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WALL STREET CRAPS STOCK MARKET STRATEGY OCTOBER 28, 2018

October 28th, 2018 Comments off

craps front coverSTOCK MARKET STRATEGY FOR OCTOBER 28, 2018: The stock market dropped hard last week taking out support levels in all indices. With several breadth indicators in oversold territory, one would expect another bounce to occur soon. But in terms to sustaining a strong upside rally, I expect more downside with lower lows. If we should get oversold readings in the McClellan Oscillators, I’d want to play a relief rally of several hundred points. That could come sometime next week with a test of the early 2018 lows around 2530 in the S&P 500.

Key underlying short-term timing indicators show the following:

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THE BOTTOM LINE: The Fear/Greed Index is currently reading 7 or “Extreme Fear.” It has been in this territory for a few weeks now and is an indicator of a major correction if not the start of a Bear Market. But in “Wall Street Craps” terms, the tables are cold and lots of money can be lost betting heavier on a cold table. So aside from a quick light trade with tight stops, you should keep most of your money on the sidelines.

WALL STREET CRAPS STOCK MARKET STRATEGY OCTOBER 21, 2018

October 21st, 2018 Comments off

craps front coverSTOCK MARKET STRATEGY FOR OCTOBER 21, 2018: The stock market has either completed its bounce or is in the process of retesting the previous lows. I have a hunch that whichever direction the market goes on Monday, the rest of the week will do the opposite. So if we get a rally on Monday, I’d be selling into that strength, but conversely I’d be buying on a retest of the lows. Of course this is a gamble, but something that I see as an opportunity for gain.

Key underlying short-term timing indicators show the following:

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THE BOTTOM LINE: The Fear/Greed Index is currently reading 14 or “Extreme Fear.” It has been in the this area for over a week and usually doesn’t stay here for more than two weeks. So the market is either going to rally here or is in the middle point of a decline into a lower-risk buying zone before the election.

FEAR/GREED SENTIMENT INDEX – OCTOBER 14, 2018

October 13th, 2018 Comments off

The “Fear/Greed Sentiment Index: What Emotion is Driving the Market Now?” has a current reading of 11 after reaching an even more extreme reading of 5 on Friday. This suggests that the market is within the buying opportunity area.

This indicator has gone down enough but only may need to spend more time in this area before rallying upwards in the coming weeks.

With the internal indicators in “oversold” readings, this suggests that a tradable bottom could occur in this time period – which is within the next two weeks. However, there is always the possibility of one more crash down of obvious “bad news” in order to shake out the weak hands.