Ed Carlson

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• 13-14 Month Low

  Published 28 June 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The 20th century market guru, George Lindsay, explained that, no matter how long a bear market lasts, there is usually an obvious low 13 to…

• Hybrid Lindsay Low: June 27-July 1

  Published 21 June 2016 | viewed 0 times

  After last week's failed call for a "relief rally" it becomes harder to accept bullish signals as seen in the McClellan Oscillator this week. There…

• Rough Week Ahead

  Published 01 June 2016 | viewed 0 times

  While the eighth year of a Presidential term calls for a rally from mid-May to early/mid-June, it doesn't promise to be straight up. This week…

• Equities on the Precipice

  Published 17 May 2016 | viewed 0 times

  For over three weeks equities have been pulling back from the high on April 20; a high that tested the same level seen in the…

• CBOE Volatility Index

  Published 10 May 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The VIX gave up 0.98 points last week to close at 14.72 after peaking on the expected short-term cycle high on Wednesday. Since March, the…

• Interest Rates: Ten-Year US Treasury

  Published 03 May 2016 | viewed 0 times

  TNX (the yield on the 10 year, US Treasury note) fell 3.65% to close at 18.19 on the 30-dma last week. Look for a bounce…

• That's all Folks!

  Published 24 April 2016 | viewed 0 times

  We continue to expect this election year to see a decline from April to June and believe that last week's 6 month cycle high marked…

• Advance/Decline Line

  Published 19 April 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The cumulative advance/decline line (not to be confused with the "other" advance/decline line) has thrown a wrench into the bearish equity scenario as it exceeded…

• Commodities

  Published 12 April 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Commodities (S&P GS commodity index) saw their first rally in three weeks last week with a gain of 3.98% to close at 329 (thanks to…

• 21-Week Cycle High

  Published 05 April 2016 | viewed 0 times

  An examination of all US Presidential election years shows a peak in equity markets in early April followed by a drop into early June. The…

• QQQ

  Published 29 March 2016 | viewed 0 times

  We have been expecting a top in equity indices for the last two weeks. We did see the market start down last week after the…

• Vernal Equinox

  Published 22 March 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The spring or vernal equinox ("Equi" is the Latin prefix for "equal" and "nox" is the Latin word for "night") arrived on March 20 at…

• Crude Oil Due for a Pit Stop

  Published 15 March 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Crude gained $2.58 last week to close at 38.50 - on the declining trendline and the 50% retracement of the October decline. My bandwidth indicator…

• It's Close... Very Close

  Published 08 March 2016 | viewed 0 times

  The biggest rallies occur in bear markets and equities have had an impressive run after leaving behind a double-bottom in January and February - but…

• In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb

  Published 01 March 2016 | viewed 0 times

  "In like a lion, out like a lamb" is a proverb describing the month of March. The month of March usually starts with cold, unpleasant…

• Gold and the 34-Month Moving Average

  Published 23 February 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Gold gave up $8.70 last week (after the previous week's gain of $81.30/oz.) to close at 1,230 and printed a bearish harami candlestick on the…

• Crude Continues to Drill Downward

  Published 08 February 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Last week's forecast for a high in the Dow on February 1st was a perfect hit. As of last Friday, the Dow has fallen 438…

• Eighth Year Returns

  Published 02 February 2016 | viewed 0 times

  As explained in last week's article, my Hybrid Lindsay model is pointing to a high in the Dow today, February 1st. Whether it is today,…

• Forecast for February 1st High

  Published 26 January 2016 | viewed 0 times

  A bottom for the January sell-off appears to be behind us. It fell three trading days after the Hybrid Lindsay forecast for a low in…

• A Bottom in Equities

  Published 12 January 2016 | viewed 0 times

  My December 15 commentary included a forecast for a high in equities near December 24. The eventual high which led to last week's big sell-off…