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Weekly Trend and Trade Review |
January 8, 2010 |
Trader Talk
The short term momentum oscillators remain positive, confirming the bullish stance of the AlphaKing Trading indicator. The accumulation/distribution profile remains positive, with zero high volume distribution days this week. The leadership profile remains very positive, with 697 new 52 week highs, versus 80 new 52 week lows.
The 4% rule remains positive, confirmed with bullish Federal Reserve policy. The VXO volatility indicator closed the week at 17, showing a continuation of the pullback in fear, with is contrarian bearish. We continue to await a corrective plunge that sticks to confirm the wave 2 bear market rally peak is in, and the next down-leg of the secular bear market underway, with the recent push to new highs for the stock indexes opening the door to an extended blow-off run to test the resistance shelf near Dow 12,000.
Traditional seasonal trends have us looking for a year end rally that carries into the new year. The Presidential cycle suggests a grim 2010 once the current rally stalls and reverses. 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:
The first full trading week of 2010 ended with yet another victory for the bulls as the Energizer Bunny rally continued, with the average stock doing much better than the stock indexes themselves. While the stock market bull run off the March 2009 lows is very overdue a pullback, all investment ducks line up in the same direction - up - and only a fool would stand in the way of a such a trend with everything going for it. For sure, the reversal once the peak is in will be brutally swift, and painful for those expecting even higher prices. Our research of past mega moves suggest the optimal exposure is to trade ½ the portfolio in-line with the trend, while keeping the other ½ tucked away in cash, which helps to dampen the volatility seen at blow-offs and blow-off reversals. Cycles, backed by current technical action, suggest a Dow 12,000 by March peak, and the bears would get their financial heads handed to them under such a scenario as individual stocks, which are acting very well now, would likely go melt-up as the last of the sucker lemmings get drawn in. 2010 is setting up to be a spectacular year.
401K investors should have ½ of their portfolio invested in a stock index, or aggressive growth, mutual fund, with the other ½ remaining in a money market fund.
The Index portfolio is ½ invested in QQQQ with the other ½ remaining in cash.
Have a great weekend!
Kevin Wilde, Chief Trading Strategist, AlphaKing.com
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