Technical Talk: The Most Bullish Thing a Market Can Do Is...
February 7, 2011
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Although we disagree with the idea that "the tape tells all," it is important for all traders to stay on top of key technical happenings on the charts. Below is our current "executive summary" take on the State of the Tape.
Technical Talk: February 7, 2011
Current Strategy:
The key technical point to today's trading is the overhead resistance that has developed over the past four days. This may be due to the uncertainty over geopolitical issues and the fact that buyers may want to stand aside ahead of the weekend. But the bottom line is the bulls have some work to do if they have eyes on retaining possession in the near term.
We would consider being short-term buyers at: A Pullback to test 1308-1300 on the S&P 500
We would consider being short-term sellers at: A close below 1298
Trend and Momentum Indicators:
Short-Term Trend: As they say, the most bullish thing a market can do is go up. 'Nuf said.
Intermediate-Term Trend: Place this one in the "Duh!" category: The intermediate-term trend remains positive.
Market Internals: Not surprisingly, our TBC models also remain positive at this point. These indicators remain our favorite precursor to future action. While not perfect (nothing is), the TBC models keep you on the right side the majority of the time.
- TBC = Trend-and-Breadth-Confirm Model
Market Momentum: The bulls will be happy to learn that another of our momentum models upticked to positive today. So, two out of three remain positive while the third is moderately positive.
Support/Resistance Zones for S&P 500:
- Current Support: 1300ish
- Current Resistance: Pick It... All resistance is more than 2 years old and not terribly important in the near-term.
Early Warning Indicators:
Overbought/Oversold Condition: Although our indicators are not screaming a warning at this time, the yellow flag is still out on the track.
Investor Sentiment: No change in sentiment indicators. Although the models remain elevated, and continue to suggest caution, they are not at the extreme levels seen a few weeks back.
Chart Watch:
Below are snapshots of the two main charts we watch closely each day from a technical perspective. The indicators we display on the charts below include: 50 day weighted ma (purple), 18 day weithged ma (cyan), 10 day weighted ma offset by 2 days (orange), 4 day weighted ma offset 2 periods (dashed blue) and stochastic %K using 14 and %D.
S&P 500:
NASDAQ Composite
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