Friday Oct 27th

After the closing bell Thursday we had a number of companies release their earnings reports. Some of the Big companies like GOOGLE, AMAZON, MICROSOFT, FIRST SOLAR, etc were among the group and received positive  reactions, with their stocks shooting up in after hours.  Will this usher in the next leg up in the markets  ( or maybe we should just say a ‘continuation’ higher) ?  Let’s take a closer look…

 

DJIA – I was expecting a bit more of a correction, but this flag consolidation may simply be a pause in the run higher.

SPX – I would have expected a drop to the 50sma, but if these markets are in a parabolic run, this may be all we get as it also just continues higher. Let’s see what Friday brings.

NASDAQ – I expected a drop to the 50sma area,  but all those positive earnings last night in GOOG, AMZN, Etc. could get the NASDAQ  going again too. Look for a break above the 10sma  or this red dotted trend line.

 

 

HPJ –  On OCT 5th,  this bullish set up looked ready to go, and I mentioned it here.  The NASDAQ was basically going sideways and it didn’t find its follow through buying, however…

HPJ – Here we are a couple of weeks later, and HPJ does look like it might take off higher now.

JRJC–  I have been discussing JRJC, and it closed on the 50sma again. I am still watching this one, but a run higher in the markets may help this one too.  WARNING:  I cannot find the ‘earnings’ date for this one, so do some due diligence before entering.

 

USD – From Wednesday, expecting higher price, possibly to the 97 area

 

UUP ETF for the USD –  It started to run higher Thursday, and the UUP shows an increase in volume.

 

UUP –  Breaking an inverse H&S.  I could picture this running to the 200sma and pausing, sending Miners even lower and then allowing Precious Metals to put in a dcl as it tags the 200sma ( We’ll have to wait & see).

 

GOLD, SILVER, & THE USD  –  USD higher,  Gold lower.

 

 

 

GDX –    CDE, AG, and a few other Miners were down rather big this week.   Selling picked up Thursday, and that could be leading to a dcl.  I still expect lower price in the Miners,  though they could bounce soon with another daily cycle.   So we could get a DCL, but I expect that it will roll over  and peak early again, rolling over into a nice buy-able low later.

GDXJ – The selling has been slow and painful for those holding Miners, but it picked up a bit Thursday, as though we are selling down into a dcl.  This is what I have been expecting all along.

SO I Drew this OCT 13th to show that  1. I am expecting a rally in the USD and a drop in Miners.  2. Do not buy & hold Miners, so we traded & sold leverage around day 7 for a quick trade.    This chart is not a price target, it is a visual aid.  I was showing possibly  2 daily cycles down.  One would drop into October ( we see that occurring right now),  then we might bounce with a final daily cycle, dipping down toward the ICL.  A really exceptional Buy Point.

IMPORTANT :  NEXT WEDNESDAY is a FED MTG.  We may bottom with a dcl as we near the FED MTG.  Then Miners would bounce or rally a bit,  and then roll over again into an ICL.   I will discuss this idea in the weekend report, you can see the idea below.

 

ENERGY STOCKS PERKING UP?

 

I Noticed that The XLE sat on the 200sma, and OIL has been above the $50 area, so I decided to take a look at a few of the OIL / Energy stocks.   Let’s take a look…

 

XLE –   The XLE rallied very strongly in Aug – Sept, paused and consolidated, and now it sat on the 200sma with the 50sma rising.  LATELY, these support areas temporarily break & recover  ( Run the stops, shake out), so I can’t really say whether that’ll happen here or not, or whether these are the next lows in place yet or not.  We should know soon enough, so let’s look at a few stocks  that look to possibly be bullish set ups.

 

ENERGY STOCKS ARE BUILDING CONSTRUCTIVE BASES

 

WLL – After the September run, it pulled back to the 50sma. I noticed that WLL took off today after a quick break below the 50sma.  I actually grabbed this even though it was up 10% already.  It looks to have good upside potential.  I Then mentioned some OIL / ENERGY STOCKS  in the comments section.

WTI #1 –  WTI had such an impressive run out of the lows, but a small pullback so far.  IT COULD drop to the 50sma, especially if the XLE  does do a ‘shake out’, but keep this on a ‘watch list’ for a reversal.

WTI #2 –  A watch list candidate , because the upside potential is great.  It has had a couple of nice runs, but cannot break out of this base yet, but when it does this could be a strong run.

WG #1– Another one that ran strongly in September was WG. I am watching this one too, and would have expected it to tag the 50sma, so it still might  ( or it may go sideways until the 50sma gets there).

WG  #2 –  It goes on a watch list because of this upside here potential too.  With a series of higher lows, if this breaks out higher the potential is great here too.

OAS–   Running from under $7 to $9+ on the first run in September, OAS has been consolidating those gains. It reached oversold and has remained above the 50sma. I was expecting a tag of the 50sma, and that could happen, but if it breaks the upper trend line, it is considered a buy.

OAS-  I guess it could break out & still tag the 50sma like this, but…

OAS–    If it breaks the upper trend line, it should eventually run to the 200sma, and that’s a nice trade. Earnings is due out on Nov 7th.

 

QEP –  The lows could be in for QEP, since their earnings are out and it Popped up 5% Thursday. This would look like a shake out of the 50% later and it may break back above it Friday.

SWN–  This reversal at the lows  ( Slight undercut)  looks like a stop run. The good news?  SWN released earning after hrs Thursday,  and it dropped and then shot up to $5.30, and ended up at $5.19, slightly higher than it was on this chart.

 

THE MBOT TRADE

YES, I STILL OWN THIS. WE ARE GROWING OLD TOGETHER 🙂

 

MBOT  –  This was in yesterdays report at $1.11.  It looks like an inverse H&S and a break above the magenta down trend line should be bullish.  I was hoping that the blue area would hold as support.

 

MBOT– I discussed the MBOT overhead trend line in  the comments section yesterday, as MBOT dropped and reversed higher. Again, a break out is bullish.

MBOT–  reversed and ran from $1.08 to  close at $1.17.  Prior runs were 40% gains, but I didn’t sell them. I may sell 1/2 if we have another one, but…

MBOT-  I love the potential if this ever breaks and runs strongly.

 Enjoy Friday,  your last trading day of the week, and I will cover the General Markets, Precious Metals and Miners in greater detail in the weekend report.

 

~ALEX

 

AMZN, GOOGLE, AAPL , etc are obviously in bull runs.  Every now and then I am asked, ” AMZN is up $60 in after hrs. Why are you not putting your readers in AMZN?”    It is a fair question, and the answer is two fold.

1. I have to believe that every one of my readers knows companies like GOOG, AMZN, AAPL, FB, etc,  and they can enter any time they want. Also you can Send me an email and I will give you a low risk entry point.   More importantly is

2. I have put my readers in very Bullish stocks like that (  I put my readers in AAPL, MSFT, TTWO, etc when they were low risk entries a long time ago), and many cannot stand the consolidations and boring days, weeks , and Months.  Most sold MSFT and TTWO right away and they began to run very strongly, both have now doubled from my entry.   It is NOT as easy as it looks in hindsight.  Let me show you an example of this again…

 

AMZN–  IF I put you into AMZN last May at $930, it was $930 in September and this is the ride that you would have enjoyed. Please read the chart, and honestly… would that have been easy?

 

CLF–  CLF recently looked like it wanted to break out & run when it gapped higher and closed over the 50sma.  CLF is no longer looking bullish at all and has slowly sold off.  It has struggled with both the 50 & 200sma, and it is not on my list of possible buys unless it really shows some improvement.   See the chart below, this is a H&S break down in my opinion.

 

 

128 replies
  1. Peter
    Peter says:

    I read an article on SA last night about NAK and the possiblity of a big permit approval and partnership. I know we can’t post links on this forum, but wanted to make everyone aware. Could be a nice break out in the next couple weeks.

    • chartfreak1
      chartfreak1 says:

      By SA- do you mean the gold mining company (Ticker SA) Seabridge? I just noticed that the chart of SA hasnt really pulled back at all with the recent sell off. That is impressive. It is at 1 year highs.

      I didnt see an article about a ‘partnership’ in the SA News feed or NAK news feed. Seems like it would be in one or the other if it was true and more than speculation, but thx for the heads up. That type of an announcement would lead to some strong upside I would think.

      The NAK land has huge potential in the ground. I fully expect a bigger Miner to try to partner with them & fund the ground work, etc when the time is right. The estimate of what they have in the ground is a bit staggering.

  2. marinho
    marinho says:

    Alex,
    great chart of GDX. I think you pointed out that after a long cycle there is a smaller one. So gold could put in a shorter cycle and bottom let’s say on Thanksgiving, which usually is the case. As far as GDX it looks like its ICL was in may with a price lower than 21 and in july at the gold ICL the price was a little bit higher.

    • chartfreak1
      chartfreak1 says:

      Well, I usually go by the underlying metal (GOLD) when discussing the main ICL, but because a triangle was forming in Miners, so higher lows of a triangle caused the July low to be higher than Dec lows , and then we had July lows higher than the May lows too.

      There are many things that come into play from here.

      1. Going forward, we are out of the triangle, so a back test is complete, one more daily cycle is possible and a deeper 2nd back test again would be lower than the last back test. It is not necessary though.

      2. What if Miners are just that much stronger, somewhat sensing Golds coming rally ( It’s really Smart money accumulate).? That could be. We wont know until November, but it will show up in the charts, and Miners could be an earlier buy than GOLD itself. Maybe / Maybe not.

      I’m not sure why you say Thanksgiving is usually the ICL….in 2015 & 2016, the ICL was Mid Dec Fed Mtg, right? I have seen it in November, but the last 2 were Dec

      • marinho
        marinho says:

        you are right about the last 2 years. usually I look at thanksgiving as a starting day when I like to purchase pm stocks

        • chartfreak1
          chartfreak1 says:

          The ‘Leaders’ could be bottoming at that time – some do show signs of strength early, and since they did this summer ( JUly), you may want to keep that idea in the back of your mind 🙂

  3. Peter
    Peter says:

    Alex, is the Nasdaq recovers today, do you think SOXL is safe to enter. It doesn’t seem able to correct for an entry, and I’m wondering if the SOX index is on a b-line to 1350 (peak in 1998).

    I’m also in a similar situation with DXJ. I’m looking to enter but there seems no end to the rally.

    • chartfreak1
      chartfreak1 says:

      Use a 13 sma for the SOXL (Maybe even 20sma?), and the entries have been right around there. Then a trailing stop can be established if it just continues higher.

      Trailing stops may have triggered on the NASDAQ recently, because it consolidated and actually dropped wiping out the last 3 weeks of gains. The DJIA , SPX, and SOX ( UDOW, UPRO, SOXL) really didn’t pull back much. They seem to be going parabolic.

  4. Ralph Wiederzane
    Ralph Wiederzane says:

    Coppers getting mushed, can´t be great for the other metals and miners. I will look to buy some oil drillers today, or maybe just the OIH etf since it´s a big group and I don´t follow the individuals close enough.

    I´m also going to add lightly to my miners, also like the silver futures have now pulled bac half the run they made since the July low, so will buy there or add to the SILJ etf

    • chartfreak1
      chartfreak1 says:

      ENPH landed on the 50sma and does look good.
      Lately I have been noticing a lot of “Bounce off of the 50sma, and then a quick slam down shake out’ and then a run higher – so I am getting weary of trusting the set up in the choppy markets.

      That said, ENPH does look good with a stop and hopefully there is no shake out .

    • chartfreak1
      chartfreak1 says:

      Tough call. If you look at the first 3 days of September, it does look exactly the same, but at the same time- could be a bear flag. That makes it a tad riskier, because it could be a bear flag under the 50sma.
      I would use a much tighter stop than usual if I were to try this one

      • BayTrader
        BayTrader says:

        nvm lol Im trying to play safe…
        Aside frm a few positions im 80% cash again… I need me some Long terms!

        • chartfreak1
          chartfreak1 says:

          Long term – tough, but you have TWTR still, right? That may climb nicely from here.

          Some ENERGY plays seem to be bottoming for muti week trades, I am going to discuss that in the weekend report.

          SOME of the Shippers have been ok long term, others have not . They do get a bit boring at times though.
          I am in NM and SB looks good.

          Look at longer term charts, maybe 6 month, of those and SALT, FRO, TNK ( with the 50sma as a stop) ,

          HOWEVER, then I look at NAT, NBR, GNK and it makes me tighten my stop on NM.

    • Peter
      Peter says:

      If the nasdaq is starting a new DC, it’s hard to believe that LABU will continue to drop. It may not rocket up, though

    • Peter
      Peter says:

      The selling volume looks to be exhausted for today at least. See my post below. Every large volume selling week has a nice buying week that follows (over the last 3 years).

      • BayTrader
        BayTrader says:

        Lets hope… I was in mid 13s again with a Larger position… Down quadruple digits after earnings.. Had to play doctor on my acct hard core for a few days

  5. deshy
    deshy says:

    Alex, any thoughts on BTE?? Don’t like the recent pullback but today seems to be making up for lost ground…

    • chartfreak1
      chartfreak1 says:

      Wow, I hadn’t seen that either.

      I mentioned here that I dumped my position before inventory report , I just didn’t like the inconsistent action.
      We still have that heavy NATGAS short position that should unwind, but the timing just wasnt right yet

    • chartfreak1
      chartfreak1 says:

      Since XCO is NATGAS, I might avoid that one for now.

      If looking for an Oil / Energy stock, I think I might look for one that has its earnings released already.

      WTI & WG look good, especially if it can get above the 10sma, but WTI has earnings release Nov 1st- that MIGHT drop it to the 50sma if it is bad. I will say this, a few of the earnings reports that I have seen in this sector have been bullish ( Ones mentioned in the report). So earnings in this sector may fair better this time around.

      I liked WLL, QEP, SWN – they released earnings, but if they do a 1-2-3-4-5, they may be in the ‘1’ now and pull back soon. If you could handle that – thats fine. I started small with WLL yesterday, added a BIT more on this a.m. dip, and can add on future dips too.

      • chartfreak1
        chartfreak1 says:

        SWN released earnings last night. It is struggling a bit at the 10sma, but I do like the shake out ( seen in the report), and the fact that the earnings are already out.

        SOME ENERGY STOCKS ARE LIKE MINERS- THEY DO PUBLIC OFFERINGS AFTER THEY RUN UP FOR A BIT, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO TO AVOID THAT?

        • Ralph Wiederzane
          Ralph Wiederzane says:

          I think I will pick up several, basically make my own basket with 4 or 5 names, weighted by each stocks average volatility.

      • Ralph Wiederzane
        Ralph Wiederzane says:

        Thanks CF, much appreciated. I will look more into the individual names since the OIH is too bogged down with giant drillers, the smaller names are where the action is.

  6. chartfreak1
    chartfreak1 says:

    Everyone that wanted AMD –

    CY was another that I picked out this summer to out perform going forward.

    I was watching for a tag of the 50sma, but it put in a high consolidation and seems to possibly be breaking out now after earnings. They were supposed to release earnings last night, and are breaking higher from a small consolidation. Good volume for 1/2 a day

    • BayTrader
      BayTrader says:

      Ive been watching CY for a while, jsut kept feeling like I missed the train on this one. Every dip felt like i was chasing… thenh it pulls an MU and keeps going…, speaking of SEMIs… SOXL new highs, NVDFA going higher, CY, but AMD and MU not so much….

    • Geurt.
      Geurt. says:

      ALEX…… do you have AMD or do you recommend it?
      B.T.W. I owe AMD ?? Double down or just wait?
      What’s your thought Alex.
      THANKS A LOT ALEX !!!

  7. Ken
    Ken says:

    Jumping in real quick: been awhile, been a tad busy…selling a parcel of land to Aldi”s.

    Bonds giving a Buy Signal this morning: TLT BSV HYG (5.5% yield on BBB corp. bonds)
    Metals real close for a wave up imo……. Bght GDX first tranche. Added to USAS NAK GPL
    General Markets I have been long and adding, playing the current wave 5.

    Good Luck all……….

      • Ken
        Ken says:

        Yes…a very nice A B C corrective wave complete at today’s lows. imo rr very good.
        A very strong miner.

      • Ken
        Ken says:

        I know you have liquid funds in your brokerage accts. that sweep every night….why not consider trading TLT or BSV with the cash that is sitting there earning .0025% or less at a Buy Signal then go back to cash when overbght……just wondering 😉

    • Ralph Wiederzane
      Ralph Wiederzane says:

      I agree on the bonds and the metals, might be taking some ZB futures home long over the weekend, already been buying some miners too.

  8. Curtis
    Curtis says:

    Alex,

    Are you of the mind set that oil is still in it’s first daily cycle and that low in Oct was a HCL? Or was it a DCL? Where do you see resistance in oil? thx

    • chartfreak1
      chartfreak1 says:

      It’s such a tough call, but that dip in Oct looked like a dcl because it broke the trend line, broke the 10sma, etc
      The hard part was that it was so early ( day 27 or something?). Usually they are 30-50 long, but it could be a short following a long.

      It has been pushing on resistance for a while now at $53 $54 area

  9. chartfreak1
    chartfreak1 says:

    Note – I’m at lunch, but running through some charts quickly. In my report, I was kind of hinting at ENERGY AS THE NEXT SECTOR IN MY OPINION, while I wait for Miners to line up.
    They ran strong, consolidated those gains, and I wanted to do some research this weekend and see how things were lining up.

    Today, my list of ENERGY are all starting to take off.

    I kind of think that it is important to look at EARNINGS before buying, and make sure that they are released. That said SWN, QEP, WLL released already.

    SWN – just kicked in with the break above the 10sma.
    QEP is now up 7% now
    WLL – Good follow through

    CHECK OUT charts of BTE, SM, PDS, HK, SN , etc

  10. Cason
    Cason says:

    Sold JDST this morning, B.B. crash was kinda ridic so taking the cash here. Wish it had been a bigger position, though, was tiny!

    • Edward Bernhart
      Edward Bernhart says:

      Someone/thing bought roughly $13M worth of GDXJ at 10:00AM this morning at the same time that $80M was plunked down on the SPD Gold Trust and $32M worth of GDX was purchased. Seems like a good time to close your position.

  11. Cason
    Cason says:

    Man, looks like we aren’t going to roll over. I was watching SPY sell off Wed and was gonna jump in calls or TQQQ but paused and have now missed it. Still kicking myself for not taking the trade!! Ugh. Been WAY TOO busy with work to trade much. Crazy jealous I haven’t had time for the baby bios so watching everybody making 500-600% per day while I’m on the bench.

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