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Full Time Profits, July 22nd, 2019 – SPX, HD, NKE

July 22, 2019 By Steven Place

Last week brought in some actual sellers that slightly changed the structure of the market. There was a bearish marubozu candle on Wednesday and a failed breakout on Friday. I’d not read too much into the “why” of the move, just feels more like statistical chop during summer trading.

Most of the risks are known– Fed cut at end of month, earnings season, some saber-rattling in Iran. Unless something comes out of left field, don’t expect serious downside action. My main concern would be a massive failed rally after the Fed cuts rates.

The SPX is hanging right onto the rising 20 day moving average (yellow line) if that level is taken out, I expect the June gap at 2950 to get filled, and maybe a retest of the rising 50 day moving average.

Or not– the least satisfying conclusion would be a shallow pullback followed by a piddling rally higher. And because it’s the least satisfying, odds are that’s what we are going to get.

Trade #1: SPX


Since most stocks are dealing with earnings risk, we’ll take a look at a setup in the indexes.

As I mentioned earlier, a loss of the rising 20 day moving average should take it down to fill the gap from 6/28. That’s where I want to play it.

Trade Setup

Expected Price: 2941.76

Sell to Open SPX Sep 2815/2810 Put Spread

Tier 1: Enter at 0.70, Exit at 0.20

Tier 2: Enter at 1.00, Exit at 0.50

Tier 3: Enter at 1.30, Exit at 0.80

Trade #2: HD

The stock is down 5 days in a row already, probably due for a bounce and it *is* tradeable at these levels. Yet I’ve had issues with HD getting in way too early… you’d think a boring stock like Home Depot wouldn’t have a ton of volatility, yet experience says otehrwise. If we were to have the same kind of selloff from a few months ago, then the market could sell off all the way sub 197. I don’t think it will, or at least we will be able to capture the premium in the credit spreads.

I want to play it against the test of the June pivot lows.

Trade Setup

Expected Price: 205

Sell to Open Sep 190/185 Put Spread

Tier 1: Enter at 0.70, Exit at 0.20

Tier 2: Enter at 1.00, Exit at 0.50

Tier 3: Enter at 1.30, Exit at 0.80

Trade #3: NKE

Similar to HD– yes, it’s been a good pullback and can probably play it here. But I want a deeper pullback– down to the internal pivot level and the rising 50 day moving average.

Trade Setup

Expected Price: 84.20

Sell to Open NKE Sep 80/77.50 Put Spread

Tier 1: Enter at 0.50, Exit at 0.25

Tier 2: Enter at 0.65, Exit at 0.40

Tier 3: Enter at 0.80, Exit at 0.55

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