Category Archives: DXD

Gold Rally Failing

November 13, 2020 By in DUST, DXD, GDX, GLD 2 Comments

At this juncture (2:40 p.m. EST), price action in GLD has verified the down trend and is pulling away; confirming that last week’s action was a major trap for the bulls.

Although not required by this site as there are no recommendations or advice, as a courtesy housekeeping notes are provided:

The DXD trade was exited at about break-even. Price action is moving too low (DIA higher) for continued maintenance on this trade.

A short position in the mining index GDX (Major Miners), was opened at DUST 18.86, when it bacame obvious that GLD was pulling away from the trend as shown.

Hard stop DUST, 18.45 (not a recommendation, not advice)

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Bond Reversal

November 12, 2020 By in Bonds, DIA, Dow 30, DXD, TLT

In the past three days, bonds (TLT) penetrated support and stopped dead.

Anytime a market penetrates support or resistance and halts, it’s an indication that something’s up.

Either the market‘s absorbing transactions at that level to continue on, or it’s a reversal about to happen.

With all that’s known on the short position by the speculators as well as another Van Metre report, bank lending standards, probabilities point toward bond reversal.

The dollar is already reversing higher.  Gold has been viciously slammed lower and the overall market’s hovering at all time highs.

The Dow edged lower at the last session. This session in the pre-market (9:01 a.m., EST) it’s lower again at -1.94 points or -0.66%.

If the Dow (DIA) gets below the 290- area, it’s below resistance and another move higher may be difficult indeed.

We’re short the sector via DXD (not advice, not a recommendation). A new daily low for DIA will allow our position’s stop to be moved to DXD 13.49.

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Mind The Gap

November 11, 2020 By in DIA, Dow 30, DXD

For the past past five years, the Dow 30 has filled every gap … except two.

The ‘election’ gap of 2016 and the ‘election’ gap of 2020.

Looking at the technical condition of the Dow, it’s at an extreme. 

Testing the underside of a trend break while at the same time in a reversal (Wyckoff up-thrust) condition.

A ‘reversal condition’ does not guarantee the market heads immediately lower.

It points out the probabilities that some type retrace may happen before a move higher.

In the current situation, a significant retrace would put the Dow well below resistance; adding to the bearish assessment.

Pulling out to the larger time-frame, the weekly chart puts the current pre-market moves (as of 8:51 a.m. EST), DIA up 0.51%, in perspective. 

The market may oscillate attempting to move higher.

At least three conditions are working against such a move: 

Underside trend line test

Up-thrust (reversal) condition

Lower gap area yet to be filled.

We’re short the Dow via DXD (not advice, not a recommendation) with hard stop, currently set at DXD: 13.13

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Miners (GDXJ): What’s Next?

November 10, 2020 By in DIA, DXD, GDXJ, JDST

It’s possible during the last session gold (GLD) received a final mortal wound to the hyperinflation argument.

Price action in the December contract (GCZ20) dropped over 100 points in a matter of hours.

A retrace is expected … it’s just part of market behavior. 

However, even as gold edges higher, the Junior Miner’s, don’t seem too eager to follow suit. 

Price action in GDXJ has risen just slightly with JDST down 0.50% in pre-market.

The dollar (UUP) has reversed as expected.  It’s got a long way to go higher for any kind of test on wide, high volume action.  Dollar higher, gold typically, lower.

The short position in the Dow (DXD) has retraced somewhat in the early hours. 

As it stands now, the retrace is about 1/3rd of the overall gain thus far; perfectly acceptable.

The focus for the firm’s trading at this point is on the Dow and related markets.  If the position is increased at these levels (and the analysis proves to be incorrect), it could be stopped out the same day.

So we’ll wait to add … for now.

Separately, it should be noted that every single market assessment in the previous update was correct:

GDXJ in up-thrust reversal condition … check

GDXJ finished at high on Friday, Monday’s typically down … check

Gold retraced to 50%, lower price action expected … check

Dollar in its own reversal set-up … check

Dollar up, gold down … check

All that list means, is at this juncture the markets are being correctly interpreted. 

Those interpretations are being done intuitively and without indicators.

Intuition can be skewed by events unrelated to the markets.  For now, it’s operating correctly and we’re going to focus on the Dow.

Note:  Posts on this site are for education purposes only.  They provide one firm’s insight on the markets.  Not investment advice.  See additional disclaimer here.

Market Top?

November 10, 2020 By in Dow 30, DXD, GDXJ, GLD, JDST

Was that it?.  Did we see the all time high in the markets, Monday?

The short answer of course, it’s not known. 

The longer answer is, to go short the market at this point (Monday’s session) was a low risk entry; not advice, not a recommendation.

The inverse chart of the Dow, DXD (above) shows our initial entry.  We’re green at the end of the day and have hard stop, GTC, at 13.32.

Tomorrow’s open could be a gap-lower for the Dow, that spends the rest of the session attempting to retrace higher.  If so and depending on the behavior of that price action, it may provide an opportunity to add to the position.

Separately, the gold and related GDXJ, JDST had such sharp moves during Monday’s session that JDST was exited completely and yielded a gain of about 12%.

Gold is likely to retrace higher and possibly offer another low risk (short) position in the miners via JDST.

The trading actions are being directed by the market. It would be nice to have a slower more well behaved situation. However, that’s not the case and the trading response matches the market (price action) dictates.

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Dow 30: Measured Move

September 24, 2020 By in DIA, Dow 30, DXD

It’s thirty-minutes before the open. Dow tracking ETF, DIA is trading lower about one-point or -0.43%.

The inverted chart of DIA, has a wedge breakout.

Using traditional techniques for a ‘measured move’, we can project to the 235-area for DIA.

When and if that happens, the Dow will have pushed below significant sepport levels that would then become resistance.

Inverse fund typically used for the downside (not advice, not a recommendation) would be DXD at 2X Inverse.

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Note:  Posts on this site are for education purposes only.  They provide one firm’s insight on the markets.  Not investment advice.  See additional disclaimer here.