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This post is announcing that Tuesday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 20 Swing Signals -- 12 BUY signals and 8 SELL Signals. 282 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 98 stocks that are new additions to the list and 76 that fell off the previous list. 38 Trend Busters of which 35 are BUY signals and 3 are SELL signals. 161 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. 76 are bearish gaps and 85 are bullish gaps. The view from Alert HQ -- I hate writing about days like today. Stocks were down for no particular reason and the drop was sizable. The major averages all closed below their 20-day moving averages except for the Russell 2000 which, after lagging the other indexes, is now hanging in there better than the rest. Despite today's losses and Monday's losses...

This post is announcing that Thursday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 19 Swing Signals -- 17 BUY signals and 2 SELL Signals. 257 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 71 stocks that are new additions to the list and 45 that fell off the previous list. 50 Trend Busters of which 44 are BUY signals and 6 are SELL signals. 212 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. 103 are bearish gaps and 109 are bullish gaps. The view from Alert HQ -- Today started optimistically, then stocks took a dip when the ISM Services index disappointed. After struggling to regain positive ground, stocks slid abruptly into the close to finish with modest losses. Fear of Friday's Nonfarm Payrolls report was blamed for the last minute sell-off. Here at Alert HQ, however, the indications a...

This post is announcing that Tuesday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 62 Swing Signals -- 59 BUY signals and 3 SELL Signals. 231 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 70 stocks that are new additions to the list and 75 that fell off the previous list. 46 Trend Busters of which 37 are BUY signals and 9 are SELL signals. 202 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. 100 are bearish gaps and 102 are bullish gaps. The view from Alert HQ -- Well, December sure got off to a good start and our signals reflect the improved tone. When we get a surge in BUY signals on the Swing Trading Signals list, it often means we'll see further gains in the major averages. We got that surge today so I am optimistic that this will be a strong week for stocks. Further confirmation of ...

This post is announcing that Tuesday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 21 Swing Signals -- 13 BUY signals and 8 SELL Signals. 270 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 142 stocks that are new additions to the list and 78 that fell off the previous list. 27 Trend Busters of which 23 are BUY signals and 4 are SELL signals. 194 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. 119 are bearish gaps and 75 are bullish gaps. The view from Alert HQ -- Over the weekend I declared that caution was in order. Monday stocks rallied but Tuesday they fell back. In terms of the short-term action, neither new highs nor new lows were set. Markets continue to move sideways without any strong indication as to which direction is next. Looking at the Trend Leaders list, though, the current state...

This post is announcing that Thursday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 31 Swing Signals -- 15 BUY signals and 16 SELL Signals. 283 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 53 stocks that are new additions to the list and 181 that fell off the previous list. 17 Trend Busters of which 14 are BUY signals and 3 are SELL signals. 218 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. 118 are bearish gaps and 100 are bullish gaps. The view from Alert HQ -- No denying it was an ugly market today. The S&P 500 fell 1.3% and the NASDAQ 100 was down 1.56%. Investors in the semiconductor sector (like myself) had it even worse as the sector collected a downgrade and plunged more than 3% with a big gap at the open. Needless to say, our signals are rolling over. I had expected this cycle ...

This post is announcing that Tuesday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 22 Swing Signals -- 19 BUY signals and 3 SELL Signals. 411 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 191 stocks that are new additions to the list and 62 that fell off the previous list. 56 Trend Busters of which 52 are BUY signals and 4 are SELL signals. 225 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. 108 are bearish gaps and 117 are bullish gaps. The view from Alert HQ -- Stocks struggled today but managed to end with minor gains. Still, it was enough to allow the Dow, the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 to hit new 52-week highs. Are stocks getting over-extended here? Our signals are beginning to indicate that we're getting closer to that state but that we're not yet there. Every time the Trend...

This post is announcing that Thursday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 30 Swing Signals -- 23 BUY signals and 7 SELL Signals. 283 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 114 stocks that are new additions to the list and 40 that fell off the previous list. 35 Trend Busters of which 31 are BUY signals and 4 are SELL signals. 255 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. 120 are bearish gaps and 135 are bullish gaps. The view from Alert HQ --   Markets were weak today but our signals are holding their own.  BUY signals still well outnumber SELL signals and the Trend Leaders list has continued to expand. On the other hand, the rally has progressed to the point where we have fewer candidates that are making it as Swing Trading BUY signals.This often happens when the m...

This post is announcing that Tuesday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 176 Swing Signals -- 171 BUY signals and 5 SELL Signals. 209 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 127 stocks that are new additions to the list and 17 that fell off the previous list. 89 Trend Busters of which 84 are BUY signals and 5 are SELL signals. 251 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. 127 are bearish gaps and 124 are bullish gaps. The view from Alert HQ -- A week ago the bears began throwing in the towel. The ensuing rally has been sharp and confirmed our bullish interpretation of the Alert HQ signals from the previous Tuesday. On Monday stocks soared further based on expectations governments would not withdraw stimulus and/or accommodative policies until the world economy was more cl...

This post is announcing that Thursday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 369 Swing Signals -- 367 BUY signals and 1 SELL Signal plus 1 Strong BUY. 81 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 40 stocks that are new additions to the list and 21 that fell off the previous list. 70 Trend Busters of which 59 are BUY signals and 11 are SELL signals. 251 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. 101 are bearish gaps and 150 are bullish gaps. The view from Alert HQ -- On Tuesday I asked whether the pullback was running out of gas . By the time we got to Thursday, it appears that the answer was a definite "yes." Between Cisco's earnings beat and positive guidance, the big increase in productivity and the lower than expected initial jobless claims, stocks had to cont...

This post is announcing that Thursday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 323 Swing Signals -- 321 BUY signals and 1 SELL Signal plus 1 Strong BUY. 62 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 29 stocks that are new additions to the list and 25 that fell off the previous list. 62 Trend Busters of which 27 are BUY signals and 35 are SELL signals. 222 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. The view from Alert HQ -- Charts of major averages still look pretty awful but I think we're seeing this pullback run out of gas. Why? Once again I'm putting my faith in the Swing Trading Signals. Over 300 stocks and ETFs bouncing off their lower Bollinger Band, coming out of an over-sold state according to Wiliiams %R and showing gains today. Breadth was good in terms of sectors - it seemed ...

This post is announcing that Thursday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 210 Swing Signals -- 207 BUY signals and 2 SELL Signals plus 1 Strong BUY. 88 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 25 stocks that are new additions to the list and 96 that fell off the previous list. 30 Trend Busters of which 7 are BUY signals and 23 are SELL signals. 251 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. The view from Alert HQ -- Third quarter GDP came at a 3.5% annualized rate, exceeding almost everyone's expectations. The usually infallible Goldman Sachs had recently dialed down their GDP estimate to less than 3% so even they weren't ready for this. In any case, stocks started strong and just got stronger as the day progressed. I often look to our Swing Signals as the early indicator of mar...

This post is announcing that Tuesday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 24 Swing Signals -- 11 BUY signals and 12 SELL Signals and one Strong BUY. 159 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 34 stocks that are new additions to the list and 293 that fell off the previous list. 87 Trend Busters of which 23 are BUY signals and 64 are SELL signals. 218 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. The view from Alert HQ -- This post is a little late but the signals were up on the web site on time. Some of today's signals, though, were not too pleasant. Case in point: the Trend Busters. The BUY signals on this list were almost exclusively short or ultra short ETFs. That in itself is not a serious sign unless there is confirmation from the ETFs that are based on the same or similar underly...

This post is announcing that Thursday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 47 Swing Signals -- 32 BUY signals and 13 SELL Signals plus 2 Strong BUYs. 535 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 111 stocks that are new additions to the list and 254 that fell off the previous list. 28 Trend Busters of which 11 are BUY signals and 17 are SELL signals. 202 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. The view from Alert HQ -- Stocks came from behind today and finished with solid gains. This doesn't change the fact that stocks have been more or less treading water for the last seven sessions or so. It's been a narrow trading range with the S&P 500 essentially flat and the NASDAQ showing only a small gain. Our signals absolutely reflect this situation. Trend Leaders list decreasing,...

This post is announcing that Tuesday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 110 Swing Signals -- 88 BUY signals and 22 SELL Signals. 678 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 140 stocks that are new additions to the list and 199 that fell off the previous list. 19 Trend Busters of which 9 are BUY signals and 10 are SELL signals. 208 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. The view from Alert HQ -- It's just a world of wackiness out there. Last week we got a ton of SELL signals on municipal bond funds. A little research revealed that real carnage had been occurring in the muni market. This week we're seeing many of those same muni funds pop up as BUYs on the Swing Signal list. Some have yet to struggle back above their 50-DMA but some look like they might really be in recovery...

This post is announcing that Thursday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 22 Swing Signals -- 15 BUY signals and 7 SELL Signals. 726 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 277 stocks that are new additions to the list and 71 that fell off the previous list. 129 Trend Busters of which 29 are BUY signals and 100 are SELL signals. 168 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. The view from Alert HQ -- Markets were wobbly today but our signals have remained reasonably positive with one exception. We'll get to that exception is a minute but first the positive news. Our Swing Signals list continues to be on the short side but BUY signals again outnumber SELL signals. We have more upside gaps than downside gaps on our Gap Signal list. The Trend Leaders list has been steadily growing and...

This post is announcing that Tuesday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 14 Swing Signals -- 8 BUY signals and 6 SELL Signals. 520 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 196 stocks that are new additions to the list and 62 that fell off the previous list. 24 Trend Busters of which 16 are BUY signals and 8 are SELL signals. 177 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. The view from Alert HQ -- We're seeing a rotation in our signals now. Note that the number of stocks on the Trend Leaders list has increased to over 500. At the same time, the number of Swing Signals has been decreasing. This shows the up-trend has been in place long enough to move all the lagging indicators that make up the Trend Leaders. It also shows that there aren't as many stocks left at the bottom of thei...

This post is announcing that Thursday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 88 Swing Signals -- 85 BUY signals and 3 SELL Signals. 306 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 147 stocks that are new additions to the list and 25 that fell off the previous list. 40 Trend Busters of which 33 are BUY signals and 7 are SELL signals. 229 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. The view from Alert HQ -- On Tuesday I looked at the day's Alert HQ signals and dared to predict new highs were on the way. Here we are on Thursday and all I can say is "so far, so good." Our signals at Alert HQ have stayed bullish. Our Swing Trading Signals list is shorter today than on Tuesday but the BUY signals still way outnumber the SELL signals. The Trend Leaders list is expanding again. There are...

This post is announcing that Tuesday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 209 Swing Signals -- 197 BUY signals and 8 SELL Signals plus 4 Strong BUYs. 184 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 80 stocks that are new additions to the list and 40 that fell off the previous list. 22 Trend Busters of which 14 are BUY signals and 8 are SELL signals. 227 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. The view from Alert HQ -- Pullbacks these days sure seem to be short and shallow. Two weeks of declines and now the market is taking off like a jet. Our signals at Alert HQ have swung way bullish again. I don't think we've ever had such a preponderance of BUYs on our Swing Trading Signals list. I don't want to go out on a limb here, but this really suggests we're going to new highs a...

This post is announcing that Thursday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Gap Signals and Trend Busters are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 28 Swing Signals -- 3 BUY signals and 25 SELL Signals. 218 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 43 stocks that are new additions to the list and 178 that fell off the previous list. 62 Trend Busters of which 26 are BUY signals and 36 are SELL signals. 318 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. The view from Alert HQ -- Not much to say but stocks took a real tumble today. Our Tuesday signals, which suggested there was a slowing in the negative momentum, turns out to have been a head fake. Once again we have lots of inverse leveraged ETFs generating BUY signals. We have a Trend Leaders list with the fewest number of stocks on it that we have seen in a long time. SELL signals again outnumber BUY signals on th...

This post is announcing that Tuesday's Swing Signals, Trend Leaders, Trend Busters and Gap Signals are now available at Alert HQ . All are based on daily data. Today we have the following: 27 Swing Signals -- 16 BUY signals and 11 SELL Signals. 353 Trend Leaders , all in strong up-trends according to Aroon, MACD and DMI. We have 128 stocks that are new additions to the list and 113 that fell off the previous list. 15 Trend Busters of which 8 are BUY signals and 7 are SELL signals. 318 Gap Signals -- stocks with upside or downside gaps or gaps that have been closed. The view from Alert HQ -- Our signals at Alert HQ are beginning to indicate a slowing in the negative momentum and perhaps a preparation a resumption of the up-trend. Let's look at each signal in turn: I've noted before that we look to the Swing Signals to give us early warning on market turns. We've had SELL signals outnumbering BUY signals for a couple of weeks but today we see that situation reversed. T...