Up-trend continues; some Darvas rocket stocks; daily stochastics declining

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There are a number of stocks that came up in my “Darvas Scan” that are     trading near five year highs and have good technicals and fundamentals. These stocks include: NEU, PCLN, AMZN, NFLX, EGO, LZ, CML, ABV, CBD, WCRX, EW, WES, CPLA.   Some of these stocks may turn out to be rockets if the market up-trend continues.   Meanwhile, the GMI

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Market up-trend back on track after bouncing off of Bollinger band; Gold shines, STEC falters.

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Well, the indexes again bounced off of their lower Bollinger bands and the market’s short term up-trend resumed. Note the 5th bounce that I just added in red to the chart I posted on 10/19 after four bounces.  BOLLINGERQQQQ1108 Review that post if you want to understand the logic of Bollinger bands. If only I had the patience to wait for the bounce to enter my long positions! Maybe next time.   The QQQQ is even back above its 10 week average!   So, as much as I hate being whipsawed by the recent decline, if I flew solely by instrument, I would have to be long again.   But watch out for a possible right shoulder forming in a head and shoulder pattern.   If the QQQQ falters before it surpasses the peak reached on 10/21, we could see a large drop, especially if QQQQ closes below the neckline, around 40.6 .   So, if I go long, I will place some close sell stops and monitor QQQQ’s   progress very carefully.   Meanwhile, the GMI is

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