Those late to the game on BTU may have cashed out with losses on Friday, September 25th.
So-called ‘expert’ (buy) opinion came out on the 17th and since then BTU has declined anywhere from -8%, to -27%.
We exited our BTU long on the 18th, with a 15.5%, gain.
Now, we see BTU contacting a nascent trend-line. There could be a trading channel formed as well.
If BTU maintains the trend, it’s rising approximately +3,000%, annualized.
At that rate, a 100% gain on a long position (not advice, not a recommendation) would take about six-weeks.
In other markets, biotech (IBB) pre-market action shows a higher open. If that’s the case, we’ll exit (not advice, not a recommendation) the BIS position and stand aside.
Update: 9:54 a.m. EST: IBB is reversing immediately from its open. BIS position maintained (not advice, not a recommendation) at this point.
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Short out, short in. That was the trade action for Friday, the 25th.
The pre-market update hinted price action would rise; taking out stop orders at the area shown. IBB did just that and more.
Early in the session, within about thirty minutes it was obvious that we’re moving higher. The BIS position was exited at 33.10.
Profit on the short, held for ten days was about 6.5%.
Price action continued to rise throughout the day. Late in the session, the short was re-established via another position in BIS.
Not expected, was that IBB continued to move higher into the close of the day.
BIS moved correspondingly lower.
The position is showing a slight loss of -1.5%. This amount is well within risk parameters but does require that IBB opens lower and moves lower at the next session.
The chart, with an expandable version here, shows we’re at the top edge of an established trading channel.
Force Index, upward thrust energy has declined while at the same time price action finished the day right at the axis line shown.
There’s also a Fibonacci time sequence as noted.
The expectation is for a lower open and lower action during Monday’s session.
If price action opens higher, the short-covering scenario as identified in this update, is not in effect; the short position will be closed.
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The market itself has decided the lower wedge-line is important.
Price action penetrated, then recovered, penetrated again and is now testing the underside.
This oscillation about the line validates its existence and confirms its importance.
AMGN is at the danger point. Price action can go either way.
Higher, and the wedge has been negated. Lower and we may have a strategic, long-term reversal.
Separately, the short position via BIS at the trader’s discretion was exited early during Friday’s session.
When it’s obvious, we did not wait around for the stop.
The total profit on the short, held for just ten days, was about four-weeks pay for the typical American worker.
Why list it in those terms?
With at least 30% of the population out of work and no job in sight, would it not make sense to show how proper research, experience and training may replace some of the lost income?
Getting back to the biotech short position; Later in the session, as IBB was rising, BIS declining, the short was re-established.
More on that entry is planned for tomorrow’s discussion.
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Amgen (AMGN) was covered in the last update as having a wedge breakout to the downside.
Price action then promptly reversed back into the wedge, giving the equity a new lease on life.
At least, that’s the way it looked at the time.
If we pull out to one time frame higher … the weekly, and look at AMGN, the reversal set-up and possible channel(s) are clear.
The terminating, rising wedge is there. However, we can see several trend-line symmetries.
Taking the solid blue trend-line (right side) and bringing it backward (dashed lines), sometimes referred to as “reverse trend-line”, there’s symmetry in the AMGN set-up.
We may be witnessing the strategic reversal of AMGN which has already developed a massive trading channel.
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It’s a Fibonacci eight days from the low of September 4th, to the top on the 16th.
That time correlation, along with the channel hits, help to provide validity to the set-up.
Our short position in the sector has not changed appreciably. There was a slight backing off yesterday, by reducing the size about one-percent.
However, during today’s action as IBB was making intraday highs (BIS making lows), the short position was increased, via BIS.
In any event, we have a hard stop at the day’s high, IBB 134.85, which is approximately 31.46, on BIS: Not financial advice, not a recommendation.
As of this post, 7:00 p.m., EST, the S&P 500 futures are trading down about -0.50%, giving the inference that downside action will continue at the next session.
Silver futures have dropped another 4.5% – 5%. Price action’s heading straight down. Nearest chart support for the SIZ20 (December) contract is around 20.00.
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Which brings us to silver and the boogeyman of ‘hyperinflation’s just around the corner’. It could be the latest false narrative that’s not panning out.
At some point, the dollar will go to zero. That’s well understood by anyone with a modest amount of financial knowledge.
It’s what happens before that; that’s what’s important.
Even J. Bravo, is starting to think it may not be a slam dunk to dollar zero. He had a guest on a while back that got howls of disapproval with his deflation (first) assessment.
Not saying the premise is right. Just saying when there’s that much of a consensus (hyperinflation), it has a nasty habit of not coming to fruition.
As always, anything can happen. We could get hit with a solar flare or a massive volcanic eruption throwing everything out of balance.
Matter of fact, both of those are highly likely right along with a near earth miss, asteroid passing within 13,000 miles … tomorrow.
In the meantime, we’ll focus on typical market behavior.
The last update stated: “Barring any additional upside, the expectation is for price action to retrace and test the wide, high volume chart areas.”
Fast forward to now. There was just one more blip higher before silver began its correction in earnest. This is normal and expected market behavior.
The chart shows there’s potential to go all the way back to support levels at the 17-area.
However, it’s also possible we’ve seen a top and silver’s headed to new lows (time stamp 3:10); That’s completely opposite the consensus and potentially a more likely result.
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Now that AMGN is breaking lower, let’s take a look at how far down it could go.
The chart shows the terminating wedge pattern. Depending on where the wedge entry is measured, slightly different projections will result.
A fairly conservative estimate is shown.
If we do not get some kind of recovery back into the wedge itself, a measured move projects to the 185-area.
A potential downside breakout was highlighted yesterday. The press as typical, appears surprised by the markets opening lower, continuing lower.
Doing what they do (fabricate a ‘reason’), AMGN’s decline seems to be a political problem … even though its been in a topping formation for years with ever slowing upward trend.
No matter, it’s all about healthcare uncertainty. Tomorrow it may be all about something else.
Wyckoff said over a century ago, the financial press was essentially useless at best and intentionally deceptive at worst.
A hundred years later, not much has changed.
Wyckoff analysis is one of the best kept secrets on Wall St. We’ve been using it to spot market opportunities since 2008. Find out more about Wyckoff analysis here.
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