|
|
 |
Best Mid-Term Trade:
March 28, 2003
Our mid-term index trader traded
QQQQ shares for this best trade, but one could have traded NASDAQ 100 options the same way. These
trades were made
based strong volume signals and our
Market
Commentary.
NOTE: This chart of the week is meant mainly for educational
purposes. We don't recommend that our customers follow these exact trades.
We suggest that you develop your own trading style and try doing some paper trading
before using our volume analytics.
|
Security |
Return |
| Sell QQQQ 1 |
Holding |
| Sell QQQQ 2 |
+3.5% |
| Sell QQQQ 3 |
Holding |
|
Total Profit:
|
+$1,900 |

Even though all the above trades were not entirely without risk,
we came out on top with a profit of
$1,900
Why trade only stocks (index
shares) and not options?
Due to the current climate in the market, and the fact that this trader's
goals were to make a decent return but still remain fairly safe in his trades,
he decided only to trade stocks. Even if the market had not changed in his
favor, he could have held onto these shares for months without having to worry
about losing a lot of money as he could if trading options or futures. Simply
put, he wanted to make secure trades.
When should I pay attention to the Market Stage in your
Market Commentary?
If you are planning to do long-term or even some longer mid-term trading,
then we suggest that you follow the trend that is set in our Market Stage
section of the Market Commentary. The Market Status section is mostly meant for
mid- and short-term traders who have trades that last less than a week or two.
I trade the S&P 500 / SPDRs. How does this apply to me?
The S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 indexes have generally the same behavior. If you
overlaid a chart of each of them during a short period such as this one, their
general dynamic would be the same. Because of this, you can trade S&P 500 index
shares, and options.
Should I try to paper trade before trading options?
Yes! We suggest that anyone who is new to our signals and analysis try doing
some paper trading to start, at least until they are comfortable with
interpreting our signals.
We would like to make clear to our members the motivations
that led to the above trades. We have created what we call a 'Table of
Motivation', in which we try to make clear the purpose behind each
of the above trades.
|
Trade |
Motivation |
MV's
Commentary on Members Home Page during the trade |
| Sell QQQQ 1 |
Based on the fact
that the market has just finished making a large jump up on a lot of
resistive volume and the fact that MarketVolume's Market Commentary
predicted this jump, found that it was an excellent point to open a mid-term
short position for QQQQ shares. |
We
believe that this large supportive volume spike will cause the market to
continue to move higher in the short and mid-term. What we expect to see
next week is for the market to move higher next week and perhaps give back
some of those gains midweek, generating more supportive volume. |
| Sell QQQQ 2 |
Once again,
MarketVolume's Market Commentary predicted the market's reaction to the
previous day's volume, due to this and the fact that there was a large
amount of resistive volume to the upside today, decided it would be a good
point to open more mid-term QQQQ short positions. |
We
expect that due to the cumulating amounts of resistive volume and an almost
complete lack of supportive volume, that the market will move down in the
mid-term. In the short-term there is a chance for the market to move
slightly higher, as tomorrow is a triple-witching day. |
| Buy QQQQ 2 |
As MarketVolume
predicted in its Market Commentary, the market moved quite a bit lower
today. This was a good point to close an open QQQQ short position and
make a handsome profit. The outlook as stated in the Market Commentary is
still down, that's why not all QQQQ short positions were closed. |
The
resistive VMA spikes that we saw today were the largest VMA spikes that we
have seen all week. Overall, these signals all point to the market moving
lower in the coming week. Since the market move higher again today with
large amounts of resistive volume, it only serves to increase the likelihood
of the market having a mid-term correction to the downside shortly. |
| Sell QQQQ 3 |
Once again, there
was more resistive volume to the upside for the market. The Market
Commentary also mentioned that the market will probably be trying to retest
its March 12th lows in the mid-term, so this was a good point to enter into
a third short position. |
Overall, the supportive and resistive volumes today cancelled each other
out. We believe that in the mid-term the market will continue to move lower,
but in the short-term the market may continue to behave in a similar fashion
as it did today. Basically, our outlook is for the market to perhaps move
slightly higher in the short-term before moving lower in the mid-term. |
The same principles mentioned above works for trading S&P
500, S&P 100, Dow Jones, and other indexes.
Here is a detailed list of our investor's trades, which netted
the above returns:
|
Date |
Action |
Shares |
Price |
Index
Value |
VMA |
Amount |
Profit |
| 03/17/03 |
S 1 |
2,000 |
$26.59 |
1,068.31 |
1,924,900 |
$53,180 |
|
| 03/21/03 |
S 2 |
2,000 |
$27.04 |
1,087.57 |
1,705,000 |
$54,080 |
|
| 03/24/03 |
B 2 |
2,000 |
$26.09 |
1,048.94 |
1,039,900 |
$52,180 |
+$1,900 |
| 03/27/03 |
S 3 |
2,000 |
$26.23 |
1,055.18 |
1,015,800 |
$52,460 |
|
|
Total:
|
+$1,900 |
To see
any of our past best trades, simply select from
the list below.
|
Date |
Indicator |
|
December 21, 2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
December 14,
2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
December 7,
2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
November 30,
2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
November 23,
2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
November 9, 2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
October 31,
2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
October 24,
2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
October 17,
2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
October 10,
2003 |
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
October 3, 2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
September 25,
2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
September 16, 2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
September 11,
2003 |
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
September 5,
2003 |
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
August 27, 2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
August 15,
2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
August 4,
2003 |
QQQQ Options |
|
July 28, 2003 |
NASDAQ 100 |
|
July 25, 2003 |
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
July 12, 2003 |
NASDAQ 100 |
|
July 2, 2003 |
NASDAQ 100
(NDX) |
|
June 27, 2003 |
NASDAQ 100
(NDX) |
|
March 28,
2003 |
NASDAQ 100
(NDX) |
|
March 11,
2003 |
NASDAQ 100 |
|
March 4, 2003 |
NASDAQ 100
(NDX) |
|
February 12,
2003 |
NASDAQ 100
(NDX) |
|
February 4,
2003 |
S&P 500 |
|
January 29,
2003 |
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
January 24, 2003 |
S&P 500 |
|
January 22,
2003 |
NASDAQ 100
(NDX) |
|
To see
any of our past best trades, simply select from
the list below.
|
Date |
Indicator |
|
December 30, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100 |
|
December 19,
2002 |
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
December 10, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100 |
|
November 27, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100 |
|
November 20,
2002 |
NASDAQ 100
(NDX) |
|
November 13, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100 |
|
November 6,
2002 |
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
November 1, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100 |
|
October 25,
2002 |
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
September 25, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100 |
|
September 18, 2002 |
S&P 500 |
|
September 6,
2002 |
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
August 21
2002 |
NASDAQ 100
(NDX) |
|
August 14
2002 |
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
August 7,
2002 |
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
July 31, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100
(NDX) |
|
July 24, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100
(NDX) |
|
July 17, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100
(QQQQ) |
|
July 10, 2002 |
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
June 26, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100
(QQQQ) |
|
June 14, 2002 |
S&P 500 |
|
June 12, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100
(QQQQ) |
|
June 5, 2002 |
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
May 31, 2002 |
S&P 500 |
|
May 29, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100
(QQQQ) |
|
May 22, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100
(QQQQ) |
|
May 17, 2002 |
S&P 500 |
|
May 15, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100
(QQQQ) |
|
May 8, 2002 |
S&P 500 (SPX) |
|
May 3, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100 |
|
May 1, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100
(QQQQ) |
|
April 28, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100 |
|
April 22, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100 |
|
April 3, 2002 |
S&P 500 |
|
February 25, 2002 |
S&P 500 |
|
February 8, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100 |
|
January 30, 2002 |
NASDAQ 100 |
|
|
 |
|