Category Archives: volatility index

Market Timing Brief for 8-02-2013: New All Time SP500 Index High

Posted on August 5, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 8-02-2013 Close published Sunday August 4th, 2013 UPDATE for 8-26-2013: All charts on the “Key Charts” page (see tab at top) were updated last night.  There is also lots of detailed commentary on … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 5-31-2013: One Down. Two Up.

Posted on June 5, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 5-31-2013 Close published Sunday June 2nd, 2013 with updates. UPDATE for 6-13-2013 @ 2:40 pm: Is the sell-off over?  Not likely.  It looks like it could be a Bear trap, but if you … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 5-24-2013: Markets Giving Up Their Stretch As Warned

Posted on June 1, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 5-24-2013 Close published Saturday June 1st, 2013 UPDATE 6-01-2013:  The Bear has reared its head.  The sell-off in the form of the C wave mentioned below is now underway. The so-called C wave … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 5-17-2013: How Blow-off Tops and Bottoms Can Make You a Fortune

Posted on May 20, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 5-17-2013 Close published Sunday May 19th, 2013 UPDATE for 5-23-2013 @ 1:42 pm: Survey Says!  Why I am Starting to Take Some Profits.  I am slowly taking some profits because of the individual … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 5-10-2013: Markets Getting Streeeeeeetched!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 5-10-2013 Close published Sunday May 12th, 2013 UPDATE for 5-20-2013 @ 12:51 pm: This chart shows why silver is a better buy than gold, but both are buys on a trading basis WITH … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 4-26-2013: When Was the Right Time to “Go Away” Over the Past Decade?

Posted on April 29, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 4-26-2013 Close published Sunday April 28th, 2013 UPDATE 5-06-2013: QQQ, the Big Tech Index (NDX) has broken out again and is a bit stretched relative to the 50 day moving average, but is … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 4-19-2013: Survey Says! Sentiment Tells a Bullish Story This Week

Posted on April 22, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 4-19-2013 Close published Sunday April 21st, 2013 Gold cracked back further as I felt it would after Friday’s dive below critical 2011 and 2012 support (GLD).  Sometimes things go exactly as the charts … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 4-12-2013: SP500 Index Breaks Out as Gold Breaks Down Further

Posted on April 15, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 4-12-2013 Close published Sunday April 14th, 2013 UPDATE 4-19-2013 @ 2:41 pm: SP500 Index is testing support at the 50 day moving average and several past lows that fall there as well, around … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 4-05-2013: Going Down?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 4-05-2013 Close published Sunday April 7th, 2013 UPDATE for 4-11-2013 @ 2:15 pm: The AAII Survey numbers last night were off the charts Bearish, meaning there are a lot of Bears suddenly at … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 3-28-2013: The Resurrection of the US Stock Market. Or is it?

Posted on April 1, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 3-28-2013 Close published Sunday March 31st, 2013 UPDATE for 4-04-2013 @ 12:11 am: The SP500 Index has hit close enough to the 2007 high to say we’ve made it.  The move down today … Continue reading →

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