Stock markets around the world sold off today in the face of debt rating downgrades regarding the Greece and Dubai debt debacle. Volume was heavier on today’s red ink. Officially, the Dow industrials fell 1.0% on NYSE volume of 5.4 billion shares, while the NASDAQ dropped 0.8% on 2.0 billion. The leadership profile remains positive, with 217 stocks making new highs versus 52 making new lows.
The short term momentum oscillators remain negative, non-confirming the bullish stance of the AlphaKing Trading Indicator for the NASDAQ (while the Russell 2000 AK Trading Indicator remains negative.) We have no new trades at this time.
The sell-off today continues our view that distribution selling is taking place as the lemming trade - short US dollar to buy gold, stocks, and all-things China - continues to unravel. The bulls are trying to put up a fight as critical support is being challenged, and while the odds of victory continue to look strong for an acceleration of the plunge going forward, the bears have so far failed to light the corrective cigar for real. Tops takes time to form, and patience and caution remains the watch words.
We have published an article over on the About US page that may be helpful to 401K investors looking to trade the AK strategies.
401K investors should be invested in a money market fund.
Kevin Wilde, Chief Trading Strategist AlphaKing.com.