T2108 Update (October 10, 2012) – Double Top Looming Larger

(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

T2108 Update (October 8, 2012) – Double top or bump on the uptrend? (Apple breaks down)

(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

Chart Review: The Slow Decline of iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT)

The Federal Reserve’s expressed desire for quantitative easing and Operation Twist has been to lower long-term interest rates. The response to the announcement of QE3 on September 13th has not yet generated lower interest rates except for a brief moment. The iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT) is one way to play long-term … Read more

Reserve Bank of Australia Downgrades Economic Conditions, Eyes Lower Currency

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on October 2, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) I expected the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to stand pat on rates in its latest statement on monetary policy. Instead, the RBA cut rates by 25 basis points to 3.25% … Read more

Skullcandy Recovers Losses from Downgrade – Now Comes the Tough Part

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on October 5, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) After Morgan Stanley downgraded Skullcandy (SKUL), I quickly wrote that I thought the sell-off was way overdone and marked a buying opportunity. From comments and other posts I have seen, it … Read more