T2108 Update – March 13, 2012 (A Convincing Breakout But I Am Still A Queasy Bull)

(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-related trades and other trades are posted on twitter using the #120trade hashtag) T2108 Status: 73% VIX Status: 14.7% … Read more

(Quick) Chart Review: Apple Straight UP

Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is now up an incredible 36% for the year. Even more incredible, the stock has spent much of the year rallying in nearly straight lines, straight up. This rally has been so powerful that even the major bearish reversal in mid-February looks like a blip well-contained within a strong uptrend. The small … Read more

T2108 Update – March 9, 2012 (Time to Follow Trend As Market Returns to the Edge of Overbought)

(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-related trades and other trades are posted on twitter using the #120trade hashtag) T2108 Status: 69% VIX Status: 17.1 … Read more

T2108 Update – March 8, 2012 (Bullish comeback)

(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-related trades and other trades are posted on twitter using the #120trade hashtag) T2108 Status: 65% (up from 57%) … Read more

Groupon Headed for Post-IPO Lows

In mid-February, I posted Groupon (GRPN) as a bearish post-earnings play (see “Groupon Loses Gains From Facebook IPO Hype And Put Options Soar“). At the time, I claimed that the stock would linger around its $20 IPO price for a while after the immediate post-earnings selling. Sure enough, GRPN hung around $20 for another two … Read more