ES Key numbers for 3-14-11

Here are the key numbers from Fridays trade and a chart with the volume showing why they are key. On your own charts you can compare where your high volume is with price.

1300

1295

1288 - 1289



The upper zone not shown on the chart is up near 1308 just in case we rally in the O/N session on Sunday

This is a very common pattern you will see and that is bigger volume coming into the market infront of a key zone that is step one...then in step two they try to push into the zone and sometimes a bit beyond and the volume diverges ( it dries up and you get a retest of the High volume again) ..in other words they will retest the step one volume


Today examples

Example A....we pushed with the biggest volume at 84 trying to reach down into the key 81 - 82.50 zone...that is step one....then the volume diverges at and below our predefined zone ( the 81 - 82.50)zone and they go back to test the 84 number...so the volume gets used up before they ever reach the key zone

Example B...the highest volume from this mornings RTH early push was at 91.50...that is step one.....then we hit our key number the 95 ( predefined number) and volume disipates and we roll back down to retest the 91.50 and obviously much lower...again the volume is used up before we hit our key number

Example C..now look what happens when we enter the predefined zone of 88 - 89.....we get a big volume surge right through the zone.....not in front of it....VOLUME IS NOT USED UP IN FRONT OF IT..although we still had tests of the zone this is a heads up that the zone may be failing as an attractor/ support level..


The two highest volumes I have that are generated from todays trade are the 84 and the 91.50...I hope those examples make sense to somebody..It's all about volume drying up as they try to stretch away from a key number...and then we try to capitalize when the volatility reverts

I think I need a Red and water after this post.....good luck all!!

Very educational post Bruce, thanks for sharing.

I think they will go back for the 84 volume PT.......that constant movement of low volume to high volume...ebb and flow at it's best

There is PT's LVN getting hit and prices have reversed from it. 1286.25 just so happened to be 2.618 projection up on 5-min chart, as of course Fridays low at 85.50. Pretty series zone right there.

thanks Dr Rob...I appreciate the feedback

Originally posted by DRob

Very educational post Bruce, thanks for sharing.

that's a great visual Lorn...I have another area at 87.75 - 88.....of volume..I just don't like it when they are so close but if they can hold this 84 as support that we should see the 88 and the 91.50 again...

The volume spikes are just a bit too close right now...so standing aside

Thanks Bruce, excellent commentary

89-89.25 comes up on all my charts so i might try a short scalp from there

Here is how my simplistic mind finds these key zones...I just simply look for the Volume spikes...I'm not trading any more today so took the effort to label the spikes.....and look now at how the 87 - 88 area is attracting high vertical volume again...so we need to be aware of that


here is the chart

Originally posted by BruceM

that's a great visual Lorn...I have another area at 87.75 - 88.....of volume..I just don't like it when they are so close but if they can hold this 84 as support that we should see the 88 and the 91.50 again...

The volume spikes are just a bit too close right now...so standing aside

half off at 87.50

carrying the rest to see if the fill the air down at 86.25...stop to b/e

at least thats what seasonals hint at