My Swing Trading Approach

At this stage, I am quite happy with the stocks I have in the portfolio. I am looking to play it cautious here, as I do not want to stock pile too many positions here. I’ll raise my stop-loss on existing trades. With low volume market conditions, I’m not going to place too much trust in this market. 

Indicators

  • VIX – Down four of the last five trading sessions, following its spike last week over 18. Down over 30% since, and currently at 12.40.  Watch for support at 12.29. 
  • T2108 (% of stocks trading below their 40-day moving average): The moves are meager here. Not much happening. Remains at 65%. Still needs energy and financials to participate for this indicator to overheat. 
  • Moving averages (SPX): Trading above all the major moving averages. 
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Industries to Watch Today

Technology still the market’s best sector and hitting new all-time highs. Discretionary is right behind it. These two sectors are your “Go-To”  plays. Industrials and Healthcare are both showing signs of wanting to push higher in the short-term. Energy still problematic, and I’m not trusting Financials. 
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My Market Sentiment

The volume is extremely low, but support managed to hold up yesterday. I’m not expecting massive moves by the market at this point, but from a bullish standpoint (which is what I am here), I want to see the breakout from Monday to remain intact and continue acting as support. 

S&P 500 Technical Analysis

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Current Stock Trading Portfolio Balance

  • 6 Long Positions

Recent Stock Trades – See My Past Performance Here.