Monday, August 29, 2011

Fade Trade

So glad we've almost made it
So sad they had to fade it
--Tears for Fears

Stocks have tacked on close to 5% off Friday's lows on the back of Fed chair Bernanke's Jackson Hole speech. We're now coming up on the SPX 1225 level that led the spill once breached nearly a month ago.


Will be interesting to see how things behave at these levels, as that 1225 now serves as resistance.

Personally, I've been fading (read: selling) this rally--unloading longs and adding to shorts. Have worked my net long stock exposure (longs minus shorts) down from about 22% to 13% of liquid assets.

Still sense that we have a date below w/ SPX 1025 in the not too distant future. As such, I want to use strength to reduce my net long position.

position in SPX

1 comment:

dgeorge12358 said...

Most of the economic policies that support robust economic growth in the long run are outside the province of the central bank.
~Ben Bernanke