Marty Chenard

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• A Caution Condition From the NYSE 'New Highs'?

  Published 31 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Last week, we discussed how the NYSE "New Highs" were close to being in a "squeeze" condition. To recap some of last week's comments: "Conditions…

• A Squeeze on the NYSE 'New Highs'?

  Published 24 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Conditions are getting close to a decision point on the New York Stock Exchange's daily New Highs. On June 29th, the New Highs had hit…

• An Unusual Oversold Pattern?

  Published 16 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Last Monday, we posted the Banking Index chart and discussed its impending breakout of a triangular pattern. As you may recall, the implications were for…

• This Shows the Current Market Bias ...

  Published 11 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  A down trend within an up trend? Medium term, Institutional activity is showing an up trend in Accumulation. Take a look at the 1 through…

• Is This a 'Lurking Problem'?

  Published 06 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Is this going to turn out to be a problem? Many of you know the importance of following what the Institutional Investors are doing. It's…

• Does the Market Have Enough In-flowing Liquidity?

  Published 02 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  No matter how you cut it, the stock market needs "an increasing inflow of money to go up and increasing money flow to sustain an…

• The SPY's Reactionary 109.68 Level ...

  Published 30 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Do you remember our Friday discussions during the past few weeks about the SPY? The discussions were about how the SPY had a "gap sensitive"…

• Divergences ARE Important

  Published 20 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Learn to look at Divergences ... they ARE important. Today will be "Tip Day" where we discuss another important technical skill to acquire. Today's topic…

• How to Use a Confirming Indicator When You Get a Signal Change

  Published 12 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Recently, we posted an update on using a 9 RSI indicator setting because it is fast and pretty good at showing positive divergences. Another benefit…

• Will Those Low Mortgage Rates Start to Rise Now?

  Published 09 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Update on: Mortgage rates at a 50 year low? Last week, we wrote about the decade lows on Mortgage rates. We had mentioned that the…

• A Glimmer of Hope?

  Published 08 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  I often refer to what is happening to the Institutional Investor "core holdings". When looked at as an index, it gives a superior view of…

• Will Low Mortgage Rates Be a Missed Opportunity for Many?

  Published 02 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Mortgage rates at a 50 year low? Mortgage rates are in the news because they are hitting multi-decade lows. While the press is playing it…

• How Can You Determine Which Index is Stronger?

  Published 26 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  When doing a technical analysis, one will often compare indicators such as Relative Strength when trying to determine which index is stronger. But, for non-technicians,…

• Did Market Liquidity Increase Enough Last Week?

  Published 21 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  June 21st Update: Is there enough Liquidity in the market? June 14th comments ... see the first chart: When there is a lot of money…

• Is There Enough Liquidity in the Market?

  Published 14 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  When there is a lot of money available for buying an item, supply goes down and prices go up. The same happens in the stock…

• Don't Expose Yourself to Costly Surprises ...

  Published 08 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Use different RSI settings for different purposes ... For market trending, setting your RSI indicator to 30 (days) works well. An RSI of 30 also…

• An IMPORTANT Market Test Today ...

  Published 04 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  You can look for one, but you won't find it ... Look for what? A better index that shows what the market is really doing,…

• A Critically Important Indicator?

  Published 02 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  For years, we have pointed out that Institutional Investors pretty much ruled the markets because they were responsible for 50% to 70%+ of the volume…

• A Technical Tip You Can Use ...

  Published 28 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The markets will be closed on Monday for the Memorial Day Holiday. Some of you may want to play around with charts over the weekend,…

• The Most Important Market Data an Investor Can Have?

  Published 15 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Stock Market data too important to be without? There are probably hundreds of different indicators, timing tools, models, and market data charts. One of my…