Kong Back In Cash – Markets Going Nowhere

As per my previous post – I have absolutely “zero expectations” for the next few weeks / months of trading.

I’ve seen this kind of market activity many, many times in the past. Dead money just sitting there doing nothing. Staring at it……not the way I choose to spend my days. Now, there is always the possibility that things may change…some major news event, or large-scale geo political scenario where markets react but seriously……in the current environment, the “Trump environment”?? One can only assume something impactful leading to further “downside” if anything.

This “summer thing” is for real, and rightfully so. People are out throwing frisbee’s with the dog – not hunkered down in some dingy basement pouring over charts.

Best recommendation I can make for trigger happy traders –  keep a close watch for news / anything that “might” provide opportunity to move the needle but otherwise..take this down time to do two things:

  1. Practice your entries on a one hour chart.
  2. Continue study on “macro markets” as opposed to “day to day activity” in a single market.

The one hour chart is where I generally make my entries “after” I’ve established a reasonable area of both “price and time” to do so. This generally dictated by daily cycle counts.

Getting a handle on “how this entire thing works” is extremely valuable. Once you’ve included Japan in your analysis, currencies and their roles on a global perspective “and” the relationship with bonds / stock prices and gold. You’ve got a very good platform to form your trade analysis.

If you only approach this as a technical exercise ( trading that is ) …..unfortunately you’ll struggle longer term.

I’m cashed out, short of small holdings in ACB ( Aurora Cannabis ) having blasted out my few “USD long trades” entered some days ago –  flat / break even / boring as hell / stuck in the mud.

I don’t waste time on this, when markets go on holidays.

 

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Curb Your Expectations – Summer Has Arrived

I’ll make this short and sweet.

Just because you’ve got your fancy new monitors set up, and all your charts / bells / whistles / lights ‘a flashing – doesn’t mean you’re gonna find a trade. Human nature would have it that you “expect” amazing things to happen. You’ve got all the tools, you’ve even gone a little overboard on that “extra screen” and you’re hell-bent on sitting down every morning at your trade terminal, and conquering the world.

Sorry buddy…ain’t gonna happen.

I can’t tell you how many times in the distant past I was 100% completely “jacked” to jump on into markets based on some over night news release, or some new article I’d found. Like a kid on Christmas morning I’d be up well before the crack of dawn, hardly able to contain myself sitting there in dark waiting……waiting…waiting for that opening bell.

Then summer came along and spoiled the party.

Hours on end sitting there staring at charts now frozen. Pacing the floor in anticipation of “hitting my exit” only to find the trade moving sideways for days……then days ‘n days more. Finally one year it got so bad that I almost gave up. I just couldn’t understand. There it all was right in front of my face…lights flashing, news running, bing bing – bam bam! Let’s do this!!

ZZZ zzzz zzzz…….zip…nada..zero – nothin.

You can’t make markets move, and as much as it’s a difficult thing to do when you’re just so excited to just get in there and kick ass…you’ve got to understand.

There is a time to step on the gas, and there are times to pump the brakes. Summer has arrived baby.

Get ready for whole lot o’ nothin.

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Looking To Buy Volatility – Volatility Has Crashed

Market euphoria has now lead to a complete and total collapse in volatility.

Volatility rises when people get scared. No one appears to be very scared as volatility is now at an “all time low” ( obviously correlation with markets being near all time highs ) – Get it?

Isn’t this about the time one starts thinking…hmmm….no one is scared, volatility at all time low, markets at all time highs….hmmm…..thinking, thinking….hey! Let’s start looking at buying some volatility around here!

Volatility Has Crashed

One can only assume we are getting very close to a reasonable bounce in volatility as – markets never change. Just when you think it’s safe…..boom – things head in the opposite direction.

Watch that Nikkei. Watch that AUD/JPY as well USD/JPY and add volatility to your short list ’round these levels.

A lil bit of UVXY here over coming days? I like it.

 

 

 

USD/JPY – The Only Chart That Matters

So many retail investors constantly searching for the “single metric” that “single indicator” that will Trump all, and provide the most valuable insight into the deep dark secrets of “mother market”.

Look no further.

The currency pair USD/JPY tells you everything you need to know.

USD/JPY at resistance

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No need to draw any more lines / arrows on the chart as you can clearly see ( by looking back and identifying areas of previous support and resistance) – USD/JPY is now approaching “serious” resistance here around 112.00

This is a simple “bell weather for risk appetite” as….USD/JPY will FALL as risk comes off. From a purely technical standpoint – things don’t look good for bulls here.

Watch and see as the outcome from this week’s Fed meeting comes to light here Wednesday. You’d have to assume The Fed will again “talk down the dollar” as further appreciation will continue to kill U.S Exports.

I’m locked and loaded. Have you made your plan?

Gold Bottom, Dollar Crash – Kong Coming!

This set’s up time and time again when you’ve got the timing right. Gold is going to complete its correction here very shortly, and there are several “juicy trades” on deck. Every “wanna be stock guy” on the planet has this chart / set up on his screen.

Something interesting though…

The U.S Dollar “has bounced” against a large number of currencies but “vewy very quietwy” as The Euro has bounced EVEN more! This is not something you see very often and ( in my view ) is suggestive of some very VERY SERIOUS currency repositioning.

This is setting up for “crash like / waterfall action” in USD – and I would expect U.S Equities to follow.

I “could enter as early as Friday as this is a slam dunk. Risk gonna come off HARD next week.

Here is what you do:

Wait until you see gold bottom / dollar top. You need to “get ready and wait” as this one’s gonna help you pay for that big vacation you’ve been planning.

The FOMC meeting is early next week so I would not be surprised if we just bounce around ’til then. Get ready and wait…I’ll post specifics over coming days but this is the plan. This is gonna be a doozy!

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Thursday Cometh – USD Slide To Continue

I’ve sat out a few days and missed some pretty decent action in USD – as the slide continues.

This will continue for much longer, so I’m going to take a day er two here to let it breathe – then jump back in on the short side. The U.S Dollar is attempting to find a bottom, not only in an immediate sense ( having absolutely no luck ) but more so in an “intermediate / medium term” sense. Let me explain…

When you see a continued pattern of “lower lows and lower highs” on a daily chart / time frame you’ve got to understand….this is no small time trend. We are talking about weeks and week of a given asset falling lower, then lower than the previous low, then lower than “that” low until finally a much larger “intermediate cycle” completes. You dig?

The U.S Dollar will bounce here and likely bring in a large number of traders assuming this is a bottom. This IS NOT even close. Look for a decent bounce here on the 1H as a great place to re enter short.

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That’s all I’ve got for today folks as I am busy busy with “yet another venture” so…watch for the bounce here in “risk in general” and get your levels checked/locked and loaded  on all correlating pairs – set for another round of “short use trades”.

 

Buyers Of Stocks – Now Is Your Time

I too will be taking part….but of course – in my own “creative way”. Even at that “very cautiously”.

The U.S Dollar as well U.S Equities will now put in the long-awaited “swing low” ( if you don’t know what that is yet….please research swing trading ) so for those of you interested in pressing the long side in stocks –  now would be your time. I have no individual stock suggestions as the vast majority are so ridiculously bloated, with valuations that ( to me at least ) make very little sense but….you can’t knock “retail euphoria”.

The larger question at hand begs….

Will the next leg in “risk” reach for higher highs before hitting the skids? Or……will we fall short / put in a “lower high” and roll on over for the larger scale “plunge” expected in coming months?

The current geo-political landscape isn’t exactly what I would call “stable” but how many times has that been the case where U.S Equities simply shrug it off…and the funny money just keeps flowing.

I’m immune to earthly headline / media disease and rely only on my “inter-dimensional time shifting machine” to guide me. I see retail money……must get retail money…must have MORE RETAIL MONEY! So……there it is in a nutshell.

Buyers beware. Stay tight. Remain vigilant. But feel free to jump out on the playing field and take a kick at the can.

What’s the worst that can happen?

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Healthcare Bill To Stall – Market Tumble Continues

By Megan Davies and Rodrigo Campos

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump Trade could start looking more like a Trump Tantrum if the new U.S. administration’s healthcare bill stalls in Congress, prompting worries on Wall Street about tax cuts and other measures aimed at promoting economic growth.

Investors are dialing back hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump will swiftly enact his agenda, with a Thursday vote on a healthcare bill a litmus test which could give stock investors another reason to sell.

“If the vote doesn’t pass, or is postponed, it will cast a lot of doubt on the Trump trades,” said the influential bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive at DoubleLine Capital.

U.S. stocks rallied after the November presidential election, with the S&P 500 posting a string of record highs up to earlier this month, on bets that the pro-growth Trump agenda would be quickly pushed by a Republican Party with majorities in both chambers of Congress.

 

Investors extrapolated that a stalling bill could mean uphill battles for other Trump proposals. Trump and Republican congressional leaders appeared to be losing the battle to get enough support to pass it.

Any hint of further trouble for Trump’s agenda, especially his proposed tax cut, could precipitate a stock market correction, said Byron Wien, veteran investor and vice chairman of Blackstone (NYSE:BX) Advisory Partners.

I expect markets to continue lower well into next week, as those who’ve not yet sold “freak out” at the last minute…then sell into the waterfall. Sound familiar? Stocks will bounce sure…so if you are holding now…you likely lose a few nights sleep but “its too late to sell now”. 

How many days / weeks ago did I suggest to “raise cash” and look for another great entry opportunity?

Read the rest here.

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Features

Trade360 is especially noted for its innovative crowd trading platform that is based on research indicating that group behavior patterns can reveal market trends before they appear as exchange rates or prices in the market. The proprietary trading tools employed by Trade360 measure how market sentiment changes in relation to other market indicators. This can result in an above average forecast of future market trends. While the company does not yet provide trading advice, their indicators and signals can be used in making trading decisions.

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Through the company’s proprietary CrowdTrading platform, traders can choose from a wide variety of tradable assets. The unique interface offers live data feeds of crowd activity that provide traders interested in the behavior of crowds, with a basis upon which to make a trading decision.

Trade360 has a minimum deposit amount of $100.00 to open a standard live trading account. If a trader is interested in opening a demo account, then Trade360 is currently offering a promotion using a practice account with $10,000 in virtual money. The company also awards the new trader with $10 for opening a position, $20 for closing the position, and $30 if the trader has made a profit of more than $30 on the trade, which makes the bonus worth $60.

“The entire concept of CrowdTrading is to show the aggregated actions of masses of traders, but not only what asset they are trading on and whether they buy or sell it,”

“CrowdTrading shows all of that, but also changes in Volatility, in trends of asset directions, in volume traded, in speed of quote fluctuations and many other factors that can help a trader make an informed decision.”

The web platform works off a single browser screen showing a feed of trading ideas and selected instruments with a small chart, rates, spread, margin and the buy/sell sentiment in one box. Clicking on the small chart opens a separate window with a larger chart and clicking on the feed loads a tab to take action on the instrument. Other aspects of the platform, such as a competition leaderboard, are available from tabs on the screen.

The firm reiterates the “revolution” it is aiming to deliver in the way online brokers approach newbie traders: “The collaborative work of our developers, data specialist and financial experts that created CrowdTrading is going to make the learning curve of a new trader much simpler and the decision making process so much easier and intuitive.” Trade360 says that several new features to be released in the near future will foster traders’ decision making process.

Trade360 offers clients their own proprietary crowd trading platform called CrowdTrader. This platform gives clients access to a number of custom built tools that traders find particularly useful. The CrowdTrader platform does not require a download and can be accessed through any current web browser and operating system. Also, a mobile application for the software is available to run on Android mobile devices, and an iOS version is offered for use on Apple iPhones, iPods and iPads.

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One of the advantages of using the CrowdTrader platform includes getting alerts that allow the trader to keep ahead of possible market trend developments. The system also detects trend reversals in a timely fashion that become evident as crowd sentiment shifts.

A favorite CrowdTrader feature is that it allows the trader to monitor the market through a live feed, showing market trends taking place and changing in real time. This feature gives the trader an edge since they can monitor the so-called “wisdom of the crowd”. Conversely, if the trader uses a contrarian system, they can detect the “lack of wisdom of the crowd”.

With the CrowdTrader platform, the trader can place trades and monitor position in hundreds of different trading instruments, which include major currency pairs, indexes, commodities, stock and CFDs. Trader’s funds and transactions are secured by 128-bit SSL encryption technology.

Deposits and Withdrawals

Trade360 only requires a minimum $100 deposit. In addition to the beginner’s “practice trading” account mentioned previously, the broker offers money back on every trade made with the initial $100 deposit.  The higher the initial deposit, the more Cashback Trade360 will pay out. Trade360 accepts credit card deposits made with Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, JCB, DinersClub and American Express. In addition, you can use bank wire transfers, Skrill and Neteller to fund trading accounts.  Trade360 charges no fees on deposits.

Beginners’ and Customer Support

Trade360’s customer service department is open 24 hours a day throughout the financial trading week. The company offers its clients support through email, live chat and telephone lines. The staff seems helpful and gives out valuable information on crowd trading, which is a somewhat unfamiliar subject to many traders.

Conclusion

Trade360 is a unique type of regulated broker, providing a social trading service that can be extremely useful to many traders. The broker also allows for trading in a wide array of financial instruments.

Their proprietary online CrowdTrading platform is fairly easy to use, although it can be a bit difficult to navigate relative to the platforms supported by other brokers. Still, it uniquely offers traders potentially valuable and timely market information based on what large groups of people are doing in the market. In addition, the platform is available for mobile devices running Android or iOS operating systems.

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EUR/USD Update – Kong Books Profits

I don’t leave money one table, and when looking at “the macro” hey – a trade is a trade “within” this framework.

I’m booking some 230 pips profit on a long and hard-fought battle/trade – long EUR/USD around 1.05

Markets suck and you know it. You think you’re right – but you’re wrong. I think I’m wrong and I’m right etc… This is no time to be a hotshot as the sky is cloudy, the water muddy, the day-to-day ( without question ) – unclear.

You need to be right “more times than you are wrong” – get it? If you are still searching for some kind of “krystal ball” here on the ol Internet well…..I advise you to stay tuned here, as well go visit your local psychic. This is likely as good as it gets.

Don’t get me wrong as I will never EVER apologize. If you go bet the farm with your piddly 2k trade account and choose to roll the dice – all power to you baby. Moving forward I will do the following:

Simply look to re – enter “short risk” when yet another grand opportunity arises..just around the corner.

Short USD, long EUR and JPY

Short AUD , NZD and CAD

Gold = hold.

Gold can kiss my ass……these long term trade ideas are exactly that. Long term. You don’t expect to get rich overnight but…..wait – Do you ever expect to get rich overnight?

Calm yourself newbies. Watch and learn. This is the big boys game.

Slow and steady wins the race.

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