The Nasdaq is ending the session with one of my favorite day types, the neutral day. These day types are rare. Since January 2012 they happen 23.32% of the time. But when they occur you want to be ready because they are fun times.
Today was no exception. We two ticked the IB high and fell right back into it, setting up a trade back to the mean. This typically happens before we go anywhere else. The exception, and even more rare print, is a neutral extreme which gains speed on the second range extension and closes near an extreme.
Today was the first time I have live traded through a NYSE Rule 48 and it was without question the most bizarre day I have ever seen. Stocks were trading flat-to-positive while the Nasdaq futures absolutely careened lower. It appears Microsoft trading action had a big impact on the behavior, so now we have to turn our attention to Apple.
Less is seeming like more for the portfolio until this range settles. However, I keep looking to buy on the low end. This morning, amid the selling, I picked up some GPRO. The only thing it has going for it is it’s intraday bearish head and shoulders, which satisfies my “flip it over” logic. It also has earnings next week.
As exciting as these big days are, you have to stay focused or the opportunities slide right by. By the end of one of these large range days, I need to blow my muscles to bits, otherwise my mind goes haywire. It’s all about the decompression.
Get your fruit trays ready, it is Apple time. May they outshine the brutality of Microsoft, amen.
If you enjoy the content at iBankCoin, please follow us on Twitter
I see the strings that control the system.
I love it, you have an excellent flow about you, I hope you’re keeping good journal records
Great track sir. FSOL is genius… Love the album Dead Cities.
will check that one out, never heard it
Fridays lately seem to be a down day.
I don’t short but for those that do wins
on that day must almost be automatic.
The Nazzy held its own last Friday while everything else rolled, this Friday will be interesting and I agree the bias has favored the shorts recently on Fridays
i feel like i’m at a shitty restaurant. i’m looking over the menu/charts and there isn’t a damn thing i want to buy at this moment.
good, leave the restaurant
or, demand they make you something custom 🙂
or just start drankin’
Hello there, Awesome write-up.. Asian Like Me There exists a issue with your web site in internet explorer, may perhaps test this? Firefox even now is definitely the sector chief as well as a beneficial part of individuals will leave out your superb creating for that reason trouble.