Lessons

1. If VIX is under 26, buy the dip. If VIX is over 26, sell the rip.

2. Always trade in the direction of the larger trend. Find the strongest trend in your time period.

3. Nothing as bearish as a failed breakout. Nothing as bullish as a failed break down.

4. Don't worry about the last dollar. Take your money and go to the beach!

5. No more than four positions at a time. Preferably 2-4. Scope out others. Pick the strongest.

6. Buy the strongest; sell (short) the weakest.

7. Nothing is guaranteed. Nothing.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

ST Outlook Update

1. U.S. Equities should rise to ES 1090 - 1095 or so and possibly to 1105. Watch the Qs; 5 MA on the daily and 2-hourly charts should give you advance warning about ES.

2. The EURUSD should rise to 13800 or so.

3. After that, I'm not sure about equities, but I will short the EURUSD. The European Union's problems somewhat serious. The problem is the cap on Debt to GDP is set at 3%, impossible for many member states. Overall, the idea of the Union itself is impossible, IMHO.

I am long the EURUSD from 1.3606 for a bounce. Stop is tight, at 1.356, because as of right now, this is a counter-trend trade. I am targeting 1.3700, but this may rise to 1.3850 to overcome ST oversold conditions. USD has a double top overhead resistance at 80.835. Trend change? Possible, but unlikely. I still think USD will rise to at least $82, which also jives with my feeling that we will see more downside on the ES. We should see an ES 1095 top, possibly on Monday. This fits with a moon cycle top on 2/14. So, in short, bounce in equities stalls at 1095 on the ES. Dollar stalls around $ 80.1 or $80.2.

After this bounce, USD should go up to 82 and the EUR/USD to a minimum of 1.3330 and possibly to 1.310 or so. Equities? Well, possible bottom around 1020 or 1030. I will look to enter long-term U.S. government bond shorts (leaps) if this happens (i.e. when the ES approaches 1020.

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