Keybot the Quant whipsaws back to the short side with the dramatic drop in equities. Lower retail and financial sectors and higher volatility provide downside fuel. Bears need lower semiconductors (SOX) to maintain the downside momo. Bulls need strong earnings from JPM and WFC this morning to boost the financials (XLF) and help markets recover.
4/13/14; 7:00 PM EST =
4/11/14; 10:00 AM EST =
4/10/14; 12:54 PM EST = +17; signal line is +37; go short 1848; (Benchmark SPX for 2014 = +0.0%)(Keybot this trade = -0.6%; Keybot for 2014 = +4.0%)(Actual this trade = -2.6%; Actual for 2014 = +1.5%)
4/10/14; 12:02 PM EST = +17; signal line is +38 but algorithm remains long
4/10/14; 11:49 AM EST = +31; signal line is +39 but algorithm remains long
4/10/14; 11:32 AM EST = +17; signal line is +40 but algorithm remains long
4/10/14; 11:12 AM EST = +31; signal line is +41 but algorithm remains long
4/9/14; 12:22 PM EST = +47; signal line is +41; go long 1859; (Benchmark SPX for 2014 = +0.6%)(Keybot this trade = +0.9%; Keybot for 2014 = +4.6%)(Actual this trade = +0.6%; Actual for 2014 = +4.1%)