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Per intraday market, covered $ZS for a very small loss due to the lack of follow-through from our short entry. The $CF buy stop order triggered which was an add to a current position.

$MTDR’s false breakout and close near the lows of the day is known as a squat. Let’s see if the price can hold above Thursday or Friday’s low and work its way higher during the next few days.

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Stocks followed through on last Friday’s strength with a trend day to the upside in most major averages.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite triggered a buy signal in our timing model with Monday’s follow-through on day 6 of a new rally attempt.

Monday’s follow-through day was far from ideal due to the lack of quality leadership. Most stocks are bouncing from very oversold levels and there is very little in the way of stocks ready to breakout from a valid basing pattern within 10-20% of a 52-week high.

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As mentioned earlier this week, intermediate-term trend traders who do not short the market should be in cash waiting for a follow-through day buy signal. For those who do not mind playing the short side, as mentioned above, shorts are in play with a tight stop.

On the short side, $BAC could be in play below the 50-day MA and Wednesday’s low after a bounce into the 50 and 20-day EMAs. The target would be the 200-day MA.  This is not an official setup.

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