July 10 Bear Trap Intraday Update and Stock Scan

With price breaking under the rising parallel trendline channel, the expectation was for a logical continuation of the sell-off triggered by this morning’s gap.

Buyers (bulls) had other plans (as usual).

Let’s take a look at the current S&P 500 key levels and highlight our trending stocks of the day:

See my prior updates this week regarding the “Rising Parallel Trendline” structure and price planning (including the breakdown that surprised traders this morning):

July 7: Planning the Next (Down) Swing from Resistance – Color Structure

July 8: Planning the Next (Up) Swing from Support- Color Structure

July 9: Plotting the New Support Bounce Color Structure

Today’s gap reminds us to be aware of alternate thesis events that can trigger – price doesn’t always do what we expect it to do.

As we update the current levels, we note the 50% or “halfway” Fibonacci Retracement level into the 1,970 price target (today’s high at the moment).

Other Fibonacci potential target levels include the 38.2% level just above 1,965 and the upper 61.8% level under 1,975.

For now, seek potential bearish trades under 1,965, hold a neutral bias between 1,965 and 1,970, and otherwise keep trading with the steroid-injected bulls above 1,970.

Our pro-trend (bullish) stock candidates include the following:

Bristol-Myers (BMY), Archer-Daniels (ADM), Intel (INTC), and Monster Beverage (MNST).

Potential downtrend (sell day) candidates include the following stocks:

T.Rowe Price (TROW), PVH Corp, Best Buy (BBY), and Black and Decker (SWK).

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Also, I’m excited to be teaching an educational webinar with Trader Kingdom this Thursday (July 10th) at 3:30pm EST entitled “Stalking the Short-Squeeze: Protection and Profit from Unexpected Events” which will help you increase your ability to plan market events (and trading strategies) like this.

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