DecisionPoint

June 2016

DecisionPoint

Blog Article Title Image

On Balance Volume Indicator Suite - SPY v. NDX

by Erin Swenlin

The free DecisionPoint Market Indicator (DPMI) ChartPack includes numerous indicator sets for major indexes and sectors... Read More 

DecisionPoint

Blog Article Title Image

Friday in Context: Not Really So Bad

by Carl Swenlin

The Brexit vote was a solid win for "Leave," even though the margin wasn't huge. The resulting market correction was not really so bad for U.S. markets; although, for global markets it was another story... Read More 

DecisionPoint

Blog Article Title Image

Buying Exhaustion Likely

by Erin Swenlin

Today's rally was impressive after three days of consolidation, but indicators suggest it won't last. Below I've annotated ultra-short-term and short-term indicator charts for the S&P 500. See if you agree with my conclusion... Read More 

DecisionPoint

Blog Article Title Image

Market Condition Ahead of You-Know-What

by Carl Swenlin

The reason for the cryptic title is that I bet Erin that I could write an article without using the word "Brexit." Doh! Whatever. The big event next week (Thursday) is the British vote to leave or remain in the European Union. As to what the U.S... Read More 

DecisionPoint

Blog Article Title Image

PMO SELL Signal Triggers on S&P 600 ($SML)

by Erin Swenlin

We saw on Tuesday four new Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) SELL signals on the DecisionPoint Scoreboards which I wrote about in Tuesday's article. It isn't surprising to see Small Caps share a similar fate. I've annotated the new PMO SELL signal on the daily chart below... Read More 

DecisionPoint

Blog Article Title Image

Decline Shakes Up the DP Scoreboards

by Erin Swenlin

Nearly all of the short-term BUY signals on the DecisionPoint Scoreboards (found in the DP Chart Gallery) were lost today. It is a result of the rather steep decline yanking 5-EMAs and Price Momentum Oscillators (PMOs) downward... Read More 

DecisionPoint

Blog Article Title Image

GOLD: Bullish and No "Buts"

by Carl Swenlin

It has been almost a month since my last commentary on gold, at which time I asserted that gold was bullish but vulnerable for a pullback... Read More 

DecisionPoint

Blog Article Title Image

TLT Hits New All-Time High - More to Come?

by Erin Swenlin

Yesterday it appeared that TLT had formed a reverse island formation. However, with the Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) on a BUY signal, the SCTR with a healthy 75+ reading and an OBV line trending higher, I knew it wasn't a good fit. I suggested it might be a breakaway gap... Read More 

DecisionPoint

Blog Article Title Image

Only Sector with Declining Momentum is... the Financial (XLF, RYF) Sector

by Erin Swenlin

I have been watching the DecisionPoint Market/Sector Summary Daily Report (located in the "DP Reports" blog) closely, actually, one table in particular... Read More 

DecisionPoint

Blog Article Title Image

SPY: Still Wary of the Advance

by Carl Swenlin

While our timing models remain bullish, and the market continues to make marginal new highs, I have been looking for a bull market top since the monthly PMO topped in late 2014 and then crossed down through its signal line in early-2015... Read More 

DecisionPoint

Blog Article Title Image

Gold Holds Support but Triggers an Intermediate-Term Trend Model Neutral Signal

by Erin Swenlin

Today's signal change probably isn't too surprising given the pesky correction that has been plaguing Gold. The question is whether it has arrived late to the party given that price seems to have found short-term support at the October 2015 high... Read More