Today brought a plethora of new DecisionPoint timing signals...all bearish. As far as the DP Scoreboards are concerned, the Dow initiated a PMO SELL signal on the daily chart today. This puts all four indexes on PMO SELL signals. I've included the daily chart of the Dow... READ MORE
I love to use the Advanced Scanning Workbench and find it absolutely invaluable in my investment mining process. Every other Monday, I review the PMO scan that I've chosen for the day and use the results to create my "Monday Set-Ups" symbol list. "Monday Set-Ups&... READ MORE
As annotated on the DecisionPoint Scoreboard Summary, the Nasdaq 100 just triggered a new Short-Term Trend Model (STTM) Neutral signal as the 5-EMA crossed below the 20-EMA on the daily chart. Today's breakdown took out support at the May high and closed just below the 50-EMA. The PMO... READ MORE
The S&P 500 triggered a new PMO SELL signal yesterday at the close. Today, the S&P 100 joined in with its own PMO SELL signal. At this point, the Dow is the only one holding onto a PMO BUY signal, but a quick peek at the... READ MORE
Today on MarketWatchers LIVE (airs M/W/F Noon - 1:30p EST) during the regular market updates, I noticed technology was rallying strongly. If you recall, the Nasdaq has been taking it on the chin more than the other major indexes on declines which is why the NDX is... READ MORE
No new signals yet on the DecisionPoint Scoreboards, but with index PMOs in decline, I suspect we will see some more if the bulls can't get a rally to stick. Last Friday, the OEX weekly PMO had a negative crossover SELL signal. The purpose of the DecisionPoint Alert... READ MORE
On the last trading day of the week, the DecisionPoint IT Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) signals go "final". Today saw a new weekly PMO SELL signal on the OEX. Some may recall that just last Friday the OEX triggered a weekly PMO BUY signal. Don't let... READ MORE
No new signal changes to report, but I do want to mention that the PMO for the NDX continues lower with no hesitation. For the other three indexes, the PMO BUY signals are intact, but short-term PMOs are now all declining. The purpose of the DecisionPoint Alert Daily Update is... READ MORE
Yesterday saw the addition of a PMO SELL signal in the short term (daily chart) for the Nasdaq 100. Interestingly, if you look at the other three, their PMOs have turned up today. Despite a slowing market, Gold has struggled since its unsuccessful test of overhead resistance and now Bonds... READ MORE
As the market closed, I received a Technical Alert that the NDX had triggered a PMO SELL signal. Additionally, I received notice that a new Intermediate-Term Trend Model (ITTM) BUY signal just occurred today on the Financial SPDR (XLF). I've updated the NDX Scoreboard. It is the first... READ MORE
As the week closes, we did see one new signal change on the DecisionPoint Scoreboards that I wanted to point out. The S&P 100 (OEX) triggered a new PMO BUY signal on the weekly chart. I wouldn't get overly excited given the PMO has flattened and... READ MORE
During today's MarketWatchers LIVE Show (12:00 - 1:30p MWF), the big news was the correction on Oil. Oil prices dropped more than 5 percent after the government reported an unexpected increase in crude inventories. After global producers cut inventories, the hope had been that supplies would... READ MORE
The markets have been backing off this week but so far it hasn't shifted any short-term timing signals on the DecisionPoint Scoreboards. Gold rallied today and finally hurdled long-term overhead resistance along a declining tops trendline that originally formed in 2012. Price has made numerous attempts at pushing... READ MORE
The S&P 500 garnered a new PMO BUY signal on the weekly chart. Now we have two Scoreboards that are completely green. Technology has been a darling for quite some time so it is no surprise to see the oldest BUY signals residing on its Scoreboard. The two... READ MORE
Admittedly I was surprised that the market had just a brilliant day given the very bearish configuration of short-term market indicators. Apparently I should have paid more attention to the short-term buy signals that were produced over the past week or two. The rally brought the S&P 600... READ MORE
It's the last day of the month and consequently time to review the monthly charts that have just gone final. There are some interesting configurations, especially on the Dollar and Bonds which I'll cover later in the blog. I'd like to start first with... READ MORE
No new changes to report today. Although we are seeing BUY signals on all of the DecisionPoint Scoreboards, the short-term picture is not that bullish according to our other market indicators. The purpose of the DecisionPoint Alert Daily Update is to quickly review the day's action, internal condition,... READ MORE
As noted in the DP Scoreboard Summary below, all four major indexes triggered PMO BUY Signals today as the PMO crossed above its signal line. This certainly confirms the ST Trend Model BUY signals that appeared after yesterday's strong rally. You'll note in their charts below... READ MORE
The market recovery since Wednesday has been remarkable. With this steady rally, last week's bearish signals are being erased. I did mention in yesterday's blog that ST Trend Model signals will whipsaw quite a bit but they do help us to characterize the market in the... READ MORE
I received some very important alerts this afternoon. Gold triggered a new IT Trend Model BUY signal as the 20-EMA crossed above the 50-EMA. In addition, Gold also saw a new PMO BUY signal; and, like the SPX, a new Short-Term Trend Model (STTM) BUY signal was triggered as the... READ MORE
It was a rough finish to the week and it has shaken up the DecisionPoint Scoreboards. Additionally, the Intermediate-Term Trend Model (ITTM) generated a Neutral signal on the equal-weight Financials ETF (RYF) and a weekly Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) SELL signal popped on the equal-weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (RCD). Believe... READ MORE
You'll likely notice the significant changes to the DP Scoreboards (which you can now find on your member homepage in the drop down in the "Market Movers" box!). A clear shift in momentum is taking place. Yesterday the short-term Price Momentum Oscillators (PMOs) were all rising... READ MORE
No changes to report on the DecisionPoint Scoreboards. They remain green in all timeframes (with the exception of the Dow IT PMO SELL signal). I suspect we will see some IT PMO SELL signals this Friday, barring a major rally. The OEX is currently configured for an IT PMO SELL... READ MORE
No new changes to the DP Scoreboards to report...except that you can now find the DP Scoreboards on your member homepage! I'll be writing about how to quickly access it in tomorrow's blog. While everything remains green on most of the boards, I did note... READ MORE
I realized that I haven't really reviewed the small and mid-cap ETFs in some time. You'll find these charts in the DecisionPoint LIVE shared ChartList if you want to keep an eye on them with my annotations. The chart patterns for these ETFs aren't... READ MORE
The DP Scoreboards continue to show bullishness in all three time frames as far as price trends and momentum. The only outcast is the Dow which is still waiting on the weekly PMO to have a positive crossover. Unfortunately, the PMO on the weekly chart is still in decline. It... READ MORE
I had already figured out what I would write about in today's ChartWatchers article, but that was put on hold when I received a Technical Alert in my email box telling me that we had IT Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) signal changes on both the S&P... READ MORE
The market hasn't really done much this week which is keeping the DP Scoreboards in a holding pattern. I've been getting regular 'technical alerts' that the OEX IT Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) signal has changed, meaning that whipsaw is happening daily. We won'... READ MORE
During the MarketWatchers LIVE program (airs 12:00p - 1:30p EST M/W/F), Tom Bowley and I have started a segment called "Anatomy of a Trade" where we go through our process for identifying investment prospects. I use Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) scans to start every... READ MORE
No new changes to report on the DecisionPoint Scoreboards (found in the DecisionPoint Chart Gallery link on the homepage). The market has hit overhead resistance at all-time highs and is struggling to overcome. Meanwhile the defensive Energy Sector just logged LT Trend Model SELL signals, effectively moving them into an... READ MORE
During today's MarketWatchers LIVE show (Tune in MWF 12:00-1:30p EST) Tom Bowley and I looked at "Monday Set-Ups". Check the MarketWatchers Recap here to see the list. I found the Singapore ETF (EWS) through a Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) Scan that I like to... READ MORE
The short term remains bullish in terms of the DecisionPoint Scoreboards. The long term also is showing all bullish BUY signals. Momentum looks to be a problem in the intermediate term. The SELL signals on all but the NDX come from the Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) on the weekly chart.... READ MORE
The DecisionPoint Scoreboards have been flipping out! I mean the signals are flipping quickly on all of the Boards! I wrote about the five signal changes we got yesterday in the DP Alert article here. The short term picture is very bullish with all four major indexes showing "green&... READ MORE
We already saw some shake up on the DP Scoreboards on Friday with the new intermediate-term PMO SELL signals on all but the NDX. With the recent rally, we are now seeing the Scoreboards flip back to bullish in the short term. The S&P 100 is a hair... READ MORE
We had three new signal changes hit the DecisionPoint Scoreboards on Friday (4/21). When I reviewed the weekly charts on Friday, I noted that the Price Momentum Oscillators (PMOs) had finally crossed below their signal lines on all but the NDX (which retains its current BUY signal). One positive... READ MORE
Today the Nasdaq 100 triggered a new Short-Term Trend Model (STTM) BUY signal. This replaces a Neutral signal from exactly one week ago. In the thumbnail of the chart below the DecisionPoint Scoreboards, you can that the Neutral signal was the victim of whipsaw. I've been bearish on... READ MORE
During today's MarketWatchers LIVE show (12:00p - 1:30p EST MWF), Tom will review and annotate ten charts in ten minutes at ten minutes to one. We call it the "Ten in Ten to One". One of the first charts he reviewed was Ionis Pharmaceuticals... READ MORE
A look at the DecisionPoint Scoreboards reminds us that the short term is weak. Don't be fooled by the IT PMO BUY signals on the boards right now, I happen to know we have negative crossovers showing up on the weekly charts for three of these indexes. It&... READ MORE
Tom Bowley and I host the MarketWatchers LIVE webcast M/W/F 12:00p - 1:30p EST. During Monday's second market update, I like to review the DecisionPoint indicators to look at indicator expectations for the week. The chart that really stood out to me was the... READ MORE
One look at the DP Scoreboards and it is apparent there are problems in the short term. It appears that the intermediate term is sitting comfortably on BUY signals. That is true for the IT Trend Models (20/50-EMA crossover signals on daily chart), but momentum had already starting waining... READ MORE