Thursday, November 4, 2010 Stock Market Commentary: Stocks and commodities soared as the US dollar fell one day after the Federal Reserve announced a second round of quantitative easing. Volume patterns remain healthy as the major averages are now in their 10th week of their ongoing rally.On average, market internals remain healthy evidenced by an…
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 Stock Market Commentary: Stocks ended with modest gains, oil rallied, while gold and the US dollar fell after the GOP emerged victorious in Tuesday’s elections and the Fed announced $600 billion in QE II. Volume patterns remain healthy as the major averages are now in their 10th week of their ongoing…
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 Stock Market Commentary: Stocks rallied on Tuesday as the nation went to the polls. Volume patterns remain healthy as the major averages have now begun their 10th week of their ongoing rally. However, it is important to note that there have been an ominous number of distribution days that have emerged…
Heretofore, the action since this rally was confirmed on the September 1, 2010 follow-through day (FTD) has been strong but the market action has been wide-and-loose which is not a healthy sign. The S&P 500 sliced below its two month upward trendline (shown above) which is not ideal. The next level of support for the major averages is their September highs, then their respective 200-day moving average (DMA) lines while the next level of resistance is their respective April highs. We have enjoyed large gains since the September 1st FTD and over the past two weeks, the tape remains somewhat sloppy. Trade accordingly.