Category: 2 – Technical Trader

For a second straight week, more than half the stocks in the market generated short-term signals on Friday. 350 short term buy signals and 390 sell signals triggered, out of the 1426 stocks that met minimum price and volume criteria. Like the previous week, they were again nearly evenly divided between buy and sell signals with a slight edge to the sell side. The market averages are climbing but many stocks are not. Non-subscribers click here for access.

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After applying long term structure filters there were 24 buys and 35 sells. In other words, less than 10% of the short-term signals that appeared to have the potential for bigger moves. I added 4 buys because they appeared to be ready to emerge from nice bases. I’ll give them a couple of weeks to swim or sink. Non-subscribers click here for access.

I added one short. Non-subscribers click here for access.

Chart picks tracking table and charts, below. Non-subscribers click here for access.

Past performance does not suggest future results.

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The strategy and tactics opinions expressed in this report illustrate one particular approach to trading. No representation is made that it is the best approach, or even suitable for any particular investor. This is a developmental and experimental exercise, for the purpose of providing experienced chart traders with ideas and concepts to use or not use as they see fit.

Nothing in this report is meant as individual investment advice and you should not construe it as such. These picks are illustrative and theoretical.

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List performance has been lackluster for the past two months and this week is the Fourth of July week. Seems like a good time to take a break. Non-subscribers click here for access.

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Just to be sure, I reviewed 41 buy side stocks and 16 on the sell side that met both trigger and cycle structure criteria, and my reaction was meh! It looked like just more probable whipsaw setups. Given the macro TA, the count of 41 buys and 16 sells looks suspicious to begin with. I always go by the rule, Don’t trust, but verify. So I did. Non-subscribers click here for access.

So many whipsaws, so little time. That’s been the nature of this market. While the market averages crawled higher as a few mega cap stocks that drive the averages trended higher, most issues have been whipsawing in trading ranges. Going nowhere fast. Non-subscribers click here for access.

The problem is that that kind of action generates lots and lots of swing trade signals in my screens. With few breakouts following those rangebound, there are no big winners to carry the day. The system works, and is designed to work, when even a handful of stocks break out of those ranges following the signals. Lately, that just has not been happening. They’re staying stuck. And then the signals reverse quickly. Non-subscribers click here for access.

So last week the list’s average gain came to 1.3% on an average holding period of 11 calendar days. The week before the list had an average loss of 0.6% with an average holding period of 15 calendar days. In other words, going nowhere fast. Non-subscribers click here for access.

This weekend I was curious to see how many unfiltered short term buy and sell signals there were. The results were eye opening. Or eye watering. On Friday alone, 364 buy signals triggered, and 370 sell signals, out of the 1400 stocks that met minimum price and volume criteria. In other words, more than half the stocks in the market generated short-term signals on Friday. And they were evenly divided between buy and sell signals. And this market is supposedly going somewhere? Non-subscribers click here for access.

I don’t think so. Non-subscribers click here for access.

So let’s sit out this week. I’m closing all theoretical picks except one as of Monday’s opening price. Enjoy your holiday.Non-subscribers click here for access.

Meanwhile, I will sit back and watch the charts for a bit to see if the makings of a trend begin to coalesce. The macro analysis Magic 8 Ball says, “Not very likely,” in the short run. Maybe later in July, a few cycles should sync up for a late summer move. That’s what I’ll be looking for in the individual charts that the screens produce. The odds are that it won’t happen this week or the next. Non-subscribers click here for access.

There’s no stop on the one remaining open pick. Normally, risk management is assumed via multiple small positions that won’t break the bank if they go wrong. In this case, risk management is achieved by holding lots and lots of cash and just one small pick for a trade, not a big risk for trader-kind. Non-subscribers click here for access.

Chart picks tracking table and charts, below. Non-subscribers click here for access.

Past performance does not suggest future results.

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The strategy and tactics opinions expressed in this report illustrate one particular approach to trading. No representation is made that it is the best approach, or even suitable for any particular investor. This is a developmental and experimental exercise, for the purpose of providing experienced chart traders with ideas and concepts to use or not use as they see fit.

Nothing in this report is meant as individual investment advice and you should not construe it as such. These picks are illustrative and theoretical.

This public report is not the full report.  Only subscribers have access to the full report and regular tracking of the theoretical picks and closeouts made in the reports.  Non-subscribers click here for access.

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The market is doing its best to get us to go sit it out, but you gotta be in it to win it, so I’m adding a few shorts this week. With great trepidation, I might add. There’s just not much conviction here, since the screen output hasn’t been productive in many weeks.

Maybe that’s a good sign. Non-subscribers click here for access.

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Including picks still open at the end of the week plus those stopped out during the week, the list had an average loss of 0.6% with an average holding period of 15 calendar days. That compares with a loss of 1 % with an average holding period of 13 calendar days, for the prior week.  Non-subscribers click here for access.

Screens of Friday’s closing price charts resulted in 47 stocks meeting preliminary buy side criteria versus 82 on the sell side. That compares with 21 buys and 136 sells the week before. These sell side tilts have been going on for a month, without results.  Non-subscribers click here for access.

Next, I counted the signals that were triggered on Friday alone. After applying these trigger filters, just 6 of the preliminary buys qualified on Friday, while 31 of the sells did. That’s a lot of sell signals. I picked a few of those to add to the list, but no buys this week.  Non-subscribers click here for access.

Five picks hit their stop prices last week. Dropping those leaves just 5 picks, including 1 buys and 4 short on the list for this week.  Non-subscribers click here for access.

I have adjusted stops for the remaining existing pick. Risk management is assumed via multiple small positions that won’t break the bank if they go wrong.  Non-subscribers click here for access.

Subscribers, see table of picks and charts in report. Non-subscribers click here for access.

For picks closed in May, it was a losing month. Picks closed out during the month had an average loss of 0.1% and an average holding period of 22 calendar days.  Non-subscribers click here for access.

For all picks closed out in April the average gain was 15.2% on an average holding period of 34 calendar days. Of those 7 were buys and 4 were shorts.   Non-subscribers click here for access.

Past performance does not suggest future results.

Not a subscriber? Get price and time targets, and weekly swing trade chart picks, risk free for 90 days! 

The strategy and tactics opinions expressed in this report illustrate one particular approach to trading. No representation is made that it is the best approach, or even suitable for any particular investor. This is a developmental and experimental exercise, for the purpose of providing experienced chart traders with ideas and concepts to use or not use as they see fit.

Nothing in this report is meant as individual investment advice and you should not construe it as such. These picks are illustrative and theoretical.

This public report is not the full report.  Only subscribers have access to the full report and regular tracking of the theoretical picks and closeouts made in the reports.  Non-subscribers click here for access.

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List performance was poor again last week. I’ve been in a slump lately. I’m not seeing pitches well, and my swing timing is a little off.  Non-subscribers click here for access.

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Trading is a tough game. The pitches that we see are hard and often deceptive. The game has sped up. The season is long. As we age, our vision and reflexes aren’t what they were when we were younger players. I have confidence that by sticking with proven swing mechanics, we’ll eventually start making good contact and hitting home runs again. Non-subscribers click here for access.

Meanwhile, in this week’s games… Non-subscribers click here for access.

Including picks still open at the end of the week plus those stopped out during the week, the list had an average loss of 1% with an average holding period of 13 calendar days. That compares with a loss of 0.6 % with an average holding period of 12 calendar days, for the prior week. Non-subscribers click here for access.

Screens of Friday’s closing price charts resulted in 21 stocks meeting preliminary buy side criteria versus 136 on the sell side. That compares with 20 buys and 82 sells the week before. Do I detect a trend? Non-subscribers click here for access.

Next, I counted the signals that were triggered on Friday alone. After applying these trigger filters, just 3 of the preliminary buys qualified on Friday, while 8 of the sells did. Not many, either way. After reviewing the charts, I took the pitches and didn’t swing. Non-subscribers click here for access.

Subscribers, see table of picks and charts in report. Non-subscribers click here for access.

For picks closed in May, it was a losing month. Picks closed out during the month had an average loss of 0.1% and an average holding period of 22 calendar days.  Non-subscribers click here for access.

For all picks closed out in April the average gain was 15.2% on an average holding period of 34 calendar days. Of those 7 were buys and 4 were shorts.   Non-subscribers click here for access.

Past performance does not suggest future results.

Not a subscriber? Get price and time targets, and weekly swing trade chart picks, risk free for 90 days! 

The strategy and tactics opinions expressed in this report illustrate one particular approach to trading. No representation is made that it is the best approach, or even suitable for any particular investor. This is a developmental and experimental exercise, for the purpose of providing experienced chart traders with ideas and concepts to use or not use as they see fit.

Nothing in this report is meant as individual investment advice and you should not construe it as such. These picks are illustrative and theoretical.

This public report is not the full report.  Only subscribers have access to the full report and regular tracking of the theoretical picks and closeouts made in the reports.  Non-subscribers click here for access.

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List performance was poor last week despite being overwhelmingly long, consistent with the market. It might just be a matter of requiring a little patience, or it might be just that time when the market takes back some of what we took from it. Or it might be the precursor to a market reversal. Or pure chance. It happens. I can’t draw any conclusions from this action yet. Non-subscribers click here for access.

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Including picks still open at the end of the week plus those stopped out during the week, the list had an average loss of 0.6 % with an average holding period of 12 calendar days. That compares with a gain of 1.3% with an average holding period of 11 calendar days, for the prior week. In other words, treading water. Non-subscribers click here for access.

Screens of Friday’s closing price charts resulted in 20 stocks meeting preliminary buy side criteria versus 82 on the sell side. That compares with 87 buys and 24 sells the week before. That’s a reversal of the recent trend but the numbers are too small to represent a broad market reversal. Non-subscribers click here for access.

Next, I counted the signals that were triggered on Friday alone. After applying these trigger filters, just 5 of the preliminary buys qualified on Friday, while 9 of the sells did. I liked 2 of the buys enough to add to the list. I added one of the sells as a short. Non-subscribers click here for access.

Two picks hit their stop prices last week. Another loser was dropped as of last Monday’s opening price. Dropping those and adding the 3 new ones will leave 12 buys and 1 short on the list for this week. Non-subscribers click here for access.

Subscribers, see table of picks and charts in report. Non-subscribers click here for access.

For picks closed in May, it was a losing month. Picks closed out during the month had an average loss of 0.1% and an average holding period of 22 calendar days.  Non-subscribers click here for access.

For all picks closed out in April the average gain was 15.2% on an average holding period of 34 calendar days. Of those 7 were buys and 4 were shorts.   Non-subscribers click here for access.

Past performance does not suggest future results.

Not a subscriber? Get price and time targets, and weekly swing trade chart picks, risk free for 90 days! 

The strategy and tactics opinions expressed in this report illustrate one particular approach to trading. No representation is made that it is the best approach, or even suitable for any particular investor. This is a developmental and experimental exercise, for the purpose of providing experienced chart traders with ideas and concepts to use or not use as they see fit.

Nothing in this report is meant as individual investment advice and you should not construe it as such. These picks are illustrative and theoretical.

This public report is not the full report.  Only subscribers have access to the full report and regular tracking of the theoretical picks and closeouts made in the reports.  Non-subscribers click here for access.

Attention New Subscribers! Please check your spam folder for your subscription welcome messages and post notifications and whitelist Liquiditytrader.com. Some email providers like Hotmail and others which use the Proofpoint gatekeeper are blocking Liquidity Trader emails completely. I have been unable to get them to stop. Please notify them to “Let my emails go!”

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!