Stock Market Technical Indicators & Analysis
I am a little concerned that the Worden T2108 Indicator is at 90%, about as high as it gets. It measures the percentage of NYSE stocks above their 40 day simple moving average. See weekly chart of T2108 below. (Click on chart to enlarge.) It may be time for me to hold off on new purchases. However, the GMI is now 6 of 6. I am therefore almost 100% long, as the longer term trends remain up. I am also watching the ETF’s UNG and USO, as gas and oil may have bottomed.
The market up-trend is in place and I am almost 100% invested on the long side in my trading IRA. I am also largely invested in mutual funds in my university pension. This is the time to ride the train and not to fight it. No one knows when the up-trend will end. The idea is to ride it and have sufficient stop losses in place to exit if the trend should convincingly reverse. The GMI is at 5 of 6, having been at 6 at Thursday’s close. There were less than 100 new highs (74) in my universe of 4,000 stocks on Friday, bringing it down to 5. I suspect we will be back to 6 this week. Meanwhile, 84% of the Nasdaq 100 stocks had their MACD close above its signal line, a nice show of strength. The Worden T2108 Indicator is at 88%, near the top of the range it typically reaches. But it can stay above 80% for months.
All six of the short and long term GMI indicators are positive for the first time since June 5, 2008, before the big market decline began. The more sensitive GMI-R is now 10 out of 10. I am therefore getting fully invested in my IRA and university pension accounts. Of course, the market could turn down, but I believe that I am am going long with the odds in my favor. If the up-trend continues I will highlight individual stocks. There were 124 stocks in my universe of 4,000 at 52 week highs on Thursday.