Blog post: Day 67 of $QQQ short term up-trend, since 2006 only 7 of 95 up-trends lasted longer

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As my readers know, I compute each evening the number of days that the QQQ has been in a short term up-trend or down-trend. (I have a proprietary objective method for designating changes in the short term trend, so don’t ask for it.) Since 2006 there have been 95 short term up-trends. The current up-trend has now reached 67 days. The longest short term up-trend since 2006 lasted 91 days, from October 14, 2019-February 24, 2020. This was followed by  a 30 day short term down-trend that included the steep March decline. One of the reasons I became so cautious in February was because the up-trend had gone on for so long. The fact that the current short term up-trend has now reached day 67 leads me to suspect the current up-trend will end soon. The ending of a short term up-trend and the start of a down-trend does not necessarily signify a large market decline.  The down-trend could be very short. Nevertheless, I have one foot out the door now. I post the short term trend count, now U-67,  in the GMI table each weekend.

 

Worden $T2108 entering ominous daily BWR down-trend

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While I typically only use T2108 below 10% (% of NYSE stocks above 40 day average) as an indicator of bear market bottoms, I have recently noticed how well it can show developing weakness. As occurred in the huge decline last March, T2108 appears to be entering a daily BWR pattern. The weakness in the Dow 30 and large cap industrial and financial stocks may be spreading. Note Thursday’s decline (dotted line) to a recovery low. I remain very cautious, holding GLD and a few inverse ETFs (FAZ, SDOW).

 

Blog post: $QQQ keeps rising, 64th day of $QQQ short term up-trend; but the banks are sinking! And gold is rising; look at these weekly charts of $BAC $C, $JPM $XLF $GLD

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The number of US banks that are in Weinstein Stage IV declines scares me. This reminds me of 2007 before the financial debacle. What do sinking banks imply for the health of the economy? How long can the rest of the market ignore this? Look at these weekly charts. Maybe this is why  gold (GLD) is rising?