Posts Tagged ‘ Dow ’

SPX and RUT Update: Market Has Reached the Topping Target Zone

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January 4, 2012
SPX and RUT Update: Market Has Reached the Topping Target Zone

I was watching CNBC last night, and it seemed like every other guest was predicting Dow 36,000 for 2012.  Correct me if I'm wrong here, but don't bull markets start when everyone is bearish?  In March of '09, AAII sentiment was over 70% bears...
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SPX and Euro Updates: Still No Change Since Thursday

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January 3, 2012
SPX and Euro Updates:  Still No Change Since Thursday

There's been no material change in the counts from as far back as last year (always wanted to say that).  The market remains balanced at a short term pivot point, and there's literally been no change at all since the updat...
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SPX Update: Is Your 401(k) Ready for a 70% Haircut?

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December 30, 2011
SPX Update:  Is Your 401(k) Ready for a 70% Haircut?

If you knew with pretty good certainty that the market was within a few percentage points of a long-term top, how would you behave?  Would you warn your friends and family?  I would... and have.  Could I be wrong about what's...
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SPX and Dow Update: Critical Week for the Short Term?

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December 18, 2011
SPX and Dow Update: Critical Week for the Short Term?

On Friday, the market again performed in accordance with the expectations of the preferred count, with the Dow and SPX hitting their targets and reversing within just a few points.  This does remain a difficult market to anticipate,...
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SPX, NDX, and Dow Update: Who Wants to Fade Santa?

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December 16, 2011
SPX, NDX, and Dow Update: Who Wants to Fade Santa?

From a technical standpoint, nothing happened yesterday.  The markets may as well have been closed.  Lots of people are talking about the bullish "inverted hammer" candlestick (so named because it looks like a candlestick) on the da...
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SPX and Dow Update: Just the Fax, Ma’am

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December 8, 2011
SPX and Dow Update:  Just the Fax, Ma’am

Alrighty then.  Apparently, the hours I'm keeping have become too much for my body these last few days.  Many apologies.  Here's the charts I finished last night before falling asleep at my computer for the 3rd night in a row. ...
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Drop about to commence

Looks like, smells like, taste like a ramp and camp but not to be fooled, massive selling is imminent. These swings are either a market top or market bottom. We we be at DOW 15,000 or DOW 6,000 within one year. Me like the 6 handle.
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Dow, S&P Log Worst Thanksgiving Week Since 1932

Dow, S&P Log Worst Thanksgiving Week Since 1932 Published: Friday, 25 Nov 2011 | 1:10 PM ET By: JeeYeon Park CNBC.com Writer Stocks closed in negative territory in thin, shortened trading Friday as investors were reluctant to go long ahead of the wee...
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Stocks Go Nowhere and Europe Slips Deeper into Chaos

On the bright side, stocks could've done a whole lot worse given the persistent deterioration in Europe. First, the scoreboard: Dow: -25.6 pts, -0.2% S&P 500: -3.1 pts, -0.3% NASDAQ: -18.5 pts, -0.8% And now, the top stories: After being closed f...
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Support Test Imminent

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November 16, 2011
Support Test Imminent

The market break felt significant, and a 13 week cycle down phase has been signaled, but neither the Dow nor the S&P broke key support levels. Here’s what needs to happen for the bears to take over, or for the bulls to stay in charge. Tweet
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Five Companies to Avoid Until the Eurozone Debt Crisis is Over

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November 11, 2011
Five Companies to Avoid Until the Eurozone Debt Crisis is Over

U.S. companies with significant exposure to Europe will take a profit hit regardless of how the Eurozone debt crisis shakes out.

The financial strain of Europe's efforts to avert default among its troubled members - Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain (PIIGS) - has set the Eurozone...
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ES 1249.75 -1.50 gunning for green

ES 1249.75 -1.50 gunning for green

EUR CL ES NQ YM etc. all jumped at once. Don't see any news. Either somebody knows something, or else someone is putting on the squeeze play. Correlation is running so high, everything is just jumping or dumping together. Risk-on/Inflation trade, o...
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SPX and Dow Update: Sentiment Still Favors the Bears

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November 6, 2011
SPX and Dow Update: Sentiment Still Favors the Bears

Sentiment continues to remain bullish, despite the declines in the averages last week.  Rydex funds are reaching ridiculous extremes.  Rydex funds offer a good proxy for retail investor sentiment; retail investors are small money, an...
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SPX and Dow Update: Is the Top In Place?

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October 26, 2011
SPX and Dow Update: Is the Top In Place?

Sometimes you just spend too long staring at charts.  Yesterday, on my blog, I warned of the possibility of a fifth wave failure in the NDX and SPX.  After the close Tuesday, I took a much needed break and spent some time with my family,...
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Here’s the Story that Made the Markets come Surging Back

EU leaders are actively looking for ways recapitalize European banks in a coordinated plan, according to an FT report. Finance ministers concluded that banks are suffering from funding concerns and that markets will need to be convinced they can withs...
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True or False Breakout

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September 14, 2011

The market broke through trend resistance today on the SPX, but failed to do so on the Dow. Tweet
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Down 600 Monday, Up 400 Tuesday, Down 400+ so far Today

Plus, let's not forget that the Dow was down 500+ points in one day last week. This is not the type of market action that breeds confidence among Larry Kudlow's "investor class." Safe to assume that mutual fund holders are now firmly in panic mode. ...
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Here’s The Problem With This Market Crash

Well, it's deja vu all over again. For anyone who followed the market crashes of 2000-2002 and 2007-2009--especially the crash of 2007-2009--the 512-point drop in the Dow feels awfully familiar. And as those market crashes reminded us, the downdr...
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Market Panic Gathers Steam

Markets are getting destroyed today on a raft of concerns about the economy. Most notable is the crisis in Greece, which is watching its market evaporate furiously, even after a recent bailout of Greece that was designed to stem the contagion. Thi...
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I expect a poor number

I'm expecting July's nonfarm payroll at 40,000 to 45,000. This number would spell disaster! DOW 11,400 for sure!
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Schaeffers Monday Morning Outlook:

Monday Morning Outlook: On the Edge of a Technical Cliff Psychologically critical technical levels are still up for grabs by Todd Salamone 6/18/2011 12:45 PM It was a rather hollow victory on Wall Street Friday, as the Dow limped to its first (barely)...
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The Once and Future Dips of the U.S. Economy

Last week, it looked as though a tide might have turned. The Dow fell another 97 points on Friday. And the 10-year US Treasury note rose to yield less than 3%. What will happen next? We don’t know. But it wouldn’t be a bad thing if investors too...
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The "Real" Mega-Bears

The "Real" Mega-Bears

June 4, 2011 weekend update It's time again for the weekend update of our "Real" Mega-Bears, an inflation-adjusted overlay of three secular bear markets. It aligns the current S&P 500 from the top of the Tech Bubble in March 2000, the Dow in of ...
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The "Real" Mega-Bears

The "Real" Mega-Bears

May 28, 2011 weekend update It's time again for the weekend update of our "Real" Mega-Bears, an inflation-adjusted overlay of three secular bear markets. It aligns the current S&P 500 from the top of the Tech Bubble in March 2000, the Dow in of ...
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Is the Bear’s Nap Over?

Is the Bear’s Nap Over?

May 23, 2011 Analysis from Chris Kimble Veteran technical analyst Chris Kimble, a student of Sir John Templeton, weighs in on the Dow this morning, and he includes a sixpack of major world index. More... View the original article on dhsort.com
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The "Real" Mega-Bears

The "Real" Mega-Bears

May 21, 2011 weekend update It's time again for the weekend update of our "Real" Mega-Bears, an inflation-adjusted overlay of three secular bear markets. It aligns the current S&P 500 from the top of the Tech Bubble in March 2000, the Dow in of 19...
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The S&P 500: Down for the Day and Week

The S&P 500: Down for the Day and Week

May 20, 2011 The S&P 500 closed the day down 0.77% and the week down 0.34%. The index is 97.1% above the March 9 2009 closing low but 14.8% below the nominal all-time high of October 2007. Here are two charts of the index — with and without th...
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The S&P 500: Choppy Day With a Modest Gain

The S&P 500: Choppy Day With a Modest Gain

May 19, 2011 The S&P 500 closed the day up 0.22%, trimming the month-to-date decline to 1.47%. The index is 98.6% above the March 9 2009 closing low but 14.2% below the nominal all-time high of October 2007. Here are two charts of the index — ...
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Today’s Dow Is Now in Third Place

Today’s Dow Is Now in Third Place

May 18, 2011 New Update Here is the latest look at the "Sweet Sixteen" Dow recoveries adjusted for inflation/deflation I've been illustrating over the past year. The charts below compare the current Dow recovery since the March 2009 low with fifte...
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