Something For Everyone
The way the various sectors of the markets have been playing out, I would say that there is something out there for everyone. We have ‘short term trades’, ‘longer term set ups’, ‘trending runs’, etc.
Note: Today is Friday, the last day before another 3 day weekend in the U.S. Markets. You may want to keep that in mind as you decide what you do or do not want to hold until Tuesday.
USD – The USD is showing a lack of strength so far, similar to the end of November. Day 7 has it meandering at the lows.
USO – I captured this midday to mention in the comments section that Oil was FINALLY starting to sell off a bit. Would it close that way? It closed even lower.
WTIC – So OIL hit $64.77. Very strong once it broke out.
XLE OIH, & XOP did not put in as much of a reversal, but if we get a pull back, this sector will be full of bullish set ups.
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I already pointed out this one that I sold and it ran off without me. A back test would be a perfect entry.
WTI – I’d like to see a pullback on some of the stronger ones like this one.
SN – This doesn’t look like a big move, but that was basically $4 to $6 from November. The potential on some of these Energy stocks is also very good and they look to have based out and started to move higher too. Notice: It was a VERY bumpy ride, but the climb may smooth out once it gets going. I’m going to watch this sector for pull backs.
PQ – and some of the Energy stocks are still near the lows, so we will find low risk entries when this sector settles down a bit. This reversal actually looks like a Buy if it closes above the 10sma.
I want to repeat myself here. I see Silver stocks starting to POP, and Silver is not breaking out. That could mean that Silver will break out sooner than later. That said, I am holding my Miners over the long weekend.
GDXJ – I dont want to rule out a possible pull back into a dcl next week. GDX & GDXJ could not get back above the 10sma, so this could be a weak bounce and an a-b-c dip. I am fine with that. ADD or BUY THE DIP if we get one. A break out higher closing above the 10sma Friday would obviously be great.
GDXJ – And a dip would still only be a 50% or 61.8% pull back. Normal.
GDXJ MAY 2017– I did see that a-b-c type dip in MAY of last year, so it is possible.
So yesterdays report pointed out that HL, CDE, PAAS, and other Silver stocks were popping or breaking out, while Silver was not. That could be a good sign, since Miners often lead the way. Some have said that they “Sold the Pop in HL” or “Sold the POP in CDE”. That is fine, locking in gains is a personal choice and many have been burned by the Miners in the past, but let me show you what I am thinking. I have pointed this out in the past with AUY, so let’s just review that…
AUY REMINDER DEC 20– When some of our Miners started ‘popping’ & breaking out from these bases like AUY did, I said that I expected them to form a CUP, back to Sept highs.
AUY- Jan 2- We certainly got that CUP. Selling the POP in silver stocks could be a mistake if they start doing this, right?
Now that the small cup is done, AUY went sideways for a mini handle, and at any time it can break from this 1 year base and really move out higher. I’m not selling the Pops. Do we have other Miners forming that first cup? Yes, we do…
CDE – I pointed this out Wednesdays pop in yesterdays report as a buy
And this was after Thursdays trading. This could be forming a cup like AUY.
FSM – I see a cup here, just like AUY. And it has put on a handle just like AUY. And …
FSM & THE BIGGER BASE – FSM is really a bullish break out that can continue higher.
GPL – GPL popped yesterday too, so they are all starting to show signs of bullishness without Silver moving higher.
HL – This was a buy too, as it broke out while Silver did nothing special.
HL – HL also had follow through. This should be able to run to $5.50.
My big picture point was presented this way in December…
AUY – I drew up a few of these when we first started running. That first cup is up to $3+, then a bigger cup up at $6, and then a run back to $10 eventually would make a giant double bottom cup. I dont want to seem like a dreamer, or get us too far ahead of ourselves, but look at X, CENX, AA, HBM, etc etc. A bull can run away without us if we over trade it. There will be pull backs and public offerings, etc, but selling the first pop out of a recent base or flag may be a bit early to take profits…
Just to give you a visual of what we could get if this is the return of that Bull run. ‘Something for everyone’ means that even the BUY & HOLD crowd should be able to take positions and let them ride for a while. 🙂
CLF – $6 to $9, but not an easy ride, right? It will be the same with your Miners. This MAY just run to Feb highs. $6 to $9 and eventually it should get to $12.
IPI – from yesterdays report – I really didn’t want this to drop much further, to remain a proper cup & handle. I was watching that 50sma.
IPI – Well, we got a reversal, now a push back over the 10sma would be more bullish. It is not oversold, so it may recover slowly.
CLD SEPT 1 – When I was pointing out the STEEL and METALS stocks in August & September, this was CLD. It was a buy around $3, buy it as it breaks the down trend, and hopefully it would form a cup too.
CLD ran to $4,60 and a back test was a good place to add 2 weeks ago. I pointed that out in late December. I am reviewing this because this is what I expect from MINERS and ENERGY stocks going forward.
Now CLD is $5.50 after that successful back test. Just to be fair, TGB did this and failed/stalled, but the great majority of these metal stocks are very bullish.
SID – DEC 28 – we saw nice solid runs in Metals stocks, and now it looked like SID was going to join in as a lagger. I saw it as a buy if it could get past resistance. This one ran swiftly in June, July, and August.
SID – I posted this last week, because it broke resistance and the Cup could be forming. A run to $3.50 from $2.50?
SID – Swiftly it formed that cup. $2.10 to $3.40 in a few weeks.
So many of the steel, Aluminum, copper stocks have really done well. We have bulls running all over the place, and there really is something for everyone to be invested in (or trading). When we get pull backs, I will point out low risk entries. Some can be longer term buy & hold, others will just trade the set ups.
For now, we have had a lot of trades to look at in this weeks reports, including several Miners. I will NOT sell my precious metals over the 3 day weekend, even though Gold starts trading on Sunday night and the US markets are closed on Monday. I am confident in that set up. Silver Miners actually have me thinking that we are going to break out to the upside. 🙂 I feel we have an ICL in December and we are in the first daily cycle.
SPWR – I like this solar set up, as well as ENPH & VSLR. FSLR broke higher too, there really is something for everyone. 🙂
See additional information below, for the blockchain trades. ENJOY YOUR FRIDAY TRADING & YOUR WEEKEND!
~ALEX
I posted a few Blockchain charts in yesterdays report and also in the weekend report. Let’s review BITCOIN as a guide, even though some of these stocks may be linked closer to another crypto-currency, like Ripple or ETHER.
BITCOIN – Click to enlarge- I discussed at the end of the weekend report and in a prior report that I was expecting an ICL in January using cycles. They were arriving every 6 months pretty regularly. Then we had the flash crash in December, and that very well could have been that ICL. (See the weekend report). If it was an ICL, then the lows are now in for Bitcoin, and that low should NOT be taken out. With that, I said that I would look for block chain stocks to start setting up.
It does look as though some are setting up now, so I would expect something like this with Bitcoin if the ICL is in December…
BITCOIN – Click to enlarge- HOWEVER, that flash crash happened in 1 night, and I need to remind you that BITCOIN trades 24 / 7. So on this 3 day holiday weekend, do you want to hold blockchain trades, knowing that this could slam down anytime Friday night through Tuesday morning? This possibly happening while your US markets are closed.
The choice is yours and it has to be made today by the close. So I posted charts of SRAX, SSC, MARA, etc and I wanted to post another.








































Thanks CF, I´m definitely holding all my miners as well.
I don’t doubt that Ralph – You’ve been buying since December- Getting in near the lows makes it a bit easier 🙂
Lets see SILJ and SIL etfs get up over there 200 day MAs today.
Thanks Alex. Great report!! What about JNUG or USLV? Will you hold these over the weekend too?
Yes
Hi Alex, thanks for the great report
Hope your feeling better! Get some great rest this weekend!
Thx Zig – I definitely plan on it
Thanks. CF. You forgot about ZEUS; I was patient with it and it finally broke out yesterday and could be a lagger in Steel for those who missed SID, GGB..yes?
I thought that I mentioned Zeus a few days ago? I meant to, because I remember drawing up the chart.
looks good
Also, failed DC in dollar as of this morning bolsters the case for good things to come in the metals!
MARA way up premarket on news! I may have a giraffe neck!
Yes Please!
Sold my MARA this morning, 24% gain in a few days, I’ll take it.
I sold half….will watch, maybe dump the rest. Disappointing giraffe…I still am waiting to get a really good one! LOL
mara ssc up already. Thx again
I didn’t expect gold 1330? Looks like we are coming out of a 1/2 cycle low.
with the $USD down so much would have expected a bit more from $GOLD. The day is still young I guess…
It waited until everyone went home for the long weekend 🙂
This morning am firmly reminded why I stopped “investing” in $PLG:-((
It is a big loser for me.
looks ok now – actually up’
hi ho cryptosilver 😉
Weekly RSI at record highs, daily indicators (pick whatever indicator you like) in overbought territory. Waiting for correction…Stock market keeps marching higher. Insane…
SID up again on positive Q1.. man this little one has juice..
CF, thank you for another great report. I guess you are still keeping an eye on the pot sector as well? I’m still holding some as I’ve got a nice cushion and will add when you give the green light:) Please take care of yourself and I hope you are feeling better.
Maybe I can cover it briefly in the weekend report
what happened to EMMBF? I don’t see any news…?
It gapped down below it’s breakout (~1.7). Alex, are you selling or sold?
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/emblem-announces-50-million-bought-deal-tsx-venture-emc-2244474.htm
thx
Thanks…sneaky how this news is not for USA!
2.05 Canadian = 1.64 USD. Is that correct? If so, doesn’t seem like they got a good deal.
Sold at $1.50, because it broke back below my break out area of that base
Ouch! All my MJs are being punished today. Except EDXC and PURA
Getting a little money back on PPPMF but dang AG is hurting me today. Making too big of a deal over the acquisition?
we can never seem to win with this one….
Any news on AG?
Yes, friendly acquisition of Primero mining and restructuring of streams with WPM.
So that’s why I stopped out of AG.
WPM & AG have some news. WPM is doing great, but AG is down. I have both.
KSHB just seems to go and go and go and never pull back long enough to get in….I went ahead and picked up just a few shares yesterday….it’s up $1.14 right now…..I can only surmise they must be the premier provider of packaging for the cannabis world or something….or maybe someone knows something…..they are having earnings out this coming Tuesday….sure wish I’d gotten more now!
good call tammie, slow and steady riser, unlike most of these other MJs
I’ve watched it for weeks wanting to get in…..should have just jumped in long ago…..but it was always always up…..hard to jump in on things already up so much…it usually doesn’t go well for me when I do that….!
But my gold and silver picks have gone nowhere….and most of my MJ’s are way down….not my best 2 weeks…
You might be getting a top in KSHB right now. Buy next week
Thanks…trying to keep my eye on it….should have sold when it ran up over $1…..watching to see what it does…..might sell before the day is over…holiday on Monday and then they have webcast for earnings on Tuesday……geez…could be good, or not…..don’t want to miss out, don’t want to get caught…hahaha! #whereismycrystalball
Agree. Took profits on 50% purchased at $3.88. Make the money, take the money!
CAsey recommendations!
Just added to my AG position.
AG ugh…thought it would act better!
I’ve now added $AG officially to the “no fly” list after having been in and out several times only to be disappointed every time! Our karmas do not match…
AG has been rough this go around. She was great last time, but tough running right now. I have that one in a different account so it’s killing me – not mixed in with my other miners which would cushion the blow.
I held onto these MJ positions way too long. I’ve been using mental stops lately because I find algos just pick your stops when you enter them, but approach burnt me with the MJs because it moves so fast and blow right through your mental stop.
Are others holding their MJ stocks? It’s been a rough few days.
MJNA and EDXC are my long term holds. The Crypto’s seem interesting and scary but are such a slippery fish.
Yes, it’s been a very rough few days…..I’m holding some, sold others….if I’d held when everything dropped on the 4th I’d have been better off…but I sold then and got back in some and now this drop…….but…you just never know…they will come back…just a matter of when….I’ve gotten chopped up for sure
I did the same thing hah! So I’m sure others did as well and are feeling the burn.
Yeah, I had great gains right around the 2nd of January…should have cashed in then and sat on the sidelines and watched and it would have been great…..but no, I had to play…..
I know what you mean! LOL. I have admitted that I am now an addicted gambler! LOL [not really…I can quit anytime…]
I have 8 MJ and MJ related stocks. 3 are still in the green for me. Favorite is CNBX because I believe in their mission…but it is the most painful for me to watch those great gains dissolving. Still holding for now…I hate to sell on a downsweep…rather wait for a bounce at least. Probably won’t sell some that I like the story and will hold as lotto tickets [not much $ in them]
Feeling the pain with the pot stocks here also!
Nancy whey do you like CNBX so much? can you tell us?
This is a company that has research/development in Israeli…they have done lots of work on medical marijuana and particularly results with some cancer uses. I suggest you go to cannabics.com and pick the link to “presentation”…it explains their work and the trials they have going on.
thank you Nancy!
yea im still holding the 2 I picked… sometimes the red makes u remember your rules more… stingers for sure
I’ve sold a good portion at a good profit but was stopped out on some more today. Still have some but not much. Have some stops further down as everything is still in profit.
Lucky you to all be in profit! I have some since last year! STILL not back to green….some almost made it…GGGRRR
I bailed on most of what I was holding yesterday when I posted it was clearly a consolidation period coming up. I would expect these to continue to settle down further next 2 weeks or so. I DID hold CNBX bc she was so good to me to wait it out for another run and EDXC bc that 1 never broke out. I’ve sold everything else.
My sell points were for the most part horrific (screw you, Sessions) but overall made plenty of $$! Whoo!
Understandable – When we looked at TWMJF and MEDFF – it is easy to see why we would hold on. They pull back , race higher, pull back, race higher , etc – so it is hard to know real time when they will sell.
I will cover them in the weekend report briefly, and I think everyone will see whats going on.
they remain bullish at this point to me
GDXJ closing above the top purple trend line connecting the highs of February & September should be significant when it happens (the 1/2/18 fake break certainly faked me out)
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OR a turning point? Thanks for sharing.
Can that happen now or not until next daily cycle? That’s the question. It will, just need to know when! 🙂
If you capture the chart and save it to your desk top, you can then right click on it and when it says “open with’ …
If you have ‘paint’…it then allows you to open it in paint and shrink it down how ever much you want 50% 25% etc
WPM is really picking up
NAK officially has a double bottom..now let’s see what it wants to do.
I took the trade at $1.65. Low risk as long as there is no gap downs at the open.
https://www.tradingview.com/chart/NAK/hA4qtSXe-NAK-long-shot/
my only issue even with the D bottom is that on the daily, this is set up to look like a perfect short… Good luck I will be watching as I want in on NAk again as well…
Did oil top yesterday? Watching DWT for a scalp….
looks like oil is going to bounce here….
Oil just will not die. I have to wonder if shorts are going to cover.
Still haven’t been able to scalp LABD on 3 min/10 min charts. Bio’s are juiced to the max. Nothing goes down in this market until it does….
XBI is fighting mult-year resistance (from Jul. 2015) at 90. If it clears that hurdle, saddle up.
Markets are in record territory. Makes new records/highs every day. The higher it goes without a pullback, the bigger the correction.
if market goes down, the first one down should be AMZN. I will buy soxs instead of labd.
I’m buying LABU if we see a close above 90.36 on XBI.
I totally disagree. XBI is just recovering compared to QQQ.
Bulls everywhere!
Guys, I’m looking for everyone’s thoughts on this. Sorry Alex if you already covered it. I am trying to figure out IF we just had a 1/2 cycle low in miners or are we near the top. I have us on about day 21 so far. We didn’t even get a 38% fibo retracement and now were moving higher. See the chart below. Notice the last big moves, ICL I assume in the boxes. We also did not get a 38% retrace and started moving higher. Both moves eventually failed. Both moves were around 39 days though, a bit longer. Do you think this is a 1/2 cycle which could extend much higher or are we near a double top?
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I see it as a half cycle low and as of now plan to hold JNUG until GDXJ reaches 35.17. I hope that happens Tuesday as that will make Tuesday day 21, which is close enough to the top to hold safely. But all is just a guess.
Bill from a little bit different perspective I’m watching the USD to try to get a feel for what it is going to do because right now it is almost perfectly inverse to miners. I’m watching UUP for the USD action.
Did the 3rd DC complete on Jan 2 or 4th on day 24 or 26 of the move? Seems a bit short. What if the 3 day bounce the USD just had was still part of the 3rd and today is the final day of the 3rd DCL on Day #32?
Just to be of help here, when you discussed the USD on day 24 or 26 as “Seems a bit short’ = actually , USD daily cycles do not usually run long. They used to only run for about 20days.
You can go back and count the one from August lows, and then next.
That’s helpfull. It sure looks like the usd is on a free fall and that could mean a severely LT cycle. I held JNUG through the weekend and remember my first dance with her a year or so ago. I sold before a weekend and Alex, you held and made good.
Hi Bill. I’m trying to keep my analysis now as simple as possible and the thing that jumps out for me here are the moves out of the Dec’15 and Dec ’16 (ICL/YCL’s). I think your blue sma is 13 day? I use a 22 day ema with very similar results. But once those two ICL/YCL’s bottomed and got above the 13 sma /22ema they stayed above it until an IC top was in place. We are working under the assumption Dec ’17 was another ICL/YCL and having got back above your 13 sma have now just tested and bounced beautifully off it. So for me that is now my new stop loss level. If it keeps tending higher I will stick with it. If it turns back down and closes below the 13 sma then I’m out again. Don’t know if that will help at all but that’s my game plan.
Good observation, I didn’t notice that. Yes I use the 7sma, 13sma, and 34sma.
Is there something wrong with stockcharts? I see JNUG closing below the 13sma for 3 days.
No, you’re spot on once again. I just stuck a 13 sma on my chart and you are right, JNUG spent three days below although only once close below the 22 ema. I clearly missed that looking at Bill’s chart, although as you know I use ema’s and in this case the 22 ema based on the runs from the prior two ICL/YCL’s. Obviously no guarantees it will work as well this time but at least I feel it is giving me a decent guide and so far, so good. 🙂
Yeah, especially with ‘Miners’ – They move so rapidly. Sometimes they follow the 10sma perfectly, others they wobble all over bouncing off of the 20sma. crazy
FWIW I’m using the 22 day ema on the daily chart of JNUG and we’ve just tested and bounced nicely off that. If you look back at the runs out of the Dec ’16 and Dec ’17 lows it acts as a pretty decent guide IMHO. My goal on this one is to trail that stop using the 22 ema on a close basis in the hope of riding this all the way into the next anticipated IC top. At least that’s the plan!!
I like it ( we talked about the 22,44,66 in the past)
I ‘m not sure why, but I show JNUG closing below the 22 Ema , not testing it and bouncing off of it. Did that stop you out, and then you re-entered when it regained? O maybe your charting gives a different reading than stockcharts?
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Hi Alex. First of all I really hope you’re on the mend. I’m constantly reading about some really nasty flu strains currently sweeping the globe and it sounds like you may have copped a dose. So hope you are over the worst at least. You are absolutely correct in that JNUG did actually close below 22 ema on 9 Jan. For better or worse I am unable to have PURE rules based system and with my psychological make-up still need a discretionary overlay. On this occasion I decided to wait one more day to see if the 22 ema was immediately recovered or not as something I was watching on my 4 hour charts hinted at that possibility. Also my initial stop loss level was still quite a bit lower and gave me more breathing room even though I wanted to ideally see JNUG stay above the 22 ema now if a ICL/YCL really was in place. On this occasion waiting to see how things developed the next day worked well whether by luck or by judgement!! But now my stop (mental) is basically just below that low of Jan 9 just above 16.0 It also looks like a nice back-test now of that prior resistance in November around 16.5 and as you’ve been pointing out is all looking increasingly constructive. 🙂 Enjoy your long weekend and hope you are fully fit again by next week. 🙂
First of all, thank you very much. I can’t wait to just get rid of the chills and being overly tired all day long.
And I went back and saw the 22 ema in 2016 and as you mentioned , it was a very good guide. So it can be a very good guide now too, I agree. This week It broke below it, but only for a day, and since the drop wasn’t extreme, it would be fine riding it out to see if it could recover.
PLUS – we did just leave an ICL behind and we usually get 2 strong daily cycles out of it. A daily cycle usually ends by breaking below the 10sma and then regaining it after the dcl is in place, so the first daily cycle dip would not be as important as the next one. That also gives reason to use a mental stop and allow some wiggle room, so I agree with what you said here.
I was just double checking things ( I have a habit of seeing things for my self to learn better) and then I wondered if the stockcharts MA s were a bit off.
Thanks for the reply- good to hear from you also, you are the longer term or medium term investor, so your tools are handy for the buy & hold situations. So far we’ve been holding for weeks now 🙂 Thanks again!
A pleasure Alex especially if I can add anything useful into the mix. My goal is to try and ride this as high as possible but with good risk management but also allowing some reasonable breathing room and looking back at those last two runs out of the ICL/YCL’s that 22 ema seemed to fit the bill for me. Like you I believe that ultimately this whole PM area has the potential to go SIGNIFICANTLY higher over the longer term and having been patient for what feels like an age since that first major peak in Aug ’16 think that we are now in the very early stages of the next massive bull leg, which should ultimately blow away the Aug ’16 highs. So I see this as a HUGE potential opportunity BUT need to properly manage the risk along the way. What I expect and what PM’s actually do may be two very different things!! But between your first class analysis and what I have learnt and continue to learn I’m hoping to cash in big time if the best happens but keep risk to an absolute minimum if the worst happens and live to fight another day or in another area. At least that’s the plan for 2018!! 🙂 Sounds like you are still far from over this virus so don’t overdo it!! Plenty of good rest is essential to allow your immune system to divert all your energy to fighting and getting rid of the virus. So plenty of rest now and hopefully fighting fit again by next week. 🙂
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER *
That is definitely in the back of my mind (And usually the weekend reports Big Picture)
Not one that anyone wants to miss out on = )
Bill, It seems to me that volume is less than normal to me. What do you or anyone else think?
Hey John – I was thinking that too. I remember seeing 100 million in the past on really good days. Today we got GDX 50 million.
I’ll be looking for it to increase going forward , or I might get concerned
BY THE WAY JOHN – do you see how your name comes up in grey, while everyone elses is in Red.
We actually cant see your comments until we refresh our page. Others had that problem and had to re-sign in with disqus?
On a bright note..AKG has been my best performer and is having a great day, but did leave a gap unfortunately.
IRBT breaking out. Just entered
Looks good, that double bottom would have been a good place to jump in. Good luck
yea!! I missed it completely!
Thank you for sharing this. very useful
Johnny YUMA breakout of its inv H&S… target around 2.20-2.40 if that theory holds up
Thats a good chart, it may run to $3 over time
you thinking the ab=cd thing?
I was looking at that high volume spike in July and then this long base or consolidation. Often times, they will form a cup & run back to the top of the spike
ok.. gotcha
Honestly, it sounds like hokus-pokus voodoo stuff, but I was actually taught long ago that that is something that happens more often than not, and I have seen it too.
I dont trade strictly on that, but that chart for YUMA does look good, and does look like it could get some buyers to push it up into a cup formation. (I usually will use a Trailing stop … or Sell 1/2 on the way & let some ride)
That’s too cool. Someone mentioned that earlier…..who was it? lets see….. 🙂
( great call! )
My .02 on MJs…..I will await CF to analyze the situation but I took a look at my 11 ‘core’ MJ’s…..I set expected correction targets based on the charts, looking for support levels….many of them approached but did not touch the levels and then bounced strongly. My strategery (pun intended) is to set alerts and if they get tripped I go in…otherwise I will let this shake out a while…..Long term I am very bullish, we will certainly exceed the highs imo in good time….short term we will bounce around maybe quite a bit
Thanks for the input….you have more than me. I am also long term bullish.
Me too….I lost patience after a LONG hold and dumped PPP last Feb for a whopping $15 profit! Oh well….
Hey All,
I am still really under the weather (Chills, body ache, slight temperature, etc), but I just wanted to pop on here with this idea.
I think we’ve been seeing a bull flag in Gold & Miners dipped down below the 10sma and recovered today.
Look at the USD – It peaked on day 5, closed above the 10sma for 2 days, and crashed down today.
Then look at the EURO, it popped and broke out today. It is possible that we just see GOLD, SILVER< & MINERS take off higher from here and rally for a couple of weeks, while the USD takes a fast dive to the next DCL.
I would not be selling my MIners ( yes, that includes JNUG) and it is up to you if you would risk adding on a Friday before a 3 day weekend.
As for MJ stocks. They run up fast and can pull back sharply, I actually did a report on that a week or so ago, and they sold off that very day. Am I holding? The problem with that question is that I Bought OGRMF in September at $1.75 & $2.00 and $2,.25, so a drop to $3.30 does hurt (Giving gains back) I am still very comfortable holding. That may NOT be the case for you, if you picture these possibly falling to the 50sma. They can do that.
EMMBF – I just sold it for $1.50 simply because it broke down from the break out that I bought it at. I had great gains, gave them all back. So keep an eye on your MJ stocks.
They USED to drop to the 10 or 20sma, but after a stronger run, they could tag the 50sma. I still own OGRMF, SPRWF, CNBX, ATTBF . A stock like SPRWF went straight up, it could drop to the 34 sma or 50sma and remain very healthy. This is just the way bull markets move.
Also todays action in SSC & MARA may allow me to hold through the 3 day weekend without being overly concerned.
I hope this helped, refresh. I even added to my JNUG at $18
I skimmed the posts, good stuff! Thanks for keeping it alive & productive. It is a constructive thread!
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Thank you, CF, for such dedication. I hope you get well soon:)
Thx Kathleen
thx CF feel better
Thx Cannaber
Thanks for the update on stocks, markets, … and you! Take care of the you! We all are sending good vibes your way.
Thx Nancy – Maybe you could send some warm Florida sunshine my way too 🙂
Ain’t no warm Florida sunshine here, it’s gonna be low 20’s tonight and next few nights and mornings into next week with highs near 40. I may not leave the house, lol. But should be back to 70 the following week so just gotta survive til then , lol
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wow… hope it warms up by the 20th
Should be in mid to high 60’s by then here but I’m sure you’re heading further south than me, it’ll be much warmer there I’m sure. I’m up in the panhandle on the gulf,,the Redneck Riviera as we like to call it., lol but we do have the most beautiful beaches in the country, I hope you have a great vacation with some beautiful weather wherever you are going,
I’m headed to Gulf Breeze first weekend in Feb….hope it’s warmer than where I am now!!
That’s awesome , I live about 30 miles east of there. Closer to Destin. I love Gulf Breeze though, still a pretty laid back town and close to everything. I used to run all over that place when I was a kid. I hope the weather is perfect for ya when you get there. Safe travels.
thank u miller…
me too :o)
may profits be plentiful & stopouts be rare 😉
Irish Whiskey + sleep = Getting well
I think you have to say ‘Irish Whiskey and a drop of honey’, dont you? …just to keep it health oriented 🙂
I was on a plane this week and it was a cacophony of sneezing and coughing. Lots of sickness going around. I’m dealing with it too. Hope you feel better and thanks for checking in.
Yeah, the news says that it is everywhere, and hospitals are a bit overwhelmed right now with flu patients.
I hope you feel better soon too!
Alex that takes real conviction to add to JNUG just before a long weekend. Thanks for the coaching on that one! Get well, we need you back on the front line here!
So far so good, as long as the long weekend doesn’t have its way with me 🙂
MEOW
Thanks! Hope you feel better! Headed out to get my flu shot!
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#RekEkcAls, #BH
lol… turd
spellmuch?
#RetAh
Lol…
*see how i just did that..?
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Man, he just does not get a break with you around 🙂
#RepEels
USD – Refresh. If that was a dcl, this is very weak, and should push precious metals higher
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a5b6cec645e169b3ae9764eab868096f6f98a1c36594ef45376251d68fc194f8.jpg
Seems like gold is tracking Aussie dollar since ICL in Dec. I read it somewhere and it seems to be true.
spot on correlation since the december ICL https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/436b9c28495c72f0e1906f31d563694d0d69d16374561aa91fe29d20b5bfad36.png
Is anyone looking to add SILJ here?
I added yesterday so not adding today as yet. I will probably wait until Tuesday or Wednesday and hope it pulls back, but it has been steady I must admit. It´s over the 200 day MA now, too.
Going to be some good buys on MJ’s……
Seems like gold is tracking Aussie dollar since ICL in Dec. I read it somewhere.
I read that somewhere too…
– down below where you wrote it under my green chart too – lol
I see your flu hasn’t stopped you from staying a cheeky bugger….lol..Get well.
MGXMF making moves, albeit on low volume. It did break out of that triangle though.
Is there an approx target for this?
Look at a 3 yr weekly. I am expecting this huge base to bring price back to the highs. (Barring any stupid public offerings, financing, etc ) 🙂
I loaded up when Alex first mentioned it @0.87. so happy
Added to my KL and IAG (brought my IAG avg waaaay down, still not in the green but close!) added GFI and MUXxy
Good ole MUX
Everybody loves Mux
Feel better bratski….
Wooop miners…
Nailed it again…as https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9410ed15c9012699f288d30dac345775f0280f0340a743b09c009ad555c4e639.png usual..freak.
Thx Maria – Miners actually are setting up very well after the recent sideways dip.
I see good things continuing 🙂
U need a new sweater – your going to beach weather soon
HA!!
RUBY alerted 2.10 – breaking out here from its saucer bottom!
I was going to kid you and say that was a real gem, but the stock symbol RUBY did not come up for me?
RUBI**
It does look nice! Nice volume coming into it as well.
Is this the RUBY I owned years ago that I thought went bankrupt in a slow death after MUX’s McEwen dumped it?!
RUBI ** lol
In my book, both NEM and AEM have established themselves as leaders with GG now making a serious threat to join them. GG being a major component of GDX and all gold miner indices, it appears that we will soon be approaching the “point of recognition” that this is something “more” than just a rally
NEM has the 50dma above the 200dma so it is bullishly aligned.
GG and NEM still have 50 below 200 but on their way to getting there.
I have noted the importance of AEM as a leading indicator on the sector on a thread many months ago. It doesn’t get the attention of the other BIG THREE (ABX, GG, NEM) yet it is the only one among the big guys that held its 2008 lows. Not that makes a huge difference, but the point is that it has established itself and according to my analysis, it not long before this stock is able to get above its all time highs. Of course, keep in mind, i am speaking as a “position trader” and my interpretation of “time” is far different from those who trade in and out over a few days.
Got it, thanks!
Have a great weekend!
I added to my FSM..had huge wins in 2016 run and had kept some.
MARA…. weakness or gap fill? Hmm..
I held on
I bought the pullback of the opening giraffe neck
Gold flying… JNUG moving… Come on Juniors kick it up!
Whoo!!! I just exited my last tranche of 1st daily cycle GDX options. Wish I still had the ones I sold Tues (But have to lower risk sometime). Looking and slipping out of JNUG here and buying the next dip as well. I’ll re- load options at the DCL!
Also solid to see miners and gold up even with the market still burning higher in 6th gear. That was a common question for Le Master Freak!
Very nice Case!
Thanks! I’m keeping my individual sets and will add in the next 2 weeks as we see the setups roll in!
re: JNUG
Just thought I would post what I’m seeing to add “food for thought.” As always, please check your own charts and make your own trading decisions.
I use a different charting system and trading style than most of you, I’m basically a “trend follower” and it takes a couple days to establish a trend. Normally I miss the absolute bottom.
Except for Tuesday … when I loaded up on JUNG with an avg cost of about $16.60 … but then I stupidly sold it all before the close because my daily chart of JNUG was still bearish and I was afraid I was front-running the move. That’s the kind of trading that killed my accounts back in 2012-20103. Alex is the MASTER at catching bottoms, I’m not.
So when JNUG reversed higher on Wednesday and Thursday, I loaded up again. And like Alex, I even added some more this morning around $18.16
I’m currently “all in” on JNUG, that doesn’t mean 100% of my accounts, but it is more than 50% and as much as I want to have in JNUG at this time. JNUG is now a clear “buy” (bullish up trend) on my daily chart and I’m very comfortable holding over of the 3-day weekend.
Just my https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/97b39c0f52bb54d7a81d91ddc8df4b2623e238b4283730b39131f94defe18198.gif
As a novice in 2013 I rode JNUG for way too long and lost 80% in one of my accounts. Of course at that time the bear market was underway with many gold bulls in denial. Now it may well be the opposite.
That was my tuition for trading. My account is more than fine now. Just a story.
Glad you made it back. I made some poor decisions then, too! Ugh
BTW the worst thing that ever happened to me was tripling my money the first year (2011) as a novice trader. I actually thought I knew what I was doing. WRONG! It has taken me several years to become a better trader but I still make mistakes, like selling all of of my JNUG on Tuesday rather than holding it. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/79cd02555f396dd2f0115c0779a4752027a9dc02856b58316bb363fa69615053.gif
I sold a good part of my options on Tues. Would have doubled if I held until today. 🙁 Oh, was still a win. Oh, and I hear you! I did well in conservative trades and then thought I could jump into some of this crazy stuff without someone like a CF steering the boat. That didn’t go well. Now, if I can just continue to follow my rules and not be lazy with stops… 🙂
Hi Steve! I did the same thing except I peeled away a third of my JNUG to reduce exposure but at the last minute this morning I rolled it over into USLV. That has worked out so far. I like silver over the weekend.. note… I have my 4 leaf clover, my 7 ladybugs, and my horse shoe close by. 🙂
JT, you are not alone, many people made the same mistake. I tripled the money in my accounts in 2011-2012 but gave back all those gains due to stupid trading in 2012-2013. That’s whey I decided that I had to come up with own charting and trading system rather than relying on other people’s advice. After a few years of trial and error, I have a system that works for me and I use Alex’s advice as validation of what I am seeing.
Good trading to all!
In the bear market, I over traded JNUG on bounces and the papercuts added up a lot.
My lesson learned:
Going long a 3x etf in a bear market is a no -no (Except that ICL ) 🙂
giggle… yeahhhhhhhh…… ditto – #newbie (me)
i bumped into bones & his telephone books he used for spankings … and of course the man the myth the legend… theFreak… along that path…goodTimes
#SilverLining
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Must be a really short trend you follow.
double up my USLV this morning. looking good. silver will outperform the gold.
Thank you SA. Ya took long enough! I was close to dumping you.
Natty finally breaking it’s long term downtrend line today (using UNG). Could be the time…
*back up the bus* emoji for gold and silver now that we broke 90.99 USD!
Woooooooohoooo
agree all systems go – I expect the silvers to wake up with a bang next week
Should still have that first DCL ahead of us, right? I’m still expecting a dip, but Alex has mentioned it could be pretty mild.
think GDXJ just topped out at its d/t line…
Yeah, I just sold all of my JNUG at the close. Just taking profits. It looks like it could push higher again Tuesday right now, though, but expecting miners to tail off into a DCL before long. We got a pretty classic 1/2 cycle low and then 2nd push in the 1st daily cycle (man, it’s soooo easy in hindsight with the full chart, right?).
I am NOT selling my individual miners. Holding 100% still there. In fact, I’d like to sell some of these tech and bio plays that I have in the next 1-2 weeks to get money ready for the DCL so I can buy even more!!
i got a basket of bios.. but dont wanna sell cuz i think these muthas will rocket soon enough.
just asked my scanner ‘whats gonna go up?’ .. and lo & behold.. lil’ crapBOT appeared in the list
Damn you, crap-bot!!! If it pops I’m selling that turd on merit, I don’t care.
I’m in CORT and doing well. Also have JT – should have posted that earlier, today was a great entry. I’ll try to do charts for that and CLF and post over the weekend!
Hey Sog! I took a small position in PLX just to keep it interesting and its trying so hard to get above .75!
Maybe soon!!! 🙂
nice one J… hope i got enough funds to add that one if it breaks above the level
Lol!
Hi Cason. I came close to doing that as well. I am split between USLV and JNUG. I decided to hold thru the long weekend. C’mon JNUG!!! 🙂
Hey bro! Yeah, it’s cool to hold, I wouldn’t be scared of it, in fact I think we probably have another 1-2 days up to go based on the chart OTHER than the D/T line that SOG showed above. I had a decent profit and then gave a lot (but not all of it) back on that drop this week so when we got a big pop before a long weekend I just wanted to book the money and take it off the table. I’m still in all of my other miners and plan on getting right back into JNUG – expect DCL coming up shortly, next 10 trading days or less.
I noticed that too on JNUG. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1b96c9213549528cfbfd30332ca1756952397d415b5710b5697ffb8022f26532.gif
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a pullback here, to complete an abc or a triangle consolidation, wouldn’t be so unusual ..
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two of the three EW guys/gals I loosely follow have their MAIN wave count as a new bear market beginning (providing Gold makes a new low below 1324) with a price target of 463..the other one – with a target of the sky… lol
CRAY CRAY CRAZZZY how people can look at the same chart and see different results.
SOG – Just want you to know that I got emails that a few jumped out of positions last week and didnt know how or when to re-enter, so I addressed it a bit in the weekend report.
Their jumping out WAS NOT due to your chart, so I didn’t want you to get that idea 🙂
This is a valid chart showing valid resistance. I am personally almost certain that this will NOT remain resistance and that we will break through it. Again, the chart is valid and not why people jumped out, so dont feel bad 🙂 I like when people post charts of their own work – it sharpens persectives
i only posted that chart yesterday for BT, so hopefully affected no-one 🙂
i wasnt actually thinking in bearish terms for the pullback, just a little consolidation and breakout, with maybe an apex test…
summat like this….
(although am usually always wrong in the details when i try to predict near-term patterns)
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Well, I saw the bigger chart before that one, but I totally agree. It is a long term resistance. And there is nothing wrong with posting a chart pointing out a concern or anything like that. I just got email that someone jumped out of trades early in the week and explained that ‘their charts’ are very bearish miners, so someone sold out too & didnt know that that person later re-bought again- so they were wondering what I thought about how or where to re-buy.
I guess My thought is- dont follow people unless they explain their trade fully, I guess , but it’s not that easy in real time though, when things are moving or dropping 🙂
I didnt want you to think it was your resistance chart. Anyone posting their own charts and thoughts is certainly fine with me –
That actually could for a dcl and a 2nd daily cycle break out 🙂
f5 refresh, if you don’t see a chart
Ahh thanks SOG, I didnt know what DT meant, but in context.. Downtrend.
ahh ok … soz BT*.. just my laziness, using abbreviations
*oh noes!…. soz BT = sorry BayTrader …. LoL
lol
6.03 on IAG, added heavy again today brought my avg dow to 5.97.. Now im happy
Just sold 3/4 off my IAG for a nice big chunk of change. Holding the last 2500 shares with a 5.97 avg. Great end to a painful week!
Metals made up for MJ, that’s for sure.
right! I was bleeding out pretty bad on IAG for a little while… Avg down today same size and made up for a lot of pain lol
mrMoneyBags
no way mama. TRYING to become him tho… I missed JNUG at FOMC, I scalped it a few times after those other Minutes and then went heavier into IAG than I do in most plays over 2.00… Never do I do that, but I was so mad about missing the JNUG run up and well miners in general that I said F* it im going big or going home.
The very next few days I was packing my bags home lol…I went margin essentially on that add to avg down then sold for what ended up being a lucky chunk… Now leaving my what is typically a normal size in there…
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Started a position in WPM today, Wheaton Precious Metals, or the old Silver Wheaton.
I dunno, after seeing the strength in Cannabis Wheaton, there might be something real behind the streaming business model.
I mean, look at Royal Gold (RGLD), with a similar business model. They are already back at 2012 highs.
FWIW – I believe SAND is streaming too.
Lows were last May and it has done well.
Yes, SAND is a streaming royalty company. 🙂 and i own it right now.
Hoping $MUX clears the 200ma on this go…being held by TL and 200ma…giddy up! Let’s prove MUX don’t SUX!
Keep in mind CF caution as I mention this – just bot LFIN, recent IPO, looks like it is coiling like so many of the block chains
very high upside
AVEO, just took a starter. breaking out of its base it appears
Nice one.
Have a fun long weekend everyone and Alex…get well!
You, too, Nancy!
You too!! 🙂
Copy that!
FWIW … if you think gold is topping here, check out the P&F chart for gold. It had a “Triple Top Breakout” last Tuesday and currently has a bullish price target of $1,519!
http://stockcharts.com/freecharts/pnf.php?c=%24GOLD%2CPHTADANRBO
Keep in mind that I am NOT a “gold bug,” in fact I am bearish on PM’s long term … until they prove me wrong. But as Alex has pointed out, you can make good money trading the ICL’s in gold even during a bear market, so that’s what I’m doing. I try to catch a nice rally for 3-5 weeks and then get out.
P.S. This was the 5th week higher out of Dec lows.
Hey Alex you are out of bed! What’s your read on the big pop in JNUG today? Frankly, these make me nervous because they do tend to come at short-term tops. But I’m holding strong. My chart is very bullish. Hope the “Control Boyz” as my stacker friends call them don’t stomp on gold over the 3-day weekend.
They stomp, I buy. BTFD!! 🙂
And Golds COT jumped again, but that’s as of Tuesday. I’m still long & holding, but you have a couple hrs to sell in after hrs if you think you are too heavy.
I chickened out once this week and it was a mistake. I’m comfortable holding over the weekend. Good trading to all and have a great weekend. My office is closed so I will enjoy sleeping in next Monday!
I couldn’t help myself – bought starters in MARA, GROW near the close, just trying to join the party! Already been in SRAX for week and a half. We threw one helluva MJ party in Dec, another blockchain party would be pretty fantastic!
This was a long weekend report, so it took a bit of extra time. I had many email questions too, so I tried to answer those in the report too. It has been released, enjoy the rest of your weekend