Monday, September 28, 2009

The Long and Short of it

Looking at tons of charts this weekend, there is similar patterns on various charts. The majority of stocks have declined the past 3 days and are nearing support of their previous break out highs. The patterns look to SPX as it has the potential to move to test its August highs, but has resistance above it from its breakout highs which it broke below.

Now if the market is going to bounce, the stocks will have to hold these support levels and break out of the resistance. The danger to getting long these stocks, is if selling pressure picks up and these support levels break selling will quick, since now the longs from the breakout highs are underwater and the longs that were holding from the previous breakout highs are underwater. What the support levels do provide is a easy stop loss.

On the opposite side of the trade, many stocks will begin to test their break out highs from below. This level many provide strong resistance and may be a good entry short.

The market is definitely at a turning point. Here are some stocks to play both sides:
*These are not recommendations or suggested trades. They are ideas, please seek professional advice before placing any trade and trade at your risk. All trading involves high risk; past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results.


Sorry for not having the charts. Stockcharts.com is down this morning.
TICKER Long or Short Reason
AGEN Long Long above 2.25 break of down trend line
AMSC Short If breaks 29.45 sell
ATLS Long with a break above 25
ATPG Short Stop at 20, great short on the weekly timeframe
AXL Long @ 6.83-.62 20eam first support and HL support at 6.63
BANR Long @ 2.85 wedge forming bottom fo trendline is at 2.85
BBI Long some HL support around 1.10
CENX Long risky but if it can get above its 50 ema it's safe, doji after 2 big down days is showing stalling
CPF Long doji after down day on week volume
DTG Short and Long Short around 25 but a long at 22, unless 22.00 breaks short there
FTK Long HL support a 2.00
GLBC Short Stop at 15.20
GMCR Long Bull flag pattern, at least 2 or 3 point move in stock
IBB Long stop at 79.90, invert hammer after two 3 down days, support at 80.00
JOSB Short weekly looks good short, new resistance at 45.44
LHO Short break of 17.00
LXK Short No support for this stock till 18
MAC Long Support at 29.85 doji after a down day
NCS Long Consolidation move, bull flag forming
NFLX N/A Waiting
OSG N/A Waiting
PALM Long Reversal candle on daily chart and ended at support up in the premarket
RT Short if it breaks 8.50 sell, it breaks
RYL Long It holds $20,00 get long
SFI Long Support at 2.97
SIGM Long Suppor at 14.00-14.20
SKS Short
STEC Short Short @ 15, long if it breaks above 15.40
TLB N/A
TRLG N/A
UA Short if it breaks 27.00
INT Short weekly resistance at 49.00
STSA Long HL support at 2.00