Facebook ($FB) - The Anatomy of an Ichimoku Cloud Trade

Weekly Chart

Weekly chart shows that $FB is in an uptrend (bullish).

Price is between Tenkan Sen (blue line) and Kijun Sen (red line) with Kijun Sen acting as support which suggests a pullback in an uptrend.



Daily Chart

$FB enters Ichimoku Cloud revealing uncertainty and potential cloud support. Candle closes higher than open which suggests a pullback may be in place.



Hourly Chart
Current price is below Ichimoku Cloud and Tenkan Sen is below Kijun Sen which is bearish.
Pullback is confirmed with price showing support.

Recommendation Determine amount to invest in $FB by keeping investment below 5% of total capital. Scale into $FB.

$TWTR - A look back since the IPO (updated)

Flat Ichimoku Cloud reveals $TWTR has gone no where and sentiment is bearish.

AVOID: Twitter ($TWTR) -With execs using $TWTR as their personal piggy bank, investors should avoid this stock like the plague

Things may get worse and the stock price may find itself in the teens.

Dow Jones Airlines Index - Delta Air Lines bringing up the rear just like old times

I remember their execs saying it was different this time like all the ones before them.

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Vanguard Health ($VHT) continues its strong bullish uptrend

S&P 500 P/E Ratio is almost 6% higher than the 200-day EMA which indicates the market may be stretched so Q1earnings are key

Dow P/E ratio has room to rise so the $DJIA may set a new high

Tesla ($TSLA) exits the Ichimoku Cloud

LinkedIn ($LNKD) - A look back since the IPO

Alibaba ($BABA) - A look back since the IPO

Facebook ($FB) - A look back since the IPO

Twitter($TWTR) - A look back since the IPO

UnitedHealth Group ($UNH) is trading sideways and needs to set a new high before nimble investors jump onboard

Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) is directionless with the cloud providing support

McDonalds ($MCD) is in a $94-$100 trading range

Amazon ($AMZN) shoots up like a bottle rocket

Up 14%.

Microsoft ($MSFT) blasts through the Ichimoku Cloud

Results that exceeded analyst expectations catapults $MSFT up over 10%.

1-year performance of $GOLD, $SILVER, and $COPPER vs. $SPX and $USD

Facebook ($FB) closed below Kijun Sen on daily chart which is bearish

The signal is considered to be weak sinced it occurred above the cloud.

Facebook ($FB) has traded in the $80-$85 range for several weeks

The long-term trend is bullish.

Dow Transports are at the cusp of breaking through the Ichimoku Cloud

 The index has traded sideways since December as revealed by the flat cloud.  A break above the cloud with a change from red to green may signal a new trend.

Year-to-date performance of major index ETFs

$DIA $SPY $QQQ $IWM $BND

1-year performance of major index ETFs

$DIA $SPY $QQQ $IWM $BND

1-year performance of major indexes

$DJIA $SPX $COMPQ $RUT $UST

Year-to-date performance of major indexes

$DJIA $SPX $COMPQ $RUT $UST

Will $DJIA set a new record next week?

$QQQ - Cubes closes at an all-time high with support around $109

The Nasdaq sets a new high

$VIX declines to lowest level in 2015 as the market sets a new high

Don't be afraid to take some profits. The odds start to favor an increase in the $VIX when it reaches low levels which means the odds for a market pullback increase as well.

S&P 500 sets a new record

Ichimoku Cloud issued a strong bullish signal on April 14.

AT&T ($T) Let's monitor $T to see if price falls back toward the cloud

AT&T ($T) shot up over 4%, but the weekly chart reveals flat trading since March 2014

Don't be surprised if price falls back into the cloud.

Alert: Financials Sector ($XLF) issues bullish signal

Vanguard REIT Index ($VNQ) - Alert

$VNQ has underperformed the S&P 500 over the last 3-months and has about matched it for the last 6-months. If it underperforms for a 1-year period it's time to re-balance to the S&P 500 or a higher performing asset.

Utilities Sector ($XLU) is trading sideways and should be avoided until resistance is broken

Support is around $44 with resistance around $46.

Unitedhealth Group ($UNH) has the potential to trade sideways and can't seem to breakout above 120

American Airlines ($AAL) issues bullish signal with price closing above the Kumo (cloud)

Chikou Span (green line) crossing the price curve serves as additional confirmation of  the signal although it is not as strong since the cross occurred below the cloud. Scale in as usual.  The flat top cloud and future cloud imply a potential for sideways trading.



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Procter & Gamble ($PG) is bearish

Microsoft ($MSFT) issues strong bearish signal

Merck ($MRK) issues strong bearish signal

American Express ($AXP) issues strong bearish signal

Consumer Discretionary Sector ($XLY) issues weak bearish signal

Health Care Sector ($XLV) issues weak bearish signal

Utilities Sector ($XLU) issues bearish signal