Volatility Index (VIX)

My Swing Trading Strategy I added some short exposure yesterday. as SPY finds itself just barely in the gap after yesterday’s close and appears willing to give the gap fill a try from Friday. Not seeing myself being overly aggressive on the trading front, but could take advantage of some opportunities either long or short 

My Swing Trading Strategy I didn’t take any new trades on Friday, as it looked foolish to me to chase price ahead of the Trump/China trade negotiations. I am leaning more bearish heading into today and may look to get short again at some point today.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – A 13% drop on Friday,

My Swing Trading Strategy No new positions for me yesterday. Call me crazy, but I’m not going to load up on long positions when there is zero rhyme or reason behind these market gyrations. For Pete’s sake, the market is falling on whether or not the Chinese delegation ordered ham & cheese or just soup

My Swing Trading Strategy No new trades for me yesterday. Held on to my one short position, and watched the market go completely berserk in overnight trading. You have an active administration (not trying to be political here) that is actively engaged in countering every negative news piece that hits the wires with a positive

My Swing Trading Strategy I added one short position yesterday and starting out with a solid profit. Today’s gap higher (of course!) will threaten those gains, but will wait and see how the market handles the gap higher, as the tendency of late has been to fill any and all gaps. I’m open to adding

My Swing Trading Strategy I took profits in my two-day trade in Twitter (TWTR) for a +1.3% profit. Not a ton (but more now with free commissions of course ?) but considering that the market is looking at a significant gap lower this morning, it confirms my concern with the market going into today. I will be

My Swing Trading Strategy I added one new long position on Friday. Still concerned about the ability of this market to march all that much higher, which is why I am extremely light at this juncture. Completely willing to add short positions and wouldn’t be surprised to see myself do so before the end of

My Swing Trading Strategy No new positions yesterday as I sat on the sidelines. Market breadth looked questionable, and not real panic moment for the market that would lead me to believe a bottom had been put in place.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – A 7% drop yesterday took the indicator back down to 19.12. Not

My Swing Trading Strategy No new positions for me yesterday as I sit in 100% cash and watching as this market drops. Once I see a sign that there has been a panic flush out to the downside, I will consider a long position. Chasing short positions at this juncture isn’t ideal from a  reward/risk

My Swing Trading Strategy With the ISM report that came out yesterday and instantly reversed the market in a very hard and quick manner, it has suddenly created a much more bearish market going forward. I tightened my stops today, and will continue to do so where necessary going forward.  Indicators Volatility Index (VIX) – A