Smooth Sailing?

I have been out most of the day, but when I got back to my desk, I couldnt help but notice something, so I wanted to just quickly post a short update here....

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Best Fit

Lets review some charts and examine what possibly fits next weeks possibilities.

SPX chart from  March 11,  looking for a buy point

SPX MARCH 11

SO where does the SPX stand now?...

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BOUNCE

   Yesterday at 7 a.m. I saw that  the futures for the DJIA, SPX, and NASDAQ  were green, but I said that I expected them to would sell off and close red for the day.  They did. What about now , the futures are Green again pre-market,  Are we due for a bounce?  Lets look at some charts...

March 9 , QQQ looking for more downside. Notice the yellow dotted line and blue trend line break out

QQQ

Lets look at the various markets  as of yesterday ...

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Patiently Waiting

As mentioned in the past, there are times when the markets allow us to see clearly the direction they want to head in  for a sustained period of time, and at other times it's just not that clear.     Often times when the various markets are changing direction, price gets a little choppy.  Entering trades during that period can be frustrating too,  since  even good set ups may work for a day  or two , only to fail the next.  Unless you are a day trader , then that leads us to this conclusion for traders who want to buy & hold positions for a week or two - Sometimes it's a good time to be trading and at other times it's best to just try to be patient.

Futures are currently higher in the DJIA, SPX, and NASDAQ, is the pullback over?

Yesterday , I was looking for a deeper pullback

QQQ  

Yes, the futures are green, but is it just a bounce?  Notice what I wrote on  the following chart of the QQQ's...

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Peace Of Mind

There are times in the markets when the next short term direction is a little hazy, though the longer term view seems fairly certain.  Lets face it, when one is invested , any uncertainty  can cause one to get anxious while holding positions, especially if there is any volatility. So what can be done to find peace Of Mind under such circumstances? Lets review the various markets and then answer that question.

QQQ- The 1st target in the Nasdaq was met  ( 5000) , and now a  drop is likely.

QQQ

The Nasdaq has plenty of room to drop, even just to "test" the recent break out, but notice the SPX...

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MIDDLE GROUND

We may need a little more information to know the short term direction in various sectors, since the markets all seem to currently be somewhere on Middle Ground.  Lets take a look at a few charts and you'll see what I mean.

This was the NASDAQ March 3rd -  1st target met - a possible pullback to test the break out or 50sma

NASDAQ march 3

This was the NASDAQ Friday ...

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Jobs report Friday

I dont always do a Friday report if not much has changed since Thursdays report, but with the release of the jobs number , I did want to cover one thing...

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Look – A Pile Of Dots!

Sometimes people can look at the same thing and see something different than someone else. That is understandable , since we all have different experience in life and different ways of looking at things. When looking at charts , experience and training your eyes to look for certain things  can be helpful in seeing what others may not. So is the above picture  just a random pile of dots? Or is it a runner in action? The answer may depend on your focus or how closely you look at it. Lets look at some charts...

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SPX- the markets have been resisting the pullback. I posted this yesterday

SPX march 2

Is there anything noteworthy in todays chart of the SPX?...

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Whats In A Number?

Whats in a number? I dont know, but I had mentioned back in mid Feb that the NASDAQ may pullback and could even test that break out , but probably not until it tags the big round number 5000. Why? Apparently, It's just part of the game 

NASDAQ FEB 23

NADAQ MARCH 3

NASDAQ march 3

SO are we about to pullback 200 points to test the break out, or ride the 10sma again?...

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Putting It Together

Not a lot has changed from the weekend report, so lets review the charts.

Nasdaq March 2

NAZ March 2

Certainly has had the bullish follow thru that I expected, right to 5000.  Is it going to continue though?...

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