The other majors are trading virtually unchanged, in
choppy market conditions, but things can get heated as soon as US markets open.
In
choppy market conditions, one benefit of commodity ETFs such as UNG is their low correlation to the overall direction of the stock market.
As explained in this May 12 blog post, the model portfolio of my nightly stock and ETF picking newsletter (which is less than $ 2 per day based on annual rate) has largely been positioned in cash due to
choppy market conditions (capital preservation mode).
This is because technical indicators are highly prone to error in
choppy market conditions.
In indecisive or
choppy market conditions, international ETFs, such as the two we are currently positioned in, are a good way to have exposure to the stock market, but with a low correlation to the direction of the U.S. stock market indexes.
Not exact matches
The good news from credit
conditions, hiring intentions and capital spending plans on the economy and likely earnings growth can provide upside appreciation potential while sentiment, intra-stock correlation and even valuation suggest concern... Overall, we can get to a 1,975 kind of outcome, but we may also see
choppier markets and early indicators on volatility also intimate reasons to be worried.
During
choppy or sideways
market conditions a bearish crossover is less meaningful, since there is no trend in either direction present.
When
market conditions are
choppy and indecisive, very few stocks and ETFs follow - through in either direction of the
market.
As a price action trader, our job is to analyze the price action and have the discipline to not trade during the
choppy (meaningless) price action and wait for the 20 % or so
market conditions that are worth trading.
The
conditions were ideal for defensive strategies, as the
markets were both
choppy and directionless (since September 2014, the S&P 500 (TR) is essentially flat).
Cryptocurrencies are headed for another mediocre week, as
choppy trading
conditions continued to dictate the
market.
Choppy trading
conditions dominate the
market of Bitcoin as well as the largest altcoins», but with the downtrends in the segment still clearly being intact, a test of the lows is likely in the coming days.