Lessons

1. If VIX is under 26, buy the dip. If VIX is over 26, sell the rip.

2. Always trade in the direction of the larger trend. Find the strongest trend in your time period.

3. Nothing as bearish as a failed breakout. Nothing as bullish as a failed break down.

4. Don't worry about the last dollar. Take your money and go to the beach!

5. No more than four positions at a time. Preferably 2-4. Scope out others. Pick the strongest.

6. Buy the strongest; sell (short) the weakest.

7. Nothing is guaranteed. Nothing.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

ST Indicators (In Progress)

This is a two-year daily line chart of the Russell. The S&P is super-imposed in green. Notice that when the gap between the Russell and the S&P widens, there is often trouble ahead. I interpret the Russell as a breath indicator, much like the A&D line.

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I have back tested this for the past ten years (studying charts 2 years at a time) and it is fairly reliable. The two indices are joined at the hip in the strongest bull markets, such as from 2003 to 2005. They deviate at tops, one or the other is ahead, and in a majority of cases the Russell is ahead by a wide margin.

In the VST (1-2 days), I am bullish because of the oversold TRIN and because of other indicators. (See incomplete post below.) However, I am not sure about the next month. Also, 2/28 (this Sunday) is the next full moon date. Be careful.

5 DMA MSEMX:SPX - bearish -1/1

5 DMA CBOE PC Ratio - bullish +2/2

10 DMA CBOE PC Ratio - bullish +2/2

5 DMA TNX - bullish, but barely. went through 5 DMA, at 20 DMA. +1/2

5DMA QQQQ:SPX - down; bearish -1

5DMA MA TRINQ - very bullish + 2

5 DMA TRIN - bullish

5 DMA USD index - bullish (bearish for equities) but toppy. -1

5 DMA SPX - flat ??

5 DMA GLD -?? bearish?

5 DMA USO bullish

NYMO - not overbought any more

5 DMA NYHL - bullish +2

TICK bullish +1

IWM/SPX - dangerous? (See August 2008 top)


Score:
CONCLUSION: VST Bullish. Then bearish?

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