Your Personal Trader - DJIM Journal 2H'-2010

The writing was on the wall (last hour selling) from the onset of trading.

Pretty broad strength globally, Shang +>3%, Europe >.7%, anything commodities/mining (no tax hike relief), nicely up and ES was ‘flat’ in the US premarket. Despite, a 5 pt SPX midday gain the US lag was still in effect coming to 3pm.
After the opening bell, a big laggard was easily visible in the leading group since early Sept .(SOX>30%)
Momo/winners of 2010. Last week noted single stock strength was disappearing in momo/growth names to the years laggards. This profit taking (not severe yet, but something we said to watch), continued today as seen in the NFLX, PCLN, CRM, Casino’s etc. BBY earnings on deck in morning for tech group.
Only a handful, incl DJIM’ commodity linked plays (CLF FCX ) up 3-4pts midday were outperforming on the ‘hike relief’. The single stocks action wasn’t widespread as you’d like to see considering the inflation trade coming back on and the weak USD.

In all…not putting much into the day just yet, as the ‘seasonal trade’ allows for moments of easy downside whenever buying dries up (lack of liquidity). A little selling with no bids on the board allows for exaggerated moves like today’s last hour. Considering there was no news and a technical “R” in the 1246/1247 , (a couple H&S are in this zone), it’s more of a case of buyers losing their cars at the malls lots after some lunch hour shopping and not making it back to their desks or just a case of not even getting out of bed.