Financial Bear ETF ($FAZ) poised for near-term buy entry

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Over the past five sessions, the Direxion Financial Bear 3x Shares ETF ($FAZ) has been consolidating at support of its 20-day and 50-day moving averages. FAZ has also tested resistance around the $23.70 area three times within the past five weeks. As such, a move above this pivotal resistance level could generate momentum that leads FAZ substantially higher in the near-term. Regular subscribers of The Wagner Daily should note our specific entry, stop, and target prices for this swing trade in “today’s watchlist” section of the newsletter. The following daily chart illustrates the technical setup for this potential trade:

As a reminder, note that FAZ is a leveraged “short ETF.” As with many other inversely correlated ETFs, especially the leveraged ones, this trade is designed to be of a very short-term nature. If it triggers our price for buy entry, we only plan to hold for a quick pop (anticipated hold time of just 3 to 4 days). Our average holding period for most swing trades is 1 to 3 weeks, but inversely correlated, leveraged ETFs typically underperform the underlying index as the holding period increases. This is discussed in more detail in my latest book.

Despite yesterday’s higher finish, it is noteworthy that all the major indices closed near their intraday lows. The market continues to struggle as leadership stocks are being hit hard. Yesterday, CRM fell over 10% and PCLN dropped almost 6.0%. Without solid leadership amongst individual stocks, the broad market is typically unable to move significantly higher. For the moment, more and more short setups seem to be developing, and we are finding fewer potential long candidates during our nightly research. For now, our bias remains on the short side of the market, but patience is required to allow setups to unfold.

The commentary above is a short excerpt from The Wagner Daily, our nightly ETF and stock ETF and stock newsletter. Subscribers to the full version also receive specific entry and exit prices for all trade setups, an additional section dedicated to individual stock trades, and access to our Live Trading Room..

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Deron Wagner

Deron Wagner is a professional trader, author of several ETF trading books, and the Founder of Morpheus Trading Group. Since 2002, he has been sharing his proven swing trading strategy with thousands of traders around the world. He has appeared on CNBC, ABC, and Yahoo! Finance Vision television networks, and is a frequent guest speaker at various global investing conferences.

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