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This is an example of indecision. This is S&P 500 in 99 -00 and notice how many times it began hitting the 200d . Sharp rallies and rapid declines this marketdly different than during the stronger part of the trend. Market crashes don't come out of no where like bear fairy tales. Just look at these warning signs, one after the other that the ground beneath was destabilizing.
So if we bounce today off the 200d that's a good thing. If we find our selves here repeatedly that is very much not a good sign.
That's exactly correct, different ways of thinking about it. Could imagine support is a line of soldiers and each time the line is attacked some men die, that defensive line being repeatedly tested is a very bad thing as more and more men die. On resistance its buyers attacking at support its the sellers.Sounds like it's just reinforcing the concept that every time you butt up against a support on the way down, or resistance point on the way up, but then recover/retrace... it increases the chances that the next time you go down against the support, or up against the resistance, you'll break through it for better or worse. In this case it looks like 8 was the magical number of bounces before we broke a hole in the floor.
We know from last time Iran gives over 48 hours of warning before it can do everything.I wonder if Iran will time its attack on Israel to coincide with today's market weakness? I know I would.
QQQ $20 off the low, 200d recaptured with some room.
AAPL one of the most impressive so far.
All shitposting and memes aside, thank you for what you do here. There is no need for you to do it, and it's pretty awesome that you do.
If you don't mind me asking, were you buys into QQQ and AMZN small test the water purchases or something more substantial?Thanks for the kind words, as always I just want to be clear about how I do things and if someone gets some value from that then I'm pretty happy. I do think this may be my last year doing it, maybe not entirely but I want to focus on development and it's not much use to me helping here unless it's in real time anyone can blow smoke after the fact.
So the following tested their 200d this morning and recaptured:
QQQ
HYG
IWM
BTC(Just barely hanging on, it fell the deepest below)
SPY did not test its 200d I really wish it did, would be another notch towards comfort here. There is enough rotation to defensives that have it performing better. It would have been nice but it's not a show stopper for me that it didn't.
When moves like this fail it tends to be a slow bleed from around now midday or just after lunch into the close, where none of it looks particularly bad it just bleeds its way back down.
About quarter mil so I guess something in-between. I want to see how this afternoon behaves might do another $200If you don't mind me asking, were you buys into QQQ and AMZN small test the water purchases or something more substantial?
Thanks.About quarter mil so I guess something in-between. I want to see how this afternoon behaves might do another $200
200 shares of amzn so nothing much there but as you guys know by now I don't do much with single names. I always feel more confident/comfortable trading index. I rarely own more than $60k of a single stock.
Thanks.
I have acted contrary to my normal pattern and stood pat this morning. Part because I was on my phone and part because as you mentioned earlier I want to see what the afternoon brings us. I am also keeping an eye on the Mideast and Ireland this afternoon.
Damn right wing extremists trying to claim Ireland should be home to Irish people.Wth is going on in Ireland??