thetechnicaltakedotcom.blogspot.com - 3/29/2009
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Figure 1. "Dumb Money"/ weekly If the "Dumb Money" indicator remains neutral for 4 - 5 weeks while prices remain under their 40 week moving average, then there is a high likelihood that the market will rollover. I discussed these observations in the article, "Investor Sentiment: Some ...
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Abnormal Returns —
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Sell stocks, buy corporate bonds. (Aleph Blog, Crossing Wall Street)
The Bespoke Investment Group guys on trying to get a handle on the market when their indicators go “off the charts.” (Barrons.com)
Sentiment has turned. (Trader’s Narrative , Big Picture, Technical Take)
Convertible bonds continue to ...
Investor Sentiment: Converting Bears To Bulls
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... Last week I stated: “…I think it is very likely that lower prices should bring out the dip buyers and those still on the sidelines looking to get long because they missed their opportunity three weeks ago.” If the rally pushes on in the coming weeks, there will be fewer and fewer buyers and investors on the sidelines as more bears are converted to bulls. Unfortunately, for these latecomers, key resistance levels would be hit as the number of bulls becomes extreme. Figure 2 is a weekly chart of the S&P 500 ( ...
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