| Sun 02/27
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Keying off the Breadth Statistics for both the Short and Intermediate-term
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| Thu 02/24
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'Big Picture' Indicators Suggest Trading Range Remains Alive and Well
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| Wed 02/23
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A Short-term End-of-Month Seasonal Play + Details on High SPX Put/Call Ratios
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| Tue 02/22
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Examining Past Occurrences of Sharp Selloffs on Unusually Heavy Volume
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| Mon 02/21
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Weekly Short Sales Statistics Reflect a Bearish Shift in Sentiment
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| Thu 02/17
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Examining the Potential for a Short-term Sell Setup in the XAU
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| Wed 02/16
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Bearish Credit Spread in OEX Options has Short-term Negative Connotations
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| Tue 02/15
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Seasonal Tendencies Surrounding the Fed's Semi-annual Monetary Policy Report
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| Mon 02/14
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QQQQ Options Trades Reflects a Skeptical Outlook Among Institutional Investors
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| Sun 02/13
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Lopsided Open Interest Spread in OEX Options Points to a Rally on Monday
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| Thu 02/10
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High SPX Put/Call Ratio Suggests Limited Downside Potential for the Short-term
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| Wed 02/09
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Looking Back at 3:1 Negative Breadth Days on the Nasdaq Exchange
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| Tue 02/08
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Short-term Setups based on the SOX Strength and the XAU Weakness
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| Mon 02/07
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When the S&P500 Rallies Over 2% in a Single Week
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| Sun 02/06
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Another Day of Lopsided Breadth has Intermediate-term Positive Implications
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| Thu 02/03
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Re-examining VIX Setups in a Persistently Low Volatility Environment
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| Wed 02/02
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OEX Open Interest as an Indicator
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| Tue 02/01
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Short-term Seasonal Tendencies Surrounding FOMC Announcements
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| Mon 01/31
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Lopsided Positive Breadth on the NYSE, but Nasdaq Volume Raises a Red Flag
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| Sun 01/30
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Short Sales Data Not Confirming a Bearish Outlook
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| Thu 01/27
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Light Put Volume a Short-term Negative, Plus a Look at NEM in February
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| Wed 01/26
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When the S&P500 Trades Lower in the Month of January
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| Tue 01/25
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A Long-term Bearish Credit Spread in QQQQ Options
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| Mon 01/24
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Short-term Oversold Conditions
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| Sun 01/23
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Commodity Trading Advisors Not Throwing in the Towel
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| Thu 01/20
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Examining the Discount of the QQQQ to the Nasdaq100 Cash Index
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| Wed 01/19
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Low Volatility Environment Suggests Market Will Remain Range-Bound
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| Tue 01/18
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Back-to-back Lopsided Breadth a Longer-Term Positive Indication
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| Mon 01/17
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Lopsided Positive Breadth on Light Volume a Short-term Negative
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| Thu 01/13
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Little to Lean On for the Short-term
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| Wed 01/12
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Options Trading in Stocks vs. Indexes Reveals Significant Differences
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| Tue 01/11
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A Long-term Measurement of Buy/Sell Pressure Hits Extreme Oversold Territory
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| Mon 01/10
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Reviewing the Long-term Negative Divergence between the Nasdaq and SOX
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| Sun 01/09
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Small Investors Join Institutions in Adopting a Cautious Outlook
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| Thu 01/06
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'Last Hour' Underperformance Hints At Institutional Selling
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| Wed 01/05
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Short and Intermediate-term Signs of a Bottom
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| Tue 01/04
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Indications Suggest Selling Pressure is Approaching an Exhaustion Point
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| Mon 01/03
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Logarithmic Charts of the S&P and Nasdaq Highlight Key Trendline Channels
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| Sun 01/02
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The Bradley for 2005, plus a 'Triple Play' Sell Signal Generated by the IMF
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| 12/23 - 12/31 |
On Vacation
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| Wed 12/22
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Straddles in MNX Options Suggests a Long-term Trading Range near NDX 1600
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| Tue 12/21
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A Sharp Drop in Volatility + The Last Two Sessions Before Christmas
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| Mon 12/20
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Bullish Seasonal Pattern for the Nasdaq before/after Christmas
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| Sun 12/19
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Examining the Potential for Five Consecutive Up Months for the S&P500
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| Thu 12/16
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Conflicting Short-term Signals + Details on an Options Expiration Pattern
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| Wed 12/15
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Indications Suggest Selling into Strength on Thursday
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| Tue 12/14
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Short-term Negative, Intermediate-term Positive Setups Triggered Tuesday
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| Mon 12/13
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Short-term Tendencies Surrounding FOMC Announcements
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| Sun 12/12
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Positive Seasonal Pattern During December's Options Expiration Week
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| Thu 12/09
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SOX/NDX Divergence Suggests SOX Will Remain 'Heavy' Over the Short-term
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| Wed 12/08
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Examining Two Short-term Oversold Setups Involving the XAU
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| Tue 12/07
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Stocks move lower, Nasdaq TRIN triggers two Intermediate-term Bullish Setups
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| Mon 12/06
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Short-term Negative Indications from the Nasdaq TRIN & Nasdaq Breadth
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| Sun 12/05
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When the Odd-Lot Short Ratio hits Unusually High Levels
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| Thu 12/02
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The Volatility Index and the 'Band Spread' indicator
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| Wed 12/01
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400+ New Highs on the NYSE + A Look at a Short Straddle in MNX options
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| Tue 11/30
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Reviewing Key Long-term Indicators that don't Back up the Bearish IMF Data
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| Mon 11/29
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Con Ed in December + The Potential for Seven Consecutive Down Days in GE
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| Sun 11/28
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Light QQQ Volume a Short-term Negative + A Look at Utility Stocks in December
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| Wed 11/24
|
Light Exchange Volume & Light Put Volume are Short-term Negatives
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| Tue 11/23
|
Positive Short-term Seasonal Pattern Surrounding the Thanksgiving Holiday
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| Mon 11/22
|
High ADX Reading for the S&P500 Signals an Unusually Strong Uptrend
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| Sun 11/21
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'Large Traders' in Stock Index Futures Move to the Long Side
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| Thu 11/18
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Short-term Caution Signs + Long-term Indications of Limited Downside Potential
|
| Wed 11/17
|
Short-term Implications of Unfilled Upside Gaps in Nasdaq Futures
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| Tue 11/16
|
Fifteen Consecutive 'Higher Lows' for the S&P500 is Longer-term Bullish
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| Mon 11/15
|
A Temporary Interruption in the Rally, Then a Comeback into Expiry
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| Sun 11/14
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Strength Begets Strength
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| Thu 11/11
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Looking Back at Times When the Nasdaq100 Remained Persistently Overbought
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| Wed 11/10
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Bullish Signs from the OEX Open Interest Spread
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| Tue 11/09
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Insight from the Weekly and Monthly Charts of the S&P500
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| Mon 11/08
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Persistently Overbought OEX Reinforces the Notion of Intermediate-term Strength
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| Sun 11/07
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Institutional Traders in S&P Futures Switch to a Net Long Position
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| Thu 11/04
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Second Session of 3:1 Positive Breadth & 80% Up Volume is Undeniably Bullish
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| Wed 11/03
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A Collapse in Volatility Suggests the Upside is Capped for the Short-term
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| Tue 11/02
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Six Consecutive Days of Higher Highs
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| Mon 11/01
|
When the Market Rallies Sharply and Volatility Doesn't Drop
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| Sun 10/31
|
Amidst Record-Setting Program Activity, Public Short Ratio Climbs Above 50%
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| Thu 10/28
|
Back-to-Back Days of Lopsided Positive Breadth has Bullish Implications
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| Wed 10/27
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Persistently Strong Up Volume Hints at Further Upside Heading into Next Week
|
| Tue 10/26
|
Utilizing the Dow Utilities Index as a Tell + A Look at Cisco in November
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| Mon 10/25
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A Narrow Range Day after Five Down Sessions Signals a Potential Reversal
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| Sun 10/24
|
Persistently High Odd Lot Short Ratio Reflects a Stubborn Small Investor
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| Thu 10/21
|
Speculators Rush Back In, Raising a Short-term Red Flag
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| Wed 10/20
|
More on the Naz/NY Volume Ratio + A New Look at Up/Down Volume Stats
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| Tue 10/19
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A New Format for the Charting Section of the Website
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| Mon 10/18
|
When the Nasdaq100 Outperforms the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index
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| Sun 10/17
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Nasdaq/NYSE Volume Ratio Falls Below 1.0
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| Thu 10/14
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Examining the Effects of Persistently Overbought Volatility
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| Wed 10/13
|
QQQ Volume Spikes Without A Correspondingly Large Move in the QQQ
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| Tue 10/12
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Short-term Overbought Volatility + More on Nasdaq Futures Open Interest
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| Mon 10/11
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Lightest SPY/QQQ Volume of the Entire Year
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| Sun 10/10
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Eight Consecutive Weeks of 'Higher Highs'
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| Thu 10/07
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Clues from the Nasdaq TRIN
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| Wed 10/06
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A Review of our Key Intermediate & Long-term Market Timing Indicators
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| Tue 10/05
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Sidelined Small Investors Hint at the Potential for Further Upside
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| Mon 10/04
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Strong Upside Volume Suggests any Short-term Pullback will be Shallow
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| Sun 10/03
|
When Large Traders in S&P500 Futures Switch to a Net Long Position
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| Thu 09/30
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Utilizing the Nasdaq/NYSE Volume Ratio for Short & Long-term Market Timing
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| Wed 09/29
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When Nasdaq Breadth is 2:1 Positive, plus a Short-term Sell Setup for the XAU
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| Tue 09/28
|
Institutional Sentiment & the Put/Call Open Interest Ratio for Index Options
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| Mon 09/27
|
Lower Lows on Successively Lighter Volume Triggers a Short-term Buy
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| Sun 09/26
|
When Dow Industrials (DJX) Call Volume Doubles Put Volume
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| Thu 09/23
|
QQQ Put/Call Ratio over 2.0 for the Second Consecutive Session
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| Wed 09/22
|
The 'Last Hour' Indicator Approaches All-Time Highs
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| Tue 09/21
|
Examining the Potential For Seven Consecutive Up Weeks
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| Mon 09/20
|
SOX/NDX Divergence + More on Mondays Post-Expiration
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| Sun 09/19
|
The Importance of Mondays following Options Expiration
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| Thu 09/16
|
When the Market Settles Higher on Triple Witching
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| Wed 09/15
|
Seasonal Patterns Following September's Triple Witching Expiration
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| Tue 09/14
|
Deteriorating Breadth on the Nasdaq signals an Imminent Selloff
|
| Mon 09/13
|
NYSE TRIN Triggers a Longer-term Buy Signal
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| Sun 09/12
|
Signs of a Potential Consolidation Heading into the end of September
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| Thu 09/09
|
When the S&P500 Rallies Five Consecutive Weeks
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| Wed 09/08
|
Short-term Bullish Implications of a high SPX Put/Call Ratio
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| Tue 09/07
|
Absence of Selling Pressure sends the 'Down Volume' Average to Historic Lows
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| 08/29 - 09/06
|
Compilation of Abbreviated Columns during our Labor Day Break
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| Thu 08/26
|
The 'Weekly Bottoming Pattern'
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| Wed 08/25
|
Utilizing 'Large Trader' Positions in Stock Index Futures
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| Tue 08/24
|
Cluster of 80% Up Volume Days has Short-term Bullish Implication
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| Mon 08/23
|
Options Traders Remain Cautious Based on Monday's QQQ Put/Call Ratio
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| Sun 08/22
|
Bullish McClellan Squares Off Against a Bearish Public
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| Thu 08/19
|
Seasonal Patterns Surrounding August Expiration + A New Look at SMH Options
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| Wed 08/18
|
The Second 3:1 Positive Breadth Day in Three Sessions + An Overbought XAU
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| Tue 08/17
|
Today's Upside Follow-Through Suggests a Positive Finish for the Week
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| Mon 08/16
|
Historical Tendencies following 3:1 Positive Breadth & 90% Up Volume Sessions
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| Sun 08/15
|
AAII Survey & Odd-Lot Data Reflects a Bearish Outlook Among Small Investors
|
| Thu 08/12
|
Long-term Market Timing with the 90-day T-Bill Indicator
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| Wed 08/11
|
Stepping Back to Look at the Big Picture
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| Tue 08/10
|
More Clues from MNX Traders
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| Mon 08/09
|
Deriving Institutional Sentiment via a Calendar Spread in MNX Options
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| Sun 08/08
|
Short-term Setups Suggest Limited Downside Potential on Monday
|
| Thu 08/05
|
UBS Continues to Dominate the Field of Program Trading
|
| Wed 08/04
|
Plunge in Nasdaq Open Interest has Negative Intermediate-term Implications
|
| Tue 08/03
|
Insight from the 'Equal Weight S&P500'
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| Mon 08/02
|
Five Consecutive Higher Closes in the front-month S&P500 Futures Contract
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| Sun 08/01
|
Seasonal Tendencies During the First Days of August
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| Thu 07/29
|
Lack of Put Volume in Index Options a Short-term Negative Indication
|
| Wed 07/28
|
Market Rebounds after a Morning Selloff, but Short-term Red Flags are Raised
|
| Tue 07/27
|
General Electric Options see a Bullish Spike in Member Firm Activity
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| Mon 07/26
|
Lopsided NYSE Breadth for a Second Consecutive Session
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| Sun 07/25
|
Persistent Selling Pressure Not Seen since '02 Scaring Small Investors
|
| Thu 07/22
|
Poor Breadth Indicates a Weak Rally in the Nasdaq
|
| Wed 07/21
|
A Longer-term Look at Member Firms Trading Activity in QQQ Options
|
| Tue 07/20
|
Institutions' Focus on the QQQ August 35 & 36 Calls has Bearish Implications
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| Mon 07/19
|
The Importance of Mondays following Options Expiration
|
| Sun 07/18
|
When A Bearish Engulfing Candlestick Appears at Multi-Month Lows
|
| Thu 07/15
|
A Long-term Look at Persistently Low VIX Readings
|
| Wed 07/14
|
QQQ Put/Call Ratio based solely on Member Firms trading closes above 50
|
| Tue 07/13
|
Short-term Setups focusing on the NDX 1416 Level for Wednesday
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| Mon 07/12
|
Record Put Volume in NDX options following Seven Days of Lower Highs
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| Sun 07/11
|
When the OEX Closes Under Its Lower Bollinger Band Three Consecutive Days
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| Thu 07/08
|
3:1 Negative Breadth Days on the Nasdaq + A Review of the Longer-term Outlook
|
| Wed 07/07
|
NYSE TRIN5 Reaching Extreme Levels + Details on a Short Strangle in the QQQ
|
| Tue 07/06
|
90% Down Volume Days on the Nasdaq Exchange
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| Mon 07/05
|
Danger Signs from the NYSE TRIN
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| Thu 07/01
|
The Domination of Program Traders
|
| Wed 06/30
|
Bearish Spike in SPY Volume. Plus Seasonal Tendencies of Intel & AMD in July.
|
| Tue 06/29
|
First Trading Day of July Generally Positive for the Stock Market
|
| Mon 06/28
|
Heavy Call Volume sends the QQQ Put/Call Ratio 10-day Average Sharply Lower
|
| Sun 06/27
|
Bullish Engulfing Candlestick in the QQQ at a Multi-Month High
|
| Thu 06/24
|
QQV/VXN Divergence Setup + Checking in on the Latest QQQ Calendar Spread
|
| Wed 06/23
|
Reviewing the Last Hour Indicator & the High SPX Put/Call Ratios
|
| Tue 06/22
|
More QQQ Calendar Spreads + Longer-term Bullish Signs from the NYSE TRIN
|
| Mon 06/21
|
Persistently Light Volume Not Necessarily a Negative Sign
|
| Sun 06/20
|
Large Traders in the Dow long 1,000+ Contracts
|
| Thu 06/17
|
General Electric Up Five Consecutive Days
|
| Wed 06/16
|
Record call volume in MNX options
|
| Tue 06/15
|
An Analysis of 3:1 Positive Breadth Days
|
| Mon 06/14
|
Large Calendar Spread Initiated in the QQQ
|
| Sun 06/13
|
Indications Favor Range-Bound Trading
|
| Wed 06/09
|
A Long-term Look at S&P Futures Open Interest
|
| Tue 06/08
|
OEX Holding in Overbought Territory
|
| Mon 06/07
|
Bullish Price Pattern on the Weekly S&P500 Chart
|
| Sun 06/06
|
Simple vs. Exponential Moving Averages
|
| Thu 06/03
|
Persistently Strong Breadth
|
| Wed 06/02
|
Nasdaq100 (NDX) Rallies Eight Consecutive Days
|
| Tue 06/01
|
When Downside Gaps in ORCL are Quickly Filled
|
| Sun 05/30
|
Short-term Negatives, Intermediate-term Positives
|
| Thu 05/27
|
Clues from the Nasdaq TRIN5 & the upcoming Memorial Day Holiday
|
| Wed 05/26
|
XAU Triggers a Short-term Sell Signal
|
| Tue 05/25
|
Big Rally sends the NYSE McClellan to its Highest Close on Record
|
| Mon 05/24
|
Strong Breadth, but light Put Volume & Small Gains are Short-term Negatives
|
| Sun 05/23
|
Surge in Program Trading Activity as Fear Hits Extreme Levels
|
| Thu 05/20
|
Unusual Options Activity pre-Expiration
|
| Wed 05/19
|
Outside Bar forming on the Weekly Nasdaq chart
|
| Tue 05/18
|
Long-term Charts of the Summation Index, Cumulative TICK & Market Vane
|
| Mon 05/17
|
E-Mini S&P500 Commercials Switch to a Net Long Position
|
| Sun 05/16
|
Signs of a Fearful Investor
|
| Thu 05/13
|
First Three Days of May Options Expiration Week
|
| Wed 05/12
|
Dow Industrials/Utilities Divergence
|
| Tue 05/11
|
Heavy Put Volume in QQQ options
|
| Mon 05/10
|
Signs of a Washout
|
| Sun 05/09
|
Surge in New 52-Week Lows Signals an Intermediate-term Bottom
|
| Thu 05/06
|
4:1 Negative Breadth Days vs. A Persistent Decline in S&P Futures Open Interest
|
| Wed 05/05
|
Decline in Total Short Interest has Longer-term Bullish Connotations
|
| Tue 05/04
|
Gold Bugs Index Rallies 5%
|
| Mon 05/03
|
Pre-FOMC Announcement
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| Sun 05/02
|
First Days of May and a Severely Oversold Nasdaq
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| Thu 04/29
|
SPY Volume Up Four Days + Negative NYSE Breadth Two Consecutive Days
|
| Wed 04/28
|
Nasdaq Breadth 3:1 Negative
|
| Tue 04/27
|
Short-term DIA sell following Five Consecutive Up Days
|
| Mon 04/26
|
Outside Bar on S&P futures daily chart
|
| Sun 04/25
|
Absence of Put Volume & Poor Breadth are Short-term Negatives
|
| Thu 04/22
|
Member Firms' Program Trading Activity Surges Higher
|
| Wed 04/21
|
Cluster of 3:1 Negative Breadth Days is Longer-term Bullish
|
| Tue 04/20
|
NYSE TRIN triggers a Long-term Buy Signal
|
| Mon 04/19
|
Rising Interest Rates and Stock Market Performance
|
| Sun 04/18
|
Improving Nasdaq Breadth is Short-term Positive
|
| Thu 04/15
|
Pharmaceuticals Give a Boost to the Blue Chip Averages
|
| Wed 04/14
|
Another Day of Lopsided Breadth sends the McClellan below -200
|
| Tue 04/13
|
Stock & Gold Indices approaching Extreme Oversold Conditions
|
| Mon 04/12
|
Light QQQ Volume & Lopsided DJX Put/Call Ratio two short-term negatives
|
| Sun 04/11
|
Good Friday/Easter Seasonal Cycles
|
| Wed 04/07
|
Surge in SPX Put Volume
|
| Tue 04/06
|
Short-term Negatives, Intermediate-term Positives
|
| Mon 04/05
|
Nasdaq McClellan Hits Extreme Overbought Territory
|
| Sun 04/04
|
Short-term Overbought Readings following the Jobs Report Spike
|
| Thu 04/01
|
S&P Rallies First Day of April + Short-term Overbought XAU
|
| Wed 03/31
|
Heavy Put Volume in the QQQ & MNX
|
| Tue 03/30
|
'80/60' Up Volume Setup
|
| Mon 03/29
|
Commercials in Dow Futures Sell Heavily, But...
|
| Sun 03/28
|
S&P IMF Makes a Bearish U-turn, but Short Side Awfully Crowded
|
| Thu 03/25
|
90% Up Volume Day on the Nasdaq
|
| Wed 03/24
|
Five Consecutive Down Days for the S&P500
|
| Tue 03/23
|
Short-term Buy Setups for the Nasdaq
|
| Mon 03/22
|
Short & Long-term Bullish Implications from today's 90% Down Volume Day
|
| Sun 03/21
|
Institutional Investors Buying as Fear Hits Extreme Levels
|
| Thu 03/18
|
March Seasonal Patterns
|
| Wed 03/17
|
Another Day of Lopsided Breadth
|
| Tue 03/16
|
Outside Bar on the Monthly S&P500 Chart
|
| Mon 03/15
|
90% Down Volume Day on the Nasdaq Exchange
|
| Sun 03/14
|
A Technically Weak Bounce
|
| Thu 03/11
|
Consistently Strong Selling Pressure not seen since 1987
|
| Wed 03/10
|
Extreme Oversold Conditions for the Nasdaq
|
| Tue 03/09
|
NDX Settles Below Its Lower Bollinger Band for the Second Consecutive Day
|
| Mon 03/08
|
Bearish Engulfing Candlestick a sign of Climactic Selling
|
| Sun 03/07
|
Unimpressive Gains on Strong Breadth + A Spike in SPY Volume
|
| Thu 03/04
|
Gaming the Jobs Report
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| Wed 03/03
|
Looking for strength in the Nasdaq on Thursday
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| Tue 03/02
|
The 50% Retracement
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| Mon 03/01
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Bullish Market Internals
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