Stock Picks Recap for 8/21/15
With each stock's recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.
From the report, EXAS triggered short (with market support) and worked:
From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, LNKD triggered long (with market support) and worked great:
In total, that's 2 trades triggering with market support, both of them worked.
Futures Calls Recap for 8/21/15
The Opening Range plays worked again, and after that I hit the road for a long weekend, although there was some stuff to do if you stuck around. The markets gapped down and kept going on 2.5 billion NASDAQ shares, part of which is just options expiration.
Net ticks: +0 ticks.
As usual, let's start by taking a look at the ES and NQ with our market directional lines, VWAP, and Comber on the 5-minute chart from today's session:
ES and NQ Opening and Institutional Range Plays:
ES Opening Range Play triggered long at A and worked:
NQ Opening Range Play triggered long at A and worked:
ES Tradesight Institutional Range Play:
NQ Tradesight Institutional Range Play:
Forex Calls Recap for 8/21/15
We came into the session long the EURUSD from the prior session and that kept working. In addition, a new EURUSD long worked. See that section below.
Here's a look at the US Dollar Index intraday with our market directional lines:
As usual on the Sunday report, we will look at the action from Thursday night/Friday, then look at the daily charts of all the pairs with the Seeker and Comber separately for the week ahead, and then glance at the US Dollar Index.
EURUSD:
We came into the session long from the prior day. That did not stop. New trade triggered long at A, hit first target at B, and closed the second half of both days' trades at C for end of week:
Stock Picks Recap for 8/20/15
With each stock's recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.
From the report, SSRI triggered long (without market support) and didn't go enough in either direction to count:
SNDK triggered short (without market support due to opening 5 minutes) and worked:
NXPI triggered short (without market support due to opening 5 minutes) and worked:
From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich's FB triggered long (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:
His GOOG triggered long (with market support) and worked:
His FCX triggered long (with market support) and didn't work:
His AAPL triggered long (without market support due to opening 5 minutes) and didn't work:
His WYNN triggered short (with market support) and worked great:
NTAP triggered short (with market support) and worked:
Rich's TWTR triggered short (with market support) and worked:
His BABA triggered short (with market support) and worked:
His PANW triggered short (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:
His MBLY triggered short (with market support) and worked:
His VXX triggered long (ETF, so no market support needed) and didn't go enough either way to count:
His FB triggered short (with market support) and didn't work:
In total, that's 10 trades triggering with market support, 8 of them worked, 2 did not.
Futures Calls Recap for 8/20/15
A terrific session for futures. The Opening Range Plays worked in the ES and NQ (both directions each if you wanted), plus Mark had a nice call on the ES that worked. The markets gapped down and did not fill their gaps, heading lower instead on 1.9 billion NASDAQ shares.
Net ticks: +12 ticks.
As usual, let's start by taking a look at the ES and NQ with our market directional lines, VWAP, and Comber on the 5-minute chart from today's session:
ES and NQ Opening and Institutional Range Plays:
ES Opening Range Play triggered long at A and worked, and later triggered short at B and worked if you wanted:
NQ Opening Range Play triggered long at A and worked enough for a partial, and later triggered short at B and worked if you wanted:
ES Tradesight Institutional Range Play:
NQ Tradesight Institutional Range Play:
ES:
Mark's call triggered short at A at 2055.00, hit first target for 6 ticks, and after lowering the stop several times, we stopped out 18 ticks in the money at 2050.50:
Forex Calls Recap for 8/20/15
A winner still going finally. See EURUSD section below.
Here's a look at the US Dollar Index intraday with our market directional lines:
EURUSD:
Triggered long at A, hit first target at B, still holding second half with a stop under UPT:
Stock Picks Recap for 8/19/15
With each stock's recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.
From the report, nothing triggered.
From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Rich's GLD triggered long (ETF, so no market support needed) and worked:
Mark's SWKS triggered long (with market support) and didn't work in the morning, worked later:
COST triggered short (with market support) and worked:
Rich's FB triggered long (with market support) and worked:
His BABA triggered short (without market support) and didn't work:
His TJX triggered short (with market support) and worked:
His SINA triggered short (without market support) and didn't work:
Rich's AAPL triggered long (with market support) and didn't work:
His AAPL triggered short (with market support) and worked:
His TWTR triggered short (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:
In total, that's 8 trades triggering with market support, 6 of them worked, 2 did not.
Futures Calls Recap for 8/19/15
A great day for futures trading as the Opening Range plays both worked on the short side very cleanly, plus we had another winner in the ES. See both sections below. NASDAQ volume was better at 1.6 billion shares.
Net ticks: +2.5 ticks.
As usual, let's start by taking a look at the ES and NQ with our market directional lines, VWAP, and Comber on the 5-minute chart from today's session:
ES and NQ Opening and Institutional Range Plays:
ES Opening Range Play triggered short at A and worked:
NQ Opening Range Play triggered short at A and worked:
ES Tradesight Institutional Range Play:
NQ Tradesight Institutional Range Play:
ES:
Triggered short at A at 2074.50, hit first target for 6 ticks, stopped second half over entry:
Forex Calls Recap for 8/19/15
August doldrums continue, and with the CPI due, I was using about quarter size for the session. Hard to get too excited. Another couple of week of action like this most likely. See the GBPUSD section below and also have a look at the Comber signal on the USDCAD below.
Here's a look at the US Dollar Index intraday with our market directional lines:
GBPUSD:
Triggered long at A and gave you until B to take it, then stopped. Triggered short at C and stopped. The CPI spike didn't trigger anything but should give you a good idea of why we trade such small size on data:
USDCAD:
Comber 13 sell signal right on time:
Stock Picks Recap for 8/17/15
With each stock's recap, we will include a (with market support) or (without market support) tag, designating whether the trade triggered with or without market directional support at the time. Anything in the first five minutes will be considered WITHOUT market support because market direction cannot be determined that early. ETF calls do not require market support, and are thus either winners or losers.
From the report, JBLU triggered long (with market support) and worked:
From the Messenger/Tradesight_st Twitter Feed, Mark's SHAK triggered long (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:
Rich's TSLA triggered short (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:
His MU triggered long (with market support) and worked:
His MBLY triggered long (with market support) and worked enough for a partial:
BIIB triggered long (with market support) and didn't work:
In total, that's 6 trades triggering with market support, 5 of them worked, 1 did not.