Technical Analysis of Stock Trends

F, TLT (bonds)

Posted on Jul 28, 2010 by WHC Bassetti.

It looks like Ford has completed shaking out weak holders (and traders with stops, including us).  This is a breakout and we’d put a money management stop about 5% down.

More importantly TLT, which is the long bond ETF looks suspicious.

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All that glitters…

Posted on Jul 28, 2010 by WHC Bassetti.

We are partially hedging our gold positions with GLL as this looks like negative developments to us.  More patient traders will observe the Basing Point stop at 110.25.

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Heads up. Head and shoulders? Does it matter?

Posted on Jul 25, 2010 by WHC Bassetti.

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=$SPX&p=D&yr=1&mn=0&dy=0&id=p30009483985&a=203282118

We sometimes admonish (also abjure, berate, harass and warn) our graduate students about finding bunny patterns in the clouds in their initial enthusiasm for identifying patterns.  Being the world’s foremost exponent (or proponent) of pattern recognition this might sound strange.  Mox nichts.  We just worry about getting the job done.  This might be a head and shoulders — the favorite pattern of bunny fanciers (who are also busy with Signor Fibonacci counting bunnies).  If it is it forecasts a target of 981.83.

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Is it over yet? S&P, F, C, BAC

Posted on Jul 23, 2010 by WHC Bassetti.

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=$SPX&p=D&yr=0&mn=6&dy=0&id=p69418865904&a=2032821185

This is beginning to have the feeling of a Kilroy (H&S) bottom.  Today’s surge powered across a signal line.

Now.  Careful.  The nature of signals is this:  In trending markets they are dependable (within reason).  In trading and changing markets they are treacherous.

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chart experiment

Posted on Jul 20, 2010 by WHC Bassetti.

This is a chart experiment.

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