The GMI is still 6, as 50-55% of the stocks in the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 and Dow 30 indexes advanced on Thursday. There were 327 new yearly highs in my universe of 4,000 stocks. Interestingly, IJR (S&P 600 SmallCap ETF) showed a little strength on Thursday, causing the GMI-S to climb to 63. As you probably know, small cap stocks are said to show strength around January. Thursday was the 73rd day in the current QQQQ up-trend.
GMI: 6; Too many bulls?
The GMI is back to 6. 76% of the Nasdaq 100 stocks rose on Wednesday, along with 82% of the S&P 500 stocks and 83% of the Dow 30 stocks. There were 238 new yearly highs in my universe of 4,000 stocks. Wednesday was the 72nd day of the current QQQQ up-trend. One thing I noticed today in IBD bothers me a lot about this market. The Investors Intelligence poll shows 57.5% of investment advisors bullish and only 22.3% bearish. Such extreme bullishness is typical of markets that are topping out…
GMI: 5; Stocks bounce off support
The GMI is still 5, but this time because there were only 71 new yearly highs in my universe of 4,000 stocks. 44% of the Nasdaq 100 stocks advanced on Tuesday, along with 54% of the S&P 500 stocks and 63% of the Dow 30 stocks. 63% of the Nasdaq 100 stocks closed above their 30 day averages. Many stocks and market indexes bounced off of the important support levels I monitor. It is very important that they hold these levels tomorrow. Declines below these levels could cause the GMI to turn negative. Tuesday was the 71st day of the current QQQQ up-trend.