Bullish Indicators were CBOE put/call ratio, showing hedging - and the McClellan Oscillator nearing the bottom of its range, at -37. Major market indices' trendlines were broken on Friday, and continue down today.
Here are the stats:
| Date> | 3/1/2012 | 2/24/2012.. | |
| Indices: | DJIA | 12977 | 12982 |
| NAZ | 2976 | 2963 | |
| SPX | 1369 | 1365 | |
| NASD/NYSE | WklyVolume (Bshs). | 9.3/4.1 | 6.9/2.9 |
| nasd/nyse | Specul.Ratio hi=bullish | 2.27 | 2.38 |
| Sentiment: | put/call-CBOE | 63 | 66 |
| Barron's | VIX>50-alltmlow=8.8 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| Advance/Dec-NYSE.. | 1401/1759 | 1790/1343 | |
| Weekly Net: | -358 | 447 | |
| Cumulative: | 133223 | 133581 | |
| Weekly | NYSE hi/low | 383/27 | 336/7 |
| New Hi's/Low's | Nasdaq h/l | 236/63 | 230/44 |
| McClellan | Oscillator | -37 | -6 |
| McClellan Sum | .+750/-1000 | 1116 | 1231 |
| Newsletter | Inv.Intel -Bull:tues | 51.1 | 51.1 |
| Surveys | Bear:-5yrs | 25.5 | 26.6 |
| AAII -Bull :wed. | 44.5 | 43.7 | |
| Bear | 26.8 | 27.5 | |
| COT:Change w/w | large/small (net)k | (5)/24 | (8)/30 |
| CEOinsider | selling | 45:1 | 91:1 |
| BalticDryIndex | GlobalEcon | 763 | 706 |
| 3-box rev | Bullish%- | 85 | 85 |
| US equity -ICI | Fund Flows | 1 wk lag | (.3B) |
| MMF flows | Change in $B | (13.1B) | 6.2B |
| MargDebt- top (300M) | monthly OCT. | ||
| ETF:Eqty/Int'l/Bond | million$$ OCT. | ||
| 2-yr Tsy Yield: Inflation | 0.28% | 0.31% | |
| Euro futures | 1 yr.offset-CommHedg | 5.19 | 5.08 |
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