The stock market is offering opportunity to learn trading at the highest levels…
New day traders ask if there is an edge, to begin a career in an easy market. My answer is always no. Countless trading millionaires in 1998-2000 left the business in mid 2000 because they had zero trading skills. When averaging down into every trade stopped making money, and created huge losses, their career was over.
If you are new, and are breaking-even in 2015, you might be exhausted, but you are in good shape for the long-term. It means you know what you are looking at, and have some skill.
Stock Market Today: Map of the S&P 500
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Day Trading Game Plan: The SPY ETF Outlook
The SPY once again rallied mid-day. The old-school “time-of-day ” trades are off the table. I am strictly day trading mode.
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Pete’s Notes:
- Basic materials find buyers (XOM, CVX, COP, APC, HAL KMI)
- Financials rally but close negative. I’m not a buyer yet.
- New lows slightly outpaced new highs.
Charts in Focus
Clean breakout with increasing volume in BRCM. As long as the stock remains above $53.75, your first target is @ $57.
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Stocks to Trade 11-25-14 | Happy Thanksgiving
Relative weakness yesterday compared to the SPY positive change from the open: car, ctrp, wtw, ea
> 20sma | positive week | closed 2% higher from the open: DLTR, RDC, BXLT, NXPI, ANF, THC, HES, RSPP, APA, VMW, COP, NUE, DVN, HAL, BHI, AVGO, SKX, ROST, PBF, COH, KSS, LYB, DG, URI, BRCM
<20sma, negative last 5 days and closed 2% lower from the open: bofi, car, ea
Bullish Ideas ATR/Volume/Price: AVGO, PXD, ROST, OXY, LYB, XOM, MPC, PSX, LOW, HD, DLPH, TSO, VLO, BA, AMGN, ADBE, NKE, TEVA, MCD, CRM, COST, GOOGL, LLY, BIDU, NSC, FB, AMZNDIS, NFLX, CTRP
Bearish Ideas ATR/Volume/Price: car, ual, mar, m, celg, lvs, fit akam, vrx, cvs, wdc, qcom, prgo, scty, dks,
Weak Stock Weak Close: car
Strong Stock Weak Close: WTW, CTRP
Weak Stock Strong Close: wynn, oke, urbn, kmi, bby, bbby, d, etp, mos, gme
Strong Stock Strong Close: ANF, AVGO, ROST, PBF, LYB, A, DHI, BRCM, XLNX, MGM, EBAY
20 day Breakdown: lbtya, mar, rcl
20 Day Breakout: DLTR, BXLT, ANF, VMW, CLR, ROST, TSN, PBF, BRCM, LOW, HD,
2x Normal Volume: SYF, TSN, TMUS, DLTR, GME, ADI, SRPT, BXLT, M, ANF, AGN, DE
Watch List Longs: XOM, KO, HD, VLO, GE, USB, BK, JPM, TRV, MCD, BMY, PRU, WFC, JNJ, COST, BRCM, DD, MGM, LOW, HD, DOW, ADBE, KLAC, INTC,
Watch List Short: adm, cvs, bby, axp, akam, m, qcom, lvs, ual,
Inside days: m, hznp, cdns, fit, cern, lng, hcn, yelp, mas, aet