Archive for December, 2009

12/17 – ETF Trading – USO, UCO, FXI

Oil moved higher yesterday, and so did our etf trades in USO (and UCO). Our exit signals were triggered as the RSI(2) of the closing price moved above 70. We had a gain of .75% in USO, excluding trading costs. UCO broke even.

We took a third trading position in FXI as it moved lower yesterday. We’ll patiently wait for the market to correct and trigger our exit signals.

Our etf exit signals are triggered when the etf price is greater than it’s MA(5), or – for a potentially larger gain – when the RSI(2) is greater than 70; we’ve been using the latter. All trades are at the market close.

How do all of these trading signals work? Find out in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. His etf trading strategies have only a few rules and you’ll be able to back-test and apply the strategies to the next trading day. With easy to follow signals, clear explanations, and years of tested results, there is no better place to start finding new trading edges than in High Probability ETF Trading – available at Amazon.com or save $10 at TradingMarkets.com.

Disclaimer:The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s). The author may or may not have a position in any company or advertiser referenced above. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

• 02/17 - ETF Trading - USO, UCO To review, we're into a full trading position for USO (and/or UCO). We've scaled-into three trading positions over the past several trading days. We're just waiting for USO to move higher from here. We got a good start yesterday with a small gain for the day. Our exit signals are......
• 10/19 - ETF Trading - USO, SCO USO closed higher yesterday, enough to trigger taking a third and final short position. The higher closing price for USO also triggered a third and final long position for SCO. We'll now wait for our etf exit signals. Our exit signal is triggered when the RSI 2 for USO is......
• 06/09 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today The broader stock market has worked off its over-sold condition with yesterday's rally, but not enough to trigger our etf trading signals. Our trading signals are now weighted toward shorting etfs since SPY and other index etfs are now trading below their 200 day moving averages. Why is that important?......

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12/16 – ETF Trading – USO, UCO, FXI

The major market indices moved lower yesterday and so did FXI. Add a third trading position should FXI close lower today. Our exit signal is triggered when the RSI(2) of the closing price is greater than 70.

Despite the lackluster market yesterday, USO (and UCO) moved higher with the closing price finishing above the 5 day moving average. The MA(5) exit signal resulted in a losing trade. However, our exit signal is triggered when the RSI(2) of the closing price is greater than 70. We’ll follow the trade to it’s conclusion.

Join me everyday to follow the etf trading signals. All of the signals and strategies I use for etf trading are found in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. His etf trading strategies have only a few rules and you’ll be able to back-test and apply the strategies to the next trading day. With easy to follow trading strategies, clear explanations, and years of tested results, there is no better place to start finding new trading edges than in High Probability ETF Trading. Get your copy today and be ready for the next trading session.

Disclaimer:The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s). The author may or may not have a position in any company or advertiser referenced above. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

• 11/4 - ETF Trading - Special Focus on EWC As I mentioned in my previous post, we took a trading loss on EWC, eventhough we followed our etf trading strategies and signals. As much as we would like every trade to be profitable, real trading, even high probability trading, can result in losses. The goal in trading is to......
• 03/21 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today The broader market is in neutral territory. The chart for SPY shows this fact - notice the RSI 2 reading stuck between 70 and 30. We're looking for a market sell-off to trigger some new etf trading signals. Why trade etfs? John Nyaradi, in an article at TradingMarkets.com, shares his......
• 9/10 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today The markets are overbought by our measures. We'll patiently wait for a market pull-back to trigger our stock trading entry signals. All of the signals and strategies I use are found in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. The strategies have only a few rules and you'll......

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12/15 – ETF Trading – USO, UCO, FXI

Markets moved higher yesterday, and so did our etf trades – if ever so slightly. We’re trading USO (and UCO) and FXI.

Our exit signals are triggered when the etf price is greater than it’s 5 day moving average, or – for a potentially larger gain – when the RSI(2) is greater than 70.

FXI did move above it’s 5 day moving average for a gain of almost .5% – not a great gain, but a gain, nevertheless. We’ll follow the trade until the RSI(2) of the closing price is greater than 70.

All trades are at the market close. Please trade responsibly!

Join me everyday to follow the etf trading signals. All of the signals and strategies I use for etf trading are found in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. His etf trading strategies have only a few rules and you’ll be able to back-test and apply the strategies to the next trading day. With easy to follow trading strategies, clear explanations, and years of tested results, there is no better place to start finding new trading edges than in High Probability ETF Trading. Get your copy today and be ready for the next trading session.

Disclaimer:The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s). The author may or may not have a position in any company or advertiser referenced above. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

• 06/07 - ETF Trading - DIA, DDM Good morning. DIA closed lower yesterday and you took your second position in the etf trade. Likewise for the leveraged etf trade in DDM. Should DIA close lower today, take your third and final position in the trade. Otherwise, our etf exit signals are triggered when the etf price is......
• 06/09 - ETF Trading - DIA, DDM We have a full etf trading position and we're patiently waiting for our exit signals to trigger. DIA closed lower yesterday, so we'll continue to wait. DIA has closed lower for 6 days in a row and is due for a correction. Notice also that the RSI 2 is less......
• 05/27 - ETF Trading - IWM, UWM Ok - let's try this again. Stock futures and world markets are moving higher this morning. Perhaps we'll be able to take our etf trading gains today. IWM closed slightly higher yesterday, but not enough to trigger our exit signals; ditto for the leveraged etf trade in UWM. Our exit......

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12/14 – ETF Trading – USO, UCO, FXI

We have full trading positions for USO (and UCO). FXI moved higher on Friday. As such, we did not take a third trading position in FXI.

So, we’ll just exercise some patience as we wait for the market to move higher from here. Futures are pointing higher this morning.

Our exit signals are triggered when the etf price is greater than it’s MA(5), or – for a potentially larger gain – when the RSI(2) is greater than 70. All trades are at the market close. Please trade responsibly!

Discover the research behind all of these etf trading signals. Get the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. With easy to follow signals, clear explanations, and years of tested results, there is no better place to start finding new etf trading edges than in High Probability ETF Trading – available at Amazon.com or save $10 at TradingMarkets.com. Makes a great gift for Christmas.

Disclaimer:The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s). The author may or may not have a position in any company or advertiser referenced above. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

• 11/17 - ETF Trading - USO, UCO Wow, nice one day gain on USO and UCO. We gained 2.99% on USO and 6.24% on UCO! We took our gains yesterday at the market close as the closing prices for these etfs moved higher than their 5 day moving average and the RSI(2) moved above 70. Recall that......
• 02/17 - ETF Trading - USO, UCO To review, we're into a full trading position for USO (and/or UCO). We've scaled-into three trading positions over the past several trading days. We're just waiting for USO to move higher from here. We got a good start yesterday with a small gain for the day. Our exit signals are......
• 12/24 - ETF Trading - FXI Good morning and Merry Christmas. FXI moved higher yesterday, and we exited the trade on the RSI(2)>70 signal at the market close. Unfortunately, we took a 3.43% loss on the trade. Recall that we entered the position on 12/9 and then scaled-in to the trade over a several day period.......

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12/11 – ETF Trading – USO, UCO, FXI

We’re into a full trading position for USO, and/or UCO.

FXI moved a bit lower yesterday, and we scaled into a second trading position. Take a third trading position if FXI closes lower still.

Otherwise, we’ll wait for the market to move higher from here. Our exit signals are triggered when the etf price is greater than it’s MA(5), or – for a potentially larger gain – when the RSI(2) is greater than 70.

All trades are at the market close. Please trade responsibly!

Discover the research behind all of these etf trading signals. Get the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. His etf trading strategies have only a few rules and you’ll be able to back-test and apply the strategies to the next trading day. With easy to follow signals, clear explanations, and years of tested results, there is no better place to start finding new trading edges than in High Probability ETF Trading – available at Amazon.com or save $10 at TradingMarkets.com.

Disclaimer:The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s). The author may or may not have a position in any company or advertiser referenced above. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

• 08/02 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today Glad to be back from vacation. Let's get back to etf trading. The broader market looks to be a bit oversold (see the updated chart for SPY below - notice the low RSI(2) reading). And since the broader market is below its 200 day moving average, we'll patiently wait for......
• 02/11 - ETF Trading - Stock Screening The market is in neutral territory. See the updated chart of SPY below. Let's wait for a stock market pull-back to trigger some new etf trading signals. How do I find etf trading candidates? I use a simple stock screener (stockfetcher.com) and plug in the formulas from High Probability ETF......
• 08/29 - ETF Trading - SPY, SH, SDS We're shorting SPY in this current trading session. You could also trade the inverse etfs - SH and/or SDS. We have one trading position in our basket. SPY closed higher on Friday (SH & SDS lower), but not enough to trigger taking a second trading position. Updated charts are posted......

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