Michelle B submits:
On Tuesday, April 24, approaching 2 PM, the time of the day that I regard as the Period Of Treachery—fondly referred to as POT—I noted MNST screaming red on the low ticker. I checked to see if there was news to explain the decline, and there was none. I quickly […]
Browsing Capitulation™
A ‘Monster’ Capitulation Daytrade
ICEing on the Capitulation Cake
Michelle B submits:
LP commented concerning though he was aware ICE was moving down on strong volume, he did not have an edge in trading ICE as a capitulation play on Monday, April 2. ICE is noteworthy for several reasons. Firstly, it capitulated from a reverse head and shoulders bottom.
NOTE: Volume on […]
Understanding and Using Capitulation for Reversal Daytrades
Michelle B submits:
LP, in a recent comment to this blog entry, expressed interest in understanding trades based on capitulation. Capitulation means that there are no more sellers for the moment, and the stock price will rebound sharply. The most important aspect is not to confuse capitulation with the low-grade drip, drip of continuing […]
MATR, An Anatomy of a Capitulation Trade
Michelle B submits: Yesterday, at 12:45, upon returning from a break, I noticed MATR moving down hard and fast on my low/high ticker; the whole low ticker window was blocked in red. MATR hogged the window completely — there was nothing else, just that one symbol. MATR was screaming CAPITULATION. I checked out […]
Bears Screaming “No Más”
The market certainly woke up from yesterday’s slumber. The better than expected ISM report, which was released at 10:00, really got things moving. The indices powered higher, ripping through the highs set on Monday. We got a huge surge of buying just after 3:00. I think that was caused by some […]



















