Monday, November 24, 2014

HO HUM

The only surprise in the Sentiment Indicators last week was that there were no surprises. All indicators regressed to the norms from a few extremes - notably (from Barron's) the AAII Bulls coming of the complacent highs from the previous week - highest in 4 years- back below 50%. Disappointing to me were the consistent number (UNCH) of Gold shorts not covering, in what I opined was the start of a good rally. Gold buyers currently include (along with China which has been steadily buying) Russia - getting away from the $; ISIS - getting away from fiat currencies; and the Swiss- getting ready for the Nov.30 vote to hold 20% of Fed money in gold, never to sell any!

Here are the numbers:

Date> 11/21/2014 11/14/2014
Indices: DJIA  17810 17634
  NAZ  4712 4688
SPX  2063 2039
WklyVolume (Bshs). naz/ny 8.4/3.9 8.8/3.5
Specul.Ratio hi=bullish 2.15 2.51
Sentiment: put/call-CBOE  53 60
VIX>50-alltmlow=8.8 12.9 13.3
Advance/Dec-NYSE.. 1949/1287 1534/1726
Weekly Net: 662 -192
     Cumulative: 164231 163569
Weekly  NYSE hi/low 401/123 458/116
New Hi's/Low's Nasdaq h/l 251/188 313/184
McClellan  Oscillator 23 15
McClellanSum .+750/-1000 490 441
Newsletter Inv.Intel -Bull:tues 56.4 55.5
Surveys Bear:-5yrs 14.9 14.8
AAII  -Bull :wed. 49.1 57.9
Bear  23.8 19.3
COT:SPX w/w large/small (net)k 6k/10k 6K/6K
COT:gold  comm.hedg long-short.000 (71k) (72K)
CEOinsider selling 24:1 34:1
off.&bd b/s.vs. 10% holder b/s 160:45 210:40
3-box rev Bullish%-  74 69
US equity -ICI Fund Flows WeekDelay unch
MMF flows Change in $B 9.8B 9.1B
MargDebt- top (300M) monthly  SEPT:
ETF:mthlyEqty/ Int'l/Bond-$B SEPT:
2-yr Tsy Yield: Inflation 0.51% 0.52%
InsiderTotal: InsBuy:Fin.(50%)
10%All Sales

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Monday, November 17, 2014

REST STOP

After a huge post-correction rally, it might be a time to stop and reflect on the immediate future of stocks. The McClellan Oscillator is coming off a very high level, and the NYA Composite it is based on has  yet to hit a new high, unlike the other indices which went to new highs - albeit on negative A/D breadth. The Oscillator itself went negative after posting +50 highs the last three weeks.
Insider selling increased a bit, as did shorting of gold - but the gold miners' indices seemed to jump up with huge Volume the past few days - Oversold? GDX, NUGT.

Here are the numbers:

Date> 11/14/2014 11/7/2014
Indices: DJIA  17634 17573
  NAZ  4688 4632
SPX  2039 2031
WklyVolume (Bshs). naz/ny 8.8/3.5 9.7/3.9
Specul.Ratio hi=bullish 2.51 2.49
Sentiment: put/call-CBOE  60 63
VIX>50-alltmlow=8.8 13.3 13.1
Advance/Dec-NYSE.. 1534/1726 1798/1451
Weekly Net: -192 347
     Cumulative: 163569 163761
Weekly  NYSE hi/low 458/116 540/172
New Hi's/Low's Nasdaq h/l 313/184 337/192
McClellan  Oscillator 15 53
McClellanSum .+750/-1000 441 275
Newsletter Inv.Intel -Bull:tues 55.5 54.6
Surveys Bear:-5yrs 14.8 15.1
AAII  -Bull :wed. 57.9 52.7
Bear  19.3 15.1
COT:SPX w/w large/small (net)k 6K/6K 5k/3k
COT:gold  comm.hedg long-short.000 (72K) (55k)
CEOinsider selling 34:1 24:1
off.&bd b/s.vs. 10% holder b/s 210:40 160:45
3-box rev Bullish%-  69 65
US equity -ICI Fund Flows WeekDelay (1.7B)
MMF flows Change in $B 9.1B 5.9B
MargDebt- top (300M) monthly  SEPT: 464B
ETF:mthlyEqty/ Int'l/Bond-$B SEPT: 1120/432/276
2-yr Tsy Yield: Inflation 0.52% 0.50%


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Monday, November 10, 2014

HIGHS AND LOWS

HIGHS AND LOWS

As markets hit new Highs last week, I thought it a good idea to post the multi-year Hi's and Lo's for my Indicators - see previous blog for the individual results:

Date> DECADE HI LOW
Indices: DJIA  17573 6626
  NAZ  4632 1114
SPX  2031 683
WklyVolume (Bshs).  
Specul.Ratio hi=bullish 3.39 1.59
Sentiment: put/call-CBOE  104.11/08 42
VIX>50-alltmlow=8.8 90 8.8
Advance/Dec-NYSE..    
Weekly Net:    
     Cumulative: 164731 71464
Weekly  NYSE hi/low 950 18
New Hi's/Low's Nasdaq h/l    
McClellan  Oscillator Jan.09:108 May.'12:(110)
McClellan Sum .+750/-1000 1568-6/03 (1514).
Newsletter Inv.Intel -Bull:tues 62.9-12/04 22.2-10/08
Surveys Bear:-5yrs 54.4-10/08 13.3-9/14
AAII  -Bull :wed. (12/10)63.3  
Bear  70.3(3/09) 16.4
COT:Change w/w large/small (net)k    
COT:gold  comm.hedg (166k)nh
CEOinsider selling 235:1 .2.1
3-box rev Bullish%-  88 2
US equity -ICI Fund Flows    
MMF flows Change in $B
MargDebt- top (300M) monthly  466B  
ETF:Eqty/ Int'l/Bond 1141/454/281
2-yr Tsy Yield: Inflation 0.58%nh

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V FOR VICTORY

The V-Spike is a common Technical Analysis signal, especially when occurring with massive Volume, as the recent (finally) expected October decline of nearly 10%  - a correction area. Since then it has been onward and upward, and I expect more of the same. More commentary (!) at:

Most remarkable of the Sentiment Indicators last week were: New Highs in the DJIA, SPX, Utils and Transports - and the NAS is nearing its record of the 2000 Bubble of 5049. There seems to be a conflict of the Bull/Bear views - the CBOE is high (fear) in the 60s, while complacency reigns in the Surveys - AAII and Inv. Intell., which come out mid-week.

Most remarkable was the Sector line of Insider Selling AND Buying last week - both huge, but the ratio was down to 24 to 1 Sellers (see below). The monthly stats of ETF flows finally came out for Sept. - down in all three categories.
Here are the numbers:

Date> 11/7/2014 10/31/2014
Indices: DJIA  17573 17390
  NAZ  4632 4630
SPX  2031 2018
WklyVolume (Bshs). naz/ny 9.7/3.9 10.0/4.2
Specul.Ratio hi=bullish 2.49 2.38
Sentiment: put/call-CBOE  63 62
VIX>50-alltmlow=8.8 13.1 14
Advance/Dec-NYSE.. 1798/1451 2440/813
Weekly Net: 347 1627
     Cumulative: 163761 163414
Weekly  NYSE hi/low 540/172 441/156
New Hi's/Low's Nasdaq h/l 337/192 332/182
McClellan  Oscillator 53 84
McClellanSum .+750/-1000 275 -5
Newsletter Inv.Intel -Bull:tues 54.6 47
Surveys Bear:-5yrs 15.1 16.3
AAII  -Bull :wed. 52.7 49.4
Bear  15.1 21.1
COT:SPX w/w large/small (net)k 5k/3k (4k)/(6k)
COT:gold  comm.hedg long-short.000 (55k) (99k)
CEOinsider selling 24:1 29:1
off.&bd b/s.vs. 10% holder b/s 160:45 160:25
3-box rev Bullish%-  65 60
US equity -ICI Fund Flows WeekDelay 1.1B
MMF flows Change in $B 5.9B 6.1B
MargDebt- top (300M) monthly  464B
ETF:mthlyEqty/ Int'l/Bond-$B 1120/432/276
2-yr Tsy Yield: Inflation 0.50% 0.49%




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Monday, November 3, 2014

BUY HIGH, SELL HIGHER?

The motto of the IBD ( Investors' Daily) is worth considering these days. Several Sentiment Indicators are relatively high (complacent) but with what is traditionally the best three months of the year, and the U.S. stock market the best game in town, how much more rally can we see?
The U. of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index is the highest it has been since...2007!

Last week was the best one in two years as many indices hit all time highs, including the Utilities - the Nasdaq is getting closer. Breadth is very positive, with the McClellan Oscillator hitting above my +50 (sell) number, but it is also the first trading day of the month. Traders' Almanac states the first day in the past outperformed all other days of the month combined.

Commercial traders of Gold are still shorting it bigtime, although I hope we saw a Selling Climax of Volume recently. Gartner sees it going lower.

Here are the numbers from last week - the monthly numbers at the bottom - Margin Interest and ETF flows have been reported as well.

Date> 10/31/2014 10/24/2014
Indices: DJIA  17390 16805
  NAZ  4630 4483
SPX  2018 1964
WklyVolume (Bshs). naz/ny 10.0/4.2 9.3/3.9
Specul.Ratio hi=bullish 2.38 2.38
Sentiment: put/call-CBOE  62 63
VIX>50-alltmlow=8.8 14 16.1
Advance/Dec-NYSE.. 2440/813 2135/572
Weekly Net: 1627 1563
     Cumulative: 163414 161787
Weekly  NYSE hi/low 441/156 214/101
New Hi's/Low's Nasdaq h/l 332/182 137/152
McClellan  Oscillator 84 68
McClellanSum .+750/-1000 -5 -353
Newsletter Inv.Intel -Bull:tues 47 35.3
Surveys Bear:-5yrs 16.3 18.2
AAII  -Bull :wed. 49.4 49.7
Bear  21.1 22.5
COT:SPX w/w large/small (net)k (4k)/(6k) (1k)/(7k)
COT:gold  comm.hedg long-short.000 (99k) (105k)
CEOinsider selling 29:1 12:1
off.&bd b/s.vs. 10% holder b/s 160:25 210:25
3-box rev Bullish%-  60 48
US equity -ICI Fund Flows WeekDelay 4.7B
MMF flows Change in $B 6.1B 12.9B
MargDebt- top (300M) monthly  464B SEPT.
ETF:mthlyEqty/ Int'l/Bond-$B 1120/432/276
2-yr Tsy Yield: Inflation 0.49% 0.39%

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


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