Daily Market Analysis
2022-12-08
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| 09:31:57 Pete | PRE-OPEN MARKET COMMENTS THURSDAY – There is not much overnight news. China is loosening Covid-19 restrictions and their market is up overnight. The ECB has Fed Speak today and European markets are flat. The 100-day MA held yesterday and we... |
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| 09:33:49 Pete | Good morning! |
| 09:39:41 Pete | In the back of your mind you should be thinking, "this is going to be a slow day. we are inside the prior day's range and the volume is light. traders will be waiting for the PPI. as long as... |
| 09:59:42 Pete | This is a nice move. We went right thru the prior day high and bullish 1OP cross. I would favor the long side here |
| 10:04:59 Pete | I like the breakout, but I do not like the volume. If volume would have spiked I would consider the breakout legit. Since it did not, I have to make sure this is not just a headfake. We need to... |
| 10:42:29 Pete | Light volume. We do have follow thru and the breakout is holding. You can see how the previous candles are retraced. Low quality rally without much substance behind it. We are also above $396. If you have a super strong... |
| 10:43:37 Pete | If we get a bearish cycle and SPY falls back below $396 (very possible) then we go into a light volume holding pattern the rest of the day |
| 10:44:21 Pete | Could you short stocks during this bear cycle? Yes, if they are super weak and SPY < $396. |
| 11:06:43 Pete | Short ES 3964 1/2 |
| 11:16:58 Pete | I'm not willing to risk a lot on this position. I need to see continual drift lower. Stop SPY $3967. That gives me roughly 5 pts of room for it to move around. I have a $3954 bid for half... |
| 11:19:44 Pete | For that ES entry we did not have follow thru, the volume remained light, we broke $396 and we had a bearish 1OP cross. |
| 11:20:57 Pete | We have a choppy light volume day where we can expect reversals at the extremes and we had the conditions I outlined above to justify the trade. |
| 11:21:33 Pete | Notice, I only traded 1/2 size because of the conditions. Not going to make or lose a lot |
| 11:23:57 Pete | Exit ES for 10 pt gain $3954. I still have the other half on. Lowered stop to $3960 on remaining |
| 11:28:16 Pete | Choppy day. Why not take gains on the other half? I could, but I have a free trade that I can't lose money on and it is small size. I have a bearish 1OP cycle that still has room so... |
| 11:29:41 Pete | Exit ES for 4 pt gain on remaining. Stopped out. Overall, 7 pt ave gain. Only half size so 3.5 pts vs normal trade. |
| 11:32:40 Pete | Your expectations have to align with market conditions. Pick your spots carefully and set passive targets. Plan to "eat like a bird". |
| 11:33:32 Pete | You need to avoid "eating like a bird and shitting like an elephant." |
| 11:46:31 Pete | Bullish flag or double top? We don't know so we have to wait. For a bullish flag we need that 1OP cross and a nice move higher. I can't buy on this light volume until I see what happens at... |
| 11:47:51 Pete | My suspicion is a fail here and then a lower high double top with a drift back down. 1OP bear cycle would continue and I would consider re-entering a small short |
| 11:49:22 Pete | In order for me to "play" I would need to see a nice green candle that finishes with a long wick. I would probably short that. |
| 11:50:23 Pete | It needs to happen below the hod. That would tell me the bear cycle is likely to continue and then we keep drifting lower. |
| 12:09:03 Pete | I'm glad we got two good trading days this week. TY St. Nick. We might get some action off of the PPI tomorrow. |
| 12:32:27 Pete | Good day not to trade. I would give a tiny edge to the short side here. 1OP barely made it back to zero. Low quality cross, but it looks likely. We never got close to the hod during this bullish... |
| 12:39:39 Pete | The risk of trading light volume like this is that we get some recycled news that hits the wires. Then the market goes nuts for 20 min and wreaks havoc on your positions. Any hard stops are taken out. |
| 14:07:02 Pete | Yes this looks like news hit. Probably what I mentioned before - recycled |
| 14:10:16 Pete | This is all choreographed between trading firms and media if you ask me. I have no way to prove it, but I know this pattern. Notice how the market was on the brink of making a new high and it... |
| 14:13:08 Pete | The media times the release for maximum impact. The trading firms just say they had their programs set and their optical readers executed them based on key words. Why would the media care about a market drop? Because they charge... |
| 14:14:10 Pete | Ver convenient. Don't take my word for it. Track it. Once you see a few dozen with this exact pattern you will agree. |
| 14:22:16 Pete | From my vantage point, I am not going to make a big deal out of these recycled news moves. All I can do is to inform you in hopes that you keep your risk exposure low. |
| 14:22:58 Pete | They do typically reverse. If you were looking to buy, this is a decent entry point. The bleeding has stopped. |
| 14:26:19 Pete | These moves do destroy trader confidence. Tick, tick, tick the market is moving higher and all of their indicators are lining up. It is a light volume day so they place protective stops on their longs... just in case. Blam,... |
| 14:31:24 Pete | This business is ALL about money. If you are not skeptical, you should be. If you don't think the game is rigged, you have not traded long enough. You can use all of this to your advantage. Learn from it.... |
| 14:33:37 Pete | 1OP is dropping and we are seeing tails. That is a sign of support. wait for that cross and expect that the move will retrace. When the trading firms do not see follow thru, they will start to cover and... |
| 14:38:25 Pete | The news you have to be careful of will have 3 consecutive stacked candles on extreme volume. No pause. That is a short stupid set-up and there is follow thru. Now that Trump is out of office, they are rare... |
| 14:40:05 Pete | Notice how the second candle is a doji after the first? That is your "tell" |
| 14:41:53 Pete | Long ES 3958 1/2 position |
| 14:42:03 Pete | That is just to clean it up |
| 14:45:44 Pete | We are close to a bullish cross, support has been established, this is light volume chop and I am going to take a small trade on the notion that this recycled news move will retrace. I am not looking to... |
| 14:47:06 Pete | Here comes the bullish cross. I need to get > VWAP in the next 10 min or I will exit. |
| 14:48:44 Pete | offering ES $3968 |
| 14:54:46 Pete | $3958 stop (entry) |
| 15:01:22 Pete | Exit ES scratch 3958 |
| 15:57:45 Pete | GoalToGo12 wrote: Question Are PPI announcements a good setup for a strangle on SPY ?Define typical. If you are talking about the last 30+ years - no. Might it work tomorrow? Sure. Am I trading one? No. |
| 16:01:29 Pete | Words like "generally", "typical", "always", "never" should "typically" not be included in "general" questions. |
| 16:03:45 Pete | "Pete, inflation has been the primary focus the last year and it is hitting 40 year highs. Option IVs are low based on the VIX and the PPI is coming out tomorrow. Do you think that in this instance a... |
| 16:05:09 Pete | To which I would respond, how much is the straddle cost? What move is expected? How has the market reacted after the last 4 PPI releases? What has been the % move? |
| 16:11:18 Pete | Questions are easy to ask. I am trying to encourage you to think about the answer before you ask it. What variables might you have to consider to make an informed trading decision? Is there any history that suggests that... |
| 16:47:47 Pete | I try to learn something from the price action each day. I learned nothing new today. We are in wait and see mode for the number. |
| 16:47:57 Pete | Have a great night everyone. |