T2108 Update – August 2, 2011

(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.) T2108 Status: 24%. VIX Status: 24.8 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Hold. Finalize list of bullish trades. Prepare to close most bearish positions. Commentary T2108 dropped from 33% to 24%. The S&P … Read more

How to Play Another Yen Intervention

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) Reuters reported yesterday that Japan is getting ready to intervene to weaken its currency. Japanese authorities are getting anxious because the yen is reaching the multi-decade highs versus the U.S. dollar last set in the … Read more

links for 2011-08-02

Bank of Korea Buys Gold for First Time in Over 10 Years – CNBC South Korea's central bank bought gold for the first time in more than a decade as global growth and debt uncertainties encourage monetary authorities around the world to diversify foreign reserves. (tags: gold Korea monetary_policy) Banks in BRICs Signaling Credit Crisis … Read more

Chart Review – These Giants Are Falling

Near the end of the last oversold period toward the end of June, I identified three stocks that I claimed had to hold support to maintain a bullish outlook for the stock market for various reasons: Proctor & Gamble (PG), Clorox (CLX), and Oracle (ORCL). I titled that piece “Chart Review: These Giants Must Not … Read more

T2108 Update – August 1, 2011

(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.) T2108 Status: 33%. VIX Status: 23.7 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Hold. Commentary T2108 managed to nudge upward a bit after being at least as low as 29% when the S&P 500 … Read more