Category Archives: trading

Market Timing Update: What are they celebrating in the stock market?

Posted on July 21, 2011 by David Durand

Market Timing Brief for 7-21-2011 1. The SP500 index (SPX; SPY) has made good progress over the past three market days in a relief rally predicated on a budget deal.  The question is, “What are they celebrating in the stock … Continue reading →

Posted in Euro, gold, gold etf, investment, Market timing, S&P 500 Index, silver, silver ETF, trading, US Dollar Index | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Market Timing Brief™ for Stocks, Gold and the US dollar: Stocks Rising from Consolidation. Gold Steady.

Posted on July 19, 2011 by David Durand

Market Timing Brief™ for 7-19-2011 7-20-2011 NOTE: Latest on Gold is Here: GLD Tracker™ 1. The SP500 index (SPX; SPY) is bouncing today based on good new home building data, but this is not the way the housing bubble will … Continue reading →

Posted in gold, gold etf, investment, Market timing, S&P 500 Index, trading, US Dollar Index | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Market Timing Brief™ for Stocks, Gold and the US dollar: Gold Breakout. Silver Breakout. Stock Sell-off

Posted on July 15, 2011 by David Durand

Market Timing Brief™ for 7-14-2011 1. The SP500 index (SPX; SPY) must stay below 1313.33 on the close to stay completely Bearish.  That is 131.36 for the SPY. Otherwise, there is potential for a bounce.  I’ll have a full SP500Tracker … Continue reading →

Posted in gold, gold etf, investment, Market timing, S&P 500 Index, trading, US Dollar Index | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Market Timing Brief™: SP500 Index, Gold and the US Dollar

Posted on July 7, 2011 by David Durand

The President is briefed every day, so investors and traders should be too! The 7-12-2011 Market Timing Brief™ is here: Today’s Market Timing Brief™ 1. ADP reported that private non-farm payrolls rose 157,000 in June with 130000 jobs added in … Continue reading →

Posted in Euro, gold, gold etf, gold stocks, investment, Market timing, REITS, S&P 500 Index, trading, US Dollar Index | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Market Timing: They are Selling the Rally of the SP500 Index

Posted on March 17, 2011 by David Durand

I pointed out earlier today that this would happen and the SPY for example peaked at about 10:24 am ET and has been skidding slowly from there. That does not mean the day won’t turn out positive, but it does … Continue reading →

Posted in investment, Market timing, S&P 500 Index, trading | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Market Timing Gold: Will the Sell Signal Be Voided?

Posted on March 4, 2011 by David Durand

Gold (GLD) is attempting to recover from the SELL signal generated when it closed below the GLD high of 139.54. What I’ve described multiple times is that it’s important to pay attention when markets “play” with a particular number.  This … Continue reading →

Posted in gold, gold etf, investment, Market timing, trading | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Market Timing Signal: The US Dollar Failed A Test and Your Federal Credit Rating Just Declined!

Posted on February 23, 2011 by David Durand

The US dollar has been considered the reserve currency of the world. That means that when the you-know-what hits the international fan, the dollar is SUPPOSED to rally. It barely moved yesterday! Gold did move up significantly. This amounts to … Continue reading →

Posted in gold etf, investment, Market timing, trading | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Market Timing by Investor Sentiment: The Fearful Ones are Running Again

Posted on February 16, 2011 by David Durand

Published 2-16-2011 There they go again. The clients of investment firms who ran from stocks as the market sank to its low in 2009 are now running from bonds (now that they’ve already substantially corrected) back to stocks. Their market … Continue reading →

Posted in investment, investor sentiment, Market timing, trading | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

SP500 Index Market Timing: This rally will be intact if…

Posted on February 7, 2011 by David Durand

The current rally in the SP500 index will be intact if these corroborating market timing signals hold into today’s close: The banking index (BKX) can close at a new recent high above 54.87 The small and midcaps can also close … Continue reading →

Posted in investment, Market timing, S&P 500 Index, trading, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

SP500 Market Timing: The Ice Has been Broken

Posted on February 3, 2011 by David Durand

Sometimes breaking the ice is a good thing. This is not one of those times! The SP500 has finally broken the ice located at the breakout point of 1302.67, but is only about 3 points below that at 10:48 am … Continue reading →

Posted in investment, investor sentiment, Market timing, S&P 500 Index, trading | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment