NDX is really testing my nerve today. It broke 1531 which would have had me adding more today, but in turn reversed up by roughly a similar amount. Since it is at a smilar price as my original long position from last Thursday with no real sign as to its direction as of yet I have to hold off from any purchase or flip to a short.
This buying demand in the 1530 range is about 50% of the reversal and suggests that it is consolidating for further short term upside and a second test of 1550. This kind of actions is turning daily charts more positive and at the least leveling off weekly.
There is only 1 more day of economic reports and then Options expire at weeks end. Volatility is up dramatically into Expiry and based on current tables Call volume is significantly higher out of the money on Calls for Oct05 while put volume is slightly higher out of the money on Puts. With sentiment expecting a rally into Expiry and then a drop afterward I expect that the opposite may hold true as the Options writers always have the advantage. I expect from these internals that we will consolidate under 85 on the QQQQ into Friday killing all the out of the money puts and calls and run up next week causing a fall out on the Nov05 put side.
Oct05
QQQJK 1.05 +0.05 1.00 1.05 11,992 42,078 trade 37.00 QQQVK 0.05 0 0 0.05 11,791 173,291 trade
QQQJL 0.25 +0.05 0.20 0.25 32,004 130,275 trade 38.00 QQQVL 0.25 -0.05 0.20 0.25 46,541 305,995 trade
QQQJM 0.05 0 0 0.05 302 276,359 trade 39.00 QQQVM 1.05 +0.20 1.00 1.05 13,643 242,779 trade
QQQJN 0.03 -0.02 0 0.05 107 207,216 trade 40.00 QQQVN 2.00 -0.05 1.95 2.00 459 117,285 trade
Nov05
QQQKJ 2.15 -0.05 2.25 2.30 361 5,104 trade 36.00 QQQWJ 0.20 +0.05 0.15 0.20 467 125,358 trade
QQQKK 1.44 +0.09 1.40 1.45 3,421 18,132 trade 37.00 QQQWK 0.32 -0.03 0.30 0.35 27,443 156,511 trade
QQQKL 0.75 +0.05 0.70 0.75 11,871 47,425 trade 38.00 QQQWL 0.62 -0.03 0.60 0.65 26,148 137,833 trade
QQQKM 0.30 0 0.30 0.35 11,408 60,275 trade 39.00 QQQWM 1.20 -0.05 1.15 1.20 9,849 83,693 trade
QQQKN 0.10 0 0.05 0.10 1,350 56,117 trade 40.00 QQQWN 2.10 0 2.00 2.05 1,154 33,518 trade
Conclusion: I'm holding my original long position (21.55) and am not adding more or flipping short to USPIX.