The Arms Index or TRIN is an indicator that I watch closely for short to intermediate-term setups. The indicator which combines ratios of advancing issues to declining issues and advancing volume to declining volume is a reasonably reliable contrary signal. Since mid-October the Arms Index has been generating a number of historically high signals. In the chart below, I used a 10 day exponential...
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Rob Curran reports: The quote for the Nasdaq Composite index was frozen for 48 minutes on platforms, screens, Web sites and other sources because of a glitch at the exchange’s index arm Tuesday. The Nasdaq Composite was up 18.13, or 1.3%, at 1416.2 for 48 minutes. A spokesperson for Nasdaq OMX Group said the freeze began at 3:07 p.m. and was resolved at 3:55 p.m. The Nasdaq finished up 51...
Filed under: Good newsIt must be something in the water in Bentonville, Arkansas. The tiny town is home to Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), of course, but also the less famous America's Car-Mart (NASDAQ: CRMT), which operates 92 used car dealerships in the South-Central United States.While the auto industry is mired in the biggest downturn in its history, America's Car-Mart is posting some pretty impressi...
Street Signs: Name the most expensive product in Carmen Wong Ulrich's "Loser List" blog:
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Question: Name the most expensive product in Carmen Wong Ulrich's "Loser List" blog: Answer: Kenmore Elite Dishwasher 1134(2)
Commence Kabuki. With the Detroit automakers in the late stages of supplication, a predictable ritual will now take place. The CEOs of GM, Ford (F), and Chrysler will do as instructed: travel like common men from Detroit to Washington and present the government with new-and-improved restructuring plans showing that this time, they really are serious about slaughtering sacred cows and right-sizi...
Commence Kabuki. With the Detroit automakers in the late stages of supplication, a predictable ritual will now take place. The CEOs of [[GM]], Ford (F), and Chrysler will do as instructed: travel like common men from Detroit to Washington and present the government with new-and-improved restructuring plans showing that this time, they really are serious about slaughtering sacred cows and right-...
The market action Monday was pathetic. I am usually not so blunt, but there is no other way to sugar coat it. Most people want to know "what happened?" But there was no real smoking gun. It was a pure buyers strike.Stocks plummeted on relatively low volume. And if you don't believe me about the buyers strike, take a look at the ARMS Index (a measure of buying vs. selling pressure), wh...
Filed under: Forecasts, Recession, Financial CrisisA journalism professor of yours truly, Jon Sandberg, who also served in key positions for several Connecticut governors, had an interesting technique that he frequently deployed in seminars. A student would pose a question and Sandberg would say, "That's a good question. Is it acceptable and ethical to publish information that you know would sh...
The two carmakers said sales for the month slowed by 30% and 34%, respectively.
From the WSJ:Grim economic data Monday showed more pain for U.S. manufacturing and construction.The Institute for Supply Management, a key measure of U.S. manufacturing activity, said its overall index for last month moved to 36.2 from 38.9 in October and 43.5 in September. November's reading was the weakest since May 1982.Cliff Waldman, an economist for the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI trade gr...