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This week TradeRadar Alert HQ is pleased to offer an added bonus: Anyone who purchases this week's lists of 15 BUY signals and 5 SELL signals based on daily data will also receive a list of 23 BUY signals based on weekly data at no extra charge! That's right, the bonus alert list is included in the the basic $1.99 download fee. That's a total of 38 BUY signals. This week's hefty list of weekly alerts is made possible by some adjustments made to the Alert HQ software and by accepting any signal that occurred within the last four weeks. We hope you will try this week's lists of alerts. Good luck trading!

Markets made solid gains this week though in most cases the gains were not enough to reverse the previous week's losses. Investors cheered the moderating in oil prices mild though it may have been and market sentiment took a turn for the better. We had another week of economic reports that were at least not horrible. As such, bulls could point to the fact the reports did not paint a picture of an economy in a tailspin. On the other hand, the bears could easily say that the reports did not send an "all clear" signal either. Sentiment this week, then, seemed to be slightly in favor of the bulls. Some examples: consumer spending in April was flat in real terms. While this does not imply a consumer-led rebound in the economy it also doesn't imply an economy plunging into recession. Durable goods orders surprised investors with a 2.5% gain ex-transportation, implying that the manufacturing sector is still standing despite the woes in the auto and airline industries. First ...

This post is to announce that the latest list of stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan over 7200 stocks and ETFs looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. This week's results are now available. Markets gained this past week though only the NASDAQ managed to gain as much as it lost in the previous week. Nevertheless, investors should be happy to see the slide in stocks prices slow and the gains in oil moderate. Economic news wasn't bad considering the situation the U.S. economy is in currently. All in all, it was a reasonably quiet week of modest gains. Last week markets were down significantly and it was tough to find stocks that were generating BUY signals. With some strength returning this week, Alert HQ was able to identify a very interesting mix of stock alerts. As a result, this week we have a good list of 15 BUY signals and only 5 SELL signals available at Alert HQ . Looking back -- Here are a couple of examples of BUY signals from last week's...

With the latest release of the TradeRadar software (we're up to version 3.0.1 now), I thought I should provide a description of the trading system the software supports. History -- The earlier releases of the software focused on technical analysis of closing price data. We started out with the basic BUY/SELL signal logic including measures of how strong the signal is, how well-shaped the signal is, etc. The next version added trend lines whose angles were measured and used to determine whether the signal was strong enough. With these indicators, we added what look like colored LEDs on the Dashboard screen of the software where the detail of the indicator computations is presented. The LEDs would be set to Red/Yellow/Green based on whether the individual indicator was strong enough to support the BUY or SELL signal. For example, if you are looking for a BUY signal and the LED is Red, then the indicator is saying that a BUY signal is not confirmed. If all or most of the LEDs are Gree...

Many analysts and investors have been saying that the market is ready to take a breather. This week it took a really deep breath... We have seen over the last couple of months that all news, good or bad, was mostly taken in stride. This week, it was a different story. Things this past week didn't seem any worse than they had been in previous weeks. Economic reports were not particularly bad though the PPI report heightened concern that inflation is creeping though the supply chain. There was a drop in existing home sales, but then we already knew that housing was in trouble. Financials are still in trouble as evidenced by problems reported at Moody's, UBS and AIG but that shouldn't be a surprise either. Airlines and auto makers also contributed to the negative tone but why that was a new factor I don't know. What really stopped the market in its tracks was the combination of oil and the Fed. Oil turned in another strong performance this week, closing over $131 per barre...

I have discontinued supporting the online, browser-based version of the TradeRadar software. There have many new improvements to the desktop version of the software that I would like to add to the online version. Unfortunately, the install process is getting too complicated with multiple sets of components that need to be loaded to a user's PC. It would be best if all online users would convert to the desktop version which, in addition to all the new indicators, also provides portfolio tracking tools. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please try the new version 3.0 of the desktop TradeRadar software. It is definitely the best version yet!

This post is to announce that the latest list of stock alerts is up and available at Alert HQ . Each week we scan over 7200 stocks and ETFs looking for fresh BUY and SELL signals. This week's results are now available. Oil prices hit new highs this week but this time major stock averages tumbled. Sentiment turned negative as inflation became a concern and Fed minutes showed little sign of further rate cuts. As a result, this week we have only 5 BUY signals and 10 SELL signals. Looking back -- Here are a couple of examples of BUY signals from last week's TradeRadar Alert List and the gains they generated in just five days : A digital identity assurance company gained 7% A pharmaceutical company gained 3% These BUY signals were on the TradeRadar Alert List one month ago. Here are the gains they generated in just four weeks : A real estate investment trust is now up 25% A regional bank that is up 11% A U.S. telecom company that has gained 10% Looking ahead -- As usual, late...