Sitting This One Out

My apologies to Scott in advance but this is one of the rare times when our respective outlook differs. First up we are not at a crucial inflection point – the 2k level is simply an opportunity to shake out weak hands. If we dropped from here the downside potential would be rather limited as I pointed out yesterday. So there is no reason to get all all excited here – wake me up if we drop through the 100-day SMA perhaps.

It all started out with a little fun after a tickle of the 2k mark but due to equilibrium on the buy/sell side it has now turned into yet another limbo zone. Nothing really has changed as of right now – in essence you want to be:

• Long nar 1990.
• Short near 2010.
• Long above 2011.
• Short below 1989.

In all four scenarios your stop would be no more than a handle or two away. Although this seems rather tight it has the highest odds in the current market phase. Any reversals back inside ‘ye ole’ chop zone’ invariably draws us back toward the magic 2k mark. Today’s proposed entry would already have us back inside as we just touched 2k again (and then we dropped again…)

If you’re watching the Zero right now the situation couldn’t be any clearer. I keep seeing statements/complaints about this being difficult tape and I completely disagree. It’s S.H.I.T. – absolutely – but it’s not hard to read at all. Today’s divergence on the Zero Lite should have gotten you out of any short positions you may have taken on.

In a nutshell: The downside potential here simply does not outweigh the whipsaw risk. EVEN IF we close below today’s lows today or below 1990 I would personally sit out any downside correction. Trading against the trend here is not worth the hassle. FYI – I’m posting this at 2:33pm EDT as the spoos are back at 1991 – which now has me long with a stop at 1989.

Update on our EUR/CAD campaign – hey, it’s actually getting its groove on. Better to be lucky than good I guess. I’m not going to touch this one – as the old saying goes – if it ain’t broken don’t fix it. Next stop is either my ISL or I’m moving it up to 1R.

Update also on the bond campaign – I got stopped out and immediately flipped for a short position. My stop is now above 124’3 which ought to suffice to weather out an obligatory LKGB move.

I have some very nice setups waiting below the fold – please meet me in the lair:

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Have fun but keep it frosty. FYI – I would love to see a few charts in the comment section.

Cheers,