Monday, May 2, 2011

SELL IN MAY?:

Fresh off a vacation, there seems to be a toppiness in the air, at least technically: Point & Figure targets (although 1450 SPX is doable), previous highs are on the radar, and even a Fibonacci target looms.
The McClellan Oscillator has come off negative to challenge my +50 mark at 46; my cum. A/D total is at a new high, as are the Commitment of Traders' Small Traders, with Large still shorting.
Also tying a new high is my new Indicator - NYSE Volume divided by NASD, a speculative sign. Margin debt continues to rise over $300B, although money has shifted to MMFs recently.
A final extreme - CEO Insider Sales hit a whopping 163 to 1 last week, although they sold heavily in the March '09 rally inception.

MktSentiment Last WeekPrev. Week 5 Yr HI 5 Yr LOW
DJIA:1281012505140936626
Nasdaq:2873282028611114
S&P 500:136313371561683
CBOE Eq. put/call: 586096-10/0846-1/03
VIX:14.714.7908.8
McClellan Osc:46(30)108(123)
McClellan Sum:6724801568(1514)
           Newsletter Surveys



InvestorsIntel.Bull:
n/an/a6322.21
InvestorsIntel.Bear:
n/an/a54.416
AAII Bull:
37.932.2n/an/a
AAII Bear:
30.631n/an/a
US Equity-1 week lagn/a1.9B  
Money Market Flows16.8Bn/a

Baltic Dry Index:1254n/a11700663
Bullish %:
8274892
Insider Corporate Sellers:163:1n/a198:12.4:1

With record numbers of dollars coming out of Money Market Funds, mostly into the crowded trade of short term bonds, anyone who has a minimal knowledge of covered call options and/or an interest in hedging stock market exposure might want to check out: brentleonard.com for an alternative strategy that is low-risk as well as highly rewarding. For those of you wanting more details and actual trading results, a new book is available for $14.95 at Amazon.com: Zero (IN)Tolerance


Subscribe in a reader


Share/Save/Bookmark

No comments:

Post a Comment