Weekly Update for 4/16/2016

Geoff Bysshe | April 18, 2016

The NASDAQ 100 All Stars model closed up +1.09% on the week. The NASDAQ closed up a little more +1.50%. The model still leads the QQQ by 4% year-to-date. The model underperformed the benchmark this week by 0.4%. Fastenal (FAST) …


ETF Complete Portfolio Strategy Insights: 2016 Market and ETF Performance (Global Macro / Complete)

James Kimball |

The ETF Complete model closed the week up 4.1%, beating the SPY by a wide margin which closed up +1.6%. Year-to-date, the Complete Portfolio is outperforming the SPY by about 3%. The market rally continued, albeit at a slower pace. …


ETF Sector Plus Strategy Insights: 2016 Market and ETF Performance (Global Macro / Complete)

James Kimball |

The Sector models closed the week up between +1.38% (Aggressive) and +4.34% (Moderate) on the week. The SPY closed up +1.60% on the week. The market rally continued, albeit at a slower pace. After spending two weeks roughly going sideways …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: 2016 Market and ETF Performance (Global Macro / Complete)

James Kimball |

The Country models were up on the week an average of about +4.0%. The benchmark was up +1.9%. The market rally continued, albeit at a slower pace. After spending two weeks roughly going sideways the market put in a new …


Market Analysis for Trading on 4/18/2016

Mish Schneider |

The Russell 2000 Takes Us Somewhere Over the Rainbow

“You’ll Never Find a Rainbow if You’re Looking Down”-Charlie Chaplin

Santa Fe, NM photo taken by Mish

A rainbow, like the markets, is not a 2-dimensional image. It’s more like a …


Position Updates & Gauges For Trading on 4/18/2016

Mish Schneider |

***NOTE: Raise First Profit Target in SLV to: 17.34 for ½ off

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New Position: WFM: Long 1/2 30.50 ATR .75

Name of Instrument: Whole Foods Market

Current Price: 30.95

Reason For Trade: Second probe on a low volume reversal …


Day Trading Stocks List for 4/18

Geoff Bysshe | April 16, 2016

Longs

WFM
CMG
DLTR
IWM
TTWO
GDX
XRT
XOP
EQR
IYR
K
EA
GT
SYK

Shorts

BBBY
WDC
CREE
JWN
LGF
CAR
AAPL…


Market Analysis for Trading on 4/15/2016

Mish Schneider | April 15, 2016

Is the Russell 2000 the Market’s Houdini?

Inky the Octopus’ Shawshank Redemption!

Not my first foray into using the elusive and highly intelligent octopus as a solid (liquid?) market metaphor. Today’s story fits well. For past Daily’s using an Octopus …


Position Updates & Gauges For Trading on 4/15/2016

Mish Schneider |

New Position: WFM: Long 1/2 30.50 ATR .75

Name of Instrument: Whole Foods Market

Current Price: 30.65

Reason For Trade: Second probe on a low volume reversal pattern. ½ position to be conservative but you are welcome to have more …


Day Trading Stocks List for 4/15

Geoff Bysshe | April 14, 2016

Longs

WFM
CMG
TWTR
ATVI
CSIQ
APD
BUD
LNKD
MAC
WDAY

Shorts

DISH
HUM
JWN
CREE
WDC
MU
HZNP…