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Market Pandemonium – Stocks Rebound, Oil Plunges, Gold Surges

For the past few weeks, we have seen a strong rebound in stocks, but at the same time, we have also seen a plunge in Oil, crazy volatility in the USD, and a surge in Gold.

How can we make sense of this crazy market, when it seems like everything is moving in different directions? Does it mean it is risk-on for now, and is the market bottom already in?

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Is the Stock Market Bottom In?

To be honest, no one really knows at this point.

After reading all the different articles, news, opinions and data, it seems the consensus is pretty split on this.

I also did a poll on Telegram, which seems to favour more downside.

 

So is it possible that we are actually here?

 

Let’s take a look at the arguments for each side.

Bullish case:

  • Slowing number of cases and hospitalisations after lockdown measures
  • Possible that lockdown will end soon and economy returns to normal
  • Unprecedented fiscal and monetary policies to boost economy
  • Only certain industries are hit pretty bad, the rest of the economy is still ok
  • It is a matter of time before a vaccine is found
  • China is already “back to normal” after lifting their lockdown

Bearish case:

  • Permanent damage to the economy – lost jobs, businesses shut down, loan defaults, etc
  • Less future spending – change of habits, less discretionary spending
  • Lockdown (full or partial) may last a really long time
  • 2nd wave of infections after lockdown is lifted
  • Domino effect of economy failure has yet to really kick in
  • Fiscal & monetary policy is insufficient to save the economy

 

How to Swing Trade the Stock Market?

If I had to put a number on it, I would say I am 60% bearish, and 40% bullish.

Based on this opinion (and of course studying the price action), my general strategy is to do short/medium-term bullish swing trades, while at the same time looking for an opportunity to take a long-term bearish trade.

This will allow me to profit from the short/medium-term price rebound, based on the price action, but also not miss out from the potentially bigger long-term move down, should it happen.


From the chart, the strongest level of resistance is the gap around the 2900-3000 level, so if prices manage to close and stay above that, then I will reconsider my bearish hypothesis.

Tesla – Very Strong Price Rebound

After the sharp plunge when the stock price was almost hitting $1000, Tesla fell sharply to the $380 to $400 buying zone, which was the area I was planning to accumulate the stock.

It had an amazing rally after that, and as of today’s closing it is up almost 90% from my initial entry price. Congrats to those who took the trade with us!

 

Crude Oil – Double Whammy Selldown

Crude oil was very unfortunately to suffer a confluence of bad news, including price wars, and a huge decline in demand due to restriction of travel.

As price continues to drift down, we have seen the main exporters try to put together some deals and supply cuts, but the problem is that demand is too low, and even with a decrease in supply, there is still an increasing supply glut.

So unless we see lockdowns being lifted, and the economy going back to normal, we can expect crude oil to continue falling. This will get worse the longer the lockdown lasts.

 

Gold – The Hedge for USD

After seeing how the Fed (and almost every huge economy) is printing billions and trillions of dollars to save the economy, it is highly possible that we might see a devaluation of the US Dollar in the long-run.

For many traders and investors, they see Gold as a good way to hedge against the decline in value of the USD, which could explain the huge surge in Gold prices.

Thankfully, we managed to start buying in near the lows, and slowly accumulated on the way up.

As I mentioned in the post, I think this is a good medium/long-term trade, so for investors, you might want to add some of this in your investment portfolio as well.

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Spencer Li

Is the Bear Market Over, or is it Just Starting? (Risks & Opportunities)

Recently I have been receiving a lot of emails and messages asking about the market, and also an unprecedented number of people joining my private trading network, and the obvious reason for this is that the markets now are offering excellent trading opportunities.

Heading into Bear Market Territory

Last Thursday, we officially saw the stock market enter the bear territory, with a 20% correction from all-time highs.

Many people tell me that it is impossible to time the markets. But is that really true, or are they just parroting something they read online or from a book?

Take a look at the 2 charts below. The one on the left is the chart I posted for my students on 27 February 2002.

Now take a look at how accurately it played out on the right, which is the what actually happened.

Now imagine if you had that roadmap on the left, how much money would you have made, or how much money would you have saved by liquidating your portfolio before the full crash?

How Much Did You Make from This Crash?

While most “value investors” or “long-term investors” are complaining about how badly hit their portfolios are, the truth is that the only thing they can do now is quote Warren Buffett and hope that the market rebounds in the long-run.

Eventually, it probably will, and I will also be buying in once the crash is over, but why would I want to sit through a crash that can be avoided?

And more importantly, why would I want to miss such a great money-making opportunity?

These past few weeks of steep declines have probably been some of the best trading days I’ve seen in my career, allowing me to more than double my trading account (ROI of +169.54%) in this short span of time.

This is probably more than most people’s one year salary. Yikes!

 

 

 

And I am glad to be able to guide my students (including complete newbies) during this period of time to generate awesome returns as well on their trading accounts.

Swing Trading Opportunities

With the market in such turmoil (and high volatility), there are going to be a lot trading opportunities on the intraday and swing timeframe, but you will need to have the right skills and techniques to trade these markets.

I would also recommend using smaller lot sizes to trade if you are not used to fast markets.

For example, in my trade below, I used a very small 0.01 lot size to take quick trades on the S&P 500, which allowed me to make US$671 on just one trade in a few minutes.

 

If you take a couple of such trades a day, and use good money management to pyramid or stack positions on strong setups, it is not hard to generate 5 figures a day in such markets.

Of course, these are not normal market conditions, and I do not know how long they will last, which is why we need to make the most of it for the next few weeks.

Roadmap for the Bear Market

Some of the common questions I have been getting:

  • How long and how deep is this correction going to be?
  • When is the virus going to peak?
  • When should I start buying?
  • What should I be buying?
  • Should I sell off my portfolio in case it falls more?

In my opinion, a lot of factors are hard to predict, and this crash is unique because it happened so quickly.

The 2008 crash took 18 months to correct about 50-60%, while this time we took about 3 weeks to correct 25-30%.

That’s insanely fast. some people have not even had the chance to panic sell yet. 😆

Although China has mostly managed to control the spread, and is on the route to recovery, many countries in Europe, Middle East and the US are still seeing and exponential increase in cases, so what we want to see is a deceleration of cases, so that from there we can estimate where the peak is.

If you look at the graph of all the past corrections in the S&P 500, there are only about 5 times in the past 55 years where it has gotten worse then this. (Also don’t forget to join our free Telegram channel for daily market updates if you click on that link.)

Personally, I do not think the bottom is here yet, and after consulting my charts over the weekend, I have come up with another roadmap for the next few months.

To be fair, I will only be sharing this new roadmap with my students, and I will continue to monitor the markets daily so that I can update them when I feel that it is time to start buying.

The Once-A-Decade Opportunity

Anyway, if you have missed the move down, do not despair, because the next big opportunity is the move up, once the decline ends.

Opportunities like this to multiply your wealth only comes once in a decade, so if you don’t want to miss this chance, I would like to invite you to join our private network with an awesome community of traders.

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Spencer Li

Swing Trading vs. Intraday Trading: Which is Better?

When it comes to trading, most people think that trading is stressful and boring because it involves staring at a screen the whole day and watching prices move, and then having to execute trades at lightning speeds to make any profits.

That is quite often what is shown in the movies, and very much dramatized.

In reality, there are many different kinds of trading, and here is a simple infographic depicting the main categories.

Source: Forex Useful

 

Generally, what you see in the movies tend to depict scalpers and day traders, which is the most stressful kind of trading. I myself tried it for a couple of years, but it started to take a toll on my health, which I decided was not worth the money, even though it was pretty good.

Position trading is more useful in timing the market to build your long-term portfolio, as I mentioned in my previous blog post: https://synapsetrading.com/2018/05/how-to-build-a-1m-dollar-portfolio-by-30-the-practical-stuff/

Hence, I find that the most useful kind of trading for anyone who is doing it part-time, or does not want to get too stressed out, is to use a swing trading approach. This means taking tactical positions to capture the medium to long-term trends.

With just 15 minutes a day, it is more than enough for me to place and manage my swing trades, which leaves me more free time to focus on the things that matter in life.

Of course, there are some drawbacks to swing trading as well, for example your income will be more lumpy as compared to intraday trading, and you will need a ton of patience in waiting to enter the perfect trades, and also waiting for trades to play out.

In summary, the type of trading style really depends on each individual personality and amount of free time, but personally I prefer to use the swing trading approach because it gives me the best returns for my time and effort.

Do you know what is your preferred style, and does it play to your strengths? 😀

 

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Spencer Li

GBP/USD – Predicting the Big Short (And Cashing Out Big Profits on it!)

Last week, the Pound suffered its steepest daily fall of 2017 after a shock election result denied any party a majority in parliament days before Brexit negotiations begin.

Source: The Telegraph

Thankfully, our Synapse Network came fully prepared to profit from this move! 😀

Here is a highlight of the early prediction given by Spencer several days before the sharp plunge:

While waiting to short Gold, we took a short-term long trade to make some quick bucks on the side.

 

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