With the technology sector getting weaker there is a growing risk of a decline of the "S&P 500" in the weeks ahead.
On April 26 I had outlined two different scenarios. The blue scenario was the long-term bullish outlook where the index first drops and then rises with more strength higher. The second alternative outlook was colored in gray where the market first rises and then fails at channel line resistance and drops hard. So far this scenario played out with the decline yesterday, therefore I now flip bearish.
On April 26 I had outlined two different scenarios. The blue scenario was the long-term bullish outlook where the index first drops and then rises with more strength higher. The second alternative outlook was colored in gray where the market first rises and then fails at channel line resistance and drops hard. So far this scenario played out with the decline yesterday, therefore I now flip bearish.
Trade active:
Short entry 2726
Short minimum target 1: 2635
Short maximum target 2: 2518
Stop loss: 2769
Short minimum target 1: 2635
Short maximum target 2: 2518
Stop loss: 2769
Trade closed: stop reached:
The recommended stop loss mentioned yesterday at 2739 got hit today, with the S&P 500 moving after the cash open to above 2742.
I created a new bullish outlook, which implies that future dips should get bought. Ideally there is going to be a pullback soon this week to the open gap around 2719-2720 before the S&P 500 rallies even higher far above 2743.
I created a new bullish outlook, which implies that future dips should get bought. Ideally there is going to be a pullback soon this week to the open gap around 2719-2720 before the S&P 500 rallies even higher far above 2743.
Trade active:
It appears as of today that the decline took more time to play out and that the start of the decline shifted from the end of last week over to this week.
I opened two new short positions.
Short no1 before the close at 2725 on May 23
Short no2 after the open at 2730 on May 24
I opened two new short positions.
Short no1 before the close at 2725 on May 23
Short no2 after the open at 2730 on May 24
I'm giving my bearish idea two more days to play out (Wednesday, May 23) before I switch back to being bullish. The odds that the market declines strongly this week have decreased though, due to the strong gap higher at Monday's open. Therefore I move my recommended stop loss for the short from 2769 to 2739.
There is now a new open gap between Friday's close and Monday's open. This gap could get filled during this week and this gap is also the reason why I'm giving my bearish idea more time to play out, unless the stop loss gets taken out in the meantime.
I think the move higher Monday was among other things a positive reaction to the trade talk news from Sunday (the trade war truce).
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