News from The Stair Climber

“Markets take the stairs up and the elevator down, babe.”

You need to know when to change gears in this market, much like hitting a lower gear for a big hill climb on a bike.  If you miss your gear when the slope changes then you will be passed by several more focused cyclists.  There is no opportunity to “go with” momentum in the futures this week, the Nasdaq is a choppy, two-timeframe mess with a positive skew.

Perhaps it is the warm breeze gliding across the reprieved northern bones that has everyone a bit slow moving and happy.  Perhaps we are nearing enthusiasm, hell I feel enthusiastic.

Either way momentum pockets are working on the long side better than the short side.  I will remember this next time we are establishing a swing low, to instead push on momentum shorts.  These instruments, mere acronyms and numbers, now swing both ways.

The Nasdaq ripped higher into the bell and that has me anticipating keeping risk elements on the screen for the mornings trade.  I really like EGLE here and have no position yet.  What a tight daily chart after putting sellers in the pinch.  It feels/looks like YELP did last week or SINA two days ago.  It is a tight consolidation after a sharp move off the low.

Stocks are blowing up, and the key is not to start shooting everthing that gains a slight pulse.  But have a few ideas in mind and be ready to group think as the day progresses.

Now I must get back to my aerobic exercises.  They say aerobics is like taking a little bit of Adderall and Prozac.  I say OK.

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