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ReadHere are our most-read articles and videos: 1. Is This A Typical Bear Market Rally?2. Rydex Assets Suggest Tech May Pause 3. Will The Dollar Disappoint Again? 4. Small Business Sentiment Sours 5. IPO Appetite Has Dwindled 6. Weighing a Recession's Impact by Asset Class >> Read all comments ViewedHere are our most-viewed charts: 1. P/C Ratio - DeTrended2. Naz/NYSE Volume Ratio 3. Rydex Bull/Bear Assets 4. CoT - Cattle 5. Public Opinion - Dollar >> View all indicators
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July
07/21/08......Daily Snapshot Note Looking for short-term weakness as price patterns play out
07/18/08......Daily Snapshot Note Volume surge on an up day has led to great longer-term returns
07/17/08......Daily Snapshot Note Follow through to yesterday's rally has an impressive history
07/16/08......Daily Snapshot Note Bank rally, heavy volume suggest continued upside bias
07/15/08......Daily Snapshot Note VIX / Treasury ratio spikes to panic levels, new lows surge
07/14/08......Daily Snapshot Note Short-term volatility is here to stay for the time being
07/11/08......Daily Snapshot Note Looking for a weekend resolution of the Fannie/Freddie mess
07/11/08......Data Brief Taking a look at major bank failure historical precedents
07/10/08......Daily Snapshot Note Smart / Dumb Confidence spread widens to a new extreme
07/09/08......Daily Snapshot Note Failure to hold recent lows ushers in few historical precedents
07/08/08......Daily Snapshot Note Bank reversal helps oversold rally's prospects going forward
07/07/08......Daily Snapshot Note We're oversold on an historic scale, but that may not be enough
07/03/08......Daily Snapshot Note Breadth has been so persistently bad that precedents are ugly
07/02/08......Daily Snapshot Note Too many folks looking for a bounce, spike in Oil, stop the rally
07/01/08......Daily Snapshot Note The intraday reversal should help lead to more short-term gains
June
06/30/08......Daily Snapshot Note The "Panic Button" indicator has still not been pressed
06/27/08......Daily Snapshot Note The S&P 500 is headed for its worst June in history
06/26/08......Daily Snapshot Note Not eager to buy yet, as we're just not seeing great concern
06/25/08......Daily Snapshot Note Yet more positive signs, but watch out for post-Fed reversal
06/24/08......Daily Snapshot Note Action in banks, breadth is an odd market development
06/23/08......Daily Snapshot Note Still not seeing many short-term pessimistic extremes
06/22/08......Long-Term Comment Dumb Money drops, but what about the other indicators?
06/20/08......Daily Snapshot Note Dumb Money Confidence falls all the way down to 29%
06/19/08......Daily Snapshot Note Intermediate-term sentiment is rapidly improving
06/18/08......Daily Snapshot Note A Hindenburg Omen has triggered, the last two were great sells
06/17/08......Daily Snapshot Note Not trusting any further gains to last
06/16/08......Daily Snapshot Note Indicators suggested more short-term lift, now a bit overbought
06/13/08......Daily Snapshot Note Selling in Bank shares has been severe on an historic scale
06/12/08......Daily Snapshot Note There are some decent oversold signals, but for just a bounce
06/11/08......Daily Snapshot Note Four days of bad breadth was historically a good buy signal
06/10/08......Data Brief The Dollar just staged in largest gain in two years - what next?
06/10/08......Daily Snapshot Note Inter-market correlations continue to break down
06/09/08......Daily Snapshot Note Market is more likely to reverse mid-week, but no good setups
06/06/08......Daily Snapshot Note Action in banking sector looks to be capitulatory
06/06/08......Data Brief The Unemployment Rate indicator
06/05/08......Daily Snapshot Note Rebound sets up some interesting stats for jobs report reaction
06/04/08......Daily Snapshot Note BKX Banking Index has gotten hit hard, perhaps too hard
06/03/08......Daily Snapshot Note Negatives continue to take their toll, last week's low is looming
06/02/08......Daily Snapshot Note The new month starts off with the 2nd-weakest bang of the year
May
05/30/08......Daily Snapshot Note A lackluster end to a choppy month
05/29/08......Daily Snapshot Note Follow-through rally brings a hint of overbought readings
05/28/08......Daily Snapshot Note Seasonality still positive, but other edges hard to come by
05/27/08......Daily Snapshot Note Tech leads market on oversold bounce
05/23/08......Daily Snapshot Note Pre-holiday trading not having its usual positive bias
05/22/08......Daily Snapshot Note Nasdaq 100 looks to be short-term oversold
05/22/08......Data Brief We show a correlation matrix showing which countries correlate
05/21/08......Daily Snapshot Note Seasonality suggests a bounce at least by end of month
05/20/08......Daily Snapshot Note NYSE volume is not what it appears; rare sign of many reversals
05/19/08......Data Brief Is this a typical bear market rally?
05/19/08......Daily Snapshot Note The demand for protection is drying up
05/16/08......Daily Snapshot Note Persistent buying pressure is odd given action in the bank sector
05/15/08......Daily Snapshot Note A list of negatives makes it difficult to trust the breakout, but...
05/15/08......Data Brief Rydex assets suggest tech may pause
05/14/08......Daily Snapshot Note Rallies into mid-week during option expiry tend to peter out
05/13/08......Daily Snapshot Note Short-covering rally? Nah, just another record-low volume day
05/12/08......Daily Snapshot Note Implied volatility implodes as some minor overbought signs hit
05/09/08......Daily Snapshot Note Outlining a case for more short-term weakness
05/08/08......Daily Snapshot Note Banks, bonds decline but S&P holds up...an unusual omen
05/07/08......Daily Snapshot Note Negatives finally take hold, now we're oversold on support
05/06/08......Daily Snapshot Note Nasdaq / NYSE Volume Ratio gives another minor warning
05/05/08......Daily Snapshot Note Big breadth divergence is another minor negative
05/03/08......Data Brief Will the Dollar disappoint again (and will the Euro shine)?
05/02/08......Daily Snapshot Note Still some minor negatives as indices struggle with resistance
05/01/08......Daily Snapshot Note Typical post-FOMC reversal turns into a trend day
April
04/30/08......Daily Snapshot Note Market provides an unusual reaction to FOMC decision
04/29/08......Daily Snapshot Note Indices just chop around ahead of data and FOMC meeting
04/28/08......Daily Snapshot Note Stocks are slightly overbought, but data will be more important
04/27/08......Data Brief The Barron's Big Money poll isn't much use for forecasting
04/26/08......Data Brief Gasoline prices have a few factors working for lower levels
04/25/08......Daily Snapshot Note The low volume in ETFs continues to be a potential negative
04/24/08......Daily Snapshot Note Today's asset rotation may not mean much
04/23/08......Daily Snapshot Note Taking a look at how Apple's earnings have impacted the indices
04/22/08......Daily Snapshot Note Short-term negative biases abound, then abate as indices decline
04/21/08......Daily Snapshot Note Low volume is one of the few potential trouble spots
04/18/08......Daily Snapshot Note Various factors point to short-term pullback
04/17/08......Daily Snapshot Note Day of consolidation follows yesterday's overbought readings
04/16/08......Daily Snapshot Note Stocks, and particularly tech, follow through with a trend day
04/15/08......Daily Snapshot Note Technology indices looking better as NDX nears support
04/14/08......Daily Snapshot Note It's just a myth that the market gaps more during earnings
04/14/08......Data Brief Investors' appetites for IPOs has dwindled to nothing
04/11/08......Daily Snapshot Note GE foils market's attempt to hold most recent support
04/10/08......Daily Snapshot Note Stocks make a little headway, but outlook remains muddled
04/09/08......Daily Snapshot Note Indices were not able to follow through on minor buy setup
04/08/08......Daily Snapshot Note Some minor indications that we're getting oversold on support
04/08/08......Data Brief Small businesses are showing a record high level of pessimism
04/07/08......Daily Snapshot Note Gap reversal, small range suggest lower prices ahead
04/04/08......Daily Snapshot Note April begins with one of the best starts to a month in five years
04/03/08......Daily Snapshot Note Weakness on economic releases is typically a bad reason to sell
04/02/08......Daily Snapshot Note Typical consolidation of yesterday's gain doesn't clear outlook
04/01/08......Daily Snapshot Note Market follows through on bullish setup, scores another 3% day
March
03/31/08......Daily Snapshot Note Short-term pullback is classic so far, but now we need upside
03/28/08......Daily Snapshot Note Some negative seasonality here, good test of "pullback" idea
03/27/08......Daily Snapshot Note Test of breakout levels will be stocks' next challenge
03/26/08......Daily Snapshot Note Short-term enthusiasm suggests some backing-and-filling here
03/25/08......Daily Snapshot Note Looking for some consolidation as overbought wears off
03/24/08......Daily Snapshot Note Upside follow-through is welcome, but is hitting overbought
03/20/08......Daily Snapshot Note Treasury market turmoil a sign that recent uncertainty is historic
03/19/08......Daily Snapshot Note Multiple 90% volume days is a rare historical event
03/18/08......Daily Snapshot Note Two 3% one-day gains has important historical precedents
03/17/08......Daily Snapshot Note Intraday reversal suggests more upside should be ahead
03/14/08......Daily Snapshot Note Volatility, bond yields again suggesting low should be near
03/13/08......Daily Snapshot Note Gap down opening presents a short-term opportunity
03/12/08......Daily Snapshot Note Yesterday's "best gain in five years" is a notable signal
03/11/08......Daily Snapshot Note Decade-low Dumb Money Confidence precedes vicious rally
03/10/08......Daily Snapshot Note Despite price losses, extremes were few until the closing minutes
03/07/08......Daily Snapshot Note We're in a no-man's land under the January closing low
03/06/08......Daily Snapshot Note Wicked selling pressure drops us below the January close
03/06/08......Data Brief Is the Smart Money buying? A look at the Smart Money Index
03/05/08......Daily Snapshot Note Upside reversals, bullish setups cannot gain any traction
03/04/08......Daily Snapshot Note Tricky tape not giving much follow-through to bullish setups
03/03/08......Daily Snapshot Note Fourth straight down months brings with it notable comparisons
February
02/29/08......Daily Snapshot Note Stiff selling pressure brings oversold readings in the short-term
02/28/08......Daily Snapshot Note "Overbought, under resistance, in a down-trend" is still a curse
02/27/08......Daily Snapshot Note Stocks churn under resistance levels ahead of GDP report
02/26/08......Daily Snapshot Note Indices are running into overbought conditions right at resistance
02/25/08......Daily Snapshot Note Market attempting mirror image of downside breakout
02/22/08......Daily Snapshot Note Study of past volatility contractions suggests false move likely
02/21/08......Daily Snapshot Note What the current triangle in the indices may mean going forward
02/20/08......Daily Snapshot Note Consecutive-day reversals after big gaps is a new phenomenon
02/20/08......Data Brief A decade-long extreme in commodity sentiment suggests caution
02/19/08......Daily Snapshot Note Once again, it didn't pay to buy into a gap up after expiration
02/15/08......Daily Snapshot Note No longer overbought, but we do have some bad seasonality
02/14/08......Daily Snapshot Note Overbought conditions, negative seasonality pull plug on rally
02/13/08......Daily Snapshot Note Follow-through rally starting to push us into stretched territory
02/12/08......Daily Snapshot Note Short-term "breakout" argues for stronger prices still to come
02/11/08......Daily Snapshot Note Once again, we receive little in the form of short-term resolution
02/10/08......Long-Term Comment Over the past few weeks, we've seen panic, a remarkable rebound, and historic volatility
02/08/08......Daily Snapshot Note A quiet day that doesn't help resolve much in the short-term
02/07/08......Daily Snapshot Note Judging the day's prospects as an inflection point
02/06/08......Daily Snapshot Note Afternoon selling spree gives us the much-anticipated retest
02/05/08......Daily Snapshot Note Heavy selling pressure ushers in volatility of an historical scale
02/04/08......Daily Snapshot Note Market pullback nothing out of the ordinary
02/01/08......Daily Snapshot Note Overbought conditions may be briefly overridden by tech merger
January
01/31/08......Daily Snapshot Note Short-term models reaching overbought by the close
01/30/08......Daily Snapshot Note Reversal of post-Fed rally got started earlier than normal
01/29/08......Daily Snapshot Note Look for mostly meaningless chop ahead of FOMC decision
01/28/08......Daily Snapshot Note Looming FOMC decision, earnings reports, add to currents
01/27/08......Data Brief Why there is too much interest in short interest as an indicator
01/25/08......Daily Snapshot Note Shorting into Microsoft-induced gap was a high-probability trade
01/24/08......Daily Snapshot Note Rally continues, but now becoming overbought with resistance
01/23/08......Daily Snapshot Note Signs of selling exhaustion provide potential fuel for quick rally
01/22/08......Daily Snapshot Note Market rebounded from gap in line with prior crashes
01/21/08......Daily Snapshot Note Current gap down is on a par with prior crashes ('87 and '01)
01/18/08......Daily Snapshot Note Markets still not responding to waterfall-type conditions
01/17/08......Data Brief What happens when cash is the best asset
01/17/08......Daily Snapshot Note Severity of price decline is a on a par with past waterfalls
01/16/08......Daily Snapshot Note Big price swings continue to trigger relatively little emotion
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