T2108 Update – October 14, 2011 (A Marginal Breakout)

(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: 61% VIX Status: 28 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Close a few bullish positions in case trading range … Read more

Chart Review: WYNN Follows Through On Breakdown

In my T2108 Update on October 5, I asked whether the last bear market would really last just one day (so far, so good!). In that post, I noted that Wynn Resorts Limited (WYNN) had suffered an important breakdown and concluded: “This breakdown swiftly moves WYNN from the bullish camp into the bearish camp. On … Read more

T2108 Update – October 12, 2011 (Just…One…Push…Away from A Major Breakout)

(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: 53% VIX Status: 31 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Hold. Commentary The bullish vibes continue in the stock … Read more

T2108 Update – October 10, 2011 (A VERY Bullish Day)

(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: 41% (UP 20 percentage points!!!) VIX Status: 33 (FINALLY drops below its 50DMA!) General (Short-term) Trading Call: … Read more

T2108 Update – October 7, 2011 (Buyers Stymied At Resistance Yet 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: 22% (2nd day of oversold conditions) VIX Status: 36 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Hold. Commentary T2108 dropped … Read more

T2108 Update – October 5, 2011 (Another Typical Oversold Period)

(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: 21% (2nd day of oversold conditions) VIX Status: 38 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Conservative traders open first … Read more

T2108 Update – October 4, 2011 (One Day 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: 18% (2nd day of oversold conditions) VIX Status: 41 (well below 1st day of oversold period) General … Read more

T2108 Update – October 3, 2011 (Bring on the Bear)

(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: 15% (1st day of oversold conditions) VIX Status: 45 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Oversold trading rules have … Read more

Juniper Networks Hits 2 1/2 Year Lows and Triggers Pairs Trade with Cisco

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) Two weeks ago, I described a potential pairs trade between Juniper Networks (JNPR) and Cisco Systems (CSCO) based on the ratio of their prices and relative valuations (see “Pairs Trade: Cisco Systems Is Catching Up … Read more