Above the 40 (December 20, 2018) – Oversold Chronicles: Small-Caps Tumble Toward A Post-Election Reversal

AT40 = 9.4% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs) (oversold day #5, 35-month low!)AT200 = 12.8% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAs (new 34-month low)VIX = 28.4 (10-month high, intraday high at 30.3)Short-term Trading Call: bullish (caveats below!) Commentary The plunge continues. AT40 (T2108), the percentage of stocks … Read more

S&P 500: A Critical Juncture Amid Historically Bad Milestones

It seems like the odds favor a strong bounce to close the year if only to bring the December drawdown a little closer to historic norms. At least the timing would be right given deep oversold trading conditions. Of course, a “reversion to the mean” is not reason enough to expect a strong year-end rally. … Read more

Above the 40 (December 17, 2018) – A Deeply Oversold Market No Longer Expects Rate Hikes in 2019

AT40 = 10.9% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs) (oversold day #2)AT200 = 15.8% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAs (new 34-month low)VIX = 24.5Short-term Trading Call: bullish (caveats below!) CommentaryThe week started as I expected based on the technical setup on Friday that I discussed in the … Read more

Above the 40 (December 14, 2018) – A Bear-Burdened Stock Market Dropped to Oversold and Passed A Trade-Positive Tweet

AT40 = 19.7% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs) (1st day oversold)AT200 = 20.7% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAs (34-month low)VIX = 21.6Short-term Trading Call: cautiously bullish CommentaryThe stock market is oversold again as a bearish divergence to start the week came to its “logical conclusion.” AT40 (T2108), … Read more

Above the 40 (December 10, 2018) – A Bearish Divergence Clouds Encouraging Bounce Away from Oversold

AT40 = 23.0% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs) (low of 18.9%)AT200 = 22.6% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAs (new 32-month low)VIX = 22.6 (as high as 25.9)Short-term Trading Call: cautiously bullish CommentaryIt was a wild day in the stock market, but the market still avoided closing … Read more