The AAPL move seems to parabolic, it had a nice uptrend channel that it broke out of, this is usually a blow-off move. AAPL is still being used to bully the market around and perhaps XOM as well. There's a negative divergence finally on the 1 min in AAPL and it is back inside the channel.
The triangle that I showed you yesterday was very obvious and the break out, although large, is in context with the size of the triangle. The question now is, "is this a false move as we have seen 75% of the time?" and when do we get an answer to that question? The near parabolic spike in SPY/AAPL/DIA/QQQQ is usually not a good sign for the rally. Sometimes these turn into consolidation patterns, watching volume and price right now is key to look for signs of churning.
The SPY 1 min chart is in line with price, but the 5 min chart(more substantial) has failed to move above it's 2 pm position, meaning ti didn't confirm the rally since 2 pm and is in a negative divergence. 2/3's of the timeframes are now negative on the SPY, the more we see line up, the closer it is to a reversal.
The DIA is just starting a negative 1 min divergence.
The Q's are in a 1 min negative divergence-suggesting a reversal and about 3-4 other time frames are also negative.
AAPL is toying with the channel it broke out of, this is not really good news for bulls looking for continued gains as a break out of a solid trading channel often leads to a reversal. It's like the charts you see a straight runup and straight run back down forming what looks like a church steeple.
All 3 versions of 3C 1 min are suggesting a reversal here.
Volume at this point is crucial, we'd like to see high volume with no price advance, churning.
I can't say I'd like to see a close up here, although I can see it's benefits for a reversal especially with the Fed meeting tomorrow. In general, for the bulls H&S bottom theory, as it stands now, unless the volume picks up SUBSTANTIALLY, there's a high probability this is a false breakout.
It's hard to imagine a price move of this caliber with so little volume starting a new leg on top of the September rally.
It's taken me a long time to type this as I watch the market so somethings may have changed, I'll continue to update on anything I see, right now I'm trying to concentrate fully on the situation.
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Many of the charts you see here at WOWS are my proprietary indicator 3C which reveals underlying institutional money movements and often contradicts price. To understand the annotations made on charts, you must first understand that 3C has no numerical value, it is a pure divergence indicator. Positive divergences represent accumulation by smart money, negative divergences represent distribution by smart money and when 3C trades with price, that is trend confirmation.
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Risk management. I recommend a specific and consistent risk management approach to all positions. In most cases we try for 2% risk money (2% of portfolio) unless such a position size exceeds 15-20% of overall portfolio in actual position size. Each trader is different and each has a different allowance of open trades. I like to keep the overall money in the trade around 10-15% of portfolio per position in case of gaps against you. Stops are generally executed at the end of day and I personally never place a stop order, all my stops are mental; remember, the middle man gets to see everyone's cards. When you are not in tune with the market or opportunities just aren't that spectacular, I take my risk per position down to 1% or even half a percent of portfolio value.
Each trader is different and must determine their own level of comfort with risk. I do have a channel stop which I provide to TeleChart/StockFinder users for automated stops, I appreciate you using my links to sign up if you do. The Trend Channel catches trends and works well as it automatically adjusts for each stock's volatility. Arbitrary exits based on nervousness about the markets WILL decrease the portfolio performance dramatically. This system will not ever get you in at market bottoms or tops. The recent 1 year performance against the Russell 2k buy and hold had the system beating it by 3:1. Ultimately it is up to you as to how you proceed, but I'm always available to help you determine what might work best for you.
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