Breakout of Consolidation a Must

SPX had that opportunity on Friday to really close out the month strong and breakout of that consolidation pattern that is more evident on the intraday charts than it is on the daily chart. Instead the market gave traders a gap and crap the entire day. Very little bounce and very little desire to do anything. Once again though, the Nasdaq carried the water, and continues to be the index of choice when trading this market. 

Remain skeptical of the Russell Index because that move was so far beyond anything that the other indices were exhibiting. The entire index went into full sell-off mode with above average volume. This, while the SPY had below average readings. 

I lessened my long exposure a little bit more on Friday, cutting one position out that just wasn’t doing anything for me and thereby lessening my exposure to the downside should that be in the near future. 

New Day. 

New Week. 

New Month!

Let’s Go Trade!

S&P 500 Chart

Current Stock Trading Portfolio Balance: 

• 5  Long positions

Recent Stock Trade Notables:

• Teradyne (TER): Long at 31.16, closed at 33.03 for a 6.0% profit
• UPRO: Long at 92.75, closed at 94.78 for a 2.2% profit. 
• Murphy Oil (MUR): Long at 28.69, closed at 27.89 for a 2.7% loss.
• Las Vegas Sands (LVS): Long at 57.24, closed at 56.53 for a 1.2% loss.  
• UPRO: Long at 91.94, closed at 96.54 for a 5.0% profit.
• Alibaba Group (BABA): Long at 105.736, closed at 108.22 for a 2.4% profit. 
• Facebook (FB): Long at 134.27, Closed at 139.23 for a 3.7% profit. 
• CDW Corp (CDW): Long at 58.65, closed at 58.91 for a 2.7% loss. 
• Redhat (RHT): Long at 82.41, Closed at 83.53 for a 1.4% profit. 
• Ambarella (AMBA): Long at 57.15, Closed at 55.52 for a 2.8% loss. 
• Alibaba Group (BABA): Long at 104.73, closed at 106.05 for a 1.3% profit. 
• Broadcom (AVGO): Long at 218.63, Closed at 222.71 for a 1.9% profit. 
• American Airlines (AAL): Short at 44.76, Closed at 44.03 for a 1.6% profit.
• UPRO  (Day-Tade): Long at 95.35, closed at 96.50 for a 1.2% profit.
• OZRK: Long at $56.12, closed at $54.69 for a 2.5% loss. 
• FNSR: Long at $34.25, closed at 34.70 for a 1.3% profit. 
• UPRO  (Day-Tade): Long at 96.92, closed at 98.03 for a 1.2% profit. 
• JP Morgan Chase (JPM): Long at 87.21, closed at 89.67 for a 2.8% profit. 
• Chevron (CVX): Short at 110.03, covered at 111.85 for a 1.6% loss. 
• Flex Technologies (FLEX): Long at $15.62, closed at $16.57 for a 6.1% profit. 
• Baidu (BIDU): Long at $174.70, closed at $187.00 for a 7.0% profit. 
• Ollie’s Bargain Outlet: Long at 33.20, closed at $32.50 for a 2.1% loss. 
• Corning (GLW): Long at $26.98, closed at $27.45 for a 1.7% profit. 
• Illinois Tool Works (ITW): Long at $127.74, closed at $129.86 for a 1.7% profit. 
• Marriott Int’l (MAR): Long at $86.16, closed at $87.51 for a 1.6% profit.