Market Observations
Bullish Stocks down to 9%
7% of Stocks had up day compared to 64% with a down day
Current FTSE Trend | Daily = Bearish | Weekly = Bullish
Very few long stocks available in the market – look to balance portfolio with an additional short position
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Trading Update – Squeeze Strategy 22nd Oct 09
Trading Update – Squeeze Strategy 21st Oct 09
Market Observations
Bullish Stocks down to 20%
14% of Stocks had up day compared to 45% with a down day
Current FTSE Trend = Stalling to Bearish
Weakness in the market returning, but long tail on daily suggests bulls won the day
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Open Positions (Current P&L +1.29%)
Royal Dutch [...]
Trading Update – Squeeze Strategy 20th Oct 09
Market Observations
Bullish Stocks up at 34%
22% of Stocks had up day compared to 29% with a down day
Current FTSE Trend = Stalling
Weakness in the market no longer evident – but still stalling at significant levels of resistance
Open Positions (Current P&L +0.97%)
Royal Dutch Shell Plc (currently up £72.75 or 0.7% ) – Stop moved to Breakeven
Whitbread [...]
Trading Update – Squeeze Strategy 19th Oct 09
Market Observations
Bullish Stocks flat at 24%
34% of Stocks had up day compared to 11% with a down day
Current FTSE Trend = Stalling
Weakness in the market no longer evident – but still stalling at significant levels of resistance
Open Positions (Current P&L +0.97%)
Royal Dutch Shell Plc (currently up £85.5 or 0.78% ) – Stop moved to Breakeven
Whitbread [...]
Trading Update – Squeeze Strategy 18th Oct 09
Squeeze Strategy – Trading Update Sunday 18th October 2009;
Market Observations
Bullish Stocks down from 45% to 24%
18% of Stocks had up day compared to 42% with a down day
Current FTSE Trend = Neutral to Bear
Look for a couple of bearish stocks in order to provide a hedge against current open positions and to prepare for a [...]
Trading Update – Squeeze Strategy 15th Oct 09
I blogged yesterday about THE SQUEEZE strategy that I was live testing.
Here follows a trading update;
Open Positions
Royal Dutch Shell Plc (currently down £10.50 or 0.1%)
Whitbread Plc (currently down £11.00 or 0.1%)
New Orders
Experian Group Plc (Buy Limit@547 – 350 shares. Stop 532, Target 578. Max Loss £52.5 Max win £108.5)
Ferrexpo Plc (Buy Limit@162 – 420 shares. [...]
Live testing a simple squeeze strategy
Finding the balance between a trading system that is totally mechanical (and hence sometimes counter-intuitive) and a system that allows an element of discretion (and hence introduces emotion into trading), is a tough balance to find.
However as a trader it is important to understand your own strengths and weaknesses, in order to find a way [...]
Analysis of the squeeze indicator
One of my favourite TA tools is called the Squeeze indicator. I first came across the squeeze on the TradeTheMarkets website. The guys that run TTM, John Carter and Hubert Senters are both great believers in the squeeze. And there is no doubt in my mind that it is a pretty powerful tool.
The squeeze indicator [...]
