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High-Low Percent is the percentage of stocks making 52-week highs less the percentage of stocks making 52-week lows. The chart below shows High-Low Percent for the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600. This indicator turns bullish with a move above 10% and bearish with a move below -10%. The first indicator window
The percentage of stocks above the 200-day SMA increased for the S&P 500 and S&P MidCap 400. $SPX %Above 200-day SMA was below 40% last week and moved to 50%. $MID
Large-cap techs are powering QQQ and the Technology sector, which in turn is powering SPY higher. The situation outside of large-cap tech is different because the S&P 500 EW ETF is actually down for the month. Despite underlying weakness in some breadth
The S&P 500 and SPY exceeded their early February highs with surges last week, but breadth failed to confirm and remains a concern. Namely, we are watching the percentage of stocks above the 200, 50 and 20 day SMAs. Large-cap semis
Chartists can find leaders by ranking ETF performance in ATR multiples, and there is even an indicator for that. Normalized-ROC puts point performance in ATR multiples and we can compare these values against others. Current Normalized-ROC
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Even though the Composite Breadth Model is bullish, the market is as split as ever. The Trend Composite is positive for SPY and QQQ, but negative for the S&P 500 EW ETF, S&P MidCap 400 SPDR and Russell 2000 ETF. Within the S&P 500, large-cap techs are leading and keeping SPY afloat. I am wary because
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The Composite Breadth Model is bullish, but there are some serious pockets of weakness within the market. Namely, small-caps, high-beta ETFs and tech-related ETFs. Selling pressure increased on Tuesday and many ETFs broke their early April lows to reverse their upswings
The weight of the evidence is largely bullish for stocks, but it is clearly a tale of two markets. Large-caps and high-quality stocks are holding up better than small-caps and high-beta stocks. We are also seeing money move into defensive groups with leadership coming from healthcare,
The Composite Breadth Model is bullish, but the market is quite split and I am focused on the swings of late. In particular, the upswing since mid March. Large-caps and high-quality
The weight of the evidence remains bullish for stocks. Large-caps are leading with the S&P 500 SPDR nearing its early February high. Small-caps are still lagging because the Russell 2000 ETF remains well below this high. Despite relative
Overbought and oversold conditions are tricky because stocks can become overbought/oversold and remain overbought/oversold as the move continues. This is why traders need another indicator
Today’s report starts with analysis using the McClellan Oscillator. We will look at three different periods to see how the signals work in different market environments. Most recently, this indicator became overbought two weeks ago.
The Composite Breadth Model is bullish at +5, but there are splits when looking at the percentage of stocks above the 200-day SMA for the different indexes and yield spreads. Small-caps are underperforming and the CCC spread shows stress at the low end of the bond market.
Stocks surged from mid March to early April and this created short-term overbought conditions for SPY, XLK and QQQ. Large-cap tech and high-quality stocks led the rally. Small-caps and high-beta stocks lagged the market during this advance, but
Breadth is holding up for Nasdaq 100 stocks, but deteriorating for S&P 500 stocks and I view this as a warning sign for the stock market. Breadth indicators measure the degree of participation. For example, the percentage of S&P 500 stocks
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The Composite Breadth Model is bullish and at +5, but I would characterize this as a fragile +5. Today’s video will dive into the five inputs that make up the model and show why the +5 looks fragile. SPY and QQQ are in uptrends and continue to lead, but the equal-weight S&P 500 and IWM are in downtrends
It remains a tale of two markets. Large-caps and large-cap techs are leading, while small-caps are lagging. The chart below shows QQQ exceeding its early March high in mid March and SPY exceeding this high last week. IWM remains some 7% below this high. The performance differentials since March 1st are also large. QQQ is up 9%, SPY
Impulse signals offer the chance to catch a trend as soon as it starts, but in-state signals give traders the opportunity to add momentum to their strategy. Today’s article compares a strategy using impulse signals for the Trend Composite against one that uses in-state signals. The latter
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The stock market is mixed, very mixed. The tape is bearish because the Composite Breadth Model is negative, but large-caps are holding up because the 5-day SMA for the S&P 500 is above the 200-day SMA. Yield spreads remain elevated and show stress
