Trading Review for 3/8/2000
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Successful trading is about knowing where to look for opportunities, knowing when to seize the opportunity (or not), and managing their risk to maximize their profits. To that end, let's take a quick look at today's trading action relative to the top Trade Prospector signals:
Volatility - Volatility Compressions, Trading Range Patterns, and Multiday Patterns
ARQL Triggered fractional short trades when it fell through its 25.7 lower breakpoint CHKP Gapped beyond its 259.9 upper breakpoint, but ultimately pulled back and gave a good long entry signal when it traded through that boundary for up to 25 points LRCX Triggered short entries when it sold through its 149.4 lower breakpoint for up to 5 points SPYG Remained within its breakpoint boundaries - no trade (watch for a breakout soon) PLCM Gave traders short entry when it tanked through its 116.3 lower breakpoint for up to 9 points GSPN Gapped beyond its 134.7 upper breakpoint and never came back - no trade COMS Continued its downward spiral but remained within its breakpoint boundaries - no trade (watch for a breakout soon) ISXX Triggered quick long trades at its 118 upper breakpoint for up to 4 points
Momentum - Breakthrough Momentum and Momentum Intersections
VRSN Gapped open 10 points, but upward momentum quickly exhausted and it sold off and triggering short trades at its 199 failure boundary for up to 10 points VSTR Gapped open above its 126.1 downward momentum failure boundary, but ultimately pulled back and traded through the boundary triggering long trades for up to 13 points USW Sank from the open but found support near its 65.1 downward momentum continuation boundary - it triggered long trades when it came back through its 70.1 failure boundary for up to 1 point (multiday traders will still be holding this into tomorrow with a trailing stop) BBH Continued its downward momentum, triggering shorts at its 222.9 continuation boundary for upto 10 points NTRO Continued its upward momentum, triggering longs at its 60.4 upper boundary for up to 20 points LOOK Gave a long entry at its 67 upward momentum continuation boundary for up to 4 points
Trading Channel - Channel Breach, Near Trading Channel, and Near/Narrow Channel
INCY Continued sinking after breaching its trading channel yesterday, but it remained within its breakpoints - no trade MLNM Spiked at the open back into its trading channel and again sold through the lower boundary at 247.4 for up to 35 points VRSN Gapped at the open, but then continued selling off and triggered shorts at its 191.1 lower breakpoint boundary for up to 10 points before recovering to above yesterday's close (watch this for a possible upward reversal continuation) BBH Sold through its 219.4 lower trading channel boundary for up to 5 points MEDI Gapped open above its trading channel and then sold off for the rest of the day, but remained within its trading channel - no trade DITC Gapped above its trading channel and remained there (but below its upper breakpoint)- no trade BLDP Was chaos in action - first gapping open above its trading channel, then selling off back into its trading channel, and finally trading back through its 115.1 upper trading channel boundary for up to 6 points
Envelope - Breakout Patterns and Envelope Patterns
ESRX Triggered fractional short trades at its 29.3 downward continuation boundary, but reversed off its lower breakpoint (it's currently oversold) - multiday traders should watch for possible continuation of its reversal EMMS Pulled up short of its downward continuation boundary and recovered on increased volume near the close - no trade (but multiday traders should watch for continued upward movement continuing this reversal) BMY Gapped open (but short of its 46.6 failure boundary) and continuing up - it triggered longs at the 46.6 boundary for up to 2 points (multiday traders look for potential continuation of this reversal) QLTI Gapped open beyond its 59.9 breakdown failure boundary - it pulled back and ultimately traded through this boundary triggering long (failed breakdown) trades for up to 2 points (multiday traders whould watch for potential continuation of this false breakdown pattern) EDS Triggered breakdown continuation short trades at the 59.3 boundary twice for up to 1 points each - it finally closed near its breakdown boundary STT Continued its breakdown triggering shorts at its 65.4 boundary for up to 3 points - note that this stock made a triple bottom finding multiple strong support near its 62.8 intraday SR - this could indicate at least a short term rebound is brewing
Knowing where to expect, and capitalizing on, reversals is a key profit making tool in the daytrader's arsenal.
Whipsaws can happen in choppy markets and traders should always step away from the trade or give themselves more distance from the original entry boundary when a reversal occurs (such as adding one point to the reversal side of the trade entry boundary) to reduce the effect. Losses are a fact of life, but they can be easily kept to a minimum while maximizing your profits with proper stop management.
Recognizing that a mere one point per day profit when trading 500 shares (or 5 option contracts) is $120,000 per year, you begin to understand the potential for profit in applying Trade Prospector's information.
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