Buyers Continue to Tow the Line- Nov 25, 2019
MARKET COMMENTARY – As we begin an abbreviated week generally marked by upward trajectory, traders have delivered a gap up from Friday’s close of 3112 – an important level to be sure. Shorts at the breakdown levels continue to be poor trades, reminding us that the markets are still showing initial buying strength at support levels. Repeated tests of support are not as likely to hold as the profit-taking from the last 6 weeks of upside may be engaged to do a bit more of that clearing of the decks before the next round of upside. If we dip below 3110, buyers will need to defend 3106-3098 in the ES_F , or we’ll move into 3078-3084 where we should see another group of buyers defend those lines in the sand. Remember, as algos run price action, we can dip lower and spike higher than we might normally associate with normal pricing. So far, we are on track to move to the upper edges of resistance before weakening.
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WEEKLY PRICE ACTION
With a 3120 rejection in the overnight session, we are near the top of our range with continuation pressure showing. Market participants may still be in a short term profit taking space. The probable dips mentioned have arrived in the higher range between the 3097-3081 region as we did lose 3106 support before recovering last week. Between 3134 and 3157 are still upshot targets in the near term so long as charts can keep Friday’s close near 3112. The weekly close will be important once more in this holiday week but closing over 3110 was a bullish signal from Friday. Positive momentum is continuing to flatten and weaken but holding. Weekly patterns remain strong as do the monthly patterns- from a price perspective. Be cautious adding to swing positions in either direction – particularly if you are considering shorts- as markets are not currently showing that short positions can gain traction at this time. This downdraft just feels like a little profit-taking for now.
COMMODITY & CURRENCY WATCH
Gold continues its testing lower support and looks quite weak in the current formations. We need to breach 1475 and hold it for the price action to continue north- so far, highs are bringing sellers to the party. The current range seems to present as 1456-1480 and this morning we sit on the lower edge of that support – that will bring the ‘ever faithful’ bulls to the party but again, I suspect this will fade once more. The US dollar had stalled below 98 but this morning, it sits above 98 and in a congested zone. Resistance so far has been strong at 98.7 with 98.4 just below. Support is near 97 for now and holding. WTI rallied aggressively before fading after the breach of noted resistance near 58.4- so we are looking at a bullish break that should test higher supports before rising once more. Support has risen to the regions between 56.2 and 57.12. Resistance levels sit near 58.42 to 60.6.
TRADING VIEW & ACTION PLAN
Mixed power present for now with a likely gap fade. Buyers will have more strength above 3121.75 in the ES_F which will hold as the breakout region with sellers continuing to wage a battle there. Sellers will have more pressure below 3113. Presses to the upside have been finding sellers in place. Retesting 3120 will make for another push by buyers back into 3124. Upper targets sit near 3127 to 3134. Broadly speaking, buyers have the advantage as long as we hold 3096. The support below that is 3074ish, so the loss of 3089 opens that level below.
Be patient and wait for your setups – this means we wait for key support to engage, and we don’t step in front of moves. Understand what your levels mean and prepare for the potential behavior at those levels. Realize that we could bounce higher than anticipated and fade deeper than anticipated before returning to the trend and range – Follow the trend in the shorter time frames and watch the price action.
The theme of INTRADAY motion is:
POSITIVE AS LONG AS WE HOLD ABOVE 3120ish today (with big spikes likely fading back into congestion)
CHOPPY BETWEEN 3119 AND 3109
NEGATIVE AS LONG AS WE HOLD BELOW 3107ish today (with sharp bounces failing and deep pullbacks holding)– choppy inside the range.
Do what’s working (that means follow short trend and momentum signals while in the intraday spaces) and watch for weakness to develop away from your trade direction in order to leave. Please log in for the definitive levels of engagement today.
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