T2108 Update – August 26, 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 #17 of the current oversold period). VIX Status: 36 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Only add … Read more

Chart Review: RIMM Finally “Breaks Out”

Finally, Research In Motion (RIMM) is performing better than the general market. For the last two weeks, RIMM has trended upward relative to the QQQ (PowerShares QQQTrust for big-cap technology stocks). This has not happened all year. More importantly, the stock has finally jumped above the 50-day moving average (DMA). Granted, such a breakout has … Read more

T2108 Update – August 25, 2011 (Stymied Again)

(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: 17% (Day #16 of the current oversold period). VIX Status: 40 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Only add … Read more

T2108 Update – August 23, 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: 17% (Day #14 of the current oversold period). VIX Status: 36 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Only add … Read more

Picking Through the Rubble Of Solar Stocks (Priced for Recession)

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) The shorts completely nailed solar stocks across the board in 2011. {snip} Please click on the charts to enlarge them. Source: NASDAQ.COM Solar bears have been very vocal, and very correct, in predicting a severe … Read more

T2108 Update – August 22, 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: 14% (Day #13 of the current oversold period). VIX Status: 42 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Only add … Read more

Chart Review: Opportunity in Best Buy As It Returns to 2009 Lows

More and more stocks are hitting, and breaking, their March, 2009 and/or Fall, 2008 lows. For those people who missed out on the buying opportunities at that time, now seems like one of those rare moments where the market offers up a second chance. I am using similar logic to buy commodity-related stocks that have … Read more

T2108 Update – August 19, 2011 (New Rules As We Return to the Edge of A Bear Market)

(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: 14% (Day #12 of the current oversold period). VIX Status: 43 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Only add … Read more

T2108 Update – August 18, 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: 14% (Day #11 of the current oversold period). VIX Status: 43 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Only add … 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