Wall Street roars back in wild trade after Fed meet – AGQ & IJS stopped out; RSI picks a ton of short funds
Posted on August 10, 2011 at 00:43 AM EDT

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Stocks rallied on Tuesday in a volatile session as investors struggled to decipher the Fed's signals on the economy after a dizzying two-week slide.

Buying accelerated into the close and the S&P 500 posted its best day in more than two years, following a drop of nearly 17 percent over the past weeks.

The market reversed direction six times after a Fed statement that pledged two more years of near-zero interest rates.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 429.92 points, or 3.98 percent, to end at 11,239.77. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 53.07 points, or 4.74 percent, to 1,172.53. The Nasdaq Composite Index added 124.83 points, or 5.29 percent, to 2,482.52. (commentary & photo courtesy of Reuters)

The market gyrations of today led to of the RSI portfolio positions to hit their stops. This now leaves only one position in base metals ETF (DBB). We are now awaiting RSI’s next buy recommendation. Cash reserves are now at an all time high and they are awaiting an opportunity to be put to work again. With all this market chaos, there should be some plump opportunities ahead.

And as if on queue, RSI pumped out a dozen Buy signals. They are:

  • Buy 231 shares ProShares UltraShort SmallCap600 (SDD); Volatility = 7.4%
  • Buy 651 shares ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS); Volatility = 6.1%
  • Buy 690 shares ProShares Short S&P500 (SH); Volatility = 3.2%
  • Buy 892 shares ProShares UltraShort Dow30 (DXD); Volatility = 5.5%
  • Buy 509 shares ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE (EFU); Volatility = 7.2%
  • Buy 502 shares ProShares UltraShort MSCI Japan (EWV); Volatility = 5.6%
  • Buy 651 shares ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (SDS); Volatility = 6.1%
  • Buy 514 shares ProShares Short MSCI EAFE (EFZ); Volatility = 3.8%
  • Buy 412 shares Rydex Inverse 2x S&P 500 (RSW); Volatility = 5.9%
  • Buy 838 shares ProShares Short SmallCap600 (SBB); Volatility = 4.0%
  • Buy 313 shares ProShares UltraPro Short Dow30 (SDOW); Volatility = 8.0%
  • Buy 546 shares ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500 (SPXU); Volatility = 8.9%

Only three of these picks are straight short funds. The remainder are 2X short, so be careful of the extra leverage these funds employ. I don’t have the capability to present charts for all these funds, but let’s examine the price action for the first pick, which is representative. SDD has been in a parabolic updraft with a sharp decline today. RSI’s price excursion module likes that price action. It is tempting to jump into this trade and ride further up. But do your due diligence and be careful. All these funds are trading lower in after hours. I guess the market players are buying what Bernanke is telling them about the economy and that the FED will keep rates lower. When the reality hits them players these short funds will again soar.

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