Category Archives: US Stocks

Market Timing Brief for 3-01-2013: Saved by Dr. Ben but Soon a Correction

Posted on March 5, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 3-01-2013 Close published Sunday March 3rd, 2013 UPDATE 3-07-2013 @ 12:10 pm ET: The REITs did in fact break out and are now consolidating (moving sideways) just above the breakout point of 959.48 … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 2-22-2013: The SP500 “Kisses the Channel Goodbye”: What that Means

Posted on February 26, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 2-22-2013 Close published Sunday February 24th, 2012 UPDATE 2-28-2013 @ 12:11 am updated @ 9:24 am: The further bounce in the SP500 Index has fallen short of the breakdown point at the base … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 2-15-2013: These SP500 Index Charts Pose the Question: Is this 2007 All Over Again?

Posted on February 19, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 2-15-2013 Close published Sunday February 17th, 2012 I’ll get to the subject of the this week’s Brief title in a minute, but first I want to review the damage in gold and gold … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 2-08-2013: Bull Run Version 2.0

Posted on February 11, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 2-08-2013 Close published Sunday February 10th, 2012 UPDATE 2-13-2013 @ 10:15 pm: This is an update of my 2013 prediction on banking stocks.  They’ve continued to do well.  Biotechs (BTK) and drug stocks … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 2-01-2013: Stocks are In and Bonds are Out! The Next Target for the SP500 Index

Posted on February 4, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 2-01-2013 Close published Sunday February 3rd, 2012 UPDATE 2-6-2013 after the close: The VIX volatility index is straddling a critical support level of 13.30, which tells you the market is not quite sure … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 1-25-2013: A Few Bad Apples Don’t Spoil the Market

Posted on January 28, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 1-25-2013 Close published Sunday January 27th, 2012 UPDATE 1-28-2013 @ 9:49 pm ET: The VIX failed to maintain its fall below support at 13.30 today, but is barely above it as this chart … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 1-18-2013: The Bulls Have the Ball for Now

Posted on January 22, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 1-18-2013 Close published Monday January 21st, 2012 UPDATE 1-24-2013 @ 2:51 AM ET: The Bulls may have just dropped the Big Tech Ball.  The QQQ’s (NASDAQ 100 Index) took an afterhours hit due … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 1-11-2013: Will Earnings be Enough? And What the 2013 Stars Could Be.

Posted on January 14, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 1-11-2013 Close published Sunday January 13th, 2012 UPDATE 1-14-2012 @ Close: The SP500 Index pulled back a bit before the President’s speech and then recovered to about flat.  The overhead resistance shown in … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 1-04-2013: After the Fiscal Cliff. Now what?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 1-04-2013 Close published Sunday January 6th, 2012 UPDATE 1-07-2013 after the close: Today’s little pullback was “noise.”  The market stayed within the market timing price range of the prior two days as shown … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 12-28-2012: Throw Out the Rule Book for the Fiscal Cliff Correction

Posted on January 2, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 12-28-2012 Close published Sunday December 30th, 2012 UPDATE 1-3-2013 @ 3:00 pm: GLD (see chart below) fell back due to the Fed news that several members believe QE3 will end in 2013.  That … Continue reading →

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