As noted in previous blogs, Caution is now being warned by several of my Sentiment Indicators: High readings by the NASD to NYSE Volume ratio (bullish complacency); lower VIX - in the low teens; Bullish percent still in the '80s; and the newsletter surveys Bulls over Bears.
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Here are the numbers:
| Date> | 2/22/2013 | 2/15/2013 | |
| Indices: | DJIA | 14000 | 13981 |
| NAZ | 3161 | 3192 | |
| SPX | 1515 | 1519 | |
| WklyVolume (Bshs). | |||
| NASD/NYSE | 7.4/3.0 | 8.9/3.4 | |
| Specul.Ratio hi=bullish | 2.47 | 2.62 | |
| nasd/nyse | |||
| Sentiment: | put/call-CBOE | 65 | 60 |
| VIX>50-alltmlow=8.8 | 14.2 | 12.5 | |
| Advance/Dec-NYSE.. | 1386/1767 | 1735/1437 | |
| Weekly Net: | -381 | 298 | |
| Cumulative: | 147330 | 147711 | |
| Weekly | NYSE hi/low | 576/82 | 688/47 |
| New Hi's/Low's | Nasdaq h/l | 405/74 | 452/60 |
| McClellan | Oscillator | -18 | -6 |
| McClellanSum | .+750/-1000 | 966 | 1048 |
| Newsletter | Inv.Intel -Bull:tues | 48.4 | 52.6 |
| Surveys | Bear:-5yrs | 22.1 | 21.1 |
| AAII -Bull :wed. | 41.8 | 42.3 | |
| Bear | 32.5 | 28.7 | |
| COT:Change w/w | large/small (net)k | 17/19 | 17/12 |
| CEOinsider | selling | 58:1 | 43:1 |
| 3-box rev | Bullish%- | 81 | 83 |
| US equity -ICI | Fund Flows | 1weeklag | .5B |
| MMF flows | Change in $B | (23.8B) | (12.3B) |
| MargDebt- top (300M) | monthly | Dec. | 330B |
| ETF:Eqty/ | Int'l/Bond | Dec. | 764/329/243 |
| Assets in | Billion$$ . | ||
| 2-yr Tsy Yield: Inflation | 0.26% | 0.28% | |
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