VZ was one of the 4 Dow 30 components that defied the huge DJIA sell-off on Friday.
The communications company is riding higher on 5G technology coming to market and has a pre-earnings run underway, which means the stock is on the radar of the pro traders.
MKSI worked on a longer-term bottom formation that is completed and moving up with momentum at this time. The consolidations of the past two 1-day runs are very precise and horizontal. These candlestick patterns offered excellent low-risk entries. The stock has an all-time high around $128, so ample room to move up further. It has also completed a near perfect V...
LRCX has an important technical pattern. The stock chart is technically precise. Lines drawn on a weekly chart match perfectly to daily support levels. This is not always the case. The technical precision of certain areas of this chart shows where the professionals have entered and exited. The ability to see the footprints of Dark Pools and Professional Traders is...
AMD has run with momentum driven by pro traders’ activity. The Pros will often be the initial driving force behind a Velocity run (see rectangle around the velocity run.) A velocity run is different from a momentum run as the candles do not overlap. One thing for options traders to remember is that when pro traders are swinging a giant lot trade for a short-term...
The ADBE Trend is one that is often a “gottcha” for new swing traders. The problem is trading leadership. The runs are not initiated by Dark Pools or Pro Traders. The runs are initiated by smaller funds using VWAP or, worse, the retail crowd. The retail crowd is more emotional, has less experience and minimal training. Therefore, the runs they create are harder to...
