I had been having a grand old time shorting retailers, but they picked up some serious strength last week. In spite of this, I think the pattern is wholly intact, and the bounce to the neckline merely presents another shorting opportunity. From what I’ve read, next week is seasonally super-bearish, so we’ll see if we can get another round of selling going.
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Why Is Home Depot Stock Slumping After Earnings Beat?
Home Depot (HD) beat on EPS, Revenues, and Same Store Sales when it reported on Tuesday prior to the market open. However, after initially popping 2.5% to 158.11 from Monday’s 154.26 close, HD reversed sharply into negative territory at 153.00/10 in pre-market action and closed the day at 150.17, down 2.6%.
I am not sure what the selling is all about, except for a “sell-the-news” reaction, but one look at my 4-hour chart of HD, we can see that HD actually peaked back in mid-May, and since has established a series of lower-highs (including Tuesday morning’s spike to another lower-high).
From a near-term perspective, HD needed to hold support in the 152.40/60 area to avert triggering a potentially significant sell signal from one of a handful of powerful, still relevant and profitable, brick and mortar retailers.
Help from Retail
It’s another fine day in Slope-land. I’m up 2.5% (completely short portfolio……….duh) while the QQQ is down 0.01%. So, yeah, I’m beating it.
Of aid here is retail:


