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Atlanta Fed’s Lockhart: “QE3 Is An Option”

July 16, 2012 by Dr. Duru

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on June 29, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) On June 27, 2012, Nightly Business Report interviewed Dennis Lockhart, President of the Atlanta Federal Reserve about the U.S. economy. During the interview, Lockhart indicated that the economic anecdotes he hears … Read more

T2108 Update (July 13, 2012) – A Fresh Overbought Cycle As S&P 500 Bounces Off 50DMA Again

July 14, 2012 by Dr. Duru

(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: 74.1% (1st overbought day … Read more

T2108 Update (July 11, 2012) – Overbought Yet Positioned to Bounce

July 11, 2012July 11, 2012 by Dr. Duru

How Divergences Between the Australian Dollar and the S&P 500 Can Signal Trades

July 11, 2012July 11, 2012 by Dr. Duru

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on July 8, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) I have written several articles now discussing the dynamics of the Australian dollar as well as its correlation with the S&P 500 (SPY). At the end of May, I wrote “Correlations … Read more

T2108 Update (July 6, 2012) – Resistance Holds But Volatility Drops Anyway

July 8, 2012 by Dr. Duru

T2108 Update (July 3, 2012) – Overbought and breaking out

July 4, 2012July 4, 2012 by Dr. Duru

The Positive Trade When Incumbent Presidents Run For Re-Election

July 2, 2012July 9, 2012 by Dr. Duru

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on July 2, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) S&P Capital IQ’s Sam Stovall appeared on Nightly Business Report on Friday, June 29, 2012 to provide some statistics on how the stock market tends to perform in the second half … Read more

The Dollar’s Tumble Accompanies A Host of Critical Currency and Commodity Trades

July 2, 2012July 2, 2012 by Dr. Duru

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on July 1, 2012. Click here to read the entire piece.) Thanks largely to the surging euro, the U.S. dollar index (UUP) took one of its nastiest one-day tumbles since last October, falling 1.3%. I believe this drop all but confirms staunch … Read more

T2108 Update (June 29, 2012) – Finally overbought again and the low for the summer may be behind us

June 30, 2012June 30, 2012 by Dr. Duru

T2108 Update (June 25, 2012) – Follow-Through Selling

June 26, 2012 by Dr. Duru