While the Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader focuses on investment over a one week to six-month time frame, Mad Day Trader, provided by Jim Parker, will exploit money-making opportunities over a brief ten minute to three day window. It is ideally suited for day traders, but can also be used by long-term investors to improve market timing for entry and exit points.
Current Positions
LONG SOXX ????????????????????????? ? ?? 91.50???????????? 95.10 Close
LONG? FEYE?????????????????????????????????? 41.75??????????? 41.65 Close
LONG? XLV?????????????????????????????????? 73.90??????????? 72.90 Close
LONG VIPS???????????????????????????????? 29.55???????????? 28.85 close
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Today's Working Orders
SELL SOXX @ 99.05 OCO 95.10 Close
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Stocks...
Nasd 100...needs a close over 4335 for more upside.? 4355-65 is daily support.
Spu's... price action under 2079 is needed to turn the P&F lower. 2070 is support and the market meltdown level.
DAX...I need to see 11,800 hold on a closing basis to avoid more profit taking.
VIX...resistance is app 14.15
Bonds ...
30 yr Bonds...I need to see a close below 162.23 for the Bond to rollover.
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FX...
USD/JPY...118.74 is the weekly OR #.
GBP/USD...150.55 is resistance.
Commodities...
GOLD...1207 (the weekly close) will be pivotal late day. Above the 200 DMA is possible @ 1231.
The risk for longs is last night's low of 1197. A close below this area is needed to put Gold back on the defensive.
General Comments or Valuable Insight
Once again the VIX in the mid 12's presage a market sell off.
This is mostly Greece driven in front of the weekend G20 meeting.
Time frame trading.
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