The stock price range continues to narrow across the board

This market can’t move. A Little faith can be put into a gap up, because with, stock’s narrowing price range, you know that the market has to fade every opening move whether it be to the upside or downside. 

In the midst of all of this, you have the S&P 500 that continues to remain stuck in a narrowing triangle that will ultimately result in a breakout or breakdown – and I expect it to happen any day now. 

Continue to watch the 50-day moving average. Bulls desperately need to bounce this thing, or it is likely to break. The longer that it sits on it, the more likely the bears will eventually gather together enough selling power to break it. 

Oil continues to rally hard, and industrials are showing some signs of life. But the banks and defense – you’d think they’d be doing better, but they are not. Tech meanwhile, has been out to lunch. Not much going on there. But then again, there isn’t much going on with the stock market either.  

S&P 500 Chart

Current Stock Trading Portfolio Balance: 

  • 4  Long positions
  • Recent Stock Trade Notables:

  • Las Vegas Sands (LVS): Long at 57.24, closed at 56.53 for a 1.2% loss.  
  • UPRO: Long at 91.94, closed at 96.54 for a 5.0% profit.
  • Alibaba Group (BABA): Long at 105.736, closed at 108.22 for a 2.4% profit. 
  • Facebook (FB): Long at 134.27, Closed at 139.23 for a 3.7% profit. 
  • CDW Corp (CDW): Long at 58.65, closed at 58.91 for a 2.7% loss. 
  • Redhat (RHT): Long at 82.41, Closed at 83.53 for a 1.4% profit. 
  • Ambarella (AMBA): Long at 57.15, Closed at 55.52 for a 2.8% loss. 
  • Alibaba Group (BABA): Long at 104.73, closed at 106.05 for a 1.3% profit. 
  • Broadcom (AVGO): Long at 218.63, Closed at 222.71 for a 1.9% profit. 
  • American Airlines (AAL): Short at 44.76, Closed at 44.03 for a 1.6% profit.
  • UPRO  (Day-Tade): Long at 95.35, closed at 96.50 for a 1.2% profit.
  • OZRK: Long at $56.12, closed at $54.69 for a 2.5% loss. 
  • FNSR: Long at $34.25, closed at 34.70 for a 1.3% profit. 
  • UPRO  (Day-Tade): Long at 96.92, closed at 98.03 for a 1.2% profit. 
  • JP Morgan Chase (JPM): Long at 87.21, closed at 89.67 for a 2.8% profit. 
  • Chevron (CVX): Short at 110.03, covered at 111.85 for a 1.6% loss. 
  • Flex Technologies (FLEX): Long at $15.62, closed at $16.57 for a 6.1% profit. 
  • Baidu (BIDU): Long at $174.70, closed at $187.00 for a 7.0% profit. 
  • Ollie’s Bargain Outlet: Long at 33.20, closed at $32.50 for a 2.1% loss. 
  • Corning (GLW): Long at $26.98, closed at $27.45 for a 1.7% profit. 
  • Illinois Tool Works (ITW): Long at $127.74, closed at $129.86 for a 1.7% profit. 
  • Marriott Int’l (MAR): Long at $86.16, closed at $87.51 for a 1.6% profit.