T2108 Update – March 13, 2012 (A Convincing Breakout But I Am Still A Queasy Bull)

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. 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 are posted on twitter using the #120trade hashtag) T2108 Status: 73% VIX Status: 14.7% … Read more

(Quick) Chart Review: Apple Straight UP

Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is now up an incredible 36% for the year. Even more incredible, the stock has spent much of the year rallying in nearly straight lines, straight up. This rally has been so powerful that even the major bearish reversal in mid-February looks like a blip well-contained within a strong uptrend. The small … Read more

Vertical Capital Income Fund Offers Attractive Alternative for Investing In Mortgages

In late January, I made the case for investing in Dynex Capital (DX) as one way to bet on a recovery for housing starting that I believe will begin in earnest next year. DX had dipped at the time on news of a stock offering to raise more capital. As anticipated, DX did eventually recover … Read more

Review: Stocktouch Delivers Quick and Intuitive Visuals of Stock Market Performance

Over the past several weeks, I have been trying out a visual application for the stock market called StockTouch. The application was provided to me for free in exchange for a review. The video at the end of this piece provides an excellent summary of the application’s catchy and powerful features, so I am focusing … Read more

T2108 Update – March 9, 2012 (Time to Follow Trend As Market Returns to the Edge of Overbought)

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. 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 are posted on twitter using the #120trade hashtag) T2108 Status: 69% VIX Status: 17.1 … Read more