T2108 Update (April 26, 2013) – Burden of Proof Shifts to the Bulls

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. It helps to identify extremes in market sentiment that are highly likely to reverse. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag. T2108-related trades and other trades … Read more

Bullish Earnings Trading Patterns and Sentiment Collide With Apple’s Recent Downtrend

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on April 22, 2013. Click here to read the entire piece.) It is that time of year: the next earnings report from Apple (AAPL). {snip} As Aaron Task says in the intro of today’s Daily Ticker – “Bracing for Disaster: How Bad … Read more

T2108 Update (April 18, 2013) – S&P 500 Is Quasi-Oversold for A Critical Test of Support On Options Expiration Day

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. It helps to identify extremes in market sentiment that are highly likely to reverse. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag. T2108-related trades and other trades … Read more

The Reserve Bank of Australia Marginally Concedes To A Brighter Outlook

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on April 4, 2013. Click here to read the entire piece.) For many months, the Reserve Bank of Australia has been rolling out the same story of a peak in commodity prices, resource investment, and terms of trade. This month’s monetary policy … Read more

Fresh Unemployment Records Help To End The Rally In The Spain Index Fund

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on February 25, 2013. Click here to read the entire piece.) {snip} Last month, Spain’s unemployment rate reached Depression-like levels when it hit a record 26% and projections are for it to increase to 27% this year. {snip} EWP is up an … Read more