Evening All,
Today was a truly volatile day and ultimately it shows the importance of being prepared, trading the levels, and most importantly the need for good risk control. Certainly I was not expecting the ferocity of today's sell off but I did have a plan to join the momentum when the cited levels broke. This was all highlighted in my Asian morning thoughts. If I could give any advice in these kinds of situations it is to not panic, be very aware of your own personal sentiment, and step away until a good setup materialises.
I wanted to split this post into 2 main parts. Firstly, I wanted to discuss some of the setups today, how these were tradeable and improvements going forth. Secondly, I wanted to analyse the charts and see where today's action leaves us.
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Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Asian Morning Thoughts
Last night I summarised the setups I am watching in Asia: http://swingtradersedge.blogspot.com/2011/03/end-of-day-summary.htm. Doing your homework after the close is a key part of successful trading I believe. I wanted to now update my plan going into today's session.
SPI is indicated at 4605. If we are to see a continuation of yesterdays move off the low, 4585/4590 needs to hold in the first hour of trading. If we see a bullish reversal off these levels, I will be looking to trade the long side and adding above 4620 targeting 4650. Note that the hourly trend is still down and we must respect this. Thus, if there is no bounce in this first hour, we may be looking at a retest of yesterdays low down to 4560/4550 before a more meaningful low can form. This is a trading environment currently and not one for new longer term positions I believe.
In Taiwan, the key levels remain 8500/8450. As I said yesterday, this market is in a clear range thus we must trade the ranges. Breaks of 8650 are bullish but we may not see that today. If yesterdays lows break we should join the momentum down.
MSCI Singapore key supports are 3555/3550. Get short on a break of this level and join the momentum targeting 3490/3500 and possibly lower. I maintain that this is only a long swing above 3650 and I doubt we will be reaching these levels today.
I will keep you posted through the day. Good luck
SPI is indicated at 4605. If we are to see a continuation of yesterdays move off the low, 4585/4590 needs to hold in the first hour of trading. If we see a bullish reversal off these levels, I will be looking to trade the long side and adding above 4620 targeting 4650. Note that the hourly trend is still down and we must respect this. Thus, if there is no bounce in this first hour, we may be looking at a retest of yesterdays low down to 4560/4550 before a more meaningful low can form. This is a trading environment currently and not one for new longer term positions I believe.
In Taiwan, the key levels remain 8500/8450. As I said yesterday, this market is in a clear range thus we must trade the ranges. Breaks of 8650 are bullish but we may not see that today. If yesterdays lows break we should join the momentum down.
MSCI Singapore key supports are 3555/3550. Get short on a break of this level and join the momentum targeting 3490/3500 and possibly lower. I maintain that this is only a long swing above 3650 and I doubt we will be reaching these levels today.
I will keep you posted through the day. Good luck
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Morning All,
My old mentor used to say to me that Tuesdays are reversal days. I feel that today could be a very interesting session indeed given the setups I am looking at globally.
My old mentor used to say to me that Tuesdays are reversal days. I feel that today could be a very interesting session indeed given the setups I am looking at globally.
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