Stocks
| sym | phase | trend | adx | 200/50 | 40/10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | ||||||
| QQQ | ||||||
| VIX |
SPY (S&P 500) at this point can best be seen as trading within a sideways channel ranging from about $123.54 to $112.25.
QQQ (Nasdaq 100) continues to bounce along an uptrending channel that began Aug. 9.
VIX (fear index) remains within a sideways channel that began Aug. 9.
Bonds
| sym | phase | trend | adx | 200/50 | 40/10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLT | ||||||
| JNK |
TLT (Treasury long-term debt) meanders indecisively just above its 20-day low.
JNK (corporate high-yield debt) continues to trade sideways for a fourth day after braeking below the rising price channel that began Oct. 14.
Tangibles
| sym | phase | trend | adx | 200/50 | 40/10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USO | ||||||
| GLD | ||||||
| JJC |
USO (crude oil) remains above the downtrending channel that has been in force since May 2, trading within the range set by Friday’s breakout.
GLD (gold) continues its third week in a relatively narrow sideways trend, gapping down to the mid-point.
JJC (copper) is trading within a sideways range for a seventh day as it retraces a Fibonacci 23.6% of the decline from Aug. 2 to Oct. 5.
Global
| sym | phase | trend | adx | 200/50 | 40/10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UUP | ||||||
| EEM |
UUP (U.S. dollar) has retreated to between the Fibonacci 50% and 38.2% retracements of the rise from Aug. 29 to Oct. 4.
EEM (emerging markets) is stalled after a breakout above a declining price channel that began Aug. 1, with a slight downward bias to today’s early trading.
Indicator Exchange-Traded Fund Symbols:
EEM - emerging markets
GLD - gold, a counter-directional proxy for inflation fears.
JNK - high-yield corporate bonds
QQQQ - Nasdaq 100 index
SPY - S&P 500 index
TLT - Treasury long-term bonds
USO - crude oil
UUP - U.S. dollar index, against a basket of currencies; largely a dollar-euro proxy
VIX - fear index, implied volatility of the S&P 500
Key
- phase: 20-day price channel phase, with green for bull trend, red for bear trend and yellow for neutral trend.
- trend: Price direction, green for higher highs and higher lows, red for lower highs and lower lows, yellow for sideways, and grey for neutral or ambiguous.
- adx: Average directional index location, indicating the strength, or the temperature, of the trend. Orange for 40 or greater, aqua (light blue) for 25 and up but below 40, magenta (light purple) for 20 and up but below 25, and brown for anything below 20. (Mnemonic: Orange for the overhead sun, blue for the surrounding sky, magenta for sunset on the horizon and brown for the earth.)
- 200/50: The moving average cross, green for the 50-day ma above the 200, red for below and yellow for closely aligned.
- 40/10: The moving average cross, green for the 10-day ma above the 40, red for below and yellow for closely aligned.
About my trading methods
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Disclaimer
Tim Bovee, Private Trader tracks the analysis and trades of a private trader for his own accounts. Nothing in this blog constitutes a recommendation to buy or sell stocks, options or any other financial instrument. The only purpose of this blog is to provide education and entertainment.
No trader is ever 100 percent successful in his or her trades. Trading in the stock and option markets is risky and uncertain. Each trader must make trading decision decisions for his or her own account, and take responsibility for the consequences.
The trader’s greatest sin is inaction. Sleeper, awake! Seize the Nietzchean moment. Roll out of bed and trade.
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