Blog post: Day 67 of $QQQ short term up-trend, since 2006 only 7 of 95 up-trends lasted longer

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As my readers know, I compute each evening the number of days that the QQQ has been in a short term up-trend or down-trend. (I have a proprietary objective method for designating changes in the short term trend, so don’t ask for it.) Since 2006 there have been 95 short term up-trends. The current up-trend has now reached 67 days. The longest short term up-trend since 2006 lasted 91 days, from October 14, 2019-February 24, 2020. This was followed by  a 30 day short term down-trend that included the steep March decline. One of the reasons I became so cautious in February was because the up-trend had gone on for so long. The fact that the current short term up-trend has now reached day 67 leads me to suspect the current up-trend will end soon. The ending of a short term up-trend and the start of a down-trend does not necessarily signify a large market decline.  The down-trend could be very short. Nevertheless, I have one foot out the door now. I post the short term trend count, now U-67,  in the GMI table each weekend.

 

Worden $T2108 entering ominous daily BWR down-trend

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While I typically only use T2108 below 10% (% of NYSE stocks above 40 day average) as an indicator of bear market bottoms, I have recently noticed how well it can show developing weakness. As occurred in the huge decline last March, T2108 appears to be entering a daily BWR pattern. The weakness in the Dow 30 and large cap industrial and financial stocks may be spreading. Note Thursday’s decline (dotted line) to a recovery low. I remain very cautious, holding GLD and a few inverse ETFs (FAZ, SDOW).