Trade Strategy 5.19.22

Markets

Blood in the streets

The market selloff (or bubble) is showing no sign of abating (or deflating) as U.S. stock index futures continue to stumble. Contracts linked to the Dow (DJI) and S&P 500 (SP500) fell another 1.6% overnight, while the Nasdaq (COMP.IND) slid an additional 2%. Worries are particularly intensifying with the S&P 500 benchmark index on the brink of a bear market, down more than 18% from the all-time high reached last November.

 

What is the CNN Business Fear & Greed Index?

The Fear & Greed Index is a way to gauge stock market movements and whether stocks are fairly priced. The theory is based on the logic that excessive fear tends to drive down share prices, and too much greed tends to have the opposite effect.

Source: SeekingAlpha.com

Economic Calendar

8:30 Initial Jobless Claims
8:30 Philly Fed Business Outlook
10:00 Fed’s Barr Speech
10:00 Existing Home Sales
10:00 E-Commerce Retail Sales
10:00 Leading Indicators
10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory
4:00 PM Fed’s Kashkari Speech
4:30 PM Fed Balance Sheet

https://www.investing.com/economic-calendar/

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S&P 500

Prior Session was Cycle Day 2 (CD2): Persistent but “controlled” selling permeated the markets in prior session. Range was a whopping 190 handles on 2.102M contracts exchanged. 

 …Transition from Cycle Day 2 to Cycle Day 3

This leads us into Cycle Day 3 (CD3): Markets are trading below prior low (3906) during overnight action, as potential is high for a “failed” 3 Day Cycle. Bulls have a considerable uphill battle to recover BDL (4000). As such, estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.

Bull Scenario: Price sustains bid above 3905, initially targets 3935 – 3950 zone. 

Bear Scenario: Price sustains offer below 3905, initially targets 3865 – 3855 zone.

PVA High Edge = 4003       PVA Low Edge = 3906        Prior POC = 3924

Range Projections and Key Levels (ES) June 2022 (M) Contract

HOD  ATR Range Projection: 3981; LOD ATR Range Projection: 3807; 3 Day Central Pivot: 4014; 3 Day Cycle Target: 4000; 10 Day Average True Range  125; VIX: 32

Nasdaq 100 (NQ)

Today is Cycle Day 3 (CD3)…NAZ declined during prior session and has extended the selling during overnight activity. Odds increasingly favor a “failed” 3 Day Cycle, as bulls have an uphill battle to recover BDL (12234).  As such, there are two estimated scenarios to consider for today’s trading.

Bull Scenario: IF Bulls sustains bid above 11870, THEN initial upside estimate targets 11945 – 12000 zone.

Bear Scenario: IF Bears sustains offer below 11870, THEN initial downside estimate targets 11748 – 11720 zone.

PVA High Edge = 12308       PVA Low Edge = 11870     Prior POC = 11944

Range Projections and Key Levels (NQ) June 2022 (M) Contract

HOD  ATR Range Projection: 12228; LOD ATR Range Projection: 11429; 3 Day Central Pivot: 12295; 3 Day Cycle Target: 12234; 10 Day Average True Range: 524; VIX: 32

Trade Strategy: Our tactical trade strategy will simply remain unaltered…We’ll be flexible to trade both long and short side from Decision Pivot Levels. Continue to focus on Bull/Bear Stackers and Premium/Discounts. As always, remaining in alignment with dominant intra-day force increases probabilities of producing winning trades.

Stay Focused…Non-Biased…Disciplined  ALWAYS USE STOPS!

Good Trading…David

“Knowing is not enough, We must APPLY. Willing is not enough, We must DO.” –Bruce Lee

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