ChOTD-5/23/14 NASDAQ Margin Debt: Net Cash Lowest Since February 2008
On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, we looked at factors pertaining to the margin debt situation on the NYSE. Today’s ChOTD deals with Nasdaq (or FINRA) margin debt.…
ChOTD-5/22/14 Margin Debt Has Historically Popped Along w/ The Bubble Du Jour
Yesterday, we looked at NYSE margin debt, noting its drop for the second consecutive month since its all-time high in February. Our view has been…
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…