by Chart School - November 15th, 2009 6:33 pm
Courtesy of The Pragmatic Capitalist
From Decision Point:
After the S&P 500 broke down from the rising wedge pattern I expected that prices would continue to head lower into a 20-Week Cycle low at the end of this month. But no. Instead prices rallied back above the rising trend line which formed the bottom of the wedge. Prices even rallied to a marginal intraday new high, so the rising trend that began at the March lows remains intact. In spite of that, it looks as if prices are forming a double top.
On the chart I have drawn a new rising wedge pattern that conforms to the gradual rolling over that prices appear to be doing. As usual, we should expect prices to break down out of the wedge, and, perhaps, that will lead to the correction we have been awaiting.
Below, our OBV (On-Balance Volume) suite of charts shows the short-term CVI and STVO coming off overbought levels and allowing for further decline in the short-term. The medium-term VTO shows that an internal correction is in progress that appears to be spreading to price behavior.
In his comments today, John Murphy (StockCharts.com) pointed out that large-cap indexes are beginning to out-perform small cap indexes. This should be of special interest to our subscribers because we track both cap-weighted and equal-weighted versions of the major market and sector indexes. (Equal-weighted indexes the smaller-cap stocks in the index to exert more influence on the price of the index.) In the example below, we have a chart of the S&P 500 displayed with the Price Relative to the Rydex S&P Equal Weight ETF (RSP). You can see that the S&P 500 relative strength line trended downward since March, but recently it began to trend upward. The message being that it is probably time to shift money out of the equal-weighted vehicles and into the cap-weighted vehicles. (See signal table below to see how well equal-weighted stocks have performed.)
Bottom Line: Last week I thought that a medium-term correction had begun, but a rally to new highs killed that projection. The market now looks as if it is topping, and internals support the idea that there will be a decline into the end of the month. A further
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by Chart School - November 15th, 2009 5:55 pm
Courtesy of Fallond Stock Picks
Another week of point gains, but supporting technicals continue their downward descent. The S&P is very close to a MACD trigger ‘sell’ with Fibonacci retracements still in play; however, a break of 1,107 would favour a push perhaps as far as 1,222.
The Nasdaq is fighting resistance which marked support in early 2008. Its MACD ‘sell’ is already in play. [Click on charts for larger images.]
Although the Nasdaq 100 gives hope with its move into ‘fresh air’ and a possible move into the 2000s. But it does have a MACD trigger ‘sell’ to contend with.
However, the positives in the Nasdaq 100 are undermined by the struggles in the Russell 2000 – and the Russell 2000 is more important from a leadership perspective. Small Caps lie well below resistance with MACD ‘sell’ and weakening long term stochastics (momentum) to consider.
Market breadth has long been sided with the bears. The Nasdaq Summation Index has been on a ‘sell’ since July 10th.
And the weakness in the Bullish Percents has generated a new ‘sell’ signal; the last of the key Nasdaq Breadth signals to turn bearish (the Percentage of Nasdaq Stocks above the 50-day MA generated a ‘sell’ on July 10th)
With all three key Nasdaq breadth indicators negative, and small caps (and semiconductors) struggling it would not be considered foolish to step aside and let the heat leave the market before long sided positions could be considered again.
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by Chart School - August 9th, 2009 5:39 pm
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Allan looks at the market through two unorthodox chart methodologies. What are they saying? Sell signals are beginning to appear.
Courtesy of Allan
Let’s bring current the view of the market from the perspectives of
Renko and
3-Line Break Point charts, using long-term
Weekly charts, intermediate-term
Daily charts and short-term
Hourly trading charts
Renko – Weekly
Last signal a Buy on July 13 at 881.49
Point Break – Weekly
Last signal a Buy @ 761.75 on April 27th – Sell stop @ 899.52
Renko – Daily
Sell signal August 6th @ 1000.87
Point Break – Daily
Sell stop @ 986.56
Renko – Hourly
Last Sell August 7th @ 1014.05
Point Break – Hourly
Sell August 7th @ 1012.37
Commentary
Are these signals tradable? Those are some very impressive trades across the board, from Weekly to Daily to Hourly. Labeling these trades in retrospect on a Sunday afternoon with a ballgame on in the background is one thing, trading the actual signals in real time with CNBC blasting and multiple models singing, well, that’s quite a different situation.
What would John Stuart Mill say?
To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering observable, empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning. A scientific method consists of the collection of data through observation and experimentation, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses.
Well said. So my ongoing research is in part based in turning these two charting methodologies into a real time real money algorithm. Coming soon to a blog close to your hearts.
Oh yeah, something else from John Stuart Mill:
Mill’s On Liberty addresses the nature and limits of the power that can be legitimately exercised by society over the individual. One argument that Mill develops further than any previous philosopher is the harm principle. The harm principle holds that each individual has the right to act as he wants, so long as these actions do not harm others.
So goes my Sunday…..
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Last signal a Buy @ 761.75 on April 27th – Sell stop @ 899.52
Sell signal August 6th @ 1000.87
Sell stop @ 986.56
Last Sell August 7th @ 1014.05
Sell August 7th @ 1012.37
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