Stocks posted solid gains for a second straight day but trade was light. The Nasdaq led the advance as it posted a 2.3% gain. The S&P 500 gained 1.8% while the S&P MidCap 400 improved by 1.6%. In a follow up to Tuesday's impressive six percent advance, the small-cap Russell 2000 added another 1.4% yesterday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was the day's laggard as it added just over 1.2%.

Market internals ended the session mixed. Volume plummeted across the board. On the Nasdaq trade dropped by over 18.0% while on the NYSE it fell nearly 28.0%. However, advancing volume topped declining volume by a factor of 5.1 to 1 on the NYSE and 7.7 to 1 on the Nasdaq. Yesterday's rally was subdued by the absence of volume. The lack of volume suggests institutions were not committed to yesterday's price action.

The Market Vectors Indonesia ETF (IDX) has shown relative weakness to the broad market over the past several weeks. On Tuesday when the market reversed dramatically on massive volume, IDX reversed on relatively light volume. Further, yesterday's move higher occurred on very light volume. A move back into resistance near declining 20-day EMA ($27.00) could provide a short entry trigger for this ETF. We are monitoring IDX closely for a potential short entry.

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Over the past six weeks the SPDR Series KBW Bank ETF (KBE) has been met with resistance every time it has attempted to reclaim its 20-day EMA. During this time KBE has been setting a sequence of lower highs each time it probes above this key mark. Further, the banking sector has been one of the weakest sectors in the market during the most recent two month selloff. An overcut of the 20-day EMA could provide a shorting opportunity in KBE.



Although we are wary to get aggressive on the short side of the market, the abrupt nature of the current two-day rally could provide a quick shorting opportunity as many ETFs have found their way back near resistance. If we do decide to enter any short positions we will likely take smaller position size and look to cut losses and/or take profits quickly.

Deron Wagner is the Founder and Head Trader of both Morpheus Capital LP, a U.S. hedge fund, and MorpheusTrading.com, a trader education firm.