February surprised me and stocks stayed healthy all month. I’m still trying to avoid flat out stupid moves and have held back in some respects. That allowed most of the indexes to move ahead of my returns for the year so far. With 10 months remaining I’m not too Read More
Posts Tagged ‘Indices’
Stock Investments :End of Month Summary – February 2012
Posted 04 Mar 2012 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
Stocks Investment :Russell 2000 Index Chart – February 24, 2012
Posted 04 Mar 2012 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
I charted the past three months of daily prices for the Russell 2000 Index ($RUT.X) after the index closed at 826.92 on Friday, February 24, 2012. The small cap index had a great rally from the middle of December through the first few days of February. That’s when it broke Read More
Stock Investments :MidCap 400 Index Chart February 17, 2012
Posted 04 Mar 2012 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
I charted the past six months of daily prices for the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index ($MID.X) after the index closed at 984.60 on Friday, February 17, 2012. In most of my charts recently I’ve been posting three month periods of indexes. The main reason was to be able to focus Read More
Stock Investment :INDU Chart – Testing Technical Indicators
Posted 04 Mar 2012 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
I charted the past three months of daily prices for the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU, $DJI, DJIA) after the index closed at 12,801.23 on Friday, February 10, 2012. Two weeks ago when I last charted the Dow, I suggested the index might have one more trip to the top of its trading Read More
Stock Market Investment :S&P 500 Chart – February 3, 2012
Posted 04 Mar 2012 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
This S&P 500 ($SPX) chart shows the past three months of daily prices after the index finished the week at 1,344.90 on Friday, February 3, 2012. Three trend lines stand out in this chart. All are ascending. The lowest line traces the trend of higher lows that started in Read More
Stock Market Investment :S&P 500 Chart – Moving Averages with a Bullish Crossover
Posted 11 Dec 2011 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
This S&P 500 ($SPX) chart shows the past three months of daily prices after the index finished the week at 1,244.28 on Friday, December 2, 2011. The large cap index just finished its second best weekly point gain ever, but is facing resistance from its 200 day moving average Read More
Stock Market Investment :DJIA Chart – November 25, 2011
Posted 28 Nov 2011 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
I charted the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU, $DJI, DJIA), after the markets closed on Friday, November 25, 2011, after the Dow closed for the week at 11,231.78. The Dow is almost in no man’s land on its chart. It’s below its 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 day moving Read More
Stock Investments :S&P 500 Chart – November 18, 2011
Posted 28 Nov 2011 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
This S&P 500 ($SPX) chart shows the past three months of daily prices after the index finished the week at 1,215.65 on Friday, November 18, 2011. The technical indicators are piling up to create a strong bearish case against the large cap index. The 200 day moving average (dma) Read More
Stocks Investment :Dow Jones ETF Chart – November 11, 2011
Posted 28 Nov 2011 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
I charted DIA, an ETF that tracks the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU, $DJI, DJIA), after the markets closed on Friday, November 11, 2011, as the Dow closed for the week at 12,153.68 and DIA closed at 121.53 (I had to pull the chart for DIA this weekend because TD Ameritrade Read More
Stock Investment :S&P 500 – 17 Year Chart
Posted 28 Nov 2011 — by admin
Category Stock Investment
Category Stock Investment
This S&P 500 ($SPX) chart shows the past 17 years of monthly prices after the index finished the week higher at 1,253.23 on Friday, November 4, 2011. Charts are not only telling when viewed over short periods, but also over longer periods. Investors can use shorter charts to Read More