ChOTD-6/30/14 3 & 12-Month Market Tops By Month: July Most Likely To Top S/T, Least Likely L/T (unprecedented)
Today’s ChOTD looks at the monthly seasonality of market tops, on a 3-month and 12-month basis. As in the past, we define a top as…
2 Ag ETP’s, 2 Fib Lines, 2 Outcomes $DBA $JJG
Last time we posted on the PowerShares DB Agriculture ETF ($DBA) on April 21, we noted it was consolidating a breakout of a short-term pennant and gearing…
ChOTD-6/27/14 Nasdaq 1st Half 2014 Volume: A Tale Of 2 Quarters
It was the best of volume, it was the worst of volume. On April 28, we noted that, contrary to popular thought, Nasdaq volume to start…
Country Spotlight: Australia – Index & ETF Coiling Down Undah (sorry) Key Resistance
The Australia All Ordinaries Stock Index has been bumping up against the 61.8% Fibonacci Retracement of the 2007-2009 decline for the last 8 months, forming…
ChOTD-6/26/14 CBOE SKEW:VIX Ratio: Variant Tail Risk Indicator At All-Time High
Readers may be familiar with the CBOE’s SKEW Index. Generally speaking, it is an options-derived measure of market tail risk, i.e., risk of an outlier,…
UPDATE: Tesla $TSLA & Facebook $FB Now Above 61.8% Fib Retracement Level; Opens Up More Upside
On June 19, we updated our chart views of Facebook $FB and Tesla Motors $TSLA, noting that both of them were contending with the 61.8%…
UPDATE: General Electric $GE: Long-Term & Short-Term Charts Still Don’t Warrant Bullishness
Our April 17 ChOTD looked at General Electric ($GE) from a long-term and short-term perspective. Our conclusion was that given the fact that it was…
UPDATE: Biotech Index $BTK Rejected @ 78.6% Fib Retracement; Last Hurrah or Bubble Reinflating?
Last we posted on Biotechs (June 10), the Biotech Index ($BTK) as well as ETF’s $IBB and $XBI had rallied right to their respective 61.8%…
StOTD-6/25/14 Worst Qtr US GDP Print Not Accompanied By Recession Was -1.54% in 1Q 1956 (1Q 2014 Was -2.96%)
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ChOTD-6/25/14 U.S. Real GDP: -2.96% Ann Rate Almost Twice As Bad As Worst Ever Print Not Accompanied By Recession (Updated)
We take a break from the low volatility chart-fest to present today’s ChOTD: Quarterly U.S. Real GDP (Un)Growth. Contrary to most mainstream media pundits and…