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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