Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Indices closed UP .43% to .84%.....NICE !!!!

Ben Bernanke masterfully deflected any conclusion that easy money is going away anytime soon. Indices closed near high of the day.

S&P 500 @ 1496.94

RSI @ 48.65

CMF @ 0.193

Internals were :

UP volume led by 2.53 to 1 in NYSE & 1.62 to 1 in Nasdaq

Advancing stocks led by 2.00 to 1 in NYSE & 1.49 to 1 in Nasdaq

Net new 52 wk highs were leading by 22 in NYSE & 9 in Nasdaq

VIX closed Down 11.16% @ 16.87

Oil closed @ $92.63

Gold closed @ $1615.50

Stocks which were UP 1% or more included HLF,SODA,
KORS,M,AAPL,EXPE,PCLN,HMC,LEN,BIDU,
LNKD,GG,AEM,SLW,V,GMCR,LRCX,SNDK,
MON,NVDA,MS,FCX......

AH ER :

FSLR  Down 11.00%

PCLN UP 3.76%

AH Futures Mixed

AH Asian Markets Mixed

AH Oil UP

AH Gold Down

About market, TAPE reacted positively to Ben Bernanke assurance of  business as usual. I am personally not adding anything @ this stage, quite content to keep my existing position which is 54% exposure. You have to decide on your own comfort level which determines exposure. It is important to have a green close on Wednesday to confirm that TAPE has turned. Quality of close needs to be evaluated. There is too much volatility lately, @ the same time many stocks are looking vulnerable.

BLOG does NOT give buy or sell.

Saleem



2 comments:

stocktrader_1996 said...

Hey Saleem,

I agree with much of your market analysis. Although I am still fully invested and bullish for individual stocks and the long-term outlook overall, this particular episode in the market seems different and may warrant more caution than we've been accustomed to this year. Even today's rally saw many of my high growth stocks end flat to down.

Stocktrader

Stocks100 said...

Hi Stocktrader,

Internals were fading yesterday, look @ new 52 wk high list. lowest in a long time.

Neutral @ best is my posture lately.

Saleem