The broad market went up and closed down on higher volume which means distribution. The SPY looks like a good short or buy the SDS. In yesterday’s post I mentioned I went long the FAZ and ERY which are 3x short financials and 3x short energy. The chart below shows the confirmation of selling on higher volume today in the XLF. Now let’s see if we get volume at the swing low (I circled in red) at $11.10 on more than 193 million shares then were heading down to $10 range for support.

I also liked the action of the Russell 1000 (IWB)  instead of the Russell 2000 (IWM). The chart below shows high volume selling today. Price went above yesterday’s high and close below is on high volume - downtown we go. I will enter into the BGZ in the morning which is the 3x bear of the Russell 1000.

The SPY went up on light volume today and closed below yesterday. Price went into the May 7th big volume down day and 317 million versus 205 million. There is no buying volume. Market is coming down.

XLE (Energy ETF) also confirmed that we are coming down. Price went into Feb 10 massive down day with 56 million and we went up today on 16 million. Which way is the buying pressure? Heading down. I entered DUG (2x Short Entergy) and ERY (3x Short Energy) today.

Dug should test $22. ERY should head up to $35.

Also financial look very weak and I entered into FAZ which should head up to $10.

The price and volume on Friday was not very eventful which means uncertainty in the market direction. I still think that we are due for a pull back going up 8 weeks and down only once. I am still short ACM, EDU, BIDU and have a few bear positions in QID, TYP but I also went long in two solar plays CSUN and TAN I bought on Friday.

CSUN chart is looking very strong as price comes down the volume dries up then on Friday it really dried up. I bought at $3.13. First target is 4.00, then $4.50.

I also looked at the overall solar stocks like FSLR, SOLF, CSIQ, STP and TAN (solar ETF). Solar sector looks good but CSUN looked better. I bought some TAN at $8.60 but I might be a bit early as it might pull back to $7.50-8.00.

Overall market still wants to pullback I think we will continue into option expiration tomorrow. See the QQQQ chart below which shows accelerated down volume yesterday - wants to go lower to next support. I’m still in short ETFs like QID, TZA, TWM.

I went short EDU, BIDU and ACM this morning.

What a great run up in the overall market making big gains but the QQQQ which was the strongest index is showing weakness. The chart below shows big profit taking last Thursday with 216 million versus 183 million up on Friday. Which way is the price going? Down. I think we are going to pull back starting Tuesday and the QQQQ will retest $30-31. I am in the QID which is the 2x Short the QQQQ.

Also look at the XLK (Tech Spider)which showed huge selling pressure on Thursday. This wants to retest $14-15.

The broad market in the SPY also showed weakness but it was heald up buy the finacials and energy sectors. The QQQQ is the weakest sector.