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I love Rocky Road Ice cream, but Rocky Road Trading? Not so much. My last few reports have mentioned that even though we do have a 'low risk entry' for Buying at a swing low in the General Markets and some other areas, stops are a must. It is not a confirmed swing low, and we have volatility and choppiness, so buying the swing doesn't necessarily mean that it will be an easy ride.
In fact, yesterdays report was entitled : 'It Is Still A Rough Ride.' Going into the last day of trading for the week, lets review Thursday and see if this proved true.
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Yes, it proved true - The Dow was down over 399 points and the NASDAQ was down 184 when I captured this in the afternoon...
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SPX - I also mentioned that similar to February and March, things can be choppy around this 50sma, even with a swing low in place.
Read MoreThe release of the FOMC Minutes really didn't seem to have any meaningful or lasting reaction in the markets. It may have added a little knee jerk reaction or volatility, but overall there was no big directional change. Let's take a look at our markets, and again, there really are no major changes from yesterdays report to discuss, but we'll still review what we have...
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SPX - I have been looking for a steep drop and an ICL. We have that steep drop and a reversal after the 200sma was taken out, so this could be a shake out. It is a swing low, and yesterday I said that this could be bought ( TQQQ or UPRO, etc) however...
Read MoreNote: FED MINUTES are released at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
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The General Markets stopped sliding, yet 1 day before medical & recreational marijuana is to be legalized in Canada - Pot stocks decide to slide. Is it going to be the typical "Buy the rumor, Sell the news? " in that sector? Is the rally over? We'll take a look at that too. Lets take a look at the market action...
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NASDAQ - This ICL drop was steep and broke the RSI below 30, unlike the Feb & March drop. This reversal could be bought at a low risk low, but ...
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