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I do better in Vegas

SPY LONG???

Posted by Robert50 on 3rd of Aug 2011 at 11:02 am

I do better in Vegas than i am doing right now Marketguy. But even the house loses from time to time.  One heck of a drawdown right now.

Glad I am in Germany where the beer is strong!

SPY/SPX

Posted by Robert50 on 3rd of Aug 2011 at 10:47 am
Title: http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=$SPX&p=D&b=5&g=0&id=p69140419291&a=239611267

Lost 1250.  Ouch.  This seems

SPY LONG???

Posted by Robert50 on 3rd of Aug 2011 at 10:45 am

Lost 1250.  Ouch.  This seems like 2008/2009.  Hope it is more like March 2009 low.  My body is drenched in red ink.  Wife threatening divorce, dog growling....LOL

$VIX hammer

Posted by Robert50 on 3rd of Aug 2011 at 09:06 am

After we got a buy signal  Monday on the VIX, we got a hammer instead of a confirmation of the signal, which would have been a lower close on the VIX.  Anyone have an idea about the significance of all this?  Tells me we have a weak market and may get a weak bounce?

CNN Headline: DOW LOSING STREAK AT 8

Posted by Robert50 on 2nd of Aug 2011 at 04:44 pm

i keep averaging down at the close, so I hope you are right!

Charts of interest

Charts of interest

Posted by Robert50 on 2nd of Aug 2011 at 03:55 pm

Some of these are just as oversold as march 2009.  Hope that is a good sign.

VIX hammer

Posted by Robert50 on 2nd of Aug 2011 at 03:54 pm

Tell me what that means for us.

Yeah, my blood, your guts.

close Below 1261

Posted by Robert50 on 2nd of Aug 2011 at 03:46 pm

Yeah, my blood, your guts. Embarassed

VIX

Posted by Robert50 on 2nd of Aug 2011 at 01:45 pm

Marketwatch says:  Stocks have started to tick up from their session lows, but they still have a long climb ahead of them if they wish to snap their losing streak, which already stands at six sessions. Despite the weakness, the Volatility Index (VIX) is actually down about 1% today. During the course of trade during the two prior sessions, the VIX climbed to its highest level since March.

Great point.  I have seen

8 days lower in a row, Dow

Posted by Robert50 on 2nd of Aug 2011 at 01:37 pm

Great point.  I have seen that in some Option pricing calculators. It is unbelievable that TD Ameritrade does not have one of these option pricing calculators on its main pages.

VIX buy signal

Posted by Robert50 on 2nd of Aug 2011 at 01:25 pm

Seems it will not confim yesterday's buy signal.  Worrisome.  I thought the moon and the stars were going to align nicely....

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=$VIX&p=D&yr=0&mn=10&dy=0&id=p44377424252&a=239937510

8 days lower in a row, Dow

Posted by Robert50 on 2nd of Aug 2011 at 01:21 pm

Cramer has been saying to buy calls since Friday. Now he is not so sure.

Marketguy. You're not the only one going mad.  Got my SPY calls, they went down, it always does after I buy. Time for more if we can close lower. Foot in mouth

PQ - Very tradeable

Posted by Robert50 on 2nd of Aug 2011 at 10:56 am

I have been following this energy stock for many years.  It is easy to trade and works perfectly on the SLOW STO.  This is a weekly, but the daily is similar.  I love it because it seems to cry out for a place in a textbook.  Just takes some patience.  http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=PQ&p=W&yr=2&mn=4&dy=0&id=p44485969619

GDX

Posted by Robert50 on 2nd of Aug 2011 at 10:37 am

Bullish $VIX

Bullish $VIX

Posted by Robert50 on 2nd of Aug 2011 at 10:30 am

7 down days for SPX pretty nasty.  Can't last forever but we will see.

$VIX Buy Signal

Posted by Robert50 on 2nd of Aug 2011 at 10:18 am

We had a buy signal yesterday but don't we need a confirmation today by having a lower close on the VIX?
http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=$VIX&p=D&yr=0&mn=10&dy=0&id=p05585889977&a=239937510

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