T2108 Update (August 23, 2012) – First Breakdown from A Topping Pattern

(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: 65.8% VIX Status: 16.0 … Read more

T2108 Update (August 3, 2012) – Incipient Rally Strengthens, Raising the Bar On Bearish Trades

(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: 71.8% (first day of … Read more

Watching for Intervention As U.S. Dollar Falls Toward Five-Month Lows Versus Yen

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on July 23, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi has formed a habit of warning currency markets about the strength in the Japanese yen (FXY). For example, on May 31st, with USD/JPY slightly above 78 … Read more

The Odds Favor Big Upside from Apple’s Fiscal 2012 Second Quarter Earnings

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on April 23, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) If recent history has any relevance to the upcoming (and much anticipated) earnings announcement on April 24th from Apple (AAPL), odds favor a very positive reaction the following day. I generally … 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 – September 26, 2010 (A “Typical” Oversold Period Ends)

(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: 24% (ends last oversold period at 2 days) VIX Status: 39 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Conservative traders … Read more

links for 2011-09-21

Quantitative easing alleviated economic crisis, says Bank of England | Business | The Guardian The emergency quantitative easing programme rolled out after the financial crisis boosted the economy by as much as 2%, the Bank of England said today, adding weight to calls for more money printing. (tags: BankofEngland quantiative_easing United_Kingdom economy) 4 Rare Earth … Read more

Chart Review: Google Hits Resistance, Freeport Mcmoran Makes New 2011 Lows

Many technology stocks have rebounded sharply off their August lows. Stocks like Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) have even managed to register fresh all-time highs in the past week. On the other hand, Google (GOOG) has gone nowhere in about two years and now faces overhead resistance yet again. In today’s trading, GOOG was turned … Read more

links for 2011-09-19

'Go Where the Crisis Is — Europe' to Buy Stocks – TheStreet David Marcus, manager of the Evermore Global Value Fund, says alarming news stories about Europe's debt debacle — including a possible default in Greece — is creating the biggest bargains in two decades. As a global value-fund manager, Marcus has put his focus … Read more

links for 2011-09-18

Evergreen Solar and Solyndra Fail: Is Wall Street's Hatred of the Solar Industry Still "Irrational?" | Alternative Energy Stocks Much has been made this week about the nearly contemporaneous bankruptcy filings of two American solar companies, Silicon Valley’s Solyndra and Evergreen Solar (formerly ESLR) out of Massachusetts. These two had something in common: Both made … Read more