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"It’s what you don’t do that counts. Patience is the key word. Successful trading is the art of doing nothing. It’s what you don’t do between the real trade opportunities that will determine your success over the long run. You can do so much damage to your mental capital between trades that when the big trade turns up, you’re not ready for it…Patience is an inherent trait shared by many of the great traders I have interviewed in Market Wizards…Having the patience to avoid the temptation of taking sub optimal trades is essential for two reasons. First, these trades will tend to be net losers. Second, and even more importantly, the negative impact of these trades on a traders mental state and focus may result in missing the real big trade opportunities…"
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The major indexes have rallied over the past couple of sessions but remain below key resistance, with the S&P 500 the lone exception. It holds just above its 50-day SMA, but that narrow margin offers little reassurance given the broader market’s weakness. The Russell 2000 posted the strongest gain today but remains below its 200-day SMA. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq has spent three consecutive sessions below its 50-day SMA and rising bottoms line.
Breadth continued to deteriorate, with only 148 new highs versus 376 new lows. The landscape among leading growth stocks has changed little, as reflected in today’s Focus List. Medical and healthcare stocks—particularly biotech and genomics—currently show the most promise. Specialty retail, financial, and insurance stocks continue to perform well. Software names appear to be stabilizing, while many semiconductor stocks remain weak.
Given my position-trading and trend-following approach, I prioritize capital preservation. More active traders may find opportunities by following the rotation into areas showing relative strength, but only while making consistent progress and keeping risk under control.
I’ll remain on the sidelines until the major indexes show renewed strength and market leadership's health and breadth improve. There’s no need to anticipate a recovery before the price action confirms it.
Keep refining your watch lists and tracking the strongest names. When the market turns, be ready to act—but let price action, not anticipation, dictate when you put capital to work.
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"Don't ever average losers. Decrease your trading volume when you are trading poorly; increase your volume when you are trading well."
~ Paul Tudor Jones
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10/20/2026: Russell leads today! Now for how long!?
- $IWM finally had a strong push from the groups within the ETF leading to a strong all day rally.
- $KRE finished up nearly 2%
- $XBI up 3.5% today as well. Both of those groups make up the large part of the Russell and we know the IWM has crowded positioning.
- $SPCX reported in the after hours session and now trading up 5%.
- $SMCI releases preliminary earnings and revenue was higher than estimates which lead to a recovery in $NVDA $AMD $DELL $INTC after the close
- $XLV is our leading group at the moment. $HTFL was the standout in the healthcare space. $LLY $PFE $MRNA $ABBV continue to act well.
- Software still has some impressive names worth noting $TEAM $NOW both with new closing highs.
- $SN $ANF $ELF $FIGS pockets of strength across different names in different sectors.
- $USO took a spill on the highs and we continue to see some pressure in the refiners which have certainly earned a rest. $VLO $MPC $PSX $DINO
- Seems as if we are all waiting on an oversold rally, lets see if the market has a few days of healthier action.
If anyone's wondering, this is what @RealSimpleAriel & @NickDrendel are up to today 🤣🤣
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Chop periods are the best time to take a step back to review and refine your edge. This week I'm focusing on a few things:
1. Model books - Studying past winners keeps a clear picture in my head of what A+ setups look like so I know exactly what I'm waiting for.
2. Trade review - I'm going through my best and worst trades. What was the setup and the entry? What was the market environment? Did I follow my process, and if not, why? Then I turn what I find into rules I can use going forward. @Deepvue's newly released journal makes this much easier. 😉
3. Missed trades - The ones I didn't take but should have teach me as much as the ones I took. Was it hesitation, an opinion getting in the way, or crack in my scanning process?
4. Exits and sizing - Where did I sell winners too early, where I held losers too long, and did my size match my conviction?
5. Process - I'm looking at my pre-market, intraday, and post-market routines. How can I make them more efficient, and how do I protect my mental capital during the day?
Rough stretches like this are where edges get built. Use them wisely. 🍻
Distribution like we've seen over the past week doesn’t usually resolve quickly.
Anything can happen in the market, but in past cycles gap downs off highs, bearish engulfing candles, and key MAs violated on heavy volume tend to mark the start of chop or a correction period.
Sharp bounces will almost certainly come during these periods. The questions swing/position traders need to ask themselves:
- Is there clear, broad leadership?
- Are there plenty of tradable setups?
- Are breakouts following through?
- How have my last 10 trades gone? (most important)
Right now the answers are no, no, no, and poorly.
The plan is to sit in heavy cash for a while and focus on reviewing and refining my process and edge, while preserving financial and mental capital for the easy $ environments ahead.























