During corrections and pullbacks, the main stock market indexes must hold onto this level in order for us to continue operating on
the long side of the market with confidence.
But as we continue to see improving price action in the broad market, as well as new breakouts among leading stocks, we will more aggressively start jumping back into
the long side of the market.
We recently profited from the sale of two ETF swing trades on
the long side of the market, $ FXI (China) and $ EPOL (Poland), and we continue to monitor select international ETFs for potential buy entry on a pullback.
Even though we have been trading exclusively on
the long side of the market since the new buy signal was received at the start of 2013, we are objective, emotionless trend traders who simply follow and trade in the same direction as the dominant market trend (which now favors the downside, at least in the near - term).
It would now take several significant «distribution days» (higher volume selling) to nullify recent bullish price action on
the long side of the market.
As such, we carefully began re-entering
the long side of the market, selectively buying stocks and ETFs with relative strength to the broad market.
After shifting from «buy» mode to «neutral» mode on October 5, then from «neutral» to «sell» mode on October 12, our rule - based system for market timing once again precisely got us out of
the long side of the market within a few percent of the highs, then prompted us to sell short (and buy inverse ETFs) right as the current sell - off began.
We still have two short positions in our model ETF trading portfolio, but the majority weighting of our swing trades (combining ETF and individual stock positions) remains on
the long side of the market.
The lack of substantial bullish follow - through in leading individual stocks in recent weeks, the absence of leadership in most ETFs (other than international ETFs), and the bearish pattern on the weekly chart of the S&P 500 Index (below) are all valid reasons to avoid
the long side of the market now.
The action by the Fed last week combined with bearish unemployment report is expected to keep pressure on interest rates which is helping investors build confidence in
the long side of the market again...
Not exact matches
This doesn't mean there isn't a great deal
of money to be made during the bear
market (on both the
long and short
side), but at some point we must recognize that our global imbalances all remain.
«Over the
long run, we believe that subscription growth on the developed
market side through many
of their channels
of other business lines could actually provide a P / E multiple enhancement in year four and five»
of a five - year timeline, Morganlander said.
The
long side of the stock
market is all about low volatility and steady / reliable price action.
Finally, drill it in your head that having the patience to wait for the proper entry points is crucial when short selling stocks, as the short
side of the
market is less forgiving to ill - timed trade entries than the
long side.
Commercial traders are building a larger
long position as speculators press the short
side of the
market at its lows.
This action has distorted prices in the short - term and is providing a trading opportunity on the
long side of the interest rate
market through the end
of the month.
While the
long - term «buy and hold» investors thrive on strong uptrends in the
market, a huge benefit
of momentum trend trading when the going gets rough is the ability to profit on both
sides of the
market (
long and short).
Accordingly, we immediately closed out existing
long positions and are no
longer to stalking the buy
side of the stock
market for new trade entries.
Specifically, the article addressed the importance
of trend trading in the same direction as the overall
market trend, and continuing trading on that
side of the trend as
long as the trend continues.
Specifically, the article addressed the importance
of trend trading in the same direction as the overall
market trend, and continuing trading on that
side of the trend as
long as the -LSB-...]
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As mentioned above, there are still a handful
of non «A-rated» stocks in defensive sectors that may push higher in the near - term, but clearly this is not the type
of high momentum, growth - driven
market I like to swing trade on the
long side.
We will merely continue to lay low and wait for setups to develop on either
side of the
market (
long or short).
But some other critics have in a sense taken the other
side of this trade, contending that if anything the formula underestimates the potential liability
of long - dated options by failing to adequately account for so - called tail risk — the prospect that the
markets will collapse under the weight
of, say, a giant housing bubble.
Looking at the figures for each recession, it's notable that (a) the proportionate rise in the level
of unemployment, once the fall in GDP is taken into account, bears some relation to the rise in real wages; (b) there is no consistent difference between supply -
side and demand -
side recessions; (c) given the
long - term costs
of unemployment, a flexible labour
market becomes extremely important in a recession.
«As the
market climbs to new highs, investors are paying more attention to the short
side of their books and making sure they have sufficient hedging positions
of either ETFs or beta stocks to recoup
long -
side losses if the
market drops,» Dusaniwsky says.
Since $ UUP has been in a primary uptrend for approximately nine months, and our trading strategy is based on following the direction
of the dominant
market trend, we would only look to potentially enter $ UUP only on the
long side.
Although I am fully prepared to start making short selling profits IF the
market convincingly breaks down, I am equally prepared to bang out gains on the
long side of the stock
market (just as my newsletter was doing before the recent cautionary shift).
As such, I simply avoided the short
side of the
market and (cautiously) followed the trend on the
long side instead.
The
long side outperformed the
market by 35 basis points per month, with a tracking error volatility
of only 5.7 percent, for a realized information ratio
of 0.75.
Thanks to our
market timing system remaining in «sell» mode (since October 12), we continue to be positioned primarily on the short
side of the
market (including being
long «short ETFs»).
In prior
market cycles across history, taking a hard - defensive outlook in response to overvalued, overbought, overbullish conditions rarely kept you on the wrong
side of the
market for
long; either the
market declined, or the syndrome was cleared.
Long / Short Equity funds invest on both long and short sides of equity markets, generally focusing on diversifying or hedging across particular sectors, regions or market capitalizati
Long / Short Equity funds invest on both
long and short sides of equity markets, generally focusing on diversifying or hedging across particular sectors, regions or market capitalizati
long and short
sides of equity
markets, generally focusing on diversifying or hedging across particular sectors, regions or
market capitalizations.
A stock
market crash can be a
side effect
of major catastrophic events, economic crisis or the collapse
of a
long - term speculative bubble.
Trend identification is
of great importance to most traders as getting on the right
side of a trend can be the easiest way to be profitable in financial
markets — as
long as proper money and risk management is undertaken.
While this approach to investing can be challenging at times when we find ourselves on the wrong
side of market trends, our confidence in its efficacy over a
long - term investment horizon is unwavering.
To live on the
side of a Greek island overlooking the beautiful sea, where I can walk or bike all over the town making stops at
market stalls to buy fresh produce and seafood all year
long.
The South
Side of Chicago has
long been the home
of Pete's Fresh
Market, but the company recently started reaching out to the local suburbs, Marissa Dremonas says.
Free
market enthusiasts have
long pretended that the public is on their
side on this issue, that privatising anything that moves is «sensible» and follows the natural laws
of politics and economics, while any form
of national ownership is loony left territory.
«If Nojaim's
Market is no
longer in a position to fill this role, then we must find another solution, ideally one that can serve both the Near West
Side and a growing population
of apartment dwellers living downtown,» Perez Williams said.
I can tell you now it is not in some man - made concoction with a list
of side effects so painfully
long that you stop reading the label, or some other drug that has been given to millions
of people in the hope
of a cure and has now been taken off the
market for causing cancer!
A year ago, the Volvo XC90 SUV showed how quickly Volvo could gain
market share once it unveiled truly modern vehicles, using the scalable platform architecture (SPA), meaning one basic design can be modified for
longer wheelbase, overall length, height and width; the only fixed measurement is the front wheel - t0 - dash ratio that gives the car much
of its identity from the
side.
There is a
long list
of standard features, like driver's
side air bag and anti-lock brakes, that makes the Roadmaster one
of the most fully equipped wagons on the
market.
Long known as makers
of cushy, coddling sedans with the reliability
of a Toyota and a palatable price, Lexus has tried their hand at the sporty
side of things as well, but they're still keenly aware
of the large portion
of the
market that wants comfort and quiet over all.
Options can be used to play the
long or short
side of the desired
market.
«The flip
side to being able to get in and out
of the
market quickly is the tendency to overtrade, and that's one
of the biggest detriments to
long - term investing success.
Long put positions are added to short call positions to determine the sell
side of the
market.
We are watching the key support area between 1.2160 — 1.2140 this week to get
long and ride the
market back up to the higher
side of the range near 1.2540 key resistance.
If you go
long when the
market is falling, do you have a margin
of safety on your
side?
Emerging
market equity funds stood out on the equity
side with a category return
of 3.64 % while the
long government bond category rallied and closed the month up 5.83 %.