Trading the Line

All Saints

A pop and rally as the market opens up significantly above the Buy Signal line at 2687 but ultimately ends back at even as the market continues with its now characteristic afternoon sell-down.

An S/T Buy Signal at 2711.

A recovery of sorts but finding some strong negative forces on the declining angles, too far too soon.

Expect more deeply choppy bipolar behaviour as the market continues to resolve its problem.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

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Disclaimer: This is the diary of a personal trading system, its methodology and the signals that it is producing. You are welcome to follow along but please understand that the information presented here is for educational purposes only. No recommendations are being made to buy, or sell stocks, options or futures contracts. Please consult your own financial advisor before making any investment decisions.

Steve Rushton October 31, 2018No Comments

S&P500 daily update

Samhain

A gap up and pop to 2672 followed by some heavy back-filling, but strength returns in the afternoon and the market closes just below the Buy Signal line.

Not quite a Buy Signal but a close above the Sell Signal line.

The T volume oscillator moves up strongly and looks to be confirming the 'possible new T structure' centered on Monday's low. A new primary low with the possibility of some upside now.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

Steve Rushton October 30, 2018No Comments

S&P500 daily update

Repression

Market heads higher in early trade and just touches the S/T Buy Signal level at 2706. No follow through and quickly retraces back through 2792 triggering an S/T Sell Signal.

Another brutal afternoon of selling, with very strong buying at the low near 2600.

Cover at or prior to the close.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

Steve Rushton October 29, 2018No Comments

S&P500 daily update

Cyrus

Another huge gap down and a spike low at 2629 meets buying in a wild day followed by the now characteristic afternoon selloff.

Are we there yet? Well, maybe..

Look for the 'afternoon high' to hold first and then some follow through next day to signal some change in mood.

Bear Market Warnings continue to flash and price volatility including the significant overnight gaps lower is making directional trading very difficult.

The Market is still significantly below the Sell Signal level and although a strong bounce from here is quite possible, there is still significant downside risk and price still has a problem.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

Steve Rushton October 27, 2018No Comments

S&P500 daily update

Tombstone

You think you're pretty tough, don't ya, son?
I never knew a gunslinger yet so tough he lived to celebrate his 35th birthday.
I learned one rule about gunslingers.
There's always a man faster on the draw than you are,
and the more you use a gun, the sooner you're gonna run into that man.

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, 1957
Dir. John Sturges

–

An echo high. The market rallies strongly from a deep low into an afternoon high. Recent characteristic late day selling at 2720 as the market continues to sell into strength.

The selling resumes overnight.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

Steve Rushton October 26, 2018No Comments

S&P500 daily update

Saint Crispin

We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

William Shakespeare, Henry V, c. 1600

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Blood in the street as the market makes a heavy plunge below 2700 to settle below the lower extreme for the first time since 2016.

Are we there yet? Well, maybe… but we will need to see significant stabilisation in price and in the oscillators to be convinced.

Relatively high ARMs and Put / Call ratios, but the VIX remains at levels that do not convey the drama of a 3% decline. Hmm still smelling a rat.

Watch to see if we have some kind of recovery followed by, more of the same.

And today is an echo high, after which we could expect… more selling.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

Steve Rushton October 25, 2018No Comments

S&P500 daily update

Market closing at 2656

The market continues lower after yesterday's rally with an S/T Sell Signal still active below 2755.

In my pre-market notes I warned of significant downside risk.

For a number of personal reasons I did not issue a specific short entry point today but I did note that the selling was becoming more serious below 2720

The market tried very hard to hold onto the 2700 level but the heavy volatility continued and the last bounce off 2690 collapsed into the close.

Although some bearish targets have now been acheived, the market is now entering levels associated with some kind of potential crash and we should consider this to be a Bear Market for now.

Steve Rushton October 25, 2018No Comments

S&P500 daily update

Charter

Market opens down huge, breaks lower, tests the lower extreme and initiates a very strong counter trend rally.

IF yesterday's low holds then we have a second low with bullish divergence and a new possible T structure centered on that low. We need to see some follow through above yesterday's high.

IF yesterday was just a reaction to the severely negative opening and the selling continues today (and Futures are indicating that this is likely), then we are still looking for a major low and price will continue lower until the current problem with price is no longer apparent.

Very dangerous market conditions continue. Trade below the 200 day moving average indicates, for now, that the volatility will continue and that we should trade accordingly.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

Steve Rushton October 24, 2018No Comments

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Edge Hill

An S/T Sell Signal at 2774 in early trade sees the market down at 2750 before a strong bounce at 'rising support' and a choppy remainder of the day.

Strong bounce and no follow through – Cover at 2760.

An Osc Buy Signal reflecting the 'stabilisation' since the low last week but the severe downtrend remains in place with the market selling into any strength.

Bear Market Warning flashing again, and the weekly trend turns neutral.

The market is currently in trouble and should be treated with extreme caution.

Futures indicate a serious drop at the open and how the market responds will be revealing.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

Steve Rushton October 22, 2018No Comments

S&P500 daily update

Fracture

On Friday, another attempted Buy Signal at 2794 fades quickly and the selling increases, triggering a Sell Signal at 2781. Cover at or prior to the close.

The market continues to be unstable, and bipolar, reversing rapidly and triangulating in the region of the 200 day moving average.

Be prepared for whatever is coming next, and trade with confidence:

Steve Rushton October 22, 2018No Comments

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
Leonardo da Vinci

“Imagination is more important than knowledge”
Albert Einstein

“All of our days are numbered. We can not afford to be idle. To act on a bad idea is better than to not act at all because the worth of the idea never becomes apparent until you do it. Sometimes this idea can be the smallest thing in the world; a little flame that you hunch over and cup with your hand and pray will not be extinguished by all the storm that howls about it. If you can hold on to that flame, great things can be constructed around it; things that are massive and powerful and world changing. All held up by the tiniest of ideas.”
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2026 Positions

(All numbers refer to SPX)

S/T SELL Signal at 6756 on 11 Mar

S/T BUY Signal above 6826 on 10 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6792 on 10 Mar

S/T SELL Signal at 6765 on 10 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6772 on 09 Mar

S/T SELL Signal below 6810 on 06 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6822 on 05 Mar

S/T SELL Signal below 6822 on 05 Mar

COVER Signal below 6849 on 05 Mar

S/T BUY Signal at 6882 on 04 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6849 on 04 Mar

S/T SELL Signal below 6845 on 03 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6877 on 02 Mar

S/T SELL Signal below 6850 on 02 Mar

COVER Short Signal above 6857 on 27 Feb

S/T SELL Signal at 6857 on 27 Feb

COVER Signal below 6884 at 6857 on 27 Feb

S/T BUY Signal at 6884 on 23 Feb

COVER Short Signal at 6850 on 23 Feb

S/T SELL Signal at 6837 on 23 Feb

COVER Signal at 6864 on 23 Feb

S/T BUY Signal at 6883 on 18 Feb

COVER Short Signal at 6834 on 17 Feb

S/T SELL Signal at 6888 on 12 Feb

COVER Signal at 6915 on 12 Feb

S/T BUY Signal at 6899 on 06 Feb

COVER Short Signal at 6938 on 06 Feb

S/T SELL Signal at 6901 on 04 Feb

COVER Short Signal at 6915 on 03 Feb

S/T SELL Signal at 6915 on 03 Feb

COVER Signal at 6942 on 03 Feb

S/T BUY Signal at 6968 on 02 Feb

COVER Short Signal at 6938 on 30 Jan

S/T SELL Signal at 6910 on 30 Jan

COVER Signal at 6940 on 30 Jan

S/T BUY Signal at 6934 on 29 Jan

S/T SELL Signal at 6907 on 29 Jan

COVER Signal at 6934 on 29 Jan

S/T BUY Signal above 6905 at 6923 on 22 Jan

COVER Signal at 6849 on 21 Jan

S/T SELL Signal below 6894 at 6843 on 20 Jan

COVER Signal below 6925 at 6843 on 20 Jan

S/T BUY Signal at 6961 on 15 Jan

COVER Signal below 6934 at 6925 on 14 Jan

S/T BUY Signal above 6890 at 6900 on 05 Jan

COVER Short Signal at 6864 on 02 Jan

S/T SELL Signal at 6837 on 02 Jan

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