Squaring off Positions Into the Year End The volumes today and tomorrow are likely to be mainly driven by traders squaring off their positions into the year end. Most professional and institutional traders are not in the markets until the New Year. Models indicate subdued trading to continue until normal liquidity and volumes return post (more…)
Thin Liquidity and Options Expiration Thinly liquid markets with volatility related expiration events (options expiration Friday) are known to lead to exaggerated or exasperatingly narrow moves in either direction to chop out weak hands/stops and it could be the theme for today’s price action. Models indicate the theme to continue until normal liquidity and volumes (more…)
Tread Lightly in this Light Trading Compulsive trading could lead to hazardous outcomes. It is even more applicable in low liquid markets and market days. Exaggerated moves likely in either direction to wipe out weak hands/stops until normal liquidity and volumes return post holidays. Structurally, we are still in the bull territory. A daily close (more…)
Bear – Nice or Naughty? Christmas eve shortened markets to experience low liquidity and spiky moves primarily driven by stop hunting of shorts. Exaggerated moves likely in either direction to wipe out weak hands/stops until normal liquidity and volumes return post holidays. Structurally, we are still in the bull territory. A daily close below 3180 (more…)
Holiday-thin Liquidity to Drive Spiky Moves Holiday thinned markets to experience low liquidity and spiky moves primarily driven by stop hunting. Exaggerated moves in either direction to wipe out weak hands/stops until normal liquidity and volumes return post holidays. Structurally, we are still in the bull territory. A daily close below 3180 is needed to (more…)
Large Options Positions to Drive the Price Action Today There are very large options positions along the strikes in the broad range of 3180-3225 which is likely to draw intense battles at every 5-point interval, with 3200 the main pivot (very large number of Calls to expire today). Unless some major unexpected headlines hit the (more…)
Thinning Liquidity and Large Options Positions With the holidays upon us and the liquidity thinning, and with large call positions expiring tomorrow, expect the tight range to get broadened with wild spikes in either direction today and mainly tomorrow. As we wrote yesterday, “The unabated bull run is likely going to slow down a bit, (more…)
This Roller Coaster for both Bulls and Bears The unabated bull run is likely going to slow down a bit, albeit not getting negated any time soon. Unless some major unexpected headlines hit the markets, expect choppy range trading into the year end, with occasional sudden spikes in either direction. Structurally, we are still in (more…)
This Bull Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon? There is no change in the story of this bull market! Our Friday morning trading plan wrote: “If you went short on that lack of detail and against what our models have been consistently indicating, you may be spooked by the continued apparent strength of the bulls”. That (more…)
Markets Unraveling to Inflict Maximum Pain Our Friday morning trading plan wrote: “If you went short on that lack of detail and against what our models have been consistently indicating, you may be spooked by the continued apparent strength of the bulls”. That spooky story is extending into this week, with strong gains in overnight (more…)
