03/23/2012

A recent news release caught my eye and I thought the story could use a little clarification.

03/19/2012

Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) generated a PMO (Price Momentum Oscillator) BUY signal because the PMO crossed up through its 10-EMA.

03/16/2012

Apple is a great company, and AAPL has been a great stock since early-2009. From that point to the end of 2011 it rose +300% in an orderly, relentless advance. The angle of the rising trend line was conservative and sustainable. Unfortunately, since the beginning of this year AAPL has begun a vertical ascent, which is not strictly a paraboic, but the result of which will almost certainly be the same -- a price collapse.

03/14/2012

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc (BRK/B) generated a PMO (Price Momentum Oscillator) BUY signal because the PMO crossed up through its 10-EMA.

03/12/2012

CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) generated a PMO (Price Momentum Oscillator) BUY signal because the PMO crossed up through its 10-EMA.

03/09/2012

We are in the midst of turbulent times, and it seems inevitable that things can only get worse. When casting about for a safe investment, it seems that gold is one of a very few areas of safety (and I don't know what the other ones are); however, when we look at historical charts, it is obvious that gold doesn't always behave in the way we would expect.

03/05/2012

Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX) generated a PMO (Price Momentum Oscillator) SELL signal because the PMO crossed down through its 10-EMA. This signal was flagged on today's ETF Tracker Report.

03/02/2012

At Decision Point we keep a close watch on asset levels in the Rydex mutual fund group as a way of evaluating investor sentiment. An important result of these efforts is the Rydex Asset Ratio, which is calculated by dividing assets in the Bear plus Money Market Funds by the assets in the Bull Funds.

02/29/2012

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (KMB) generated a PMO (Price Momentum Oscillator) BUY signal on our SPX Plus Tracker Report because the PMO crossed up through its 10-EMA.

02/24/2012

Last week my Chart Spotlight article asserted that stocks are fairly valued because the twelve-month trailing (TMT) P/E is about 15, which is midway the normal P/E range of 10 (undervalued) to 20 (overvalued). The middle panel of the chart below demonstrates this concept.