quadruple witching

                                        be prepared

As per your request Bob, this is one way of doing it.

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ES view; pit session close

      the up auction continues,  higher highs and higher lows pointing to higher prices

taking a look at_SWHC

                                 NICE BULL FLAG_ for educational purposes only



A__Understand when the odds are in your favour.
B__Understand where your entry point is and what your position size will be.
C__Establish your exit strategy for all situations - the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
D__Execute according to your plan. 


http://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=swhc&ty=c&ta=1&p=d

Fed watch

@_11:15 pst FOMC__WATCHING FOR PRICE REACTION TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT

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S&Ps cash b/o and follow through on 120min chart prior to the FOMC announcement

pause, a good practice when trading

"Human freedom involves our capacity to pause,
to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight."      ~ Rollo May

Phone call.

I just received a phone call from my friend Bob who asked me for some new equity names to buy. This is what I told him;

YES,
WE ARE IN A BULL MARKET WITH BROAD LEADERSHIP, SPECULATIVE SENTIMENT AND AN ACCOMMODATIVE MONETARY POLICY.
BUT,
MOST LEADERS HAVE ALREADY BROKEN OUT OF BASIS AND NO LONGER OFFER ATTRACTIVE RISK REWARD RATIO.  THIS IS NOT THE BEST TIME FOR NEW POSITIONS. IT IS  A GOOD TIME TO WATCH THE MARKET AND IDENTIFY NAMES THAT ARE STAYING STRONG AS THEY ARE GOING TO BE THE FIRST TO GO OUT OF THE GATE WHEN THE MARKET BREAKS.
AND,
THERE ARE ALWAYS EXCEPTIONS TO RULES, AND THE EXCEPTION WOULD BE IF AN ATTRACTIVE ENTRY POINT PRESENT ITSELF YOU COULD BUY, WITH A SMALL POSITION, HOWEVER THESE ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN AT THIS TIME.

HOPE THIS HELPS

When you become discouraged__________

I've learned about Helen Keller from Napoleon Hill's writings.
If you become discouraged, think of Helen Keller, who, though she was deaf and blind, inspired her more fortunate contemporaries through her books.
"The life of Helen Keller is an outstanding example of the triumph of the human spirit over a physical handicap. Even today, decades after her death, her life stands as a beacon of hope for those who must constantly struggle just to perform routine tasks that most of us take for granted. Whenever you feel fate has been unkind to you, all you must do is look around you and you will begin to appreciate how fortunate you are."

follow up on SWHC

http://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=swhc&ty=c&ta=1&p=d

LNKD

http://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=LNKD&ty=c&ta=1&p=d

In a weak market, to select, make a plan, and stalk some strong names is a good and profitable trading practise.

S&Ps 500 cash

We are 2.5% down from highs set last Wednesday. With widespread hope for a 5% pullback we are now half way there. 

no more buyers or what ?

Market can consolidate in one of two ways – through price or though time. When a stock or index is in a strong trend, these consolidations tend to occur sideways through time, rather than in a counter-trend price correction.

Not much has changed.

WATCH LEAP DAY, WEDNESDAY'S HIGH AND LOW AS FIRST REFERENCE #

No conviction ether way here, internals showing rotation taking place and we need to wait for a resolution with a follow through above or below reference numbers.

follow up on RENN

http://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=RENN

Now !

  IS THE MARKET GOING TO HOLD UP HERE

OR

  IS THE THE MARKET GOING TO CORRECT FROM HERE

Why You Win or Lose

Here's a lesson from the book Why You Win or Lose: The Psychology of Speculation.
This is an example of how the typical trader procrastinates when it comes to making a selling decision.

A man has rigged up a turkey trap with a trail of corn leading into a big box with a hinged door. The man holds a long piece of twine, connected to the door, that he can use to pull the door shut once enough turkeys have wandered into the box. However, once he shuts the door, he can't open it again without going back to the box, which would scare away any turkeys lurking on the outside.

One day, he had a dozen turkeys in his box. Then one walked out, leaving eleven. "I should have pulled the string when there were twelve inside," he thought, "but maybe if I wait, he will walk back in."

While he was waiting for his twelfth turkey to return, two more turkeys walked out. "I should have been satisfied with the eleven," he thought. "If just one of them walks back, I will pull the string."

While he was waiting, three more turkeys walked out. Eventually, he was left empty-handed.

His problem was that he could not give up the idea that some of the original turkeys would return. This is the attitude of the typical trader who can't bring himself to sell at a loss. He keeps expecting the market and his position to recover.

The moral is: To reduce your market risk, stop counting turkeys.

what a beautiful snowy day__ Leap Day

CONCEIVE_BELIEVE_ACHIEVE

IN LIFE SOMETIMES WE NEED TO JUMP INTO THE UNKNOWN, TAKE ACTION AND TRUST OURSELVES THAT AT THE END EVERYTHING WILL BE OK

S&Ps cash monthly view with pivots

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@_pay close attention to the resistance levels in a market moving up!