New 52-week lows were seen last week across the board, and in spite of a Friday rebound, the market suffered another setback. The technical picture remains far from pretty, but as we head into a holiday-shortened trading week, ... Go to Full Article

Much of what we read in investing includes reaching back in history to a few instances of something and then suggesting that "today is like that." We have often pointed out the danger of such reasoning. ... Go to Full Article

Continuing with a recent theme, here are two questions of interpretation. Interpreting Market Action. During today's trading stocks opened lower, staged a big mid-day rally, trading in positive territory. Finally, stocks closed about ... Go to Full Article

As investors survey the landscape of beaten-down ETF's, different methods come into play. Some are looking for value. Some seek sectors with rebound potential. Others look for news-driven potential. When we examine ETF charts and our ... Go to Full Article

Here at "A Dash" we have warned individual investors about those TV commercials that invite you to develop your own trading system. The ads make it seem so easy. This can be an expensive mistake! The software is not the problem. ... Go to Full Article

* Going Public - Nice to see that system developer Henry Carstens has started his own hedge fund with his portfolio of trading systems. * Developing a Trading System - Excellent post from A Dash of Insight, with links to useful tools. ... Go to Full Article

Last week's update found the S&P sectors in moderate downtrends. A look at the current Technical Strength readings shows that the downtrends have intensified:. MATERIALS: -420 INDUSTRIAL: -280 CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY: -320 ... Go to Full Article

An interesting thesis of Andrew Hargadon's book How Breakthroughs Happen is that creative breakthroughs in organizations are more the result of innovation than invention. Organizations that stay ahead of the curve foster collaboration ... Go to Full Article

If this chart doesn't make that point clear, nothing will. Go to Full Article

Posted by downtowntrader | 10:56 PM | 2 comments ». The markets had a heck of a reversal today after dipping to new lows. This has the classic signs of a bear trap, as the markets looked like they were breaking down and then reversed to ... Go to Full Article

Posted by downtowntrader | 11:03 PM | 1 comments ». Stock Chart Analysis ALXN Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:ALXN) Drug stocks have been outperforming recently, and many look like they may be ready to surge higher. ... Go to Full Article

Posted by downtowntrader | 10:11 PM | 0 comments ». Stock Chart Analysis AFAM Almost Family, Inc. (Public, NASDAQ:AFAM) As regular readers know, I am a big fan of stocks close to their all time highs. This is because when a stock hits a ... Go to Full Article

The previous post showed the distribution of the 10-minute moving average of the NYSE TICK during an uptrend day. Today (above) we saw a very different market. One of the most important tasks for a daytrader is to identify, ... Go to Full Article

Stock Picks and Trade Ideas for Wednesday - RMBS, MSFT, RIMM | AC Investor Blog. Go to Full Article

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