T2108 Update (September 3, 2014) – Quick Chart Updates including Apple’s Doubly-Ominous Print

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. It helps to identify extremes in market sentiment that are likely to reverse. 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 … Read more

T2108 Update (August 4, 2014) – A Healthier Bounce from Oversold Conditions

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. It helps to identify extremes in market sentiment that are likely to reverse. 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 … Read more

T2108 Update (July 17, 2013) – Small Stall At All-Time Intraday High; Chart Review Madness

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. It helps to identify extremes in market sentiment that are highly likely to reverse. 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 … Read more

Chart Review: Baidu’s Moment of Truth and Stubborn Amazon.com Delivers Raw Bullishness

Baidu (BIDU) A little over a month ago I advised that traders watch the volume on Baidu (BIDU). I showed the history of false breakouts and of breakdowns on high volume. The bad news is that June’s breakout redux failed and led to false hopes once again that BIDU could finally end its 2-year slide. … Read more

Baidu Breakout Redux: Watch the Volume

Baidu (BIDU) is a Chinese internet company specializing in search, and it has a huge fan base. Unfortunately, the stock peaked in July, 2011 and has been on a roller coaster ride downward ever since. The long-term, weekly chart below shows how the 50-week moving average has defined the overall downtrend. The longer-term 200-week moving … Read more

Chart Review: Breakouts, Breakdowns, And In Between: GOOG, FSLR, BIDU, INTC, JOY, CAT

The stocks market’s slow action hides all sorts of dramatic action in individual stocks. For this chart review, I take a look at a range of performers. Google (GOOG) has broken out to fresh five-year highs. First Solar (FSLR) has more than doubled since its June lows. Baidu (BIDU) has sold off for over a … Read more

Post-Earnings Follow-Through: priceline.com Finds Support, Baidu Breaks Out

As the stock market gains new momentum, interesting charts are bound to appear everywhere. Priceline.com (PCLN) and Baidu (BIDU) are two of many with interesting post-earnings patterns. I covered the post-earnings set-up on priceline.com (PCLN) on August 11th (see “Priceline Not Likely to Recover Post-Earnings Losses In the Near-Term“). PCLN never closed below the critical … Read more

T2108 Update (May 10, 2012) – Still Clinging to the Edge

(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: 35% VIX Status: 19.9% … Read more

Chart Review: Larger Downside Looms As Baidu Fails Resistance

After reporting earnings on the evening of April 24, Baidu (BIDU) dropped 10% or so in after-hours trading. By the time time trading opened the next day that loss was cut to just 4.5%. At the highs of that day, BIDU actually managed to recover all its post-earnings losses. I typically characterize such a recovery … Read more

Chart Review: Baidu Breaks Down

Like many strong momentum high-tech stocks, Baidu Incorporated (BIDU) has had an incredible run from its 2009 lows. In less than three years, the stock has increased over 16x from around $10 to over $160. Last week, BIDU traded below its 200-day moving average (DMA) for the first time since April, 2009. On Thursday, BIDU … Read more