ChOTD-6/19/14 Japanese Small Caps…At 8-Year Highs??
With all of the negativity directed at the economic and markets scene in Japan following yet another failed rally in 2013, it may surprise investors…
UPDATE: Tesla $TSLA & Facebook $FB Challenging Major Fibonacci Retracement Levels
We seldom post on individual equities but we thought we’d update a couple of charts that we’ve tracked in the past, Facebook and Tesla, due…
ChOTD-6/18/14 S&P 500 Average True Range: Volatility Measure Lowest Since February 2007
Touching on the pervasive “low-volatility” theme, today’s ChOTD looks at the Average True Range of the S&P 500 since 2007. Average True Range is a…
ChOTD-6/17/14 CBOE Equity Put/Call Ratio @ Complacent Levels
Our June 11 ChOTD showed the record high 5-day average reading in the ratio of CBOE OEX Put/Call (smart $) to Equity Put/Call (dumb $) ratios. While…
ChOTD-6/16/14 % Of 401(k) Accounts Allocated To Stock Funds: Holding @ post-09 highs, still well below 2007 highs
Following the same theme as Friday’s ChOTD on the % of Household Assets In Stocks, today we look at the % of 401(k) accounts that…
ChOTD-6/13/14 Stocks as % of Household Financial Assets At 2Q 2007 Peak Levels
From the Fed’s latest Z.1 Release (formerly Flow of Funds), we get the latest data on one of our favorite charts: the % of Household…
ChOTD-6/12/14 VIX:10-Yr Yield: Rate-Adjusted VIX @ At Extreme Low (Post-2007)
Today’s ChOTD is an interesting indicator we recently created. Given the hoopla surrounding the move by the $VIX to new cycle lows, we thought it…
ETF Spotlight: iShares MSCI Europe Financials ($EUFN): Testing Ascending Triangle Breakout Level
Today’s ETF Spotlight is on the iShares MSCI Europe Financials (EUFN). Last time we highlighted it was on January 9 when it was attempting to break out…
Index Spotlight: PHLX Semiconductor Index ($SOX): Bumping Against The 38.2% Fibonacci Retracement Of The 2000-09 Decline
StOTD-6/11/14: Biotechs & Semis are YTD Leaders @ +15%; 3 Months Ago Semis Trailed Bio by 15%
Two of the YTD performance leaders are the Biotechs ($BTK) and Semiconductors ($SOX), both up roughly 15%. However, the paths to that 15% return could…