The Dow could appeal to bullish (or contrarian) swing traders
Price action on the DJI (Dow Jones Industrial) and several other markets have flagged the potential for a contrarian setup (favourble for bulls).
The Dow Jones has seen a relatively deep pullback against the rally from the June low, and there has been two false breaks of trend support over the past two sessions. Furthermore, a bullish engulfing candle formed yesterday which shows demand just above 3100. The stochastic oscillator is also oversold, although yet to general a traditional 'buy signal' by crossing bac above 30. But given we saw USD/CNH stall just below 7.000 and 145 reverse after tapping 145 suggests we may have reached an important inflection point in sentiment (at least over the near-term).
If we want to think bigger and bolder, wave 2's tend to be the deepest - and bullish rallies generally begin during times of uncertainty. Against that backdrop the Dow Jones (and US indices in general) become contrarian candidates for bulls.
Here's two ways to look at this, depending on anticipated hold time.
1 - For near-term longs: We'd like to see prices hold above yesterday's low and continue higher towards 3200 - 3250, before reassessing its upside potential. This approach requires a tighter stop and we're looking for a momentum / swing trade higher (sooner than later).
2 - For a 'longer-term' bullish setups: Perhaps the low is not yet but it is close. Instead, we see a volatile shakeout around current levels before a bullish move unfolds. In which case we'd want prices to remain above the 30,500 area (near a bullish engulfing candle from July) with a view for it to eventually break above the March high. This scenario allows for a wider stop and requires more patience.
As we saw after the DAX reached out bearish target, prices have failed to reach new lows and have now turned higher. And if we consider how bad things are in Europe and the DAX is rising, perhaps we have reached that phase of the cycle where a countertrend move for global indices are the path of least resistance.
The Dow Jones has seen a relatively deep pullback against the rally from the June low, and there has been two false breaks of trend support over the past two sessions. Furthermore, a bullish engulfing candle formed yesterday which shows demand just above 3100. The stochastic oscillator is also oversold, although yet to general a traditional 'buy signal' by crossing bac above 30. But given we saw USD/CNH stall just below 7.000 and 145 reverse after tapping 145 suggests we may have reached an important inflection point in sentiment (at least over the near-term).
If we want to think bigger and bolder, wave 2's tend to be the deepest - and bullish rallies generally begin during times of uncertainty. Against that backdrop the Dow Jones (and US indices in general) become contrarian candidates for bulls.
Here's two ways to look at this, depending on anticipated hold time.
1 - For near-term longs: We'd like to see prices hold above yesterday's low and continue higher towards 3200 - 3250, before reassessing its upside potential. This approach requires a tighter stop and we're looking for a momentum / swing trade higher (sooner than later).
2 - For a 'longer-term' bullish setups: Perhaps the low is not yet but it is close. Instead, we see a volatile shakeout around current levels before a bullish move unfolds. In which case we'd want prices to remain above the 30,500 area (near a bullish engulfing candle from July) with a view for it to eventually break above the March high. This scenario allows for a wider stop and requires more patience.
As we saw after the DAX reached out bearish target, prices have failed to reach new lows and have now turned higher. And if we consider how bad things are in Europe and the DAX is rising, perhaps we have reached that phase of the cycle where a countertrend move for global indices are the path of least resistance.
