Category Archives: volatility index

Market Timing Brief for 3-22-2013: Are Emerging Markets the Key Signal? If So, What Are They Saying?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 3-22-2013 Close published Sunday March 24th, 2013 UPDATE for 3-25-2013 @ 8:09 pm: The SP500 Index closed today in the middle of the current consolidation band, meaning we’re still going sideways in the … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 3-15-2013: Survey Says Watch Out for the Coming Correction

Posted on March 19, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 3-15-2013 Close published Sunday March 17th, 2013 UPDATE for 3-20-2013 @ 10:14 am: The market is bouncing based on aid from Russia to Cyprus of 10 billion dollars.  The chart below shows: 1. … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief for 3-08-2013: Stocks Make New Highs

Posted on March 11, 2013 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the 3-08-2013 Close published Sunday March 10th, 2013 UPDATE 3-11-2013 @ 7:12 pm ET: Intel provided a great trading example today.  Some say to forget all intraday moves.  Sometimes that works, but not always.  … Continue reading →

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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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