Is QQQ still a buy now?

Disclaimer: The purpose of the this article is solely for education purpose. It is not a stock recommendation, please do your due diligence (dd) before you do any sell 9r purchase. 

I read an article last week in the tiger community, asking whether can he/she buy QQQ now?

QQQ has been beaten in 2022

This is a very common question when I was still new in investing, I asked smiliar questions.

Today, I will like to share 2 Technical Analysis (TA) that I will use to determine whether to buy or sell a stock using QQQ as an example.

The first TA I always use is the Parallel Channel (PC) On the chart above, I have drawn a PC that happens to be a down trend for QQQ in 2022. You will probably known that QQQ suffered a year long downtrend in 2022.

I marked 3  red squares. For a downtrend stock, I will find 2 lower peak (marked as 1 and 2) and draw a straight line and place a parallel line at bottom of the first bottom marked by 3.

If you have notice, the stock price actions mostly stick within the PC. To benefit from a down trend stock, you will sell at 2, 4 and 5 and take profit when the price action touch the bottom PC line for maximum risk to reward. There are also false break out at point 4 and 5. One must make dd when to cut loss. 

Current QQQ Trend, PC is uptrend

Now next plot the uptrend PC. I will choose 2 higher peak (orange Square 1 and 2) and draw a line, the I will place the parallel line at first bottom (orange square 3). This will form an uptrend PC.  Ideally to buy at  3 as it has the maximum rewards vs risk. Judging from the chart, QQQ will peak at late April and expected to touch bottom Point A perhaps late May which is a good buy point. For uptrend PC, ideally to buy when touch bottom PC line, but we must put in cut loss if the market goes down against us. Alternative can enter buy trade at point B.

Fibonacci Retraction

Some might say, if I wait for PC, it will take forever to buy. It is definitely not a good trade for realist. Thus we can use another TA, Fibonacci Retraction.

Fibonacci Retraction for uptrend stock place first point at bottom of the chart (red zone) and rise to the peak  (grey zone) like PC, price action always stop or rebounce at fibo point, the coming point to buy is at 0.5, if it is a confirmed pass, we are possible to go back previous peak. However if it goes south, I will probably wait for fibo 38.2 or fibo  23.6 rebound to buy.

TA is always good tool for analysis short time trend where FA (Fundamental Analysis) is to Analysis stock for long term roi.

Hope now fellow tigereans learnt 2 new TA to analysis when buy or sell stocks. Please do your DD before buying or selling. If you know how to use options, it can be a good tour.

Do note that 180 days to expiry, options will have big drop of price

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  • fizzik
    ·2023-04-08
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    People buying up here, 19% return so far this year and juicy downside gap to fill at $306 but longs don’t see it, unbelievable. The QQQ’s will tank in May-June
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    • vodkalime
      [Call]Thank you for your comments  [USD] Spell good time for me to buy in more. TA friends. Take good note. FA, get your bullets but DD
      2023-04-09
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  • Nase
    ·2023-04-09
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    I know it looks easy but when you are facing it it is not


    I just make it simple for my trade


    Potential double top in April vs August High


    Then retest October Low


    By September


    So i am selling 50% of my portfolio in April when s/p reaches 4250 area and QQQ most lilely will be 333


    Good luck / due deli on your own but i am tired of dc bounce
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    • vodkalime
      [Call]Thank you for your comments  [USD] I am buying QQQ for long term as the composite is what I am interested in. It is much better than buying individual stock, if only I know and bought QQQ or similar ETF in 2018 lol.
      2023-04-09
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  • mizzle
    ·2023-04-08
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    The technology sector XLK performed a little better than QQQ over the last ten years. Also the financials XLF and consumer discretionary XLY did quite well, by that I mean "better than SPY, but not as good as QQQ".
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    • vodkalime
      [Call]Thank you for your comments  [USD] I will explore XLF
      2023-04-09
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  • zookie
    ·2023-04-08
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    I personally think that this kind of technical analysis is like looking for patterns, and it is not suitable for this kind of analysis in the short term, because of the large interference of uncertain factors.
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    • vodkalime
      [Call]Thank you for your comments  [USD] True, TA is for those who want fast in fast out. For me I am FA, buying for long term. PC is short term, Fibonacci can use for FA if you know how. Due diligence always, Nobody is more concern of your money than yourself
      2023-04-09
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  • jingli
    ·2023-04-08
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    My most current humble opinion is that JPOW is done. Whatever JPOW calls it, the balance sheet is exploding higher. This means QQQ higher.
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    • vodkalime
      [Call]Thank you for your comments  [USD]
      2023-04-09
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  • frostiix
    ·2023-04-08
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    Wow, I learned that I used to use fundamentals to analyze stocks, and I can use this method in the future.
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    • vodkalime
      [Call]Thank you for your comments  [USD]
      2023-04-09
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  • MojoStellar
    ·2023-04-09
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    Awesome article. Is QQQ still a buy? [Disclaimer: Not an investing advise. Pls do your own DD prior to buying. ]

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    • vodkalime
      thanks
      2023-04-13
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    • vodkalime
      Thank you for your comments
      2023-04-09
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  • MojoStellar
    ·2023-04-07

    This is an awesome article. Share and Like. 

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  • vodkalime
    ·2023-04-07
    thanks for reading and shared
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  • MojoStellar
    ·2023-04-07
    impressive.  thanks for sharing
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  • MojoStellar
    ·2023-04-10

    Check this article [USD] 

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    • vodkalime
      thanks for your support😃
      2023-04-12
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  • MojoStellar
    ·2023-04-08
    qqq in my hotlist [USD]
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  • MojoStellar
    ·2023-04-10
    congratulations
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  • WeeLoon
    ·2023-04-09
    Ok
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  • 爱上投资学
    ·2023-04-09
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  • DarkFate
    ·2023-04-09
    Like
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  • YJ Lee
    ·2023-04-09
    ok
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  • 建稳的朋友
    ·2023-04-09
    🙏🙏
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    • vodkalime
      [Call]Thank you for your comments  [USD]
      2023-04-09
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  • FK1234
    ·2023-04-09
    💪
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    • vodkalime
      [Call]Thank you for your comments [USD]
      2023-04-09
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  • kong1509
    ·2023-04-08
    Ok
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