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October 2023

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DP Trading Room: Bad News for Buyers Weighing Hefty Mortgage Rates

by Carl Swenlin, Erin Swenlin

In this week's edition of The DecisionPoint Trading Room, Carl opens the show with a look at a very bearish market BIAS Table... Read More 

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Is the Bear Back?

by Carl Swenlin

The S&P 500 (SPY) has fallen about 10 percent from the July top, and the last two weeks has been pretty rough, so should we be looking for the Bear to take charge again? First, looking at a weekly chart, it is not clear that the Bear actually left town... Read More 

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Two Defensive Sectors are Outperforming - What Does This Mean?

by Erin Swenlin

The only two sectors to close higher on Wednesday were in the defensive category, Consumer Staples (XLP) and Utilities (XLU). We were already watching XLP as it established a short-term rising trend. What we aren't seeing is healthy participation...yet... Read More 

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Complimentary Edition of the DecisionPoint "Weekly Wrap"

by Erin Swenlin, Carl Swenlin

Gold (GLD) has been strong this month and today its 50-day EMA crossed up through its 200-day EMA (Golden Cross), generating an LT Trend Model BUY Signal. You will note that a Silver Cross BUY is not far behind. We'll discuss Gold in its section... Read More 

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DP Trading Room: Mortgage Rates Hit Multiyear High -- Who Goes Bankrupt First?

by Carl Swenlin, Erin Swenlin

In this week's edition of The DecisionPoint Trading Room, Carl discusses the war's effect on the market and looks closer at the effects of high mortgage rates, which have hit multiyear highs. These are pinching not only buyers, but sellers and homebuilders... Read More 

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Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), Communication Services (XLC), and Transports (IYT) New Bullish Bias in IT

by Erin Swenlin

The Silver Cross Index is another way for us to measure participation within an index, sector, or industry group. It tells us how many stocks have a "Silver Cross", or a 20-day EMA above its 50-day EMA; when it moves above or below the signal line, it is a "Shift"... Read More 

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DP Trading Room: Exponential vs. Simple -- This is the Moving Average We Use

by Carl Swenlin, Erin Swenlin

In this week's edition of The DecisionPoint Trading Room, Carl opens the show with a discussion of the yield curve, followed by his coverage of the Magnificent 7+ and the market in general... Read More 

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Earnings for 2023 Q2 Still Trending Up

by Carl Swenlin

S&P 500 earnings are in for 2023 Q2, and here is our valuation analysis... Read More 

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DP Trading Room: This is the ONLY Sector Showing STRENGTH Right Now

by Carl Swenlin, Erin Swenlin

In this week's edition of The DecisionPoint Trading Room, Carl, after a walkthrough of the Magnificent 7+ stocks, examines how, while it was clear that there's some strength to be had in the Nasdaq, one look at the Ultrashort for Dow 30 (SDOW) and an internal review of the Dow 30... Read More