Getting Dizzy!

The Goldman buy of thousands of SP futures yesterday sure was a great speculation, right? All the levitation of stocks and the refusal of the market to pull back is now justified, in hindsight.

Since testing the SPX 1040 area, our upside target has been 1120, and after hemming and hawing in that area, we have blasted right through it and are now on the verge of challenging the January highs. It really doesn’t matter what the employment number was. The VIX staying below 20 told the story. Now it is 17.50, a post-crash low.

This time, when it was obvious, it was obvious for a change. It just shows that we must be ready to adapt to the changing market conditions at a moments notice.

We lightened up yesteday by selling our most economically sensitive stocks and they continue to rise today. Oh well. Ringing the bell is ok with me and they remain a great sell as they approach their pre-determined targets. 

After this little bust-out in the major averages, there should be a test of the highs. But I want you to be ready for anything–especially a typical trading range reversal. I anticipate another pullback in which to get long some laggard stocks but it may take until next week to get it. Then, if we simply pause, we may have to jump in for a quick trade. But as of now, you should lighten up while the lightening up is good and easy…

If you want to see the chart setup for this move, please look a few posts back to “this is what a contracting triangle looks like”  who says technical analysis is for shitheads?