The SPY PUT has been my hedge since it was introduced in 1993. I have received a number of emails from readers wondering about when I will be again using the spy put. I also have had readers ask why I would even bother with put selling or covered calls when my SPY PUT hedge trades are so good. To shed some light on the SPY PUT hedge I thought I would answer some of the questions in this article. First, the SPY PUT hedge is only for weakness in the market and / Read More
Market timing indicators from the past few sessions have all pointed to the rally stalling out. The weakness in the rally at this point should be understandable to every investor. As my market timing indicators, in particular the ultimate oscillator and the stochastic indicators, continually pointed to an overbought market. Yesterday I read an article on Marketwatch where the author wrote about how they doubted the overbought indicators meant anything to the market direction which she wrote was in full steam ahead. I figured after reading her article that the market was now / Read More
Sometimes it isn’t only market timing technical indicators that an investor can use to determine the overall market direction in stocks. Other indicators include being aware of the social and political events surrounding the stock markets. While not true market timing indicators, these non-technical but fundamental indicators can assist in understanding market direction. The stock markets have had their best rally since December and the S&P 500 has added 2.1 percent in the past 5 trading sessions. However trading volume is at the lowest level since 2008 and mutual fund companies are undergoing / Read More
Market timing indicators yesterday warned that the present rally could be running out of steam. Today though the S&P 500 pushed up another 1%. Since the beginning of the year the stock markets have only had two down days. Since mid December my market timing indicators have primarily been supportive of the rally including as stock market direction pushed into overbought territory. Yesterday though they were all beginning to show signs that the market rally was slowing. Today the stock market again pushed back into overbought territory. With so many analysts now trumping / Read More
Market Timing indicators in my report for January 12 2012 showed that the market was pushing into overbought territory and the rate of change market timing indicator was flashing some caution signs. I indicated in that report that it was not the best time to consider put selling, but certainly covered calls could be sold. After today’s close the market timing indicators are all warning that the market is starting to run out of steam and market direction is about to change. In my market timing / market direction article of January 11 / Read More
JNJ Stock has been a favorite for years. While a lot of investors feel that JNJ Stock is dull, it is one of the reasons I like JNJ Stock! But if you read my article from Oct 11 2011 on Learn From The Bear, you might think twice about JNJ Stock being dull. It has had some pretty rough patches over the past years and some terrific profit making periods during recoveries. On January 9 2012 JNJ Stock pulled back pushing put premiums higher. While lately with Volatility declining throughout the markets JNJ / Read More
Market timing indicators just keep humming along. The market direction remains positive although there are a few changes. Momentum is turning back up after the past couple of days. MACD is lower than yesterday but just slightly. The Ultimate Oscillator continues to rise and is showing that the market is pushing even further into overbought territory. Rate Of Change is slightly lower but both Slow and Fast Stochastics are higher than yesterday. The market direction trend remains positive despite the market timing indicators showing strong overbought condition. Market Timing Indicators For Jan 12 / Read More
Market timing technical indicators two days ago showed weakness starting to move into the market, but as long as the market stays above the 50 day Simple Moving Average, the market direction trend up remains intact. Part of the reason for the continued strength is the lack of bad news out of Europe. There is also a growing sense among many investors that the economy is doing better than first believed. In Canada for example, freight shipments via trains was up substantially in the final quarter, defying projections of economic weakness. The S&P 500 today touched / Read More
TCK Stock is widely held and rightly so. Teck Resources Limited (select this TCK Stock link to view Tech Resources Investor Relations) has interests in Alaska, Washington, Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Minnesota. It is a diversified metals and mining company with a track record of solid earnings. TCK Stock has excellent option premiums and volatility keeps the stock moving in wide swings which makes for higher option premiums. The wide daily swings also keeps day and swing traders interested in the stock. In the past 52 weeks TCK Stock / Read More
Market timing tools are plentiful. There are market timing tools for just about every aspect an investor can imagine. When I open my charting tools with my discount broker there are more market timing tools than I could even use. The key to understanding market direction or stock direction is knowing which market timing tools have worked consistently in the past. For this very reason I use every day the same market timing indicators. These are MACD, Momentum, Rate Of Change, Ultimate Oscillator, Slow and Fast Stochastic and finally the moving averages. The / Read More
This is the complete listing of stocks and ongoing trades for my USA Stock Portfolio for 2012. I update the trades when there is a change. Select the stock’s name to view trades for the year including charts and comments. CURRENT STOCK PORTFOLIO POSITION: Capital Committed For 2012: $772,916.00 Total Capital In Use: $760,448.25 Margin Which May Be Required: $0.00 Income Earned To Date: $420.50 Annual Percent Return: 0.054% STOCKS FOR 2012: Select a stock name to review the trades to date. AT&T INC (T) Position Started: Jan 6 2011 Income To Date: / Read More
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