DecisionPoint July 31, 2014 at 02:16 PM
For the second week in a row the AAII (American Association of Individual Investors) Investor Sentiment Poll shows that the percentage of bulls and bears are about equal, resulting in a Bull/Bear ratio of 1.0... Read More
DecisionPoint July 29, 2014 at 06:25 PM
We track a group of ultra-short-term indicators that identify buying or selling climaxes in that time frame. Climax readings typically tell us that price movement in the direction of the climax is probably exhausted, and that consolidation or price reversal is possible... Read More
DecisionPoint July 23, 2014 at 01:27 PM
Apple reported earnings yesterday after the close, missing the 1.33 estimate by five cents. This set up a fundamental reason for the market to punish the stock, and there is a technical situation also pointing toward a potential decline... Read More
DecisionPoint July 17, 2014 at 09:29 PM
Periodically I like to run a scan that gathers stocks and ETFs that have a PMO that has been rising for three days and has the 50-EMA above the 200-EMA. Here's what I like about this scan... Read More
DecisionPoint July 11, 2014 at 06:12 PM
Sentiment has traditionally been measured by taking polls of selected groups of investors, advisors, investing professionals, etc... Read More
DecisionPoint July 09, 2014 at 12:31 AM
The Russell 2000 is not the only index struggling right now. If you look at the Nasdaq Composite, Dow Utilities, S&P 400 and S&P 600, you'll see similar breakdowns. The Russell 2000 has been traveling upward in a bearish ascending wedge... Read More
DecisionPoint July 03, 2014 at 02:08 PM
Standard & Poors has just finalized the S&P 500 earnings for the first quarter of 2014, and although there is some talk of an equities bubble, the market is merely overvalued... Read More
DecisionPoint July 02, 2014 at 06:34 PM
Periodically I like to do a review of the charts in the DecisionPoint Gallery, available in the 'free' area of StockCharts.com. You'll find the link to the gallery on the home page. First is the $SPX daily chart... Read More