I shorted NVAX again. How can a late to the game vaccine with significant side effects have much upside?

Seems to me that the market is being held up by beaten down low quality tech stocks. Many stocks with terrible fundamentals (CVNA and several others) are up 5-10% today. Meanwhile the IBD 50, which never seems to be able to get calibrated during bear phases, is making new lows for the year, down almost 50% since November (not as bad as ARKK, but still . . .)

I'll answer for Kobie since he's had to answer that a few times already. It signifies news events and he can't remove it from his charts.

$bpener at 4.76. If 100 is a sell signal, is 0 a buy signal?

So . . . lower food prices coming?

ZYXI is a stock that is acting well after a strong move yesterday.

Except why is only up 8% while the VIX is up 10%? Doesn't sound ultra to me.

BTW, after more drama than necessary I covered my NVAX short for a modest gain. I may regret it, but BNTX is probably a safer short until the FDA makes its final call.

So he's predicting an oil bust down to $20 but a SPX melt up to $6k? I don't get it.

All of the other shipping stocks are weak too. Not sure if there is any particular culprit.

NVAX - OK, no big deal that it causes heart problems in young males. Approve it anyway. I will "take some heat", but I still think it's a long term loser.

All of the small and mid cap indexes are also above the 50 DMA, a positive for the market.

Well, that's me you are talking to, and I own it. But it's also true that even in choppy markets there are opportunities. Coal stocks are making a decisive move today after a period of consolidation. I bought HCC and also a steel stock, TMST, that broke out to a new high from a good looking pattern. Sure, these could reverse, but I think the reward to risk is favorable.

NVAX halted for some reason. I don't see any news on it yet.

It's an indication that a lot of beaten down stocks have gotten a good bounce and haven't fallen back down to make new lows. Stocks like ASAN, CVNA, TWLO, W and others have given plenty of opportunity on the short side, but on up days they can have double digit gains without it looking like much on the charts. So it seems that the short side on them is getting more dicey lately. 

I held onto some SDS from the system trade over the weekend and have shorts in AFRM and NVAX. I see some risk in AFRM, but it's a hedge against some of my longs. NVAX, on the other hand, seems like it could still have considerable downside after Friday's negative news and high volume spike down. The rest of my positions are longs, with RCMT being the star of the bunch.

BTW, can anybody tell me if LABU/LABD are based on XBI or one of the other biotech indexes?

I guess that might as well be undefeated. One loss for $23?

Hmm, it's not exactly clear what the trend is right now though, is it?

Sheryl Sandberg leaving the company.

IBD's confirmed rally was very short lived. Back in a correction they say. Maybe they can be a contrary indicator.

Yes, I definitely believe that. By the way, the $NASI got fooled for the 3rd time in a row also.