Investing 101 teaches to never chase short-covering rallies in a bear market, especially in an intentional Depression foisted upon the populace by its own federal government. Yet dreamers will dream, hopers will hope, and gamblers will gamble away the last vestiges of their Bush-era home equity Ditech stash, greedily buying hyped-up diluted crapcommon stocks, then…
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Liquidity Trader, Professional Edition
Just the Facts M’am, Just the Facts- A Brief Liquidity Summary
by Lee Adler • • 0 Comments
A couple of minor technical problems called “business” and “life” have now intruded on my increasingly bogged down publication schedule that, in the interest of getting caught up, I’m presenting a condensed version of the Fed Report tonight. It includes just the main components of the macro liquidity indicator (which I suspect is probably all…
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Market Opening Groundhog Day
by Lee Adler • • 2 Comments
S&P cash surged on the open following yesterday’s mid afternoon 2 day cycle buy signal. The 5 day cycle indicator has been on the buy side since the middle of the day Monday.The last 2 day cycle projection yesterday of 1316 is now in the rear view mirror. The new projection of 1322 is already…
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Nowhere To Go But Sideways
by Lee Adler • • 0 Comments
The blowoff ended yesterday morning and SPX cash has drifted down irregularly, hitting the last 2 day cycle projection of 1315 late yesterday. The 2 day cycle oscillator formed a trough at the end of the day, and has barely edged to the buy side in the opening minutes today. 5 day cycle indicators remain…
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Market Eating Sandwich
by Lee Adler • • 1 Comment
SPX (cash) opened weak. 2 day cycle oscillators had been on the sell side since mid day on Thursday. The weak opening left 5 day cycle indicators on the brink of sell signals. The market has already raced ahead of the initial downside projection for the 2 day cycle. A 5 hr cycle projection points…
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Market Opens With Spurt To Resistance
by Lee Adler • • 2 Comments
SPX (cash) finished the day on Wednesday with the market trending toward a 5 day cycle projection of 1311. Meanwhile the futures tacked on another 7 points from their 4 PM NY close. An 8 day cycle channel line on SPX comes in at 1311, with a 5 day cycle centerline at 1305 as the…
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Mixmaster Market
by Lee Adler • • 2 Comments
SPX (cash) opened weaker, falling below the 8 day cycle centerline, but is since has recovered above that line. The 2 day cycle projection of 1290 was almost hit in the opening moments. 5 day cycle indicators are on the cusp of sell signals, but the 2 day cycle is opposed, with the indicators on…
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Up Up and Away
by Lee Adler • • 1 Comment
SPX (cash) opened with a massive gap that resulted in a 2 day cycle projection of 1303-07. The gap down triggered sell signals on 2 and 5 day cycle oscillators. Resistance is suggested at an 8 day cycle inner channel line at 1305. If that’s cleared, the next one is at 1314. Support is indicated…
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Market Blasts Off But Immediately Hits Cycle Projection
by Lee Adler • • 2 Comments
SPX (cash) closed yesterday with a 2 day cycle projection of 1285. It blasted through that on the open, resulting in a new projection of 1295.50, which was about where the SPX stood as I typed this at 9:35 AM. A 5 day cycle resistance line was also indicated at that level with the next…
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Today’s Keys to Breakout from Rangebound Mush
by Lee Adler • • 0 Comments
SPX (cash) just popped as it tries to get back to the 8 day cycle centerline at about 1282. That cycle appears toppy.The 5 day cycle indicator is weak. SPX traded down to the area of the rising 5 day cycle channel centerline, briefly broke below where it hit a 2 day cycle projection of…
