TraderFeed: Momentum, Value, and Short-Term Movement in the Stock Market
Momentum, Value, and Short-Term Movement in the Stock MarketAbove is a plot of an interesting measure that tracks the difference between short term and intermediate term new highs minus new lows for SPX stocks only. (Raw data from the Index Indicators site). When that difference is highly positive, it means that […]
TraderFeed: Assessing Demand and Supply in the Stock Market
Assessing Demand and Supply in the Stock MarketBy now readers are aware that measures I track closely are buying pressure (demand) in the market versus selling pressure (supply). My measures are derived from a decomposition of the NYSE TICK, which is issued by the New York Stock exchange. The TICK is a […]
TraderFeed: Where is Weakness Coming From in the Stock Market?
Where is Weakness Coming From in the Stock Market?It’s interesting to note that, according to the excellent screening tools at FinViz, the three U.S. stock market sectors that have been down over the prior two quarters have been Conglomerates, Basic Materials, and Utilities (top chart). Those are also the highest yielding […]
TraderFeed: New Highs and Lows in the Stock Market and What They Tell Us
New Highs and Lows in the Stock Market and What They Tell UsIf you’ve followed the blog for a while, you know that tracking the number of stocks across all exchanges making fresh one- and three-month new highs versus lows is one of my favorite measures of […]
TraderFeed: Taking a Fresh Look at Stock Market Breadth
Taking a Fresh Look at Stock Market BreadthIn the last post taking a look at market breadth, in mid-February, I pointed to waning breadth but continued buying interest to suggest that we had made a momentum peak in stocks, that further price strength was likely, and that the recent rally was part […]
TraderFeed: Some Dark Clouds on the Stock Market Horizon
Some Dark Clouds on the Stock Market HorizonIt’s been a great run in stocks from the mid-October lows, fueled by significant buying pressure coming out of those lows. By mid-November, my measures were showing diminished upside momentum, but not the kind of weakness that would normally lead to meaningful intermediate-term corrections. By […]
TraderFeed: Three Perspectives on Stock Market Strength
Three Perspectives on Stock Market Strength
The cumulative line of NYSE TICK has once again hit all-time highs, as large cap indexes now stand close to their own high water marks. Overall, I am not seeing a change in the bull market dynamics, though there has certainly been a high degree of sector rotation.The […]
TraderFeed: Getting a Fresh Perspective on Stock Market Breadth
Getting a Fresh Perspective on Stock Market Breadth
This morning’s post looked at stock market breadth as a useful trading tool. While it can be helpful to examine the breadth of the entire market, it is also useful to examine breadth on a sector by sector basis. What we see above […]
TraderFeed: A Valuable Visualization of Stock Market Social Sentiment
A Valuable Visualization of Stock Market Social Sentiment
Thanks to @chicagosean from StockTwits, who pointed out very helpful data visualizations of social media participation. The above chart is a heatmap of stocks broken down by sector, sized for number of mentions on the StockTwits site, and color coded for whether the posts […]
TraderFeed: A Valuable Visualization of Stock Market Social Sentiment
A Valuable Visualization of Stock Market Social Sentiment
Thanks to @chicagosean from StockTwits, who pointed out very helpful data visualizations of social media participation. The above chart is a heatmap of stocks broken down by sector, sized for number of mentions on the StockTwits site, and color coded for whether the posts […]
