T2108 Update: May 17, 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: 46% and Neutral General Trading Call: Cover some shorts. Commentary T2108 is just below April’s low of 47%. Given the S&P 500 is straddling critical support at the 50DMA … Read more

Even Central Banks Are Buying Australian As the RBA Plans Higher Rates

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released its minutes from its last board meeting, May 3. I reviewed these minutes curious to understand the bank’s expectations for commodity prices given the on-going sell-off in commodities. The meeting occurred just as commodities started their current sell-off, so these pressures were not salient at the time. However, … Read more

T2108 Update: May 16, 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: 50% and Neutral General Trading Call: Hold. Commentary T2108 is approaching its lows from last month while the S&P 500 remains above its 50DMA and 2.7% away from retesting … Read more

What Happened to Ener1? The Disappointment and the Promise

(This is an excerpt from an article I published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) Ener1 (HEV) lost 36% last week after reporting earnings that disappointed with the news of a massive $73.3M write-down of the company’s investment in Norwegian electric vehicle company THINK. HEV management insisted this action should not … Read more