The trading action had Apple looking to print a doji candlestick, which could indicate a higher low has formed. If the candlestick is recognized, and Apple trades higher on Monday, a new uptrend may be on the horizon.

An uptrend occurs when a stock consistently makes a series of higher highs and higher lows on the chart.

The higher highs indicate the bulls are in control while the intermittent higher lows indicate consolidation periods.

Traders can use moving averages to help identify an uptrend, with rising lower time frame moving averages (such as the eight-day or 21-day exponential moving averages) indicating the stock is in a steep shorter-term uptrend.

Rising longer-term moving averages (such as the 200-day simple moving average) indicate a long-term uptrend.

If Apple falls lower on Monday, however, the higher high formed on Wednesday, which negated the downtrend, could serve as a bull trap and the trend lower could continue. If that happens, volatility in the stock market could increase due to how heavily weighted Apple is within the S&P 500.

Traders wishing to trade the potential volatility have multiple options, including the ConvexityShares Daily 1.5x SPIKES Futures ETF (NYSE:SPKY).

SPKY is a 1.5x leveraged fund, which tracks the SPIKES Futures Short-Term Index and measures volatility in broad-based equities in a similar way to ProShares Ultra VIX Short Term Futures ETF (NYSE:UVXY), which tracks the movement of the S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Index.

For every 1% daily movement in the SPIKES Futures Short-Term Index, the SPKY fund seeks to move 1.5%, meaning that it’s for short-term trades and should not be held for a long period of time.

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The Apple Chart: On Wednesday, Apple formed a higher high at the $181.55 mark, which came in above the most recent lower high, which was printed at the $179.69 mark on Aug. 14. The higher high negated the downtrend but a higher low, above $171.96 hasn’t yet formed to confirm a new uptrend.

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