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.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Roadmap


I am quite sure that we will see lower lows before we see higher highs.  I plan to hold short at least until SPX hits the 200 DMA.  I will add to shorts on Monday, July 30.

The short-term technical condition of the market is very bad.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=$NYAD&p=D&yr=1&mn=0&dy=0&id=p70080538802&a=225258859

However, on the other hand, we did see a very strong breadth in the July move up, and such strong breadth readings usually presages higher highs.  Long-term, this bull market is alive.
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=$NYHL&p=D&yr=4&mn=0&dy=0&id=p26393848542&a=270667283

So I think we see a lower low with positive breadth divergence, which will be a good time to load up on longs.

If the Fed doesn't come through immediately next Tuesday-Wednesday, that would set the stage for perhaps a precipitous drop. Such a drop would be a buying opportunity.

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