18Nov1:05 pmEST
Defeated By General Winter
As we zoom closer to winter, natural gas bears are still up against it with the recent strength in the commodity.
I went long UGAZ, the triple-levered long natural gas ETF, yesterday at $15.28, amounting to 4% of my trading portfolio capital. I then sold half of that position at $16.44 to lock in partial gains into a nice rip, timestamped here.
With the 2% portfolio position which I retain, I am looking at the 30-minute chart of UNG this afternoon.
We have the makings of a bull flag consolidation, which just now flashed a glimpse of potential breaking to the upside. I am opportunistically looking to add back to my UGAZ long if $22.50 on UNG is overtaken to the upside.
If not, the discipline of taking partials gains into yesterday's pop is crucial, since I am moving my stop-loss essentially up to my entry on the trade to avoid turning a winner into a loser.
Let's see if General Winter has more to say to natural gas bears.
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