Day traders need to sit down, all day.
There is money to be made at lunch, Yes you heard that right. Grab your lunch at 11:30 and get back to your seat and look for trades.
We had a great conversation in the mentor room yesterday, about the quickest trading method, that would make the greatest impact.
The answer is easy, eliminate one side of the market. Stop trying to buy weak stocks, look for a spot to short them.
Pete’s Day Trading Notes:
- GOOGL is close to overtaking AAPL as the most valuable company in the world. Will the Apple Inc earnings today be the catalyst?
- Financial and oil stocks are still in solid down trends, tough to continue trading short without a meaningful pause, but it’s the correct play.
Stock Market Today: Map of the S&P 500
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Day Trading Game Plan: The SPY ETF Outlook
SPY price action continues to show support in the $188 area. Day traders with patience, are rewarded on the short-side, but swing traders need to see this level break to justify the risk.
We see a massive head-and-shoulders top chart pattern, with the neckline (short-sale trigger) at the same $188 level.
Stay tuned for who wins…
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Apple Inc Earnings Report Needs Positive Guidance | 1-26-16
Apple's latest figures are due later. Here's what to look for https://t.co/bcZ2kymrYD pic.twitter.com/FT8sZMA3TH
— Bloomberg Business (@business) January 26, 2016
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Street Is Modeling For Apple's Largest Sequential Q2 Sales Decline In 18 Years $AAPL https://t.co/4ZSe2f88ko
— Benzinga.com (@Benzinga) January 26, 2016
AAPL | Apple Inc.
The chart of AAPL Inc. has now reached a 50% retracement using the price action from July of 2013-June of 2015. The depth of this Fibonacci level tells traders this is the line in the sand. If price holds, the previous trend is still intact. If Apple’s stock can’t hold $100 after its earnings report, $75 is the next target.
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Stocks to Trade 1-26-16
Short-Term Trading Momentum:
Positive the last 20 and 5 trading days | closed 2% higher from the open: GLNG, TYC
Negative last 20 and 5 trading days | closed 2% lower from the open: dvn, ip, cop, eog, aer, coh, hfc, mos, nbl, stx, su, wdc, mon, cma, mpc, cf, tol, ben, hain, cof, jci, c, gs, pnc, xom, hal, sti, bwa, pru, wfc, lnc, schwluv
Quarterly Order Flow:
Bullish Stocks to Trade: EA, MCD, NEE, FSLR, MDT, DLTR, GOOGL
Bearish Stocks to Trade: dvn, hes, cop, apc, eog, aer, hfc, nbl, stx, wdc, cat, mon, apa, mpc, cf, hain, cof, len, c, gs, pnc, lyb, oxy, bwa, slb, stt, pru, lnc, jpm, luv, kmx, cb, unp, utx, vmw, ma, gild, dlph, tif, ual, ba, ibm, axp, esrx, abc, etp, wpz
20 Day Breakdown: cma, bwa, tol, gs, cof, etfc, sndk, sti, ip, mon,
20 Day Breakout: BMR, CTSH, GLNG, TYC
2x Normal Volume: TYC, JCI, GLNG, IP, SNDK, GRUB, AXP, STI, HES, MCD, AMTD, COH
Inside days: ge, csco, intc, yhoo, slb, sbux, nke, pg, unp, nwl, oxy, ual, ba, hcp, gis, fdx, mbly, mjn, hrb, hca, skx