This post is dedicated to exploring and reviewing key concepts specific to configuring technical indicators - these concepts may be obvious to those who have been doing charting and technical analysis for a long time, but hopefully useful to some who are new to charting and the world of technical indicators. Also once we are familiar with these concepts, we are...
Q3 Earning season is approaching fast Background: The earnings covered call volatility play ------------------------------------------------------------------ one of the easy earning plays if you hold a portfolio of stocks (or if you're a fan of the wheeling strategy) is to sell Covered Call (CC) right before the earnings announcement - when the volatility is...
This is a quick chart reading for MSFT that shows a possible scenario for calendar Q1 2022 using the weekly chart - The key assumption here is that MSFT will continue to maintain the same ascending channel that's in place for the last 3-4 years (excluding the COVID effect between Feb-April 2020) - there are 3 price levels to note: $330, $345 and $375 -- Target...
A fellow trader alerted me that my previous AAPL chart reading is too unreadable :) - so here's a fresh, cleaner chart reading showing only the price chart - no complex indicators - using the weekly view and marking what i will be closely watching in the next 3 months - and possibly a trading scenario (long) - this scenario is still inline with the previous one .....
Our previous chart reading for AAPL was a good one - we hit the buy zone, 2 projected target price levels, and sold on target. when this happens with a chart reading and a trading plan, it's awesome !! although the over-bought condition extended and tried people (buyers) patience (and FOMO) i'll link the previous chart reading below for review if needed if AAPL...
Want to make your RSI smoother and easier to track and follow its signals? You can add a moving average signal line to it. Let me share how to do this quickly without coding. This is a very neat and easy trick you can do - thanks to TradingView :) - using the feature "Indicator-on-indicator" Quick Steps: add RSI to your chart if its not already there, hover on...
Recently I posted updates to both my Strength of Move (SoM) and the Trader Pressure Index (TPX) indicators as promised, i'm sharing this post to share how i use both of these indicators together as i trade, and how they act differently but complement each other. Please note that these are only my own (humble) thoughts, based on how i thought about and designed...
* this is a pure chart reading (analysis) for NKLA and expected scenarios based on price and volume action and what the indicators tell us - has nothing to do with the fundamentals or how the business itself is doing. Daily Chart: - NKLA has accelerated in the past few days with (couple of days showing) large % moves supported by big volume (almost 2x daily...
I love AAPL. Many of us do. Been a while since I posted a chart reading for AAPL .. maybe since the split ? here's a quick chart reading for AAPL using the 1wk view (apologies for the crowded chart - i wanted to show all recent price channels as well as the target zones) * A new price channel is forming. that's initially a good sign. * If that channel remains...
solid earnings for MSFT - the market reacted in a neutral to slightly-negative way - possibly because MSFT was already at the top of its established price range / channel and there was no big "WOW's" in the earnings .. other than a continuation of a "strong business story" - that the market didn't find extra exciting. but that "rotation" is actually a good thing...
Today was bloody with NASDAQ down 2.7% -- these are the days i don't want to look at the charts (or my broker account screen!) Chart Reading: -------------------- - the chart shows that this is still not the end of the down move or the short-term weakness - on the contrary, the channel has just been breached to the downside. - the projected measured move shows...
For those of us who like to leverage the awesome charting capabilities of TradingView to visualize, analyze and track a portfolio of holdings, i wanted to share couple of ways i have been using in the past few months. I found that the ability to "chart" a portfolio adds a whole new dimension to my decision making - that looking at the portfolio in numbers on...
Quick Intro =========== Regardless of what type of trader we are, most of us will look at the same chart in different timeframes to help make the "case for a trade". The risk of doing so is that we need to understand the fundamental concept of Multi-Timeframe Scaling (let's call it MTF scaling) as we inspect the various timeframe charts of the same underlying,...
MSFT bulls seem to be building momentum to capture the next range. with good news acting as catalyst ($22Bn contract announced) the winds are in their favor Quick Chart Reading: ===================== the price continues to respect the established channel we're heading towards the same target zone from previous chart reading (linked below). the initial...
new CEO delivered a very interesting, positive and optimistic update - featuring CEOs of MSFT and IBM - and announcing new intel foundry service and new fabs -- and re-assuring product roadmap for the next 2 years. the market reacted with almost a >7% move (as of this writing) even before the "Intel Unleashed" event is finished! do we expect a strong run from...
i recently published the Strength of Movement indicator - Wanted to take a minute to share an example of the setups i'm trying to explore with that indicator. here's the direct link as i mentioned, for a position trader watching a specific set of stocks, the opportunity to catch and ride a "quality trend" occur few times a year, maybe as few as 2 or 3 times -...
Great chart here for INTC - bouncing off nicely from the $60 level and breaking smoothly (and with strong momentum as shown by the UTO) thru the supply/demand "balance line" at $61.5 .. we hope to see a continuation of the move up - to be confirmed by a breakout of resistance at $63.5 - maybe today or tomorrow.. Price projection: this was a measured move of $16...
in this post, i quickly share why i love selling covered call into the earnings for stocks that i held for sometimes and i'm ready to cash out of. I sold the Feb 12 Call option with strike $65 for TWTR yesterday for $2.20 Why ? how is this a good trade? i believe selling CC into earnings is one of the lowest risk trades - it's a great weapon to add to your...