T2108 Update: May 16, 2011

(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.) T2108 Status: 50% and Neutral General Trading Call: Hold. Commentary T2108 is approaching its lows from last month while the S&P 500 remains above its 50DMA and 2.7% away from retesting … Read more

T2108 Update: May 13, 2011

(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.) T2108 Status: 55% and Neutral General Trading Call: Hold. Commentary T2108 dropped 9 percentage points to 55% as the S&P 500 dropped 0.8%. So far, the index is holding the first … Read more

T2108 Update: May 11, 2011

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. To learn more about this technical indicator, see my T2108 Resource Page.) T2108 Status: 63% and Neutral – just fell from overbought General Trading Call: Hold. If no shorts in the portfolio initiate “some”, more aggressive on break of May low … Read more

Goldman Sachs at Two Year Lows….vs the S&P 500

Every now and then, I check in on the chart of Goldman Sachs (GS) as a potential indicator of the underlying health of the stock market. This year, I have been consistently surprised at Goldman’s persistent relative weakness compared to the general market. After recently refreshing my chart of the S&P 500 price in gold, … Read more