{"id":16165,"date":"2020-05-22T07:30:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T11:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jeffclarktrader.com\/?p=16165"},"modified":"2020-05-22T07:30:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T11:30:57","slug":"once-again-we-have-two-bearish-possibilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/once-again-we-have-two-bearish-possibilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Once Again\u2026 We Have Two Bearish Possibilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here we go again&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffclarktrader.com\/glossary\/#vixsignal\">The Volatility Index<\/a><br \/>\n(VIX) is sending yet another warning sign.<\/p>\n<p>It was just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/two-possibilities-and-both-are-bearish\/\">two weeks ago<\/a> we noted how the VIX was approaching its lower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffclarktrader.com\/glossary\/#bollingerbands\">Bollinger Band<\/a>. It was setting the stage for two possible outcomes, both of which were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffclarktrader.com\/glossary\/#bearish\">bearish<\/a> for the broad stock market.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we&rsquo;re looking at those two possible outcomes again. Here&rsquo;s an updated chart of the VIX&hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-center mb-4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jeffclarktrader.com\/JMU\/images\/202005\/20200522-jmu-01_nnd553.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"img-fluid\" \/><\/div>\n<p>For the fourth time over the past two months, the VIX is testing the support of its lower Bollinger Bands. On the three previous times, the VIX bounced off of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffclarktrader.com\/glossary\/#support\">support<\/a> and that bounce coincided with a short-term, modest decline in the broad stock market.<\/p>\n<p>Now&hellip; here we go again for the fourth time.<\/p>\n<p>Just as it was two weeks ago, there are two ways to go from here. And, both are bearish.<\/p>\n<p>If the VIX continues to fall, then it will dip below its lower Bollinger Band. That action will set the stage for a broad stock market sell signal when the VIX closes back inside the bands.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if the VIX finds support right here and starts to bounce, then that bounce will likely coincide with another quick decline in the stock market.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, the broad market looks vulnerable to a lower move from here. It&rsquo;s just a question of how much lower.<\/p>\n<p>Best regards and good trading,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casey-assets.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/misc\/jeff-clark-signature.png\" width=\"200\" style=\"max-width:200px; width:100%;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jeff Clark<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S. <\/strong>More volatility means there&rsquo;s more downside to come &ndash; and now is the perfect time to take advantage of volatility.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s why I created my <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.jeffclarktrader.com\/?cid=MKT429393&#038;eid=MKT467263&#038;step=start&#038;plcid=PLC070854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3-Stock Retirement Blueprint<\/a>, where I focus on just three stocks and use options to profit off of the trends in those stocks. It helped me retire at the age of 42. And, I expect it could be equally as profitable and guiding for you as well, especially during these times.<\/p>\n<p>For just $19, you&rsquo;ll join my <em>Jeff Clark Trader <\/em>subscription &ndash; included is an archive of guides and training resources, eight training videos, and monthly trades due out on the third Thursday of every month. <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.jeffclarktrader.com\/?cid=MKT429393&#038;eid=MKT467263&#038;step=start&#038;plcid=PLC070854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click right here to learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 align=\"center\"><strong>Reader Mailbag<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In today&rsquo;s mailbag, Jess and Joe thank Jeff for his trading guidance&hellip;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #ccc; margin: 0px 30px 0px 10px;padding-left: 15px;\">\n<p>Hi, I&rsquo;m glad to be a member! Trading is totally new, and a bit intimidating, to me. I have a huge time horizon and I&rsquo;m willing to tolerate risk. I&rsquo;m eager to learn and make us lots of money!<\/p>\n<p>Also, I&rsquo;m on active duty in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. If all goes well, I&rsquo;d love to advocate for you on base since there are so many young soldiers who could benefit greatly from your guidance.<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>&ndash; Jess<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #ccc; margin: 0px 30px 0px 10px;padding-left: 15px;\">\n<p>Hey Jeff, I wanted you to know I enjoy your updates. I know the market has been going nuts the last few weeks and I appreciate your honesty when you don&#8217;t know what&rsquo;s going to happen. I look forward to your daily updates. Thank you for the time you put into writing them out.<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><strong>&ndash; Joe<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Thank you, as always, for your thoughtful comments. We look forward to reading them every day. Keep them coming at <a href=\"mailto:feedback@jeffclarktrader.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">feedback@jeffclarktrader.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we go again\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"service":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"publication":[10],"person":[7],"newsletter-type":[],"ticker":[],"class_list":["post-16165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-minute","publication-market-minute","person-jeff-clark"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16165\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16165"},{"taxonomy":"publication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication?post=16165"},{"taxonomy":"person","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/person?post=16165"},{"taxonomy":"newsletter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsletter-type?post=16165"},{"taxonomy":"ticker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jeffclarktrader.com\/market-minute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ticker?post=16165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}