Lessons From Failed Sell Signals and Popped Stops

I mentioned this concept in more detail in an earlier post entitled “What Happens when Resistance is Broken,” and a follow-up post entitled “Opportunities from Popped Stops Intraday,” in which I described the concept of “Popped Stops” leading to quick scalp trades long from the ‘pocket’ of tight stops that often exist just above key resistance levels.

Let’s take a look at the recent 60-min chart of the SPY and note three distinct and classic short-sell signals – all of which failed and led to a “stop-pop” rally… including what could be another one developing right now.