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AAPL | Apple Computers | Swing Trading Signal | Sell Short

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Heads up. We are keeping an eye on AAPL for a possible short sale entry as per the rubber band swing trading strategy.

Please check out the strategy before making the trade. Note that we are not simply going short right here, we are waiting for the entry.

AAPL Rubber Band Swing Trading Strategy | Sell Short

Warning – do your own investment research prior to investing in stocks and other securities. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Stock investing bears the risk of substantial loss.

Disclaimer. The authors of the website do not own AAPL at this time, but may trade it short according to the signal.

Here is the chart of AAPL on the 60-minute chart showing the short entry at about $560.29:

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Swing Trade Signals | Exxon Mobil | XOM Daily Chart

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The stock market has been sinking for a few days without release to the up-side. It’s best not to catch the falling knife. When a bounce actually does happen though, it might make for a profitable swing trading situation to the long side.

Exxon Mobil Stock (XOM) Looks like a great way to enjoy any profits from a bounce or short squeeze in the broader markets. The daily chart of XOM shows a set up for the Rubber Band Swing Trading Strategy. Click that link for more info on that strategy – it will open in a new window.

XOM Swing Trade Entry

XOM Exxon Mobil StockThe idea is to wait until Exxon Mobil’s price goes back up to cross the bottom light blue band. This is the 40 period Keltner Channel with a standard deviation of 2.0. The target will be the center band and the stop loss will be the lowest band – shown in red. This swing trade set-up makes sure that you always are trading with the trend.

Click the chart of XOM to enlarge.

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Swing Trade Signal | AMZN Sell Short (but not yet)

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So Amazon AMZN “popped” on earnings news. Will the rally continue?… or will it fizzle with the dropping tide of the broad market. I am getting set up to trade AMZN to the short side, but only if the rally fails. Such a failure has the potential to produce a sharp sell off that could prove to be easy to swing trade.

As a caution, allow me to communicate to you the risks of stock investing and especially swing trading. It’s risky and you might lose all of your money. There is more information about the risks of investing in securities available at the SEC website. Consult with your adviser prior to committing real money. Follow my swing trades for entertainment purposes only.

Rubber Band Swing Trade | AMZN

In order to catch the maybe coming fizzle of AMZN, I plan to employ the rubber band swing trading strategy. If AMZN takes off “north” from here I won’t be in the short trade at all. If AMZN starts its way down though, I will set an order to get short at the 2nd to the upper band. As of right now the swing trade entry target is the inner and upper band (light blue on the chart). The price says $207.57, but as AMZN trades forward in time this target will change. Keep an eye on this band (refer to the rubber band swing strategy page, if needed) and look to enter short as price penetrates.

AMZN Swing Trade Stop Loss

The target for the AMZN swing trade is the center band (grey) and the stop loss is the upper band (red). Be sure and set a hard stop at the market here. If AMZN dips and goes up from there, the rally could be relentless. Don’t ruin your swing trading career and any chance of success just because you didn’t want to take a small loss on one short swing trade gone wrong.

Here is the daily chart of AMZN showing the rubber band swing trade set-up. You can click the chart to enlarge:

AMZN rubber band swing trade signal

Rubber Band Swing Trading Signal | TM

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We are looking at the weekly chart of Toyota Motor Company, Ticker:TM for a potential swing trade short sale. Note that we are not recommending selling short TM right now, but only if price passes through the band at about $76.70. This entry target might change dynamically as the stock’s price changes.

Please do your own investment research before you trade. You are responsible for your own trading risk and losses. Become aware of the risks of trading and investing in stocks and options before you invest real money. The SEC has a great website to help you with this stuff.

If you have questions about the trade entry signal, please reference the Rubber Band Swing Trading Strategy located in our Swing Trading Strategy Guide. Click on the toyota swing trade sell short signalthumbnail to see an enlarged view of the TM weekly chart to see the set-up, stop loss placement, and profit target.

Note that the authors of this site intend to trade TM to the short side with this signal. It is likely that we will sell call options to take advantage of time decay as well as price direction.

Swing Trading Signal – GS

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Warning – stocks are risky investments. Consult with a professional advisor and learn about the risks of trading before making a decision involving stocks and other markets.

Swing Trading | GS | Daily Chart Long

GS swing tradingClick the chart to see the rubber band swing trade set-up for GS on the daily chart.

For more information on this swing trading strategy, see the Rubber Band Swing Trading Strategy.

Disclosure: The author may be trading this signal or hold other positions in GS.

Can the Market Go Lower?

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Can the Market Go Lower?

Stock market update for swing traders.

The stock market broke downward last week and it was no surprise. More downward movement is most likely for this week..

Warning – stocks are risky investments. Consult with a professional advisor and learn about the risks of trading before making a decision involving stocks and other markets.

Stock Market Update | Short Term Swing Traders

Align your trades to the short side (at least for the beginning of the week). Look for weak rallies to find entry as price starts down again.

Look for swing trading signals to be posted to catch these trades as per the rubber band swing trading strategy.

>>Swing trading signals and set -ups are posted here.<<

Stock Market Update | Medium Term Swing Traders

By now you should be stopped out of most long-side trade positions. Avoid growth stocks. A dropping tide lowers all boats.

Stock Market Update | Long Term Swing Traders and Investors

Stock market price continues to trade below the 200-day moving average. Long term traders should avoid stocks. Very long term savers should consider periodic accumulation for dollar cost averaging.

Swing Trading Signals | AAPL, GS, IBM, MHS

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Swing Trading Signals | AAPL, GS, IBM, MHS

Swing Trading Signals for Powerful Profits.

Warning – stocks are risky investments. Consult with a professional advisor and learn about the risks of trading before making a decision involving stocks and other markets.

Free swing trade set-ups for the week:

Swing Trading | AAPL and GS | 60-Minute Chart Long

AAPL swing tradeAs according to this week’s stock market update, if stocks bounce or become range-bound this week, the rubber band swing trade for AAPL might be a good way to make profits. GS is another way to play this move but in the financial sector instead of technology.

Click the chart to see the rubber band swing trade set-up on AAPL on the 60-minute chart.

Swing Trading | IBM, MHS | Preparing for a sell-off

If a sell-off is coming this week, consider capitalizing on this by shorting the rubber band swing trading strategy to the weekly chart of IBM and/or the daily chart of MHS.

If stock prices plummet, these short sale trade set-ups should catch their share of profits.

For more information, see the Rubber Band Swing Trading Strategy.

Where is the stock market going from here?

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Where is the stock market going from here?

Stock market update for swing traders.

The stock market mostly saw sideways movement last week (again). A breakdown in price with a sharp sell-off is possible for next week.

Warning – stocks are risky investments. Consult with a professional advisor and learn about the risks of trading before making a decision involving stocks and other markets.

Stock Market Update | Short Term Swing Traders

stock market updateExpect continued sideways movement and a possible sell-off. Be prepared to trade appropriately as dependent as to the action that commences. Don’t trust Mondays.

If price ejects downward below last week’s low price, take trades that set up to the short side through the remainder of the week. If price does not break this support, be prepared for more choppy action that might be difficult to trade.

Click the chart to enlarge.

Stock Market Update | Medium Term Swing Traders

Be ready to abandon long-sided trade positions if price broad stock market action breaks support. If price remains range-bound, consider selling short term options against your positions for the added income.

Stock Market Update | Long Term Swing Traders and Investors

Stock market price continues to trade below the 200-day moving average. Long term traders should avoid stocks. Very long term savers should consider periodic accumulation for dollar cost averaging.

Swing Trading Signals and Set-ups | AAPL, BA, IBM, MMM

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Swing Trading Signals and Set-ups | AAPL, BA, IBM, MMM

Powerful swing trading strategy for traders who wish to always trade with the trend and enjoy a high percent win. Losing swing traders can start here to change results and find consistent profits in today’s tough markets.

Warning – stocks are risky investments. Consult with a professional advisor and learn about the risks of trading before making a decision involving stocks and other markets.

This week’s broader stock market action makes for tough choices for traders, as price has been mostly range-bound. We will therefore focus on shorter term swing trading set-ups and attempt to capture swing trading profits as price moves back and forth in the larger range. I always prefer to swing trade in longer time frames as they make considerably more consistent profits and have much lower transaction cost impact on a trading account. I was able to find one rubber band swing trade in the weekly chart time frame (MMM)

For more information on how to swing trade these set-ups and signals, check out the >> Rubber Band Swing Trading Strategy <<

Swing Trading Signals on the 60-Mintue Charts | AAPL, BA, IBM

AAPL swing trading signalsThe short sellers have really been going after AAPL it seems, and it appears as if AAPL has not been going up with the broader stock market. If a short squeeze develops, there may be swing trading profit opportunity for rubber band swing traders. Watch this one closely and be ready to trade to the long side. Click the chart to enlarge the set-up chart of AAPL

BA and IBM hit their upper extremes last week and may present a good place to go short this week according to the rubber band swing trading strategy on the 60-minute chart. Keep them in your watchlist and only take entry when the time is right.

As with all 60-minute chart rubber band swing trades do not place overnight entry stop orders. Price may gap too far past the entry place and leave you with a terrible entry. This is not acceptable. Pass on rubber band swing trades in which you can’t get an execution close to the desired entry price. Passing on trades and not chasing is part of what it takes to be a successful swing trader in the long term.

Rubber Band Swing Trading Signal | MMM Weekly Chart Long

MMM swing trade rubber bandMMM has turned green after weeks of selling off and moving sideways. Swing trading in this term is less demanding and makes it easier to profit in many ways. Also consider selling out of the money covered calls with such a trade. Leave plenty of room for price to hit its target and just pocket a few extra dollars to pay for transaction costs etc. Click the weekly chart of MMM to enlarge.