It's Santa Rally...Really?

Showing this daily chart from the Nasdaq QQQ already rallying up after some profit taking (correction).

As i mentioned from my previous post, a Santa rally might be on the way and i think this chart is proving that.

It formed a "v" formation since it bottom(ed) in mid November session.

The way i look at it, seems it is forming an inverted head and shoulder pattern here.

A sign that the bullish sentiment from the participants is highly probable.

It might struggle a bit (maybe?) in a few days, possibly a week or so but this i think the rally is on the way.

Lucky for those who where able to buy at the bottom.

In the meantime, for us traders, let's take the market on a daily basis and explore the opportunities.

Friday's Market

The market opened today on a high note.

It gap up in the open after the holiday break.

All the market did was to buy...buy...buy...and the sellers (shorters) were absent (where are they?).

It will be a short trading day today for the market will be closed at 1:00 pm. ET.

Let's see come Monday's market if the positive sentiment will continue.

Today's market is the best day for would be traders or for those struggling/losing traders (like this one).

Not much noise/volatility for the notorious HFT's are still drowning from the devil spirit of alcohol (err... wine?) because of the holiday? Sorry...just trying to sensationalized this post a little bit to make some attention from my readers... if there are!

But who am i to categorized that this kind of market is best to trade while the majority of the participants are out.

Through market presence regularly i can say that was the market behavior since started watching the market from years back.

It's like taking advantage from the drunkards while they are drowning and steal? profit from their absence.

The market is an exercise of human behavior and if you can read their minds (the minds of the markets), you can make the difference and take opportunities that the market offers. 

 

 

Wednesday's Market

The market barely made a move last Wednesday's trading.

Partly because of the Thanksgiving day.

Participants are already preparing for the turkey feast.

Not much volume was recorded but the sentiments is still bullish as can be seen from the charts below.

Let's see come next week regular trading if it will continue.

But i guess there is some sluggish trend in the coming days or weeks probably.

Meanwhile, let's have some market break!

 

 

The Market Really Bounced!

As i mentioned from my previous post, the market is ready to bounce and it did today.

If that is for real, i don't know, let's see in the coming trading days.

But as now the way the market is acting, looks like it's the start of the Santa rally.

 

 

 

 

Start of the bounce?

The way market action last Friday seems the start of the bounce?

I guess so, by looking at the chart you can notice that the participants jumped in aggressively and bought the market between 11:00 am. and 12:00 noon ET.

I presume it might continue to struggle for a while but the Santa rally is in the offing.

It will consolidate within a week or so and might rally from thereon.

Let's see come Monday's trading if the sentiments look positive.

 

And Apple (APPL) stock is now being sold daily by the profiteers.

A sign that the $1,000.00 per share valuation is now impossible to reach?

The way it looks from this daily chart, it reached already the maximum price.

Time to get out while there still some profit?

 

 

 

 

And facebook (FB) is now a buy?

Seems so as this daily chart is showing.

What's Happening With The Market?

Is the market plunging?

That's what these charts says so!

Unless Santa will rescue the market and pour/print some money to buy the market, there will be no sign of relief.

Bears are on a roll and the bulls are covering in darkness.

Time for the 'dip' investors to look for bargains, if they still have some 'parked' money.

Let's see in the days or weeks ahead if the market will run out (of sells) and time for the buyers to step in.

But i guess this market correction will stay for a while possibly weeks/months before it can get back its traction.

Let's just all be patient.

 

 

 

Just to have something to post?

Not doing any trading for the market is not giving some opportunities or ideas how to participate.

The market is acting inappropriate (these days?) and its hard to make a conclusive evidence to make a sound judgment how we can react or take action with its bipolar? (as Warren Buffet sometimes referred to?) behavior.

When the market (re)acts that way, so does most of the participants?

I don't know, but when the market is acting like this, the best way for the trader is to stay idle and let the market do what it wants to do.

Have patience and wait until the market settles or when the market becomes rationale.

For today's market, it's still suffering a disorder and (was) not yet diagnosed when or what kind of cure/pill to be given to.

I guess the market needs a tranquilizer to take a breather or the form of recreational medicine (like that one that was ratified/legalized by some states?).

As can be seen from this 5-min. chart (unless you are an HFT's), if you are trading alone as a discretionary, you cannot trade this in comfort? or it will be hard to participate.

I don't know but this is how i can characterized this market as of the moment.

This is also a lesson to learn for the future, since the market as we all know is always acting in an irrational manner.

No doubt about that, we cannot expect the market to act efficiently.

That's why we as traders needs to learn from it and work on our self too.