In this episode of DecisionPoint, Carl and Erin address a common question from many subscribers: "What will make you bullish?!". A viewer coins the expression "PermAware" for the Swenlin philosophy. In the vein, Carl gives his thoughts on divergences that have popped up, along with a... READ MORE
It's been some time since I revisited my sentiment charts. I used to do a weekly sentiment update on MarketWatchers, but since then I haven't written or talked about sentiment much, so it is long overdue. Sentiment is a measure of how bullish and bearish participants... READ MORE
In this episode of DecisionPoint, Carl and Erin analyze the news regarding the coronavirus and its effects in China, including the side effect of depressed oil prices. Carl covers Oil, the Dollar and Bonds, while Erin zeroes in on the materials sector. Carl caps off the show with a discussion... READ MORE
In this episode of DecisionPoint, Carl reviewed some of his notes from last Friday's DecisionPoint Weekly Wrap (available at DecisionPoint.com), while Erin presents an update on the latest short-term SELL signals triggered with today's market action. Carl and Erin also discuss cap-weighting pitfalls and positives... READ MORE
Gold Miners have been on fire this week! Each Friday, I get a Weekly ChartList Report on the ETF Tracker ChartList that Carl and I have developed. If you would like it, you'll find it in the DP Trend and Condition ChartPack (free to Extra members and above!... READ MORE
(This is an excerpt from today's DecisionPoint Alert report on DecisionPoint.com) Today's giant drop in the Energy Sector (XLE) was enough to negate a very young Long-Term Trend Model (LTTM) BUY signal. That LTTM SELL signal was generated when the 50-EMA sunk below the 200-EMA.... READ MORE
In this episode of DecisionPoint, Erin and Carl present their thoughts on the current market environment and the problems we should be aware of. Stocks above their 20/50/200-EMAs have negative divergences with the SPY price chart. Could ETF indexing be the next "bubble"? It seems the... READ MORE
This is an excerpt from yesterday's DecisionPoint Alert [with updated comments & charts]. If you'd like to subscribe to DecisionPoint.com's DP Alert, click here! You can also join our free newsletter list here! One of my favorite indicators is the 10-DMA of the... READ MORE
DecisionPoint.comis live! In this episode ofDecisionPoint, Erin unveils the new DecisionPoint website and its features, including the new home of the DecisionPoint Alert and Daily Diamonds features and exclusive Sector ChartLists. In addition, Carl and Erin discuss the effect of rising instability in the Middle East on Oil prices,... READ MORE
Carl and I have put together our Sector SPDR ChartList that includes all of our major indicators on each chart. I've been watching the sectors closely; most of the sectors Year-To-Date have been performing well, although none have really outpaced Technology when you look at the Sector Summary:... READ MORE
Today is "Reader Request Thursday"! My readers provided me with well over 30 symbols to review to see if I agree with them that they are diamonds in the rough. It was an interesting group of choices. Some of my readers picked stocks in areas of the market... READ MORE
A reader wrote to me and asked if I could evaluate the Sector ETFs and/or include a Sector ETF in my Diamonds report for those who mainly trade these vehicles. I took a look at the CandleGlance for all of the sectors and narrowed it down to two diamond... READ MORE
For consistency, I have adopted Carl's Weekly Wrap ChartStyles for the Mid-Week Alert. I hope you find them as helpful as I do! We had a new Short-Term Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) BUY signal arrive for the Dow Industrials today; it was only delayed by a few days... READ MORE
Is the market in the process of melting down - or melting up? In this episode of DecisionPoint, Carl and Erin discuss the implications they've made about the state of the market from the DecisionPoint indicators, including the new Golden and Silver Cross Indexes. Erin also demonstrates how... READ MORE
Today I decided to revisit my my Dad (Carl)'s Scan, a very simple combination of rising Price Momentum Oscillator and negative configuration of the price EMAs. The one problem with this scan is that it finds "beat down" stocks that are in the process of reversing.... READ MORE
Periodically, I'd like to look at some of my previous "DP Diamond" selections and show you some successes (darlings) and failures (duds). They don't all do what they should, after all. I have to say though, I find far more "darlings" in... READ MORE
I had quite a few email requests for symbols that readers are looking at as potential "Diamonds" - I looked at them all and picked my five favorites! What was truly impressive is that some of these requests came in a few days ago and, since then, the... READ MORE
Today I modified the Diamond Scan to allow the PMO to rise only two days rather than three days. This opened up about 10 more stocks to view and, I have to say, it was easier to find diamonds in the rough using that technique. For those who love to... READ MORE
The market is beginning to act "toppy" again and could be forming a bearish double-top. In the meantime, the Dollar is falling fast, Oil is hitting resistance, Gold is limping along and Bonds are looking particularly bullish right now. Indicators are perking up somewhat, but overall there are... READ MORE
I've decided that, on Thursdays, I will take a look at some reader-requested "diamonds." With that in mind, I'm challenging my readers to find their own "diamonds in the rough" and send the symbol to me. I will pick five winners to... READ MORE
In this episode of DecisionPoint, Erin unveils the new DecisionPoint Sector ChartList, which combines the Golden and Silver Cross Indexes, Stocks Above 20/50-EMAs and the SCTR! She then studies XLE, XLU, XLRE and XLK in detail. Meanwhile, Carl gives the lowdown on DP Indicator action, before analyzing some of... READ MORE
With today's rally pop, I decided to check my Momentum Sleepers Scan for possible diamonds in the rough. I found four from that scan and one from my Chart Breakouts Scan. The VIX and advance/declines suggest more upside in the very short term, but the rest of... READ MORE
This week, we saw four new Short-Term Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) SELL signals on the DP Scoreboards for all indexes. Last week, at month-end, we got two new Long-Term PMO BUY signals. Clearly short-term momentum has slowed, but, in the longer term, the picture isn't too pessimistic. I... READ MORE
Since I had zero results on the Diamond Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) Scan, I decided to look at the results from my "Diamond Dog Scan", which is basically the mathematical reverse of the Diamond scan. When shorting, I always think "short-term;" at least in my experience,... READ MORE
In this episode of DecisionPoint, Carl and Erin look at a few recent DP Diamonds and present a review of other "in the news" stocks, including DIS, NHI, GE, AMZN and GOOGL. Additionally, the two analyze climactic readings on Advance/Declines and the VIX. This video originally aired... READ MORE
Carl and I discussed in today's DecisionPoint show that finding "diamonds" could be difficult if the market decides it is finally ready for a correction. However, the Healthcare sector is considered a somewhat "defensive" area of the market. I wanted to stay away from... READ MORE
On our November 20, 2019 DecisionPoint show on StockCharts TV, Carl and I introduced the new Golden Cross and Silver Cross Indexes. The Golden Cross Index measures the percentage of components in an index or sector that are on LT Trend Model BUY signals (50-EMA > 200-EMA). The Silver Cross... READ MORE
We are finally seeing indicators that are rising as they should as the market continues to make new all-time highs. I believe the market is still in need of a correction, but, at this point, I can't argue with the charts. My advice is to tread lightly and... READ MORE
The Diamond PMO Scan is starting to pick up more results as we start seeing more market participation. The market is very overbought and needs a correction, but it doesn't seem interested. For more information on my thoughts about the market, read today's "DP Alert... READ MORE
Today's results come from Carl's Scan and the Momentum Sleepers Scan. Usually, when I review these scan results, they don't come with good weekly charts. Today's weekly charts look pretty good so far, but I'll point out any weaknesses I... READ MORE
In this episode of DecisionPoint, Carl and Erin kick off with a review of the broad markets and DecisionPoint indicators, before following up with an in-depth look at the new Golden and Silver Cross Indexes for each of the sectors. Carl takes a close look at the parabolic price move... READ MORE
Today's scan results include two Technology - Software companies. I highlighted Microsoft (MSFT) some time ago and it has since performed well. Overall, the past week has been difficult with regard to finding the right "diamonds in the rough," but I have to say that today... READ MORE
Scan results are beginning to wane on the majority of my bullish scans. If this continues, I will likely unveil some shorting opportunities next week. Today's results include Disney (DIS), which I've been watching since the release of Disney+. I like that chart. I've... READ MORE
Last Monday (11/18/19) on the DecisionPoint show, Carl and I introduced the Golden Cross and Silver Cross Indexes ChartList! You can get it too by downloading the free "DP Market Indicators" ChartPack. If you have previously downloaded the ChartPack, just re-install it; the new Golden Cross... READ MORE
I ran quite a few scans today, ultimately selecting four from my "Diamond Scan" and one from "Carl's Scan". The Diamond Scan picks stocks that are enjoying an uptrend already, while Carl's Scan finds bottom fishing opportunities. I'll discuss this... READ MORE
In this episode of DecisionPoint, Carl and Erin introduce the new Golden Cross and Silver Cross Indexes. The new ChartList in the DecisionPoint Market Indicators ChartPack includes the indexes for not only the major markets, but ask those of the S&P sectors, along with a special "Gold... READ MORE
Many of my colleagues have been noting the hot Home Builders industry group. I found a Building Materials stock that could be benefiting from this and have also included a Home Builder stock as well. I wrote about the Home Builders group last week in this article, where I spotlighted... READ MORE
We've got an interesting mix of "diamonds" today. I'm not particularly clever with my titles, but today's does give away that Weight Watchers (WW), Campbell's (CPB) and Home Depot (HD) are on today's list. I also have Dominion... READ MORE
For those of you not yet familiar, I have started a new report in our blog called "DecisionPoint Daily Diamonds", in which I select five stocks or "diamonds in the rough" from the results of one of my many DecisionPoint scans. Basically, I do the work... READ MORE
Forgive the pun today, but I found it quite funny when the only two results on my Diamond PMO Scan were "CASH" and "SAFE"! I have included both today as I did find them very interesting. From there, I ran a different scan and a number... READ MORE