ChOTD–5/21/14 NYSE Margin Debt Down, Net Cash Up: Preemptive De-Risking or Loss-Taking?
We’ve been documenting the record rise in NYSE margin debt for about a year now. Our inclination is that, as in 2000 and 2007, the…
ChOTD-5/20/14 Nasdaq Volume: Heavy Skew on Down Days vs Up Days Has Been Warning Since ’07
On April 28, we looked at various trends developing pertaining to Nasdaq volume. First, it has increased considerably in 2014 and second, it has been…
ChOTD-5/19/14 Relative Spike in Nasdaq Volatility Index ($VXN) A Warning?
A week ago, our 5/12 ChOTD illustrated the Nasdaq Composite’s relative increase in volatility vs. the NYSE, as measured by the “average true range” of…
ChOTD-5/16/14 Regional Banks @ 6-Month Low While S&P 500 ~ 6-Month High
Last we looked at Regional Banks was on March 14. At the time, we noted their improving relative strength vs. the S&P 500 and the condition of…
UPDATE: (ChOTD-4/22) – SPDR S&P Oil & Gas E&P ($XOP) Testing Long-Term Cup-&-Handle Breakout Area
In our ChOTD on 4/22/14, we noted that the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas E&P ETF ($XOP) was breaking out of a long-term cup-&-handle formation.…
UPDATE: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED >> “ChOTD-1/16/14 $MUB (Munis): breakout suggests move to 109”
In our 1/16/14 ChOTD, we noted that Fibonacci stars were aligning in the iShares Munibond ETF $MUB. A breakout, we stated, above the 105.7 level suggested…
ChOTD-5/15/14 PIIGS:Euro Correlation – PIIGS Survive On Strong Euro
Many investors have been wondering a) how the Euro has remained so strong for the past few years and b) why the ECB has been…
10-Year Treasury Yield Breaking Down From Double Bear Flag
On January 24, we posted a chart on the key support levels on the 10-Year Treasury Yield (TNX). Today, the TNX is breaking down from…
ChOTD-5/14/14 Greek Stock Market: Short-Term – @ Multiple Layers Of Support; Long-Term – Another Greek Tragedy Forthcoming?
Since emerging from the country’s riotous debt crisis in 2012, the Greek stock market has been one of the world’s outperformers for the past few…
UPDATE: Tesla Motors $TSLA Bounced Near Fibonacci Retracement Cluster ~ 174; May Not Be Done With Area
On April 15, we pointed out that Tesla $TSLA had broken the strong cluster of Fibonacci Retracement support lines around 209. We commented that the…