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What To Do In A Choppy Market

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Earlier in the week, we spoke about the nightmare of a sideways market for traders. Nothing is worse in trading than being in a position when the market is only giving you little moves back and forth with no follow through. Thats exactly where we are at now.

While we may still be in the middle of a bull rally, prices have taken a break. For now, we are chopping back and forth before making another move higher… or lower.

If you zoom out to the daily timeframe on SPY or SPX you will see that we are getting toward a supply zone, or a reject area. Historically, when we have gotten to this area in the past, traders and investors were treated to a sharp sell off.

This is not exactly the place to jump into the market with both feet. The risk to reward would be to the downside, history would show. However, this market is anything by predictable and a move higher could just as likely be in the cards.

That is why we stress patience as we wait for more volatility to enter the market and give us directional trend, one way or the other. Now is the time to practice patience and self-control as we wait for opportunities to present themselves. Do not blow up you account because you ignored your risk management and are trying to predict where the market is headed. Cash is a position.

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I look forward to trading with you, but until then, as always…

Good Luck With Your Trading!

Christian Tharp, CMT

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Christian Tharp

I am an expert stock market coach having helped over 4000 beginner and advanced traders & investors from around the world take control of their financial futures. I also write stock market related articles for the Adam Mesh Trading Group. My Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation substantiates me as an expert in areas such as the technical analysis of stock trends, market indicators, cycles, price patterns, Elliot Wave principles, Candlestick charting, analyzing financial trends and behaviors, portfolio strategies, and forecasting future price movements. With my straightforward approach to simple, systematic trading, students learn how to strategically assess buy signals and market entry timing, establishment and management of stop losses, and how to employ a simple and disciplined trading approach that creates profits.

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