T2108 Update (January 10, 2014) – Just A Hair Away from Overbought

(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 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 are … Read more

Model N – A Potential Comeback Story for 2014 And Beyond

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on December 23, 2013. Click here to read the entire piece.) {snip} MODN started publicly trading in March of this year, but it did not catch my attention until it fell a gut-wrenching 32% on September 10th after a disastrous update on … Read more

Chart Review: Shutterfly, BlackBerry, Weight Watchers, Peabody Energy, Australian Dollar

The market continues to throw up a lot of interesting charts, particularly on the bullish side. This chart review takes a quick look at Shutterfly (SFLY), BlackBerry (BBRY), Weight Watchers (WTW), Peabody Energy (BTU), and the Australian dollar (AUD/USD or FXA). SFLY just reported earnings, and the market clearly loved it. The stock printed a … Read more

Over the Fiscal Cliff Lies Opportunity Valley: Saic, Inc.

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on December 25, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) In the summer of 2011, I started a series called the “Commodity Crash Playbook” designed to take advantage of the bargains created from what, at that time, seemed to be a … Read more

T2108 Update – August 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. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag.) T2108 Status: 19% (Day #10 of the current oversold period). VIX Status: 32 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Only add … Read more