Tomorrow Morning Is A Big Day For Retail Tomorrow morning is a big day for retail. Companies such as Coach Inc(NYSE:COH), TJX Companies Inc(NYSE:TJX), Home Depot Inc(NYSE:HD) and Dicks Sporting Goods Inc(NYSEKS) are all scheduled to report earnings ahead of the opening bell tomorrow. What do all of these companies have in common? They have all been hurt by the Amazon effect. Even Home Depot Inc(NYSE:HD) saw its stock drop after Amazon announces that it will sell appliances from Kenmore which is owned by Sears Holdings Corp(NASDAQ:SHLD). Traders and investors will want to watch the SPDR S&P Retail (ETF)(NYSEARCA:XRT) very closely as this will be driven by these leading retail stocks. Since June, the XRT has been in a trading range between the $41.75 and $38.75 levels. Now we will see if these retail giants will move the needle in the XRT tomorrow. Nicholas Santiago InTheMoneyStocks
Don't Follow the Crowd: VIX Call Options Go Up In Smoke Just think about how many traders and investors bought call options in the popular iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures TM ETN(NYSEARCA:VXX) last week when the market sold off. The problem is that many retail traders may have bought put options that expire this coming Friday. As you know, volatility is crumbling today falling by nearly 20.0 percent. Traders and investors should note that the institutional investors play a lot of games with individual equities ahead of options expiration. This Friday is options expiration for the month of August. Last week it was reported that call buying in volatility was at an all time high after last Thursday's stock market decline. Today, many of those trades are sharply out of the money as the institutional investors flip the switch and rally stocks. The lesson here is to not chase parabolic moves after they happen. This one rule will help keep many traders and investors out of trouble especially ahead of a monthly options expiration. Nicholas Santiago InTheMoneyStocks
Wal-Mart $WMT Reports Earnings Thursday: Investors Should Be Scared! Retail has been ugly. Stocks like J.C. Penney (JCP) that were already trading at multi-year lows fell sharply on earnings. In comes Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT), trading near 52 weeks highs and reporting Thursday. Is Wal-Mart Stores Inc different? The bottom line is this. At 52 week highs, Wal-Mart Stores poses a ton of risk for an investor holding into earnings. They somehow must have a stellar retail quarter, avoiding all the havoc that every other retail company is facing. In addition, there is a trend line on the daily stock chart that shows Wal-Mart is into major resistance. This adds credence to being extremely careful and even bearish on Wal-Mart Stores going into earnings. Gareth Soloway InTheMoneyStocks
Dicks Sporting Goods Stock Price Still Has Lower To Go Today, leading sporting goods retailer Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.(NYSEKS) is plunging lower by more than 20.0 percent. The catalyst for the decline in the sporting good giant is simply a lackluster earnings report that was released before the opening bell this morning. Traders should note that the next major technical chart support level for DKS stock price will be around the $22.60 area. This spot on the chart is going to be the major retrace level where the institutional traders should defend the equity. Unfortunately for DKS stock this support level is still another $5.00 lower than its current share price which is $28.84. Nicholas Santiago InTheMoneyStocks
ALERT: Bullish Inverse Head & Shoulder Breakout On Teva Pharma (TEVA) Shares of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE:TEVA) have finally put in a near-term low. The stock is jumping over 3.5%, but more importantly, broke-out of a bullish inverse head and shoulder pattern. The breakout signals further upside. I have a penciled target in of $20.35. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has fallen sharply of late, dropping from near $33.00 to $17 in the last few weeks. The bounce I expect is only a near-term move, over the next month or so. Once the upside target is achieved, exit and look to buy the pull back. Gareth Soloway InTheMoneyStocks
Volatility Has Plunged Again, Where Is Support? Last week, market volatility surged higher as the major stock indexes sold off. The catalyst for the surge in volatility was due to increased tension between the U.S. and North Korea. Now that the so-called geopolitical tension has subsided near term the CBOE Volatility Index(INDEXCBOE:VIX) has declined by nearly 6.0 points from last week's high of 17.28. Is there a support level where traders should look for a bounce in the $VIX? At this time, the major daily chart support level in the $VIX should be around the 10.96 level. Please note, this chart level is a major retrace area from the high and also a spot where the 20 and 50-day moving averages are on the daily chart. This is a level where I will be looking to get involved on a move back higher in volatility. Nicholas Santiago InTheMoneyStocks
Trade Setup: Restoration Hardware (RH) Nears Major Buy Price! Shares of Restoration Hardware (RH) have fallen from a recent high of $80.00 all the way down to near $51.00 I have a major trade level of support at $50.00 and it also happens to be a 75% Fibonacci retrace level. This gives major credence to this level as a bounce point and bullish swing trade. I think it is also important to understand that the stock has not fallen on bad news, but more profit taking. That is a big distinction and why I will be looking to buy Restoration Hardware at $50.00. Gareth Soloway InTheMoneyStocks
Is Sturm Ruger & Co Inc (NYSE:RGR) Out Of Bullets? Leading domestic firearms manufacturer Sturm Ruger & Co Inc (NYSE:RGR) has been declining since June 12, 2017. At that time, the stock hit a high of $68.80 a share. Today, RGR stock is trading around $48.15 a share which is over $20.00 lower than its June peak. The stock remains in a weak technical position by trading below its 50 and 200-day moving averages. Traders should note that the next major support level for RGR stock will be around the $45.00 level. It should be noted that this level was where the stock was defended in February 2015. Often, these levels will be defended when retested again.
Why The S&P 500 Sell-Off Today May Be Different The S&P 500 fell 1.5% today. In all fairness, we have seen one-day sharp drops in the market many times before. Every past drop has been an amazing buying opportunity. However, today's sharp decline is very different. Let me go over the reasons. 1. Volume was big. This implies institutional investors and hedge funds were selling. 2. This is the first drop in recent history that has taken out a previous drops low. This means on a technical basis, there is a lower-low in place, a bearish sign. 3. A trend line connecting the previous pivot lows throughout 2017 has been broken to the downside. This implies a key technical break. 4. CEO's abandoning Trump is a huge negative for moving forward business friendly objectives. Whether it is infrastructure spending, tax cuts or a corporate repatriation holiday. The bottom line is, this may be different than past buy-the-dip opportunities. Gareth Soloway InTheMoneyStocks
JetBlue Airways Coming In For Landing, Watch This Level Leading airline stock JetBlue Airways Corp(NASDAQ:JBLU) has been steadily declining since July 13, 2017. At that time, the stock peaked out at $24.13 a share. Today, JBLU stock is trading at $20.27 a share. Traders and investors should note that JBLU stock bottomed on the weekly chart in February 2017 at $18.71. This tells us that this stock will have very good chart support around this level if it is retested. I'll be looking to pick up JBLU stock around the low $19.00 level with a weekly chart stop loss below $17.00. Nicholas Santiago InTheMoneyStocks
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(NYSE:CMG) Is Starting To Look Delicious As you all know, leading fast food restaurant stock Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.(NYSE:CMG) has been steadily declining since August 2015. At that time, the stock traded as high as $758.61 a share. Today, the share price of CMG stock is $306.54. Traders and investors can easily see how far this stock has plunged in just the past two years. Now the stock is almost trading down to a major whole round number at $300.00 a share. Often around major whole round numbers such as this the stock will find support and bounce sharply. This level looks extremely attractive for a long side trade in CMG stock. Nicholas Santiago InTheMoneyStocks
