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

Chart Review: Everyone Has A Whole Apple Again – Bearish Reversal Invalidated

February 15 was a day noted around the world: Apple (AAPL) made a major bearish reversal that even non-technicians could appreciate for its fury. Here is the chart I produced on that fateful day: The tremendous surge in trading volume was a 13-month high and followed the S&P 500 down for the day – adding … Read more

T2108 Update – February 16, 2012 (Is the market topping or not?! Picking Apples)

(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: 83% (overbought day #32) … Read more

T2108 Update – February 15, 2012 (Did the market finally top?)

(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: 80% (overbought day #31) … Read more

Chart Review: Apple Prints A Topping Pattern

Something happened along the way to infinity for Apple Inc. (AAPL): a big bearish engulfing pattern. A bearish engulfing pattern occurs when a stock opens above the close of the previous trading day and closes below the close of the previous trading day, especially in the midst of an uptrend. The larger the range of … Read more

T2108 Update – December 2, 2011 (Europhoria – without the euro)

(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: 62% VIX Status: 28 … Read more

T2108 Update – November 30, 2011 (Very Impressive Follow-Through Despite More Red Flags)

(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% VIX Status: 28 … Read more

T2108 Update – November 28, 2011 (Close Call)

(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: 33% VIX Status: 32 … Read more

Chart Review: Apple Looking Vulnerable Again

AAPL spent a large part of the first half of 2011 under-performing the market with a relatively low valuation (for example, see “A Rare and Important Test for Apple’s Recently Underperforming Stock“). AAPL’s relative under-performance has returned, and its stubborn inability to regain lost momentum is getting more than a bit disconcerting. Apple (AAPL) is … Read more