UNG - 15mUNG is very close to signaling a breakdown. I'm already short, but one could short a break of the lower trendline, this morning's low, or the 6.29 signal level. Stops above this morning's high, wave 2, or where ever you're comfortable. Short-term target is the 5.70/.90 region. Longer timeframe targets are in the blue box, and more refined numbers will be posted IF price breaks down.
Be advised, this presumed move down is nearing the end of a long-term correction. Price could respond strongly upward once the pattern completes. Longer-term traders would benefit from waiting for long entry at lower prices.
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UNG - 4hI've been posting the red Ending Diagonal count on UNG. This count is falling out of favor with me, mostly due to the size of minute wave i relative to wave iii. With the help of a pro Arkady Yakhnis at www.elliottwavetrader.net I've added the green count. Signal level at 6.29 retains significance, though an impulse to new lows would be expected under the green count versus a corrective (a)-(b)-(c) of v under the red count.
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UNG - 30mHadn't looked at this chart recently, but seems price hit my a=c (100%) target on the nose yesterday morning. Follow through on the pattern suggests new lows are possible in coming weeks/months. A new low could represent a major bottom as it would complete the count on a long-term correction. Could be a significant buying opportunity for long swing traders IF it develops. I've drawn it as an ending diagonal pattern - thus the (a)-(b)-(c) to complete wave v - but there's other interpretations, too.
UNG - 1hAppears to be playing out with a corrective move down in the Ending Diagonal red count. Precise path might be difficult to predict, and the closer this gets to a presumed bottom the more dangerous it'll be to hold short. Ending Diagonals tend to reverse strongly back to where they began - much higher in this case.
UNGNatty's bullish close above resistance offers traders well defined risk. It looks like a reasonable 1:10 risk/reward entry here with a lower volume area. The ceiling with the "value area" appears to leave plenty of room to allow prices to continue into resistance. Volume looks good; however, cumulative buying looks weak. If it remains so prices will likely retreat. Trade with a plan and take profits into resistance. Never like holding the "widow maker" long.
Good luck!
UNG - 15mBeen a trying trade. "Support" zone tested all day yesterday. Just when it seemed failure was imminent, the 78.6% retrace of wave 1 held. That was my limit for wave 2, and remains my stop on this trade. Over 8.82 we may have something going. Over 7.48 I'll be pleasantly surprised. Stalling below there (in the old (iv) zone) will have me taking profits and reconsidering the pattern.
UNG - 15mNear-term outlook noted on chart. See previous ideas for more info.
Price opened right at the bottom of support today, and I'm giving swing longs a bit of room. Continued drop would be reason to stop out imo.
This drop doesn't much resemble a b-wave of (iv) with RH trading. The AH NG chart has more movement, but still not convinced. The purple I-ii, 1-2 count is barely hanging on. Need a strong bounce with follow-thru over alt (iv) to convince me it has real potential.
UNG - 15mBack to support again. One thing is clear...this is not acting like the impulsive purple wave iii as I've outlined here. I'm highly suspicious of a complex correction in wave (iv), with new lows in coming months. Should support break sooner, the wave (iv) in green may already be complete. I remain cautiously long, but am lowering my expectations on this swing trade.
UNG - 1hUNG rallied from support region noted last week, and is currently approaching an inflection region which will decide between a higher (iv) bounce and "THE LOW" purple impulsive count. Over 7.48, wave (iv) is highly unlikely. Smaller degree support an resistance to be updated on smaller-time frame charts.
UNG - 1hrAbove my green box, the wave (iv) - (v) possibility to new lows would be highly questionable. Note the 50% retrace of wave (ii) - (iii) which is generally the maximum extent of a 4th wave retrace. Alt (iv) is however below the 76.4% extension of waves (i) - (ii) and thus would be valid.
One thing is certain, there's no Ending Diagonal playing out off the mid-March (iv) high.
UNG - 30mUNG has broken out over the 6.65 signal level. I'm out of shorts. Will watch for higher confidence entry on a new position. The prior bullish alternative path may be playing out, although the pattern is not yet mature enough to trade with high probability imo. Should price reach the 6.95 region (as indicated in wave i), then a long entry from this price region on a retrace could be traded long with stops in the 6.49/.29 range.
UNG - 1hPrice remains between signal levels which remain unchanged. Over 6.65 indicates possibility of something bullish - possibly the start of a motive wave off the lows. Below 6.16 then bearish potential for new lows.
While I remain short, a portion of my position stopped out earlier today. Decline off recent highs has not developed in a clearly impulsive fashion, and bullish potential must be acknowledged, especially if 6.65 signal level gives way. Note positive divergence on MACD. Bullish potential shown in pink.
Chart in log scale.
UNG - 30 minFolks, this short is NOT a CERTAINTY, but the R/R is there IF you use stops in the 6.69 / 6.82 region.
I've also labeled a possible Leading Diagonal in pink. IF price goes over 6.82 to new local highs, THEN probability shifts in favor of a more meaningful bottom, though not necessarily THE BOTTOM...
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UNG - DailyUpdating the bigger picture. Presumed wave (iv) came right to the 38.2 retrace target (shown on smaller timeframes) and reversed. This rhymes with the pervious minute circle wave iv of a larger degree. However, note that this decline is nearing its long-term completion on positive divergence. Such divergence can persist thru wave (v) of v on new price lows.
Beginning of this decline in Aug/Sep '15 was difficult to count, and wave (ii) was a complex w-x-y-x-z. Larger-degree fibs are difficult to measure, and UNG's decay further complicates the measurements.
Bottom line: DO NOT risk too much here, and DO NOT overstay your welcome if you're still in this short. I anticipate the reversal could be sharp, once decline completes.