Trade ideas
Momentum Surge - IBMIBM is showing good consolidation and may be setting up for a breakout.  Keep in mind IBM can be a slow mover so  it may not break out fast.  Tight stops are required as always based on my strategy.
1. Not up 3 days in a row 
2. Linear previous momentum leg 
3. Stock is in early phases of an uptrend i.e. not extended 
4. Has not had a significant breakout or breakdown during the consolidation phase 
5. Consolidation is nice and clean with narrow range days, lower volume , and can even be pointing down. 
Buy = $134.86
Stop = $133.29
Shares = 40
Momentum Surge Potential - IBMIBM is showing good consolidation and may be setting up for a breakout. Larger slower moving stocks like IBM can be tricky to trade during consolidation so stops are important.
1. Not up 3 days in a row 
2. Linear previous momentum leg (but there is a risk of gap fill to the downside)
3. Stock is in early phases of an uptrend i.e. not extended 
4. Has not had a significant breakout or breakdown during the consolidation phase 
5. Consolidation is nice and clean with narrow range days, lower volume , and can even be pointing down. 
Buy = $134.86
Stop = $133.29 
Shares = 40
IBM EarningsSomeone asked me about this a couple of weeks ago...
Last time they had crap earnings people started bailing out 4 days before the next earnings.  Buying puts at close tomorrow, will roll into a lower strike on Momday if this pans out, if not I'm holding the puts through earnings.
This is strictly a timing call.  Also I expect earnings to be crappy.  If you're optimistic, buy some calls.
IBM in a bearish rising wedge?Looks like the IBM shows us a bearish rising wedge.
Definitely something to look out for, let's keep an eye on it if it works and if yes how much drop we could expect.  For now I expect some pullback to a support at approximately 115$.
Since I'm still learning I'm not trading this.
If you feel the same give me some feedback I'm glad to hear from you guys!
Give a like if you feel I'm right.
IBM Earnings SetupLooks like the computerz are melting the market up again.  I expect IBM to work its way back to $125 before earnings.  I'm buying puts before earnings.
Has their business improved much in the last 3 months?  I doubt it considering the rate increase and stock market tanking.  Companies aren't going to increase spending when things are tanking.
IBM falling out of bear flag channelIBM has been in a classic bear flag channel for a few weeks. It looks like we're breaking downwards now to complete the bear flag pattern.
I'm looking for a drop of about $40 from the top of the channel to somewhere in the $90-100 range. This is consistent with the methodology of the breakout from a flag is about equal to the price move leading to the flag. I think that this is a reasonable area to look for bullish signals after the dust has settled from the Red-Hat merger.






















