Tame your inner junkie

Right now the market is looking vulnerable to say the least.  Nobody knows if what we are seeing is a  short term run of the mill 3-5% correction or something a little more destructive.

I am about 80% cash and am willing to forgo the fact that in a week this might have been an excellent buying opportunity   We do not trade with the benefit of hindsight.  What we all have been watching for the last 2 weeks is momentum drying up and the wrong sectors leading.  I am taming my inner junkie and not initiating any new positions for the time being.  I am perfectly happy to watch and see where the market wants to go.  Having a heavy cash position allows you to see things more clearly, removing the emotions that are otherwise impossible to curb.

It looks like there is a vacuum down to 1475 which was the September highs and was tested 4 times in January before we broke free to multi-year highs.  This will also roughly coincide with the rising 50 day moving average which still gives bulls the benefit of the doubt.Image

About Michael Batnick

Trying to navigate this Hilsenrath driven market one weekly candle stick at a time.
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2 Responses to Tame your inner junkie

  1. Leslie Batnick says:

    Love it

    Sent from my iPhone

  2. Pingback: I’m a weak long | MichaelBatnick

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