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Pretty Set-up in the Biotechs

Added on February 1, 2017 by C. Maoxian.

I'm going to be trading a bit more in 2017 now that baby has started Kindergarten and the house is quieter in the mornings.

Yesterday (1/31/2017) the scanner alerted me to the fact that XBI (the S&P Biotech SPDR) was unusually active around 9:48 AM. I always keep an eye on the recently issued LABU (the Biotech 3x Bull fund based on XBI) these days since it's already fairly liquid and the leverage makes it a decent trading vehicle.

I like to see low risk, high reward set-ups based on the zig-zag "idiot wave pattern," and one thankfully appeared at lunchtime in XBI/LABU off the five minute chart. I might not have been looking as hard at LABU if it hadn't been for that early in the day alert on XBI.

Biotech Index and Apple Should Both Rally From Here

Added on January 24, 2016 by C. Maoxian.

I'm seeing a lot of buy set-ups on the weekly charts ... among the 20 or so that I've spotted, I'll only feature the ones that I think hold the most popular interest: Biotech (represented by the XBI) and Apple (AAPL).

Risk-reward in the XBI is around six times off the weekly, but day traders should be able to reduce their initial risk very quickly once in the position.

Apple's pattern is a bit more complicated and the minimum expected risk-reward (at the $120 target) isn't great off the weekly low, but if it got back to $140, that would be nice.

If both of these set-ups fail, then you'll know we're in for a "bear market" and you should adjust your expectations accordingly.