{"id":57360,"date":"2021-10-04T09:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T13:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.t3live.com\/blog\/?p=57360"},"modified":"2021-10-04T09:31:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T13:31:00","slug":"scott-redler-dog-bytes-why-rates-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/2021\/10\/04\/scott-redler-dog-bytes-why-rates-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Redler\u2019s Dog Bytes: Why Rates Matter Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Over the two weeks, we\u2019ve been cautious because of macro issues like Evergrande\/China, the Debt Ceiling, Fed Tapering, and US tax hikes.From a technical perspective, the <\/span>SPX<span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\u00a0got faulty and then lost the 8\/21 day to have active traders reducing risk. 14,000+ traders around the world have read <\/span><\/b><a style=\"outline: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.t3live.com\/blog\/scott-redler-free-ebook\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>my moving averages ebook,<\/b><\/span><\/a><b><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> so hopefully you were more careful. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">For a market correction to happen, you need a close below the 8\/21day. Then we get Price Discovery. Everyone will guess on what comes next. We'll map out levels and be tactical and measure things along the way. In a sea of red, we'll see if any groups can go green for a trade. That should be your big focus now.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"E_uaBsnXEAQZnp7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.t3live.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/E_uaBsnXEAQZnp7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"573\" height=\"275\" data-id=\"57163\" data-init-width=\"1200\" data-init-height=\"575\" data-width=\"573\" data-height=\"275\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now let's dig into the major ETF's so you know what to watch to start the week.<\/p>\n<p>Tech got faulty late last week, especially Friday when I got out of all the F.A.N.G. type names. Now we\u2019ll see if\u00a0<b>QQQ\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0can hold the 50 day near $368.50-$369.50 for a trade. If that zone breaks, volatility will spike further with the 100 day all the way down at $360.<\/p>\n<p><b>IWM<\/b>\u00a0had a little relative strength on Friday, but it still isn't special. For today, see if it can reclaim $219. Otherwise, I\u2019d avoid it.<\/p>\n<p><b>XLF<\/b>\u00a0closed below the 8\/21 day which makes the banks an avoid. Now see how it handles the $37.15 area.<\/p>\n<p>I gave\u00a0<b>OIH<\/b>\u00a0until $184 as the energy sector is always tricky. Some are giving it to $178. I'll see how it acts the next few sessions.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago, I put on a big\u00a0<b>VXX<\/b> call spread in case volatility hit. I took the October 15 $30\/$35 spread for a cost of $0.65 to make $4.35. I might trim some 20% the long side and keep the short side. Usually, VXX spikes only last a week or so and it's less than a month to expiration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Positions Disclosure as of 9\/20\/2021 at 8:24 a.m. ET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Screen Shot 2021-09-20 at 8.24.52 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/www.t3live.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-20-at-8.24.52-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"465\" data-id=\"57162\" data-init-width=\"300\" data-init-height=\"489\" data-width=\"286\" data-height=\"465\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the two weeks, we\u2019ve been cautious because of macro issues like Evergrande\/China, the Debt Ceiling, Fed Tapering, and US tax hikes.From a technical perspective, the SPX\u00a0got faulty and then lost the 8\/21 day to have active traders reducing risk. 14,000+ traders around the world have read my moving averages ebook, so hopefully you were more careful. For a market correction to happen, you need a close below the 8\/21day. Then we get Price Discovery. Everyone will guess on what comes next. We&#8217;ll map out levels and be tactical and measure things along the way. In a sea of red, we&#8217;ll see if any groups can go green for a trade. That should be your big focus now. Now let&#8217;s dig into the major ETF&#8217;s so you know what to watch to start the week. Tech got faulty late last week, especially Friday when I got out of all the F.A.N.G. type names. Now we\u2019ll see if\u00a0QQQ\u2019s\u00a0can hold the 50 day near $368.50-$369.50 for a trade. If that zone breaks, volatility will spike further with the 100 day all the way down at $360. IWM\u00a0had a little relative strength on Friday, but it still isn&#8217;t special. For today, see if it can reclaim $219. Otherwise, I\u2019d avoid it. XLF\u00a0closed below the 8\/21 day which makes the banks an avoid. Now see how it handles the $37.15 area. I gave\u00a0OIH\u00a0until $184 as the energy sector is always tricky. Some are giving it to $178. I&#8217;ll see how it acts the next few sessions. Two weeks ago, I put on a big\u00a0VXX call spread in case volatility hit. I took the October 15 $30\/$35 spread for a cost of $0.65 to make $4.35. I might trim some 20% the long side and keep the short side. Usually, VXX spikes only last a week or so and it&#8217;s less than a month to expiration. Positions Disclosure as of 9\/20\/2021 at 8:24 a.m. ET<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[736],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-scott-redler-dog-bytes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57360"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57366,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57360\/revisions\/57366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.t3live.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}