Yeah good post. It does make logical sense too though, each chart basically has an area where strong deep buys typically generate from (basically after chart falls "x" amount, it's in prime position for turn around). This pattern on the Daily, is the same pattern that plays out on smaller charts essentially everyday.
Remember, it's the Q's though. Not the S&P. I mean market patterns tend to repeat, but for real, I think it's just a coincidence lol. I can't remember that far back... what was going on at the time? That's why I picked St Patty's Day on the forward chart. Seemed appropriate.
I went back and checked it this move has better velocity / stronger momentum already than the 2016 one. It took until 02/17/2016 for us to have similar momentum than we currently have on the NQ as of this Daily bar (and that was right before we started the up move to similar resistance levels that we may be hitting soon on NQ) So, this move has reasonable probability to continue higher, at least to the levels I posted earlier ES 4581 ish and NQ 15487 ish.
I borrowed some lines from here and I think (so by definition this scenario will not play out) we get a retracement from around A - or where we are now. Area B could possible be a point for a leg up again if we do not continue further down. If we go down area C could be a first 'target'. (When I draw these lines on previous 'corrections' in almost every case price just went further up) NQ:
I'm experimenting a bit with volume profile. Yesterday's late session move and continuation in ETH left behind a pocket. I still think the long side is the right side from here, but the R/R is not favourable from here. I think I'll be buying if we can go down to the 4520 area and we find some support there. Right now we're at resistance and would have a large gap up on the Open which will likely have some back-filling on the Open.
And up we go... The bulls and Powell doesn't know or care what resistance/volume pockets is... I have an open gap above at 4654 which is my target by end of week if we get continuation higher. Nothing to do now, though, but wait for an opportunity.
And even if it rises further, and IF it goes down ultimately, I see all kind of levels for possible inflection points (basically everywhere up). And I even left all ema's / fib levels out. So we can always look back later and see our 'chart' explanation (just like our 'news' explanation) But I wonder, if even rate hikes can't get NQ down, what will?
Stoppped out for a tick on that one. Back in short @ 68 with a 5 point stop. Playing the retrace in this zone and potential reversal. EDIT: Took the stop. Flat and waiting.