{"id":26032,"date":"2014-12-15T21:39:51","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T05:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/?p=26032"},"modified":"2014-12-15T21:43:49","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T05:43:49","slug":"t2108-update-141215","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/2014\/12\/15\/t2108-update-141215\/","title":{"rendered":"T2108 Update (December 15, 2014) &#8211; Volatility Drops Even After Major Market Breakdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><\/code>(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. It helps to identify extremes in market sentiment that are likely to reverse. To learn more about it, see my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drduru.com\/money\/T2108.htm\">T2108 Resource Page<\/a>. You can <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search\/%23T2108\">follow real-time T2108 commentary<\/a> on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag. T2108-related trades and other trades are sometimes posted on twitter using <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/search\/%23120trade\" target=\"_blank\">the #120trade hashtag<\/a>. T2107 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 200DMAs)<\/p>\n<p><strong>T2108 Status<\/strong>: 29.7%<br \/>\n<strong>T2107 Status<\/strong>: 39.6%<br \/>\n<strong>VIX Status<\/strong>: 20.4 (actually DROPPED 3.1%)<br \/>\n<strong>General (Short-term) Trading Call<\/strong>: Fresh buys only on close above 50DMA or oversold conditions<br \/>\n<strong>Active T2108 periods<\/strong>: Day #40 over 20%, Day #38 over 30%, Day #2 under 40% (underperiod), Day #4 under 50%, Day #8 under 60%, Day #110 under 70%<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reference Charts<\/strong> (click for view of last 6 months from Stockcharts.com):<br \/>\n<a title=\"6-month chart of the S&amp;P 5005\" href=\"http:\/\/stockcharts.com\/h-sc\/ui?s=$SPX&amp;p=D&amp;st=2014-06-15&amp;en=2014-12-15&amp;id=p14085208538\" target=\"_blank\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> or <a title=\"6-month chart of SPY\" href=\"http:\/\/stockcharts.com\/h-sc\/ui?s=SPY&amp;p=D&amp;st=2014-06-15&amp;en=2014-12-15&amp;id=p14085208538\" target=\"_blank\">SPY<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"6-month chart of SDS\" href=\"http:\/\/stockcharts.com\/h-sc\/ui?s=SDS&amp;p=D&amp;st=2014-06-15&amp;en=2014-12-15&amp;id=p15880085697\" target=\"_blank\">SDS<\/a> (ProShares UltraShort S&amp;P500)<br \/>\n<a title=\"6-month chart of the U.S. dollar\" href=\"http:\/\/stockcharts.com\/h-sc\/ui?s=$USD&amp;p=D&amp;st=2014-06-15&amp;en=2014-12-15&amp;id=p25615696567\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Dollar Index<\/a> (volatility index)<br \/>\n<a title=\"6-month chart of EEM\" href=\"http:\/\/stockcharts.com\/h-sc\/ui?s=EEM&amp;p=D&amp;st=2014-06-15&amp;en=2014-12-15&amp;id=p15880085697\" target=\"_blank\">EEM<\/a> (iShares MSCI Emerging Markets)<br \/>\n<a title=\"6-month chart of the VIX\" href=\"http:\/\/stockcharts.com\/h-sc\/ui?s=$VIX&amp;p=D&amp;st=2014-06-15&amp;en=2014-12-15&amp;id=p25615696567\" target=\"_blank\">VIX<\/a> (volatility index)<br \/>\n<a title=\"6-month chart of VXX\" href=\"http:\/\/stockcharts.com\/h-sc\/ui?s=VXX&amp;p=D&amp;st=2014-06-15&amp;en=2014-12-15&amp;id=p15880085697\" target=\"_blank\">VXX<\/a> (iPath S&amp;P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN)<br \/>\n<a title=\"6-month chart of EWG\" href=\"http:\/\/stockcharts.com\/h-sc\/ui?s=EWG&amp;p=D&amp;st=2014-06-15&amp;en=2014-12-15&amp;id=p15880085697\" target=\"_blank\">EWG<\/a> (iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund)<br \/>\n<a title=\"6-month chart of CAT\" href=\"http:\/\/stockcharts.com\/h-sc\/ui?s=CAT&amp;p=D&amp;st=2014-06-15&amp;en=2014-12-15&amp;id=p15880085697\" target=\"_blank\">CAT<\/a> (Caterpillar).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commentary<\/strong><br \/>\nThe trading day had a promising start with <a href=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/2014\/12\/14\/t2108-update-141212\/\" target=\"_blank\">the expected bounce<\/a> coming right on schedule at the open. That push lasted all of five minutes or so before sellers went to work again. <\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26034\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26034\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_SP500.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_SP500.png\" alt=\"The S&amp;P 500 breaks down below its 50DMA\" width=\"550\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_SP500.png 550w, https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_SP500-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The S&#038;P 500 breaks down below its 50DMA<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>This breakdown is of course a bearish development and highlights the warnings that have preceded this point. However, it is not likely a time to chase the market lower. T2108 is now closing in on oversold conditions (less than 20%) with a close at 29.7%. Shorts should already know what positions they want to start closing and locking in some profits. For bulls, the trigger to buy does not come until the S&#038;P 500 manages to close above the 50DMA and continues higher and\/or T2108 hits oversold conditions below 20%. Overall, the trading rules are pretty simple here.<\/p>\n<p>Volatility was NOT simple. Despite the continued sell-off and 50DMA breakdown on the S&#038;P 500, volatility managed to close LOWER on the day. This combination seemed to provide a ringing endorsement of <a href=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/2014\/12\/14\/t2108-update-141212\/\" target=\"_blank\">my positioning on Friday<\/a> to fade volatility but NOT to buy the S&#038;P 500 (SPY) on the assumption that the 50DMA would hold as support.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26037\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_VIX.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_VIX.png\" alt=\"Despite a continuation of selling and a major breakdown for the S&amp;P 500, the VIX still manages to close down on the day\" width=\"550\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_VIX.png 550w, https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_VIX-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Despite a continuation of selling and a major breakdown for the S&#038;P 500, the VIX still manages to close down on the day<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_26033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26033\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_UVXY.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_UVXY.png\" alt=\"ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures (UVXY) follows the VIX downward\" width=\"550\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_UVXY.png 550w, https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_UVXY-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures (UVXY) follows the VIX downward<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>The swings in the volatility products gave me a rare double trading opportunity. As soon as I saw ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures (SVXY) falter at its highs on the day, I sold. I had no need to hang on given I already have put options in play on ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures (UVXY). I set a limit order to buy at lower prices ($60) and eventually it got filled. After watching SVXY continue as low as $58.10, I was very ready to sell again when SVXY quickly rushed back to $62 for a brief moment. I put in yet another limit order (at $59 this time), but it did not get filled. I am hoping for at least one more shot at lower prices for SVXY ahead of Wednesday&#8217;s Fed meeting. Otherwise, I just ride the UVXY puts.<\/p>\n<p>Two quick trading updates before some the final set of trading charts. I did buy some Digital River (DRIV) but had to buy a small number shares as the options proved too expensive (huge bid\/ask spreads) to get a fair price on call options. I decided to leave Conns (CONN) alone; sure enough, the hammer bottom has already been violated by a strong resumption of selling. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/2014\/11\/27\/how-to-trade-growing-pressures-on-herbalifes-stock\/\" target=\"_blank\">On November 27, I laid out a trading plan for Herbalife<\/a> (HLF). I was mainly focused on the bearish trading opportunity. Sure enough, HLF triggered just days afterward with a complete reversal of the continuation rally catalyzed apparently by the CEO&#8217;s decision to hold stock granted through exercised options. The market rewarded his kindness with pain. After hanging in there for a few more days, HLF has dropped nearly in a straight line since December 5th. The selling has accelerated in percentages lost but volume has not increased. I was close to selling my put options at the close but decided to hang on at least one more day to see whether support at November&#8217;s (18-month) low holds. The puts expire on Friday, so I have almost no more wiggle room (no way I want to short shares in this volatile and controversial stock&#8230;even if shares are available for shorting).<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26035\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_HLF.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_HLF.png\" alt=\"Herbalife gets rejected from 50DMA resistance and retests recent lows\" width=\"550\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_HLF.png 550w, https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_HLF-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Herbalife gets rejected from 50DMA resistance and retests recent lows<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Apple (AAPL) made a critical breakdown today, joining the S&#038;P 500 in a break of its 50DMA. Like the S&#038;P 500, AAPL had a nice opening and my call options going into the typical Monday rally were looking good. In a blink, the tables were turned upside down, and I found myself with additional options a ta lower strike and lower price point. (Per <a href=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/2014\/09\/07\/apple-trading-model-reexplained\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Apple Trading Model<\/a> (ATM), I like buying positions at a discount to the projected close). My second tranche of call options were triggered as AAPL plunged as low as $106.35 and a 3.1% loss. AAPL now has a well-established downtrend from its last all-time high, and the break of the 50DMA confirms it. If buyers do not step up soon, I have to assume that Apple&#8217;s upward momentum has finally come to an end. For Tuesday&#8217;s trading, the ATM projects a gain from today&#8217;s close but a fade from the open. Recall that I put more weight on the projected move from the close. IF AAPL manages to gap up, I will certainly sell my call options, but I am not likely to execute the put option side of the trade given AAPL will have reclaimed the 50DMA.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26036\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26036\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_AAPL.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_AAPL.png\" alt=\"A MAJOR breakdown for Apple (AAPL) as it experiences a 50DMA breakdown\" width=\"550\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_AAPL.png 550w, https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_AAPL-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A MAJOR breakdown for Apple (AAPL) as it experiences a 50DMA breakdown<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Finally, emerging markets are looking as ugly as ever. I sold my latest round of put options on iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM) on Friday. I thought EEM was extended and decided to just take the profits. EEM lost another 1.4% today, leaving me with another set of call options that are likely to expire (next month) worthless as the momentum is clearly still pointed to the downside. At least I was correct that one way or another EEM was due for a big move, making a straddle or a strangle options play potentially very lucrative for low risk. Note in the chart below that EEM is accelerating to the downside with emphasis from the increasing trading volume. A washout is likely on the horizon, so I am watching more closely than ever.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26041\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_EEM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_EEM.png\" alt=\"iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM)  accelerates to the downside\" width=\"550\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_EEM.png 550w, https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_EEM-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM)  accelerates to the downside<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Finally, I feel compelled to post the latest chart on oil. This downward slide is historic. It continues to remind me of the dotcom bubble blow-up. Having lived through that as a relative new investor and even newer (meaning GREEN!) trader, I can be so thankful that I did not buy into the shale oil boom. These lessons get learned over and over again. Perhaps a little ironically, the OPEC decision is now turning into an obvious selling\/shorting point. Oil has accelerated to the downside ever since then. DBO is now down 25% just in these last two weeks!<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26042\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_DBO.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_DBO.png\" alt=\"PowerShares DB Oil ETF (DBO) approaches its most important line of support yet\" width=\"550\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_DBO.png 550w, https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_DBO-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PowerShares DB Oil ETF (DBO) approaches its most important line of support yet<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_26043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26043\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_USO-weekly.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_USO-weekly.png\" alt=\"United States Oil ETF (USO) has already cracked its 2009 low as the trading structure for USO proves even more damaging for the ETF than DBO\" width=\"550\" height=\"375\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_USO-weekly.png 550w, https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/141215_USO-weekly-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">United States Oil ETF (USO) has already cracked its 2009 low as the trading structure for USO proves even more damaging for the ETF than DBO<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Daily T2108 vs the S&amp;P 500<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"T2108 vs. the S&amp;P 500 (DAILY)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drduru.com\/money\/charts\/T2108-daily_s.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Black line: T2108 (measured on the right); Green line: S&amp;P 500 (for comparative purposes)<br \/>\nRed line: T2108 Overbought (70%); Blue line: T2108 Oversold (20%)<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<strong>Weekly T2108<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.drduru.com\/money\/charts\/T2108-weekly_s.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Weekly T2108\" src=\"http:\/\/www.drduru.com\/money\/charts\/T2108-weekly_s.png\" alt=\"Weekly T2108\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" \/><br \/>\n*<strong>All charts created using <\/strong><\/a><strong><a title=\"Freestockcharts.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freestockcharts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">freestockcharts.com<\/a><\/strong> unless otherwise stated<\/center><strong>Related links:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.drduru.com\/money\/T2108.htm\">The T2108 Resource Page<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.drduru.com\/money\/charts\/T2108-daily.jpg\">Expanded daily chart of T2108 versus the S&amp;P 500<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.drduru.com\/money\/charts\/T2108-weekly.jpg\">Expanded weekly chart of T2108 <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Be careful out there!<\/p>\n<p>Full disclosure: long UVXY put options, long AAPL call options, long HLF put options<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. It helps to identify extremes in market sentiment that are likely to reverse. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag. 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