Dr. Duru | Apr 16, 2014 01:14AM ET
T2108 Status: 45.8%
VIX Status: 15.6
General (Short-term) Trading Call: Short (fade rallies). See caveats below.
Active T2108 periods: Day #196 over 20%, Day #48 over 40% (over-period), Day #4 under 50% (under-period), Day #4 under 60%, Day #8 under 70%h2 Commentary/h2
You could not make this stuff up even if I tried…and I am guessing I will look back on April 15th, a day affectionately known as “tax day” in the U.S., as a pivotal trading day.
Tuesday morning looked awful as sellers quickly reversed
The NASDAQ bounces perfectly off 200DMA support
The NASDAQ last touched its 200DMA around the start of 2013. That duration is a testimon to the strength of the rally. My main regret is that I could not be present to take a stab at playing such a momentous occasion.
This bounce looks almost too perfect, but it matches well with a massive busting of stops at the intraday lows for the year (see the black, thick horizontal line). Assuming stops were taken out, a bunch of reluctant sellers may have just paved the way for a bunch of buyers eager to jump into the breach.
Of course the buying helped the S&P 500 (SPY) as well. The index surged right into its 50DMA resistance before trading closed for the day. Net-net, if it were not for that ominous 50DMA, the S&P 500 would still look barely phased by the current selling. Compare and contrast: the NASDAQ has a noticeable “sag” from its recent 11-year or so high, creating a short-term downtrend. The S&P 500 on the other hand has barely budged from the land of “churn” off its recent all-time highs.
With T2108 coming off the 40% level and starting to form what looks like a series of higher lows , it is time to take the foot off the pedal on bearishness. The sell-off has left a lot of overhead room for a fresh wave of buyers who want to snap up “bargains.” Accordingly, I am not adding to the small number of QQQ puts I bought Monday to fade the oversold bounce. (I sold my EEM puts into today’s selling). I will ride my recent nibbles on some momentum names. I will not look to fade again until the NASDAQ hits its now sharply downtrending 20DMA and/or the S&P 500 challenges all-time highs again.
Finally, the VIX is showing signs it is topping out again. While it remains above the 15.35 pivot, it looks like it is running out of gas for this cycle. I am clinging tightly to my UVXY puts…
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