{"id":66387,"date":"2017-05-01T06:10:51","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T13:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brookstradingcourse.com\/?p=66387"},"modified":"2018-06-11T00:20:40","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T07:20:40","slug":"sell-in-may-and-go-away-expecting-5-percent-correction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/pt-br\/analysis\/market-update\/sell-in-may-and-go-away-expecting-5-percent-correction\/","title":{"rendered":"Sell in May and go away, expecting 5 percent correction <br \/>Intraday market update: May 1, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Sell in May and go away, expecting 5 percent correction<\/h2>\n<p class=\"caption\">Updated 6:49 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Today opened with a pair of bear bars. Yet, last week&#8217;s high was the April high. Since April was a small bull flag, its high is a magnet. In addition, the bulls tried to reverse up on the 3rd bar, but the low was not at major support, like the moving average. Therefore these facts create confusion. Since confusion is a hallmark of a trading range, the odds favor a trading range open for he 1st hour or two. <\/p>\n<p>If today is going to be a trend day, the odds favor a bull trend because the momentum up over the past week has been strong. Additionally, the April high and all-time high are magnets above. Yet, today&#8217;s open is weak. Furthermore, the follow-through after last week&#8217;s gaps up has been bad. Therefore, the odds are against a strong bull trend day.<\/p>\n<p>Since the odds favor a test above the April high and the momentum up over the past week has been reasonable, the odds are against a strong bear trend day as well. This is a trading range open and it reduces the chances of a strong trend day up or down today. The Emini is now deciding whether the 1st 2 &#8211; 3 hour swing will be up or down.<\/p>\n<h2>Pre-Open market analysis<\/h2>\n<p>The Emini is testing the all-time high. Yet, the weekly chart has an extreme buy climax. This will be the 25th week without a pullback to the weekly moving average. Because that is extremely rare, it is unsustainable. It is therefore an extreme buy climax. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/market-analysis\/emini-double-top-within-3-weeks-then-5-percent-correction\/\" target=\"_blank\">I discussed this many times over the past month<\/a>. There is a 70% chance of a reversal down to the weekly moving average within the next couple of months. Furthermore, there is a 60% chance that the reversal will begin with 3 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>While the daily chart is in a bull trend, the weekly chart&#8217;s buy climax is so extreme that it dominates everything else. The odds of much higher prices from here and a rally lasting more than a few weeks is only 30%. Yet, the momentum up over the past week was strong. In addition, April was a small bull flag on the monthly chart. The odds are that May will trade above April&#8217;s high. This would therefore be a monthly buy signal. Yet, the breakout will probably reverse down soon.<\/p>\n<h3>Overnight Emini Globex trading<\/h3>\n<p>The Emini is up 6 points in the Globex session. It is therefore trying to break above the 3 day small bull flag. In addition, it is trying to break above the April high. Consequently, there is an increased chance of a bull trend day today.<\/p>\n<p>The odds favor slightly higher prices. But, whether or not there is a new all-time high within the next couple of weeks, the odds are that the Emini will soon turn down for at least a month or two before the bulls will buy aggressively again.<\/p>\n<p><!--  EURUSD FOREX MARKET TRADING STRATEGIES  --><\/p>\n<h2>EURUSD Forex market trading strategies<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EC.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EC-600x335.png\" alt=\"EURUSD Forex chart in Trump rally before corporate tax cut \" width=\"600\" height=\"335\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-66712\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EC-600x335.png 600w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EC-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/EC-768x428.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The daily EURUSD chart has been in a tight trading range for 6 days after breaking above a 6 month trading range.<\/p>\n<p>The daily EURUSD Forex chart has been in a tight range for 6 days. T this is a weak breakout above a 6 month range. Furthermore, most breakouts fail. Therefore, this breakout will probably fail and the trading range will continue. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, even if the bulls get a measured move up from their head and shoulders bottom, the rally would still be a bull leg in a 2 year range. Hence, there is no sign that there will be a breakout of the 2 year range. Because it is below the monthly moving average, the odds still favor a bear breakout and a test of par within a year or two.<\/p>\n<p>There is an adage among traders that says a small trading range just above a big trading range will reverse into the range. This means that a breakout that immediately enters a tight trading range is weak. Hence it is weak and likely to fail. Yet, the momentum up for the past 3 weeks is strong. Consequently, the bulls will probably get at least an additional small leg up after last week&#8217;s big gap up.<\/p>\n<h3>Overnight EURUSD Forex trading<\/h3>\n<p>The 6 day trading range is a bull flag on the 240 minute chart. The EURUSD pulled back to about halfway down from Friday&#8217;s rally. In addition, that rally has resumed up about 30 pips overnight. Because this range is a bull flag, the odds favor a bull breakout. Bulls who bought for a swing trade up have their stops below Friday&#8217;s low.<\/p>\n<p>The bears hope that Friday was simply a buy vacuum test of the April 25 tight trading range high. Since Friday&#8217;s low is the neck line of the developing double top, the bears need a break below Friday&#8217;s low. IF they get it, the odds would shift in favor of the bears. Traders would look for a measured move down based on the height of the 6 day range. This would therefore be a test of last week&#8217;s gap up. <\/p>\n<p>The EURUSD Forex market is in a 6 day trading range. In addition, that range is trying to break above a 6 month range. Furthermore, it is in the middle of a 2 year range. Finally, every strong leg up and down for 2 years has reversed. This is therefore likely to continue. There is no evidence that there will be a success breakout up or down anytime soon. Every strong breakout of a smaller range will simply be a leg within a larger range.<\/p>\n<p><!--  SUMMARY OF TODAYS EMINI PRICE ACTION  --><\/p>\n<h2>Summary of today&#8217;s S&amp;P Emini futures price action and what to expect tomorrow<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/es.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/es-600x336.png\" alt=\"Emini testing April high and all-time high after trump rally over corporate tax cut and obamacare.\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-66735\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/es-600x336.png 600w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/es-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/es-768x430.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">The Emini formed a doji day.<\/p>\n<p>The Emini had a bull swing, but closed back near the open. It therefore formed a doji day on the daily chart. The odds are that it will trade above the April high this week. This is because April is a buy signal bar on the monthly chart. Yet, it is a High 1 bull flag after a buy climax and at resistance. The odds favor a reversal down from around the all-time high.<br \/>\n<!--  FOOTER TEXT AND LINKS  --><\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/blog\/market-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\">weekly update<\/a> for a discussion of the price action on the weekly candlestick chart and for what to expect going into next week.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"caption\">Traders can see the end of the day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brookspriceaction.com\/profile.php?mode=profil&amp;sub=profile_prefer&amp;mod=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bar-by-bar price action report by signing up<\/a> for free at BrooksPriceAction.com. I talk about the detailed S&amp;P Emini futures price action real-time throughout the day in the BrooksPriceAction.com <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/online-day-trading-room\/\" target=\"_blank\">trading room<\/a>. We offer a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brookspriceaction.com\/portal.php?page=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 day free trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">When I mention time, it is USA Pacific Standard Time (the Emini day session opens at 6:30 am PST, and closes at 1:15 pm PST). You can read background information on the intraday market reports on the <a title=\"Emini intraday market update\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/blog\/market-update\/\" target=\"_blank\">Intraday Market Update<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sell in May and go away, expecting 5 percent correction Updated 6:49 a.m. Today opened with a pair of bear bars. Yet, last week&#8217;s high was the April high. Since April was a small bull flag, its high is a magnet. In addition, the bulls tried to reverse up on the 3rd bar, but the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"shadow","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-66387","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-market-update","7":"entry","8":"has-post-thumbnail","9":"override"},"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Al","author_link":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/pt-br\/author\/albrooks\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66387"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66387\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/pt-br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}