S&P 500 Index 2101 By Steve Blumenthal April 29, 2015 The market feels heavy and the “sell in May and go away” seasonality issues are immediately in front of us.  However, while aged - the overall trend remains positive as measured by Big Mo, 13/34-Week EMA and because volume demand [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 2109 By Steve Blumenthal April 22, 2015 Charts are updated below.  Trend remains positive and sentiment supportive. Included in this week’s Trade Signals: Cyclical Equity Market Trend: The Primary Trend Remains Bullish for Stocks Volume Demand Continues to Better [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 2096 By Steve Blumenthal April 15, 2014 There are no major changes in trend and investor sentiment in the last few weeks. Below are the most recent trend and sentiment charts. Let’s call the environment cautiously bullish. Overall, valuations remain high and forward [...]Read More >

By Steve Blumenthal April 8, 2014 Included in this week’s Trade Signals: Cyclical Equity Market Trend: The Primary Trend Remains Bullish for Stocks Volume Demand Continues to Better Volume Supply: Bullish for Stocks Weekly Investor Sentiment Indicator: NDR Crowd Sentiment Poll: [...]Read More >

By Steve Blumenthal April 1, 2014 Included in this week’s Trade Signals: Cyclical Equity Market Trend: The Primary Trend Remains Bullish for Stocks Volume Demand Continues to Better Volume Supply: Bullish for Stocks Weekly Investor Sentiment Indicator: NDR Crowd Sentiment Poll: [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 2076 By Steve Blumenthal March 25, 2014 The Zweig Bond Model and our CMG Managed High Yield Bond Program have both switched back to “buy” signals. The overall equity market trend remains positive as measured by Big Mo (Momentum) and the 13/34- Week EMA. Sentiment is [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 2101 By Steve Blumenthal March 18, 2014 A quick summary review of the charts provided below: The market’s trend evidence remains positive. Daily investor sentiment reached an extreme pessimism reading which is short-term bullish for stocks. The most recent correction may [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 2044 By Steve Blumenthal March 11, 2014 While sentiment has improved as the equity market has sold off, it is not yet in the extreme pessimism zone to suggest more buying. Interesting to note this week, the Zweig Bond Model has moved to a SELL signal. This is following [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 2099 By Steve Blumenthal March 4, 2014 Included in this week’s Trade Signals: Cyclical Equity Market Trend: The Primary Trend Remains Bullish for Stocks Volume Demand Continues to Better Volume Supply: Bullish for Stocks Weekly Investor Sentiment Indicator: NDR [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 2115 By Steve Blumenthal February 25, 2014 Trend evidence remains favorable yet sentiment has climbed back to Extreme Optimism.  Such readings are short-term bearish for the market. This week, along with the usual trend and sentiment charts, I include a special chart that [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 2100 By Steve Blumenthal February 18, 2014 Every once in a while I post a chart on “margin debt”. Like available cash, margin debt can be used to buy stocks. Such demand can fuel stock prices higher.  Problems tend to occur when you reach extreme. Evidence suggests we have [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 2032 By Steve Blumenthal February 11, 2014 I came across the following special chart this week.  It speaks directly to the investor behavior and how it tends to be wrong (behaviorally buy and selling at the wrong times).  Often quoted Warren Buffett says, “Be fearful when [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 2032 By Steve Blumenthal February 4, 2014 My college soccer coach used to always teach us that “soccer is a game of opposites”. Fake left to move right. That part everyone knows. Where it got complicated (and frustrating for a coach) was tactical positioning in response to [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 2009 By Steve Blumenthal January 28, 2014   The most recent trend and sentiment evidence is updated below.  The trend remains positive for both equities and fixed income securities. Included in this week's Trade Signals: Cyclical Equity Market Trend: Cyclical [...]Read More >

S&P 500 Index 2032 By Steve Blumenthal January 21, 2014 Don’t Fight the Tape or the Fed evidence remains favorable (following chart) as do my two favorite cyclical trend indicators (Big Momentum and 13/34-Week EMA).  Daily Investor Sentiment is reading Extreme Pessimism – a short-term [...]Read More >