Archive for Intraday Commentary

Mar
22

When Price Declines on Successively Lower Volume

Posted by on Thursday, March 22nd, 2012 at 1:51 pm

NYSE volume has been running at a very similar pace to Wednesday (see intraday relative volume chart), so projecting whether today’s volume will be higher or lower than yesterday is difficult. But it certainly would be noteworthy if volume…
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Mar
20

Watching the SPX 10-day Up/Down Volume Thrust

Posted by on Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 at 2:05 pm

The 10-day Up/Down Volume Thrust (UDT10) based on S&P500 component data looks set to close above 66.6% today, an unusually high level and a…
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Mar
09

Pre-OpEx Week Strength

Posted by on Friday, March 9th, 2012 at 1:23 pm

SPY currently trading above Steenbarger’s R3 at 137.64. A close above that level would trigger the same signal discussed yesterday and imply limited downside potential on Monday. Interestingly, one additional study suggests the exact opposite for Monday, but only if S&P futures…
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Mar
08

When SPY Closes Above Steenbarger R3 Two Consecutive Sessions

Posted by on Thursday, March 8th, 2012 at 12:46 pm

Yesterday I noted on Twitter that SPY would finish above Steenbarger’s R3 target on a close over 135.59 (which it did), triggering the 5-10 day buy setup outlined in this December 9th column. Today SPY is working on a second consecutive close above R3 (at 136.28). That usually means…
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Feb
29

When the Equal Weight S&P500 Underperforms SPX

Posted by on Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 at 12:28 pm

The following signal was triggered at Tuesday’s close and calls for a lower close today…

When both the S&P500 and Equal Weight S&P500 close higher on the day but the Equal Weight index underperforms the SPX by …
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