Friday, October 14, 2011

10/14 Indicators

SPY (S&P 500) has peaked above its 20-day high but has yet to decisively pierce that level.

QQQ (Nasdaq 100) continues to bounce along an uptrending channel that began Aug. 9, today breaking above its 20-day high into bull phase.

VIX (fear index) has broken decisively below its 20-day low into bear phase, potentially ending a sideways trend that began Aug. 17. The near-term moving average have done a bearish cross.

TLT (Treasury long-term debt) continues its decline below the uptrending channel that lasted from July 29 to Oct. 4. Lacking a significant reversal, it’s impossible to say what the new downtrending channel might look like.

JNK (corporate high-yield debt) continues its rise that began Oct. 14 and so far has retraced 50% of the decline from May 19.

USO (crude oil) has gapped above the downtrending channel that has been in force since May 2. Today’s upward gap remains within a very-near-term sidewinder.

GLD (gold) continues its third week in a relatively narrow sideways trend.

JJC (copper) to date has retraced a Fibonacci 23.6% of the decline from Aug. 2 to Oct. 5. Today’s upward gap leaves JJC within a very-near-term sidewinder.

UUP (U.S. dollar) is approaching the Fibonacci 61.8% retracement of the rise from Aug. 29 to Oct. 4.

EEM (emerging markets) is stalled after a breakout above a declining price channel that began Aug. 1.

Stocks

sym phase trend adx   200/50 40/10
SPY    
 
     
QQQ    
 
     
VIX    
 
     

Bonds

sym phase trend adx   200/50 40/10
TLT    
 
     
JNK    
 
     

Tangibles

sym phase trend adx   200/50 40/10
USO    
 
     
GLD    
 
     
JJC    
 
     

Global

sym phase trend adx   200/50 40/10
UUP    
 
     
EEM    
 
     

Indicator Exchange-Traded Fund Symbols:
EEM - emerging markets
GLD - gold, a counter-directional proxy for inflation fears.
JNK - high-yield corporate bonds
QQQQ - Nasdaq 100 index
SPY - S&P 500 index
TLT - Treasury long-term bonds
USO - crude oil
UUP - U.S. dollar index, against a basket of currencies; largely a dollar-euro proxy
VIX - fear index, implied volatility of the S&P 500

Key

  • phase: 20-day price channel phase, with green for bull trend, red for bear trend and yellow for neutral trend.
  • trend: Price direction, green for higher highs and higher lows, red for lower highs and lower lows, yellow for sideways, and grey for neutral or ambiguous.
  • adx: Average directional index location, indicating the strength, or the temperature, of the trend. Orange for 40 or greater, aqua (light blue) for 25 and up but below 40, magenta (light purple) for 20 and up but below 25, and brown for anything below 20. (Mnemonic: Orange for the overhead sun, blue for the surrounding sky, magenta for sunset on the horizon and brown for the earth.)
  • 200/50: The moving average cross, green for the 50-day ma above the 200, red for below and yellow for closely aligned.
  • 40/10: The moving average cross, green for the 10-day ma above the 40, red for below and yellow for closely aligned.

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Disclaimer

Tim Bovee, Private Trader tracks the analysis and trades of a private trader for his own accounts. Nothing in this blog constitutes a recommendation to buy or sell stocks, options or any other financial instrument. The only purpose of this blog is to provide education and entertainment.

No trader is ever 100 percent successful in his or her trades. Trading in the stock and option markets is risky and uncertain. Each trader must make trading decision decisions for his or her own account, and take responsibility for the consequences.

The trader’s greatest sin is inaction. Sleeper, awake! Seize the Nietzchean moment. Roll out of bed and trade.

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