here, respectively.

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  6. nocturne

    I am looking for unusual behavior from my oil algo. A solid rebound from the double FU topping signal on the hourly SCO chart. In the past that has meant about a 4 – 6% pullback in SCO. If that pattern is negated, I add to SCO and likely will be stopped out of my UWTI day trade.

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  7. josh

    I don’t understan, but pxd looks good.

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  8. Hawaiifive0

    OA,
    So are you saying there was no divergence heading down, but this is heading back up?

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    • Option Addict

      Could you elaborate?

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      • Hawaiifive0

        You said, “Markets can’t put in tradeable lows, or bottoms without divergence. In every scenario I can recall in blogging here, this has always been the case”. but heading back up RUT left at 10:21 whereas, SPX started back up at 11:18. So the move up showed divergence whereas the move down did not? Is that what you are saying?

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  9. kidstockibc

    Don’t you usually wait for the second drop / higher low in $NYMO before buying?

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  10. Chub

    OA- agree, my outbursts gets highly emotional. Most of the time its usual to instigate some chatter on this blog. Gets me thru the day

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  11. Jon V

    XBI looks kind of bearish in the bigger picture, no? Can someone explain the opposite view to me? I see a potential descending triangle forming…XBI was up almost 100% from the period of October 14 to July 15 which in hindsight is probably a euphoric move up.

    Just trying to think through the implications here if this is the right side of the mountain.

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    • Jon V

      Guess its at a critical spot. If it can break above that downward sloping trendline that’s probably quite bullish.

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  12. Nocturne

    My buy stop of 101.49 was triggered in SCO. This negated any additional loss in UWTI below 6.75.

    Now I can enjoy the 2:30 close for futs trading.

    IWM hanging tough.

    TBT acceptable/expected pullback.

    KMI, WYNN, GDX, off their lows.

    But its early!

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  13. GM

    ES 2021.50 is key now. Top tick on Fed day back in September. Bottom tick earlier today.
    If it holds today you’ll see a bounce for a week or so, if it fails, other scenarios of a downward shape are likely.
    Good luck.

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    • Option Addict

      Great trade in that $FTSE. It never bought into the upside.

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      • GM

        It’s heavy on miners, so always weak into a downturn, and commodities were a leading indicator again (still are IMO).
        I haven’t taken profits yet, will close Monday AM if support holds today, prefer to hold for potential waterfall-esque declines.
        Cheers.

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  14. traderconfessions

    Mind elaborating on your CLLS buy decision? Always like to hear your decision points.

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  15. Nocturne

    Notable: I used an advertised buy stop 101.49. Algos ate it, went up a bit, and is trading a dollar below my price at the time of this post.

    I am using a mental stop of 6.75 in UWTI. It hasn’t been violated. Pinning USO at 13.00 does not suggest a free fall. Suggests a week defined walk down of price in oil. How low? Unsure, but capitulation in USO will be on the order of 75 – 100 mil shares transacted.

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  16. chiefton15

    do or die time right here

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  17. chiefton15

    getting close to a rug pull. Get the popcorn ready the last 90 mins should be fun!

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  18. Nocturne

    Technically, SCO had a good chance of running above 101.49.. It is pretty fucking ridiculous that we can’t have price discovery for a commodity pulled out of our fucking ground during our fucking market hours.

    Rant over.

    So we’ll have to wait over the weekend. My UWTI will likely still be in play. Neutralized by the additional purchase of SCO. T fucking D Ameritrade wins.

    Rant really over! ; ^)

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  19. ydauction

    nearterm oversold after dropping 90 sp points since nov 3. Long term; 3rd historic top in 15 yrs is in

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  20. traderconfessions

    Why the hell is dogshit YELP up on a day like this?

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