Thursday’s Trading – 8/20/09

SPY is defying its $98 max-pain target, which is a sign of strength. Of course, the big options players don’t need to beat SPY back down to $98 until Friday’s close, but if the market rallies again on Thursday, the chances of them being able to do that diminishes.

134 Responses to “Thursday’s Trading – 8/20/09”

  1. K says:

    blaast it Mitch you snorting made vix go higher! LET ME In

  2. Mitch says:

    K:

    I’d let you lock me up for that. Who won’t?

  3. K says:

    you know what? i overpaid by $5 but i dont mind. you’re no help

  4. phil says:

    JO…..we could test the top or make a slight new high

  5. K says:

    usd/cad is trying to stick its head out after almost a full day of going under

  6. George says:

    BBT has almost filled its morning gap.

  7. George says:

    Price broke down below the lower wedge trendline on SPY and is now backtesting. It’s right at the apex – if it busts up through it that will be another Market Marker Miff – support becomes resistance and all that.

  8. George says:

    Heah, messing up my own acronymic personification: Market Myth Miff. Fay fat free fimes.

  9. Yerk says:

    liquidity vs reality – tricky to trade… From the other GS (Gluskin Sheff)
    http://pragcap.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/diff.PNG

  10. George says:

    I redrew my 5min SPY channel lines, and I’m thinking… If I have to do that, either I did it wrong in the first place, or it is a moving target whereby it needs to be drawn a certain way, or it is useless.

    A work inprogress.

  11. K says:

    looks like george is right. you win george. i quit

  12. George says:

    K,

    Some wierd price movement here. SPY 5min stochastic and bottom trendline lined up soon as it hit tht bottom the past 4 times it went up.

  13. George says:

    SPY’s next resistance is $101.60 or thereabouts.

  14. K says:

    George,
    R1 in SPY 101.14

  15. K says:

    R2 101.76

  16. K says:

    and support at 100.89

  17. George says:

    Hark! Short-time bottoms tops here.

  18. K says:

    -200 today. sorry mitch can’t go to JPC with you any longer

  19. George says:

    I had said that SKF would get into the $20s, now it looks like it will go to the teens. Unless, of course, extremely good news comes out and tanks the market.

  20. Mitch says:

    K:

    I bled today too. Covered a little to the detriment of a play I wanted to make later but tomorrow will reveal new things right?

  21. K says:

    George SPY R1 holding isnt it? :)

  22. K says:

    all i know is i was right about VIX 27.5 august.. i told a few days before it hit thinking i had been wrong.
    And vix 40 for sept is where my confidence lies now. doubling vix you say? YESSSIR

  23. Yerk says:

    K doesn’t look like reading Bespoke gives one an edge ;-)

  24. K says:

    agreed Yerk.
    Mitch… CZZ afterhours?

  25. K says:

    hey george,
    I’ve done my fair share of copper hoarding!!
    http://news.tradersnarrative.com/items/10_copper_pennies_worth_18/forward

    TIME TO MELT

  26. Mitch says:

    K:

    No on CZZ, I like exploring not pilfering, LOL.

  27. K says:

    damn it my profits are vanishing after you said that!

  28. Mitch says:

    Ok, I’ll be quiet – didn’t know I held that kind of sway.

    Matt: Kudlow says he’s sorry.

  29. George says:

    K,

    DId SuperK give a SPY buy signal? Look at this SPY 30min trendline:

    http://www.freestockcharts.com?emailChartID=d0da578a-2d99-49a8-9e4e-09a59d39052b

  30. George says:

    Oops, had more to that last post. Here is that SPY trendline redrawn to incorporate the latest significant higher low. Hmmm, the problem with trendlines.

    http://www.freestockcharts.com?emailChartID=8c42e45b-365f-403d-9f43-ea9de05f0086

  31. K says:

    10 something AM I said
    I am scared!!! another BUY signal issues by SuperK on these stupid markets (COMPX SPX etc.) but it won’t confirm till the first 4 hrs close.

    yes sadly those signals confirmed

  32. George says:

    Ah, Ha! I was just thinking I bet you did get a buy. Look at this chart. If it plays out, there will be at least $4.25 move up for this symmetrical pattern. At least by my calculations. Yep, I’ve been studying but I’m getting a grade of “D” right now.

    http://www.freestockcharts.com?emailChartID=c71ddc1b-58fb-495d-b0af-458b65e9028c

  33. K says:

    ok whatever
    here is futures pivots.

    R3 1024.75
    R2 1016.25
    R1 1011.25
    P 1002.75
    S1 997.75
    S2 989.25
    S3 984.25

    .25 and .75 dominate.
    ok so at the moment futures trading SLIGHTLY below pivot. they are at 1002.50 which way will she blow. ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH