This is what a market bottom looks like

Discussion in 'Trading' started by orbit23, Mar 19, 2020.

  1. trdes

    trdes

    Yes, even the most simple indicator like two EMA's together can show that up moves are going to have a really hard time holding and if/when we get one that last longer than a day, it still has a high probability that a large part of that move will be retraced fairly quickly.

    I am genuinely surprised at how people are reading this and also at how they are trying to catch the bottom(I can more understand long term investing if you have the cash and truly don't mind it going lower) otherwise doesn't make a lot of sense to me, but to each his own.
     
    #41     Mar 20, 2020
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  2. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    Looks like on certain days the magnet is not on.
     
    #42     Mar 20, 2020
  3. SunTrader

    SunTrader

    Even worse today. Woooh -6.35%
     
    #43     Mar 20, 2020
  4. %%
    Bottoms?? Bear markets make bottoms every every day/ every month/every week. And SDOW/inverse ETFs, are still nicely uptrending……………………………………………………...
     
    #44     Mar 20, 2020
  5. trdes

    trdes

    Yes, I want to know the exact bottom(I will allow the call to be off by 5 S&P points or 20 NQ points).
     
    #45     Mar 20, 2020
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  6. %%
    HERE IS how we will know, 100% for sure;
    2020/hindsight LOL:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:caution::caution:
     
    #46     Mar 20, 2020
  7. Cuddles

    Cuddles

    well, this thread didn't age well
     
    #47     Mar 20, 2020
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  8. %%
    Almost like trying to call tops in a bull market , eh?? Easy to find bottoms in a bear, bottoms every day/ every week...………………………………………………………………………………. The bottom only happens once.
     
    #48     Mar 20, 2020
  9. orbit23

    orbit23

    Yeah, didn't age well and my reputation on a forum went down, too bad.

    Luckily i got out at the right time. I regret having not shorted though because i kinda knew i should've but didn't know how to place a setup(where stop loss).
     
    #49     Mar 20, 2020
  10. orbit23

    orbit23

    LOL, YEP. I figured that about the tops too.

    Thanks to my skill though i can fail at catching the bottom and still make money or atleast not lose.

    Anyways i regret not being properly prepared for the other scenario. I figured that things were not looking as they should, i closed longs, but i did not open shorts and this happens way too many times.
     
    #50     Mar 20, 2020
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