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Weekly Trend and Trade Review |
December 11, 2009 |
Trader Talk
The short term momentum oscillators remain negative, non-confirming the bullish stance of the AlphaKing Trading indicator for the NASDAQ (while the AK Trading Indicator for the Russell 2000 remains negative.) The accumulation/distribution profile remains negative, with every rally of late run on decreasing volume. The leadership profile remains positive, with 348 new 52 week highs, versus 60 new 52 week lows.
The 4% rule remains positive, confirmed with bullish Federal Reserve policy. The VXO volatility indicator closed the week at 20.5, showing no change on last weeks return to utter complacency. We continue to await the breakdown that would signal the Elliott Wave 3 bear market crash run has begun.
Traditional seasonal trends have us looking for a year end rally. The Presidential cycle suggests a grim 2010. The Benner-Fibonacci cycle is fast approaching the end of the bullish period, with a crashing bear going forward expected into 2011. The AlphaKing combination cycle sees a rally into early March.
Summary:
Big money is made in the stock market when all investment ducks line up in the same direction to power a trend to the next level. Such prolonged hard trend moves are followed by prolonged periods of sideways churn as a set-up for the next big money making opportunity. The current assessment shows a very splintered market, where many critically important sectors and indexes are pointed south, while others continue to struggle north. All of these investment ducks must line up in the same direction for the stock market to go anywhere meaningful, and the splintered nature of the current market is the prime reason for the sideways churn over the past three months. History would suggest the next big hard trend move is fast approaching, and the number one job of investors is to make sure their investments are aligned in the same direction as the investment ducks once they begin their breakout or breakdown run. Making money from the current technical set-up is as simple as that, and the launch phase of the next hard trend move can come as early as next week.
401K investors should be invested in money market funds.
Have a great weekend!
Kevin Wilde, Chief Trading Strategist, AlphaKing.com
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