{"id":9170,"date":"2012-01-06T01:38:39","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T06:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/?p=9170"},"modified":"2012-01-06T01:38:39","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T06:38:39","slug":"t2108-update-120105","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drduru.com\/onetwentytwo\/2012\/01\/06\/t2108-update-120105\/","title":{"rendered":"T2108 Update – January 5, 2012 (Euro-fatigue)"},"content":{"rendered":"

(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<\/a>. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary<\/a> on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag. T2108-related trades and other trades are posted on twitter using the #120trade hashtag)<\/p>\n

T2108 Status<\/strong>: 71% (overbought day #3)
\nVIX Status<\/strong>: 21.5
\nGeneral (Short-term) Trading Call<\/strong>: Close more bullish positions, begin\/expand bearish positions<\/p>\n

Commentary<\/strong>
\nT2108 remains on the edge of overbought territory for a third day. The S&P 500<\/a> has made almost no progress since Tuesday’s small rally. Given the median length of an overbought period is four days<\/a>, I decided to go ahead and expand my position in SDS<\/a> by 50%. I am reserving a third tranche for a later time in case the S&P 500 continues to extend the overbought period.<\/p>\n

My speculation on VXX<\/a> calls looks ready to flop already. VXX closed at 5-month lows – time to create a strangle position with VXX puts. The VIX<\/a> is still trapped in converging support and resistance, but it is looking like resistance will fail. This failure will be pretty surprising given the euro continues to plunge, and Europe’s sovereign debt crisis continues to deepen. I will have more to say on this “euro fatigue” in another post. In the meantime, here is a chart of the ratio of the S&P 500 and FXE, the Rydex Currency Shares Euro Trust ETF, showing the strong out-performance of the S&P 500 versus the euro since the August swoon.<\/p>\n


\n
\"Ratio<\/a>
Ratio of the S&P 500 vs FXE<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nSource: Stockcharts.com<\/a><\/strong>
\n<\/center><\/p>\n

In other news, I finally closed out my puts in Groupon (GRPN). The stock broke down below its IPO price to start the year even as the stock market rallied; a sure sign of worse things to come. While I suspect GRPN will suffer mightily once the stock market sells off from overbought conditions, I decided to lock in profits. I want to reload into the next buying spree.<\/p>\n


\n
\"GRPN<\/a>
GRPN is having a poor 2011. Down 13% after the first 3 days of the year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\n<\/center><\/p>\n


\nCharts below are the latest<\/strong> snapshots of T2108 (and the S&P 500)<\/em>
\nRefresh browser if the charts are the same as the last T2108 update.
\n<\/p>\n

Daily T2108 vs the S&P 500<\/strong>
\n\"T2108<\/a><\/p>\n

Black line: T2108 (measured on the right); Green line: S&P 500 (for comparative purposes)
\n<\/center><\/p>\n


\nWeekly T2108<\/strong>
\n\"Weekly
\n*All charts created using freestockcharts.com<\/a><\/strong> unless otherwise stated<\/a>
\n<\/center><\/p>\n

Related links:<\/strong>
\nThe T2108 Resource Page<\/a>
\nExpanded daily chart of T2108 versus the S&P 500<\/a>
\nExpanded weekly chart of T2108 <\/a><\/p>\n

Be careful out there!<\/p>\n

Full disclosure: long SDS and long VXX calls, long euro (versus the franc and the yen – to be explained in another post)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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