Blog Post: Day 17 of $QQQ short term down-trend, may end on Thursday; Dow stock $CAT holding recent GLB, see monthly and daily charts

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I draw a green line on a monthly chart at a peak price that is not exceeded for at least 3 months. When it eventually closes above the green line it is a GLB, or green line break-out. Think of it as a stock that reaches an all-time high (ATH),  rests, and then breaks out again. As long as the stock closes above the green line, I hold it. I sell if it closes any day back below the green line. CAT had a recent GLB. See its monthly and daily charts. The strongest stocks trade at ATHs, especially after a bear market. I don’t buy fallen angels. (The red dots on the daily chart show when a stock may meet resistance at its upper 15.2 daily Bollinger band.)

 

 

Blog Post: Day 16 of $QQQ short term down-trend; 1st five days of January rule suggests an up market for 2023; but Santa’s $ELF gets pummeled, see daily chart and red dots

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There is a rule that if the major market indexes close the first 5 days of the year up it suggests an up  market for the year, and a decline suggests a down market. Last year the major indexes closed down but I saw no media pundits referring to this signal as predicting a down market in 2022. I guess no one likes to promote bad news. Well this year the major indexes closed up for the week, suggesting a bull market in 2023. But it was a volatile first week and maybe that is the type of market we will have, struggling but ending up. One site I found has said:

“According to Stock Trader’s Almanac, the first five trading days of January could predict the market’s direction for the year. The last 47 up First Five Days were followed by full-year gains for an 83% accuracy ratio and a 14% average gain in all 47 years. ”

In spite of this bullish prediction for 2023, after breaking out and getting a lot of media attention, ELF was pummeled on Tuesday. This is why one needs to use stop loss orders or put options for protection. My red dots on this chart show when a stock bounces down off of its upper daily 15.2 Bollinger band. Red dots warn me of possible declines or consolidations. Note the extraordinary volume on Tuesday’s decline. Is the season over for Santa’s ELF?

 

 

 

 

Blog Post: Day 14 of $QQQ short term down-trend, but 120 US new highs, 82 lows and 27 at ATHs, see these lists, GMI still Red

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We are now into the earnings season bounce. Many stocks hit ATHs on Friday. Here are the 16 ATHS on my IBD/MS watch list, sorted by earnings please date. The following subset had a GLB (green line break-out to ATH after a minimum 3 month consolidation) last week: TRV, CAT, CB, IRDM, LW. This list may contain some new market leaders.

 

 

These 11 are not on that watchlist but also hit an ATH:

 

The GMI = 2 (of 6) and remains on a Red signal but IBD has called a new confirmed market up-trend.