Stock Market Update for Swing Traders and Investors

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Administrator

Stock Market Update for Swing Traders and Investors

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.

Sure enough as predicted it was a tough week to trade last week, with stock prices whip-sawing back and forth each day as price trades in a medium-termed symmetrical triangle. We may see another week of directionless price movement, though each day may be volatile in itself. In other words, the stock market will likely move a lot but not really go anywhere. Take small positions in the coming week until a clear signal develops.

Stock Market Update for Short Term Swing Traders

Short term swing traders should stand back a bit and allow price to show us which way to trade. Observe the chart to the right (click to enlarge). Price has jumped back and forth every day or two but does not really get anywhere – frustrating many trades and taking out stops. Take things easy. There is no reason for your account value to get chopped into oblivion. Wait until the triangle is broken for clues in which way to trade and then pounce on a few trades in that direction when it breaks. Look for a pullback toward the extreme of the triangle and then pounce again when price resumes in the direction of any breakout.

Stock Market Update for Medium Term Position Traders and Swing Traders

In the medium term stocks have been moving up, but are now approaching sideways movement. Still, we have the green light to remain long in our growth stock trades. If you have set-ups that you really like go ahead and take them to the long side. Just be sure to set your stop loss cuts and do not be upset if you lose a bit of capital. Risk is what you get paid for in the long run and variance can be brutal – you win some you lose some.

Stock Market Update for Longer Term Traders and Investors

Two weeks ago price bounces sharply back below its 200-day moving average. At this time price continues to flirt with this average and should eject to either side, bullish or bearish very soon. I would not gamble with a bet in either direction. Dollar cost averages should stand aside and wait for price to head back south. Value investors should not be in the market for the most part until the 200-day moving average is violated – that is to say that stock market prices begin to trade above these averages. Observe the monthly chart of the SPY and the 200-day moving average. Click to enlarge.

Insider Trading | KO, SLM, FLS

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Administrator

Insider Trading | KO, SLM, FLS

Insiders sell stock in their own companies for many reasons – but they only buy their own stock for one reason.

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.

Insider Trading | KO

Insider Trading – KO – Coca Cola Co.

Barry Diller, a director of KO, bought $6.7 million of KO stock on November 01, 2011. This is a very large transaction and a big bet from this director.

Insider Trading | SLM

Insider Trading SLM Corp. Albert L Lord, the Vice Chairman and CEO of SLM corp, bought $1.3 million of his own stock on November 02, 2011.

The weekly chart of SLM actually shows price getting the green light and it might make for a good position trade to the long side. Click the chart to enlarge.

Insider Trading FLS

Insider Trading FLS | Flowserve Corp. Mark A Blinn, President & CEO of FLS bought $639,000 worth of his own stock on November 01, 2011.

Swing Trading Signals and Setups FCX, INTC, XOM

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Administrator

Swing Trading Signals and Setups FCX, INTC, XOM

Free swing trade set-ups for the week. For more information, see the rubber band swing trading strategy.

Swing Trading | FCX Weekly Chart Long

Copper often follows the broad stock market. If FCX can break out from here along with stocks in general, it should really move nicely northward for us in this rubber band swing trade.

The chart shows a nice short sale a few months ago under this strategy.

Swing Trading | INTC Daily Chart Short

This offers a short sale alternative for the position trader.

INTC looks as if it might have found a top in the medium term.

If the stock market and/or INTC tanks, we can jump aboard and try to make a few bucks.

Swing Trading | XOM Daily Chart Short

Oil tends to bounce sharply all over the place. If this is a bounce to the downside, the rubber band swing trade should capture the move.

Stock Market Update for Swing Traders

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Administrator

Stock Market Update for Swing Traders

Align your swing trading with the stock market and increase your trading profits significantly.

In last week’s stock market update, we were able to catch and really profit from a clear plan – to fade a top at the 200-day moving average. This week offers no such juicy and low-hanging fruit.

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 For Swing Traders – Short Term

In the short term the broad stock market is moving sideways and gives us little predictive information to work with. Watch out on Monday for fake moves. By Tuesday afternoon the smoke should clear. Look around to see which group of swing traders are frowning and which are smiling – the longs or the shorts. Align your trades for the rest of the week with the group that is smiling.

Stock Market Update – Position swing traders and the medium term

We have the green light - but is this a top? Click to enlarge.

Another difficult chart on which to make predictions in stock market price movement. Technically, stocks in this medium time frame have been moving up, though the chart might suggest a top forming here. In general price over the last two weeks has been moving a lot but still not going anywhere.

Rather than marrying a direction and getting burned, trade your set-ups as they come, but do so with smaller than average positions and tight stops.

Hedge your positions a bit by selling options and bolster your trading results with the income. If the markets sputter and remain directionless we will benefit from the imploding volatility as well.

Stock Market Update – Long Term Investors

Are we just kissing the channel goodbye? Click to enlarge.

Trade your long term plan. Very long term savers and investors should accumulate and dollar cost average accordingly.

Traders that rotate ETFs should probably shy away from being long the stock market, as it bounced sharply off of its 200-day moving average and remains in bearish territory.

It is certainly still possible that stocks can sell off very sharply from here. Proceed with caution.

Swing Trading Signals and Set-Ups | MMM, JPM, MON, AXP, WM

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Administrator

Swing Trading Signals and Set-Ups | MMM, JPM, MON, AXP, WM

Take advantage of this week’s overbought situation with these 5 short sale swing trading set-ups. Learn more about >>Swing Trading Strategy<<

Stock Market Updates are for speculation discussion only. Please see the SEC website for information about the risks of investing in stocks and consult with your advisor before buying stocks.

Rubber Band Swing Trade Short Set-ups on the 60-Minute chart

The stock market is overbought and short entries are loaded up. All we need is for things to break so we can maybe make some money swing trading short. In the 60-minute term, I am looking to apply the >>Rubber Band Swing Trading Strategy<< to JPM, MMM, and MON. JPM might be a great way to play a strong pullback in the bank sector. MMM is a DOW 30 behemoth that is showing weakness already ahead of the broader market. The 60-min chart of MON shows a particularly weak pattern.

Rubber Band Swing Trade Short Set-ups on the Daily Chart

For a short sale position trade I like the Rubber Band Swing Trade Strategy as applied to the daily charts of WM and AXP. The daily chart of WM looks especially weak. AXP behaves well for swing traders once it gets moving and offers smaller whipsaws that other stocks in its sector.

Stock Market Update | Are we in a Bull Market?

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Administrator

Stock Market Update | Are we in a Bull Market?

Our weekly stock market update is designed to help real traders increase their profits significantly.

Stock Market Updates are for speculation discussion only. Please see the SEC website for information about the risks of investing in stocks and consult with your advisor before buying stocks.

Stock Market Update | Short Term

The stock market has been in a screaming up-trend lately. Now, I would not suggest that you jump in front of any speeding freight trains, but I would suggest being ready to get short when such entry presents itself. The short term stock market is well overbought on many indicators and just ran vertically into the 200-day moving average. I will include some swing trading set-ups for short term traders that might help us find these short sale opportunities as they appear. >>Free Swing Trading Signals<<

Stock Market Update | Intermediate Term

Just like the shorter term, position traders have enjoyed an exceptionally strong stock market. Price is also very overbought in this trading time frame. Click to observe the weekly chart to the right. We can see that price has been screaming northward and has penetrated the 200-day moving average. Even the daily chart shows price well above it’s upper bands and other overbought indicators. This might be a good time to take some profits on your longs from the last two weeks. Spend some time seeking out good growth prospects and demanding good entry points for them.

Stock Market Update | Long Term Traders and Investors

The long term stock market is at an inflection point. I would expect to see some consolidation and sideways movement from here. It is where price ejects from there that the market will give away its likely future intentions. If you are a long term investor with money waiting on the sidelines and are looking for an entry point, I would suggest waiting for consolidation and then buying a breakout.

Swing Trading | AAPL, JPM, DIS, CSCO

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Administrator

Swing Trading | AAPL, JPM, DIS, CSCO

There are two new rubber band swing trade signals along with two old ones that are still valid. Please learn the risks of stock trading prior to investing and do your own research. Swing trading signals are for entertainment purposes only. The authors of this site may be trading these trades and may be long or short these stocks at any time.

AAPL | 60-Minute Chart Long

When will AAPL pop again? Who knows, but when it does launch use the 60-minute chart along with the >>> rubber band swing trading strategy <<<< (opens in a new window) as it might be a great way to profit from the move. As always with shorter-term charts and trades, do not get caught in morning gap situations – simply pass on the trade if entry does not come at the desired location.

JPM | Weekly Chart Long

This swing trading signal is still valid, we think. Any of the big bank/financial stocks will do, GS, etc. At some point the banks could recover in this time frame and this is the way to be there if it happens. See the previous swing trade signal post.

DIS | Weekly Long

The same goes for DIS, which seems to follow the broad stock market fairly close. Take advantage of this swing opportunity through DIS. See the previous swing trading post -we think the trade is still quite valid.

CSCO | Monthly Chart “Right Now”

This could have been spotted earlier, as price is sitting right on its entry. The rubber band swing trading strategy could end up capturing a large chunk of what might be a major rally in CSCO. The swing trading signal calls for going long right here at its current price. Don’t chase.

Stock Market Update | Where is the market going from here?

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Administrator

Stock Market Update

Where is the market going from here?

Stock Market Update | Short Term Swing Traders

Short term tradrs should align their trades to the long side. Use caution not to chase trade entry in case stocks fall into sideways mode prior to further bullish action. There are always pullbacks. Demand good entry.

Stock Market Update | Medium Term Traders

Longer term swing traders and position traders who hold stocks from 1-6 weeks should have a bullish outlook. Look to go long growth leaders and trade the strongest sectors. Large cap stock trades with far out of the money covered calls for extra income are also a great call. The weekly chart clearly shows an uptrend in this time frame. Click the chart to enlarge.

Stock Market Update | Long Term Traders and Investors

The stock market in your time frame is moving sideways and not showing a clear trend. Investors do not yet have the green light to buy and hold their favorite value stocks as broad prices are still trading below their 200-day moving averages. Pullbacks to down trends and bear market rallies can be very convincing, but there is no protection to the downside here. Be patient and wait for the real long term uptrend.

The stock market update is useful to increase trading and investing profits, but do your own research and consult with an advisor about the risks of stock investing prior to committing investment capital.

Swing Trading Signals | XOM, JPM, FCX, DIS

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Administrator

Swing Trading Signals | XOM, JPM, FCX, DIS

These are the rubber band swing trading strategy set-ups/signals I am looking at trading this week. Please do your own research and become familiar with the risks of trading stocks prior to investing.

XOM | 60-Minute Chart Short | Overbought?

Oil has been going up and so has XOM. A decent correction in this action is likely at some point soon but do not get run over be the freight train that is the current trend. Use the rubber band swing trade strategy to grab a slice of the short-term panic when the bottom appears to start falling out.

JPM | Weekly Chart Long | Will the banks join the rally?

Stocks seldom rally as a group unless the banks go along with them. Maybe they will, maybe they won’t – but if they do, consider grabbing your piece with this long set-up on the weekly chart.

FCX | Daily Chart Long | Here comes copper and FCX

FCX is right on the line for a buy on the daily chart so watch things closely. Only enter according tot he rubber band swing trading rules and do not chase if the stock gaps up beyond the entry target (as always).

DIS | Weekly Chart Long | Follow the market

DIS often trades right along with the broad stock market and it has been lately. Since there is no worse feeling than missing a major move, this would be a great way to make sure to profit if the market really takes off.

Stock Market Update | This could be the bottom!

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Administrator

Stock Market Update | This could be the bottom!

The primary trend has changed from down to sideways and the intermediate trend has changed to up for the first time since last July.

Please do your own research and learn the risks of stock investing before committing money to stocks.

Stock Market Update | Short Term Trend

In the short term the stock market is in an uptrend.

If you are a swing trader who trades in the one to three-day time frame, align your short term swing trades to the long side to trade with the current trend.

Be nimble, however, as the short-term trend has been going up sharply for days and a dip in the action might come in a violent manner. Keep a close eye on your positions and set hard stop losses.

Stock Market Update | Medium Term

There was a significant change in the daily and weekly stock charts last week. Stocks on the daily chart broke out of many types of resistance. On the weekly chart time frame, the stock market has ejected into an uptrend unlike any that we have seen for quite some time. Longer term swing traders and position traders should seek out the market leaders and place long trades accordingly.

Stock Market Update | Long Term

The monthly chart of the stock market shows sideways action – which is quite a relief following a four month down trend. Stocks are still below the 200-day moving average so we are not bullish yet, but this is how bottoms tend to form in stock charts.