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Trading Diary
March 27, 2004

These extracts from my daily trading diary are for educational purposes and should not be interpreted as investment advice. Full terms and conditions can be found at Terms of Use.




USA
The Dow Industrial Average tested support at 10000 before rallying to close at 10213. Weak volume and short duration of the rally [b] indicates a lack of commitment from buyers. A fall below 10000 will signal continuation of the intermediate down-trend.




The primary trend is up. The current secondary reaction does not yet signal the end of the up-trend. The absence of earlier strong reactions during the up-trend makes it difficult to identify really strong support levels. Expect initial support at 9600, with a stronger level at 9000.
Twiggs Money Flow has fallen to a 6-month low; a bearish sign.




The Nasdaq Composite may again test resistance at 1980 to 2000. 
Failure to penetrate 2000 will be bearish, signaling continuation of the intermediate down-trend.
The primary trend is up. Initial support is at 1750 to 1780.
Twiggs Money Flow is bearish, having fallen to a 6-month low.


 



The intermediate down-trend on the S&P 500 continues. The latest rally appears to have run out of steam and a fall below 1090 will signal continuation, with a likely test of support at 1030 to 1000.




The primary trend is up.
Twiggs Money Flow is falling sharply.

 
Treasury yields

The yield on 10-year treasury notes rallied to 3.84%.
The intermediate trend is down.
The primary trend is down.




The yield differential (10-year T-notes minus 13-week T-bills) recovered to a healthy 2.9%.




Gold
New York: Spot gold has rallied strongly to finish the week at $422.10.
The intermediate trend is up.
The primary trend is up. A fall below $370 would signal reversal.



 
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ASX Australia
The All Ordinaries is at a watershed, having rallied to re-test resistance at 3425 and 3440 -- the highs from 2001/2002. The false break, below the previous low of 3390, and strong volume on Friday's rally both signal buyers' commitment. A retreat below Thursday's low of 3375 would be a bear signal, while a rise above 3440 would be bullish. I am cautious on the bull side: we could be in for further false breaks before a clear trend is evident.




The intermediate trend is uncertain.
The primary trend is up. Resistance is at 3440 to 3450; support is at 3160.
Twiggs Money Flow signals accumulation (intermediate time frame).




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Stock Screening - Directional Movement: Consolidations

 The ADX line in Welles Wilder's Directional Movement system indicates the level of trend movement. Low readings will identify stocks in a ranging (or consolidation) pattern.
  1. Open the Stock Screen module from the toolbar

  2. Select Directional Movement System
  3. Scroll down to ADX Value Filter
  4. Enter 15 (or 20) as the Maximum
  5. Submit




This will return all stocks with an ADX reading below 15, most of which will have formed some type of consolidation.
The two stocks with the lowest ADX readings in the S&P 500 are:
  • Advanced Micro devices [AMD] - 7.4
  • Citigroup [C] - 9.5




AMD has formed a descending triangle. A break below 14.00 will be a strong bear signal; a break above 16.00 would be bullish; especially if a pull-back respects the former range border.
Twiggs Money Flow has fallen to a 6-month low, signaling distribution.

ASX 200
 For Australian stocks, the lowest readings are:
  • Austereo [AEO] - 10.2
  • Billabong [BBG] - 11.0






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Colin Twiggs


Wherever we find orderly, stable systems in Nature, we find that they are hierarchically structured,
for the simple reason that without such structuring of complex systems into sub-assemblies,
there could be no order and stability......

~ Arthur Koestler.



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