UPDATE III April 22
Wow, what a bloodbath today. My beloved commodities took a hammering
. But am I worried?
nope! did I sell some? you bet i did, some very reluctantly even (IPI), and I am buying them all back again. I also bought some today for earnings, following my strategy I bought CLF, HAL, and SLB.
Now onto the the market.
Now onto the the market.
Hello Bears!
Another good day for my NQ shorts and VIX longs!
But my commodities took a hit, heres why. As I mentioned in my update II that some (turns out all) had run too high and separated too far from their Moving Averages. They needed a sell down so that the MAs can "catch up" this is called consolidation, if you just bought it is painful (I went through it last year). So rather than me just yell 🗣 BUY COMMODITIES 🗣, let me explain why this trade is still "young" (in baseball let's say it's the bottom of the 3rd inning top of the 5th at the latest) why it will still make tons of money and maybe important to some how it happened.
How it happened: simple covid (sure there were signs this was due *the charts dont lie and predicted it coming, weird right*
) but covid caused it. When the world shut down for covid (the mines closed, the production/refiners shut down, the ports and sources of transportation slowed or stopped) the materials needed for production/growth were used up and no new materials replaced them. (this works for all commodities, example fertilizer, the farmers used all the fertilizer available, but when the new season started there wasn't any more fertilizer the miners didnt mine it, and what they had didnt ship or shipped slowly and was used up, so now that everything has started again the farmers still need fertilizer but the miners cant mine fast enough to meet demand (miners stopped mining potash but farmers didnt stop using it) and the processors cant process it fast enough to meet demand and cant get enough supply to process. This entire mess causes prices to climb. (The farmer who needs fertilizer and can pay the most will pay the most, those who can't pay dont grow enough crops. the real world is harsh.) But this isn't sympathy this is money. And if you have commodities you have money.
Why is this early- I could give you the "super cycle" wave theory but then I'm explaining even more technicals. This is early because it was just recognized. This was not a top, it is a breather.
But the miners are at all time highs? So what, how high did tesla run at "all time highs"!? or apple or Microsoft or you get the picture. Miners/steel/oil gas are great companies that have never made this much money (so why wouldn't they keep going higher) and they are NOT at all time highs when adjusted for inflation or the price of gold/silver/copper/whatever commodity you want.
What about steel companies surely they topped? Why would it be a top? They are making over $1400 ton for HRC (historic average is between 400-600) that's over twice as much as average and if you listen to earnings they are making 100+% increases in cash flow, they have been priced as a top but at 800 a ton! We are nearly double that. The HRC (Hot Rolled Steel) prices came down today but this is futures and has sell offs just like anything else, this (much like oil) will not last because people need the steel and can not get enough of it (I know this because I know dealers/suppliers who bid on this). And I know and am an end user who cant get what is needed to build.
The fear today and prompting the commodities sell off is that inflation has topped and therefore so have prices. This is not true on any level. Inflation has not topped (and the FED admitted as much today, when powell said they would not look at fighting inflation, an admission of defeat, they can not raise rates enough to contain it but they can "slow" it by giving us high inflation AND high rates but that equals higher prices)
So now hopefully you understand the inflation/supply demand aspect of commodities, let's see where we are.
🗣 This has not changed 🗣
But my commodities took a hit, heres why. As I mentioned in my update II that some (turns out all) had run too high and separated too far from their Moving Averages. They needed a sell down so that the MAs can "catch up" this is called consolidation, if you just bought it is painful (I went through it last year). So rather than me just yell 🗣 BUY COMMODITIES 🗣, let me explain why this trade is still "young" (in baseball let's say it's the bottom of the 3rd inning top of the 5th at the latest) why it will still make tons of money and maybe important to some how it happened.
How it happened: simple covid (sure there were signs this was due *the charts dont lie and predicted it coming, weird right*
Why is this early- I could give you the "super cycle" wave theory but then I'm explaining even more technicals. This is early because it was just recognized. This was not a top, it is a breather.
But the miners are at all time highs? So what, how high did tesla run at "all time highs"!? or apple or Microsoft or you get the picture. Miners/steel/oil gas are great companies that have never made this much money (so why wouldn't they keep going higher) and they are NOT at all time highs when adjusted for inflation or the price of gold/silver/copper/whatever commodity you want.
What about steel companies surely they topped? Why would it be a top? They are making over $1400 ton for HRC (historic average is between 400-600) that's over twice as much as average and if you listen to earnings they are making 100+% increases in cash flow, they have been priced as a top but at 800 a ton! We are nearly double that. The HRC (Hot Rolled Steel) prices came down today but this is futures and has sell offs just like anything else, this (much like oil) will not last because people need the steel and can not get enough of it (I know this because I know dealers/suppliers who bid on this). And I know and am an end user who cant get what is needed to build.
The fear today and prompting the commodities sell off is that inflation has topped and therefore so have prices. This is not true on any level. Inflation has not topped (and the FED admitted as much today, when powell said they would not look at fighting inflation, an admission of defeat, they can not raise rates enough to contain it but they can "slow" it by giving us high inflation AND high rates but that equals higher prices)
So now hopefully you understand the inflation/supply demand aspect of commodities, let's see where we are.
🗣 This has not changed 🗣
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650624782951-random1452-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
$Crude Oil Futures(OCT4) (CLmain.US)$ $VanEck Oil Services ETF (OIH.US)$ Took a major hit and presented a good buying opportunity, dropping over 20 dollars. Highlighted is the crossover of the MAs (not long ago) and the following price explosion and separation of the 50 from the 100 MA. This is a cool down for another run up.
About 30% SLB & HAL
About 30% SLB & HAL
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650619530900-random2094-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
Futures, triangle formed does it break out or down? my sense tells me oil needs to touch the channel bottom again. Oil actually went up during the trading session as the oil companies sold off, so can they recover if oil drops?
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650619530920-random5727-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
$Schlumberger (SLB.US)$ I am still playing for a SLB breakout, but my expectations have moved to Monday for a breakout. I think we extended the triangle (longer consolidation). Earnings are out in premarket. They will beat, but will be picked apart because of market conditions, rather than just being impressed by the massive earnings. Once the market digests the massive earnings buyers will rush back. Again notice how quickly the 50 MA (green) separated from the 100 (red)
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650619530944-random6781-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
$Halliburton (HAL.US)$ HAL had a great earnings report but sold down hard. Again the separation of the MAs and the formation of a triangle (do we break up or down)
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650619530966-random4998-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
$SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME.US)$ Steel producers and Miners. Look at that 50 MA! This needs a cool down, but earnings are starting to come out, and just like I predicted they are getting nit picked instead of just being in awe of the earnings. This will change once the market has time to go over the information rather than knee jerk reactions set off by algorithms.
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650619530988-random1077-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
$Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF.US)$ Steel producer reports premarket, earnings will he huge, and it will probably sell off, I actually expect a bump before the sell off. Like oil, I believe the breakout will begin next week now. This is not a bad thing as it allows the MAs to consolidate (just so we can separate again
that's how this works)
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650619531009-random7686-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
$SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP.US)$ Oil- Gas. Highlighted are the MAs to show the pattern of separation consolidation and separation again. It's a pattern or wave and when you find it ride it.🏄♂️
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650619531028-random3512-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
$Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE.US)$ Energy; Nat Gas, Coal, Oil & select Utilities. Again and it is a pattern the separation of MAs now they need to consolidate and cool down the indicators, so we can run again![]()
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![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650619531050-random8359-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
$VanEck Gold Miners Equity ETF (GDX.US)$ Miners, specifically Gold miners (although they do mine other metals in the recovery of gold they are generally minimal <5% of total sales). The arrow highlights show the crossover of the MAs (notice how recent the crossover of the 200 and 150 is, again this is the early stages of the run)
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650619531068-random548-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
$Intrepid Potash (IPI.US)$ Fertilizer sold off hard, because it ran up hard. A cooling was necessary. Both passed my test for buying stock. "Would I buy this at this price" regardles of situation, but because of the situation I can wait.
"But you said you sold" - I did and price has dropped nearly 10 dollars from when I sold, so I am ready to buy again.
"But you said you sold" - I did and price has dropped nearly 10 dollars from when I sold, so I am ready to buy again.
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650619531086-random6006-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650619531105-random4167-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
$Micro Silver Futures(DEC4) (SILmain.US)$ $iShares Silver Trust (SLV.US)$ $Sprott Physical Silver Trust (PSLV.US)$ Silver had a bloodbath dropping below the breakout we just had. This is a selloff to cover margin losses I am sure of it. COMEX deliveries have more than tripled. Firms want the physical silver but there is becoming less and less available for delivery.
https://www.cmegroup.com/clearing/operations-and-deliveries/nymex-delivery-notices.html
https://www.cmegroup.com/clearing/operations-and-deliveries/nymex-delivery-notices.html
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650619531125-random6844-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
Interestingly the MAs are inverted on silver, the golden cross (50 crossing the 200) happened just before the triangle breakout (which is why I thought it would be a stronger breakout) and silver is waiting for the 100 (red) and 150 (cyan) to cross the 200 (yellow) to be in a full breakout.
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650619531142-random9501-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$ $ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ ETF (SQQQ.US)$ $ProShares UltraShort QQQ (QID.US)$ Another big loss day, still in a downtrend, BEAR market, nothing changed, could we get a relief bounce- sure, but dont confuse it with a bull market. The FED has said the market is too frothy and needs to come down, why would you fight the FED?
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650619531161-random6723-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
$E-mini NASDAQ 100 Futures(SEP4) (NQmain.US)$ Now futures The 2 hour
Showing an oversold bounce coming, I think we turn up and run positive into open where we sell down again. A bullish divergence is forming so the chance of a green day is there. I would see this more of a relief or minor relief before a mid day selloff.
Showing an oversold bounce coming, I think we turn up and run positive into open where we sell down again. A bullish divergence is forming so the chance of a green day is there. I would see this more of a relief or minor relief before a mid day selloff.
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650620040172-random4946-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
30 min looks strong, with a minor bearish divergence forming. Again I am right now predicting a higher market before open. But will it sell at open or in the afternoon?
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650620040192-random4870-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
$CBOE Volatility S&P 500 Index (.VIX.US)$ $VIX Index Futures(SEP4) (VXmain.US)$ $ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY.US)$ As you can see I have drawn out my VIX prediction, the red and green lines are the top and bottom bands, there is much more room towards the bottom, and the VIX is overbought so ripe for a sell down. But like I keep saying THE VIX WANTS TO GO UP!!! that is the trend.
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650620554119-random6118-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
oil. Looks like a rollover? A further drop is to be expected, but it looks weak so a minor sell down? It is already touching the lower bollinger band and approaching oversold, so a recovery is likely. Maybe the same time the market reverses![]()
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650621067153-random7657-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
Gold $E-micro Gold Futures(DEC4) (MGCmain.US)$ Gold looks to go oversold, has a minor bearish divergence, is at the lower end of the bollinger band. Does gold rebound with oil? I could see an afternoon commodities rally
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650621067175-random8045-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
silver $Micro Silver Futures(DEC4) (SILmain.US)$ Oversold pushing the lower bollinger band. Everything about this says bounce back however now we must fight through the MAs again (MAs are support below price and resistance above it)
![UPDATE III April 22](https://ussnsimg.moomoo.com/1650621326001-random3904-70624085-android-org.jpg/bigmoo)
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karnithya : master, do you provide any signals esp for options? do you have a discord or telegram?
iamiam OP karnithya : no I don't. I sometimes post when I'm buying or looking at options. But options are tricky so I would hate to have someone buy and then not know what they are doing and hold too long or something else to cause loss. But I'm happy to answer any questions if I can.
Markio1315 : true..I sold $Timkensteel (TMST.US)$ before Powell but will be looking to add in later if price is nice. It's consolidation not reversal unlike some loss making tech stocks. All the industrial are looking for a burst in very near future.
iamiam OP : NQ futures green![undefined [undefined]](https://static.moomoo.com/nnq/emoji/static/image/default/default-black.png?imageMogr2/thumbnail/36x36)
iamiam OP : also SLB & CLF big green premarket. Let's hope it keeps up, I doubt it but maybe![undefined [undefined]](https://static.moomoo.com/nnq/emoji/static/image/default/default-black.png?imageMogr2/thumbnail/36x36)
Kopi is Life : Thanks for yr easy to understand rationale as always. Cheers
iamiam OP : BAM CLIFFY!!!!
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Cleveland-Cliffs beat estimated earnings by 22.14%, reporting an EPS of $1.71 versus an estimate of $1.4.
Revenue was up $1.91 billion from the same period last year.
iamiam OP : SLB![speaking_head_in_silhouette 🗣️](https://static.moomoo.com/nnq/emoji/static/image/img-apple-64/1f5e3-fe0f.png)
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Schlumberger Q1 revenue $5.96 bln vs. $5.22 bln a year ago
Ben 23 : omg. You are spot on. After the sell off, they are rebounding today.![undefined [undefined]](https://static.moomoo.com/nnq/emoji/static/image/default/default-black.png?imageMogr2/thumbnail/36x36)
iamiam OP Ben 23 : be careful, they could have wild swings and still end down, that's a tell tale of a "breather" or " cool down" lots of volume moving lots of stock bringing in a new batch of buyers from sellers, while weeding out the traders here for a quick buck either way.
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