Amazing action in GOOG and AAPL lifts my accounts; RWB stock: APKT

I am amazed at how effective the GMI and GMI-R have been for keeping me on the right side of the market.   While the media pundits were talking about a possible double dip recession and a head and shoulder’s top on the indexes, the GMI went positive with a reading of 4 on September 3rd and has registered 5 or 6 since then.   This time when the buy signal occurred I bought QLD (the 2X ultra long QQQQ index) and have seen it rise nicely, capturing the strength in the technology stocks.   I also bought options on   AAPL and more recently on GOOG and have seen one of my accounts increase more than 100%. In a prior post I showed you how to buy expensive stocks like AAPL with only 10% down   using deep in the money call options. I bought deep in the money calls on AAPL recently and the trade worked out well.   Check out my earlier post………

So the GMI remains at 6 (of 6) and the more sensitive GMI-R at 10 (of 10).   The QQQQ short term up-trend completed its 29th day on Friday and the QQQQ and SPY have closed above their critical 10 week averages for 7 straight weeks. The T2108 has weakened a little to 81%, still near overbought territory.   More than one half (52%) of the Nasdaq 100 stocks closed with their MACD above its signal line, a sign of short term strength. So, I remain 100% long in my university pension and my margin account.   My IRA is substantially invested in long positions in stocks or options…

I ran my favorite scan of stocks in my IBD100/NEW America watch list, looking for stocks that were in up-trends and bouncing up off of support. One of the stocks that came up was APKT.   The weekly chart below (click on to enlarge) shows that APKT is a RWB stock.   I like it as long as it remains above $36.

Option expiration Friday; RWB stock ARMH bounces 30 day; BWR stock APOL collapses

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Friday is option expiration day.   Tech stocks should rise early, in reaction to   GOOG’s good earnings.   The GMI and GMI-R remain at their maximum levels.   Below is a daily chart of ARMH, which just bounced from its 30 day average after having an oversold stochastic reading.   ARMH has been   a strong RWB stock. If I bought ARMH,   I would place a stop below the 30 day average just below the recent low, at   17.69. Click on chart to enlarge.

Meanwhile, APOL fell 23% on Thursday.   Given that it was a BWR stock, are we surprised?

Techs continue to shine; New Lithium ETF—LIT; Investors Inteligence Poll

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There were 598 new highs in my universe of 4,000 stocks on Wednesday, the most since last April. The latest Investor’s Intelligence poll shows that only 47.2% of advisers bullish. This poll is a contrarian indicator and market tops tend to occur when 55% or more of advisers are bullish. There is a new ETF that enables one to buy stocks related to lithium, as in lithium batteries used in electric cars.   Check out this daily chart of LIT. It has been surging ahead.