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WEEKLY WRAP-UP
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Dear Speculators,
Wow! Rarely are there moments in market history that set up like this. The
battle between the bulls and bears right now is about as historic as the battle
this weekend between my 6-1 Patriots and the 7-0 Colts. Like the Pats, the
bulls are definitely winning the head to head match up over the past few months
with a historically strong uptrend. But this week is a critical match-up.
Maybe it's the NDX's chart pattern that has things so exciting here - a classic
consolidation at highs before a historic break out or a scary triple top. Or
maybe it's the numerous indicators that we traders follow - some pointing at
oversold conditions and some pointing at overbought conditions.
And like the Pats and Colts in a classic Sunday night match-up (which I'll
be at), all I can say is this week is one of those weeks where it all comes
together, the moment of truth, the rubber meets the road, the game will be
played and we'll find out who the winner is, the bulls or the bears.
Of course, we're short and betting on the Bears (not the football team). But
we'll take a look at our weekly indicators and figure out where the odds makers
are placing their bets.
Of course, if you have any additional questions, please feel free to email
me at jay@stockbarometer.com.
Dynamic Trading Signals are based on a series of Oscillators tuned to the
short and intermediate term movement of the market. Our goal is to be in
the market at all times and switch from bearish to bullish positions in line
with the markets movements (except for the Options service, which is subject
to greater volatility and time decay). Periodically we will go to cash and
await the next system trade.
DYNAMIC TRADING OSCILLATOR

10/20/40 WEEK CYCLE
The following chart shows our 10/20/40 week cycles. The 40 week is also
referred to as the 9-month cycle. Cycles are not short term tools for determining
precise entry and exit points, they're primarily used for intermediate or
longer term positioning and forecasting.

INVESTOR'S INTELLIGENCE BULL BEAR SPREAD
Each week, Investor's Intelligence polls a number of newsletter writers.
The poll results in a number of bullish advisors and a number of bearish
advisors. The difference between those two numbers produces the following
chart. It's believed, that when a majority of newsletter writers (like us)
are bullish, that the market is near a top, and vice versa. The direction
of this line is as critical as the level.

EQUITY INDEX OPTION VOLUME RATIO
The market is all about risk, and there are two primary classes of participants
in the market, the individual investors and the institutions. Individuals
primarily trade equity options and institutions primarily trade index options.
So the relationship between the two gives us an idea of how much risk the
individual is willing to take on. At tops, the individual tends to take on
too much risk, making this indicator rise. At bottoms, the individual is
usually washed out of the market, making this indicator fall.

QQQQ v. SPY RELATIVE STRENGTH
Risk tells us a lot about the market. This indicator looks at risk from
another perspective. When market participants overall increase their willingness
to take on risk, it's bullish for the market. That risk shift is shown on
the above chart as a shift in relative strength from the Nasdaq to the NYSE.
Note when we refer to Nasdaq, we're primarily looking at the QQQQ - since
that's the focus of our service. And when we say NYSE, we look at the SPY.

MONEY FLOW
This indicator looks at the flow of money in and out of various investment
vehicles. For the most part, when money flow reaches an extreme, in either
buying or selling, the market is at a top or a bottom, respectively.

NDX CHART

In summary:
Dynamic Trading remains on its current SELL SIGNAL.
We have the elections this Tuesday and the market is simply at one of those
points where it could just as easily rally here or break lower. But since our
indicators remain pointing lower we remain on a Sell Signal. Our expectations
are for the market to bounce slightly here setting up the next move.
17 days sideways. I love these points in the market because it brings out
the bulls and bears in full force. The bulls are sure this thing is pausing
for another advance and the bears are all set to call a crash. Is the market
simply waiting for the election to play out? Will the market rally if Dems
win both the house and the senate? Will the market rally on gridlock for two
years? Well, that's what they say on TV. And unfortunately what they say on
TV is usually not what you get.
Best regards and good trading!
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