T2108 Status: 57.9%
VIX Status: 16.6
General (Short-term) Trading Call: Hold
Commentary
In yesterday’s T2108 Update, I pointed out how the S&P 500 faded two days in a row from resistance formed by its QE3 price. Today delivered the follow-through with the S&P 500 dropping 0.6%. This marks the classic “fade the Fed rally” move. With a picture-perfect bounce off the lows at the 50DMA, the “fade the fade” move is already getting set up.
I fully expect the S&P 500 to bounce right back to return to its price before the Federal Reserve’s latest statement on monetary policy. T2108 has fallen back to 57.9%, relieving the overbought pressure that had built up going into this week. As I mentioned yesterday, without an overbought reading, shorting the S&P 500 makes the most sense after the index closes below its 50DMA. If/when the index manages to overcome QE3 resistance, I will assume the index will be off to the races on an overbought rally.
Speaking of off to the races, Facebook (FB) has been on a tidy run-up since its last lock-up expiration. In just one month, FB has gained 42%. The stock has benefited from a lot of positive news flow and a notable lack of negative news flow – a winning combination that makes everyone forget why FB had become one of the most hated stocks on the planet for a while. Another lock-up expiration on Friday is likely to pass as a non-event. From the chart, it looked like FB started December with a blow-off top: a rally hitting the upper-Bollinger Band followed by a sell-off to close lower than the previous day. However, since then, FB has not traded lower. In fact, it has steadily crept up higher in what NOW looks like a coiled spring ready to burst higher.
Despite this more bullish outlook on FB, I am betting that in the fullness of time much of this counter-trend run-up will get reversed. I am net short FB shares as well as long calls in case I am correct about a fresh run-up. Anywhere between $30-33 looks like a convenient point for a cap to the rally. Manage to get passed that and a larger and larger cadre of sellers await as FB approaches its $39 price.
Black line: T2108 (measured on the right); Green line: S&P 500 (for comparative purposes)
Be careful out there!
Full disclosure: long FCX; long AAPL shares, call and put spreads; long JKS
VIX Status: 16.6
General (Short-term) Trading Call: Hold
Commentary
In yesterday’s T2108 Update, I pointed out how the S&P 500 faded two days in a row from resistance formed by its QE3 price. Today delivered the follow-through with the S&P 500 dropping 0.6%. This marks the classic “fade the Fed rally” move. With a picture-perfect bounce off the lows at the 50DMA, the “fade the fade” move is already getting set up.
I fully expect the S&P 500 to bounce right back to return to its price before the Federal Reserve’s latest statement on monetary policy. T2108 has fallen back to 57.9%, relieving the overbought pressure that had built up going into this week. As I mentioned yesterday, without an overbought reading, shorting the S&P 500 makes the most sense after the index closes below its 50DMA. If/when the index manages to overcome QE3 resistance, I will assume the index will be off to the races on an overbought rally.
Speaking of off to the races, Facebook (FB) has been on a tidy run-up since its last lock-up expiration. In just one month, FB has gained 42%. The stock has benefited from a lot of positive news flow and a notable lack of negative news flow – a winning combination that makes everyone forget why FB had become one of the most hated stocks on the planet for a while. Another lock-up expiration on Friday is likely to pass as a non-event. From the chart, it looked like FB started December with a blow-off top: a rally hitting the upper-Bollinger Band followed by a sell-off to close lower than the previous day. However, since then, FB has not traded lower. In fact, it has steadily crept up higher in what NOW looks like a coiled spring ready to burst higher.
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Despite this more bullish outlook on FB, I am betting that in the fullness of time much of this counter-trend run-up will get reversed. I am net short FB shares as well as long calls in case I am correct about a fresh run-up. Anywhere between $30-33 looks like a convenient point for a cap to the rally. Manage to get passed that and a larger and larger cadre of sellers await as FB approaches its $39 price.
Black line: T2108 (measured on the right); Green line: S&P 500 (for comparative purposes)
Be careful out there!
Full disclosure: long FCX; long AAPL shares, call and put spreads; long JKS
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