Market Technicals Clarify Q4 Action
With the 4th Quarter beginning, its time to take a review of the technical factors which will govern the action. While we always find the...
Chart of the Week: NASDAQ 100 Net 52 Week Highs/ 30 Day Highs
The # of Net 52 Week Highs (52 week highs minus lows) is barely positive, but as shown below, the strong bull market of 2003 produced...
Chart of the Week: Net NYSE Up Thrust Days v Down Thrust Days
The chart below shows more aggressive downside trading activity on the NYSE. This oscillator tracks thrust sessions has moved below the...
Finding A Floor?
My earliest mentor in Technical Analysis was Guy Ortmann. He’s is a pure technician, and now works for Capital Growth Financial as...
Presidential Cycles
This weeks Barron’s has an interesting chart from Sy Harding. If you are unfamiliar with Harding’s work, have a look at his...
DJIA 1966 – 1982
The previous chart reveals the long standing secular moves of the markets; What’s an investor to do during one of the long periods...
Chart of the Week: NYSE Making New Highs
The DOW and NASDAQ continue to make higher lows and the NASDAQ recently held critical support recently and bounced. Couple these near...
Apprenticed Investor: The Stock Pre-Nup
The latest "Apprenticed Investor" column is up, and its called "The Stock Pre-Nup." Let’s assume you found a stock...
Spiking VIX Creates Opportunity
I rarely disagree with with Mark Hulbert. He’s a longtime observer of the market and its players. Indeed, his tracking service...
Is Oil a bubble?
This weekend, we are in Chicago for a family event. After dinner (over Kir Royals), we discuss the economy, tax cuts and Oil. The subject...