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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
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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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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).
The primary trend is up. Resistance is at 3440 to 3450; support is at 3160.
Twiggs Money Flow signals accumulation (intermediate time frame).
Daylight Saving
On Sunday night, March 28, the ASX switches back to normal AEST (GMT +10), from daylight saving time (GMT + 11).
ASX opening and closing times will, therefore, be one hour later in Queensland, NT and WA.
Victoria, ACT, NSW, SA and Tasmania will also enjoy US markets closing one hour earlier.
For further details, see Coping with different Time Zones.
On Sunday night, March 28, the ASX switches back to normal AEST (GMT +10), from daylight saving time (GMT + 11).
ASX opening and closing times will, therefore, be one hour later in Queensland, NT and WA.
Victoria, ACT, NSW, SA and Tasmania will also enjoy US markets closing one hour earlier.
For further details, see Coping with different Time Zones.
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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.
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.
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Open the Stock Screen module from the
toolbar
- Select Directional Movement System
- Scroll down to ADX Value Filter
- Enter 15 (or 20) as the Maximum
- 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:
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.
Twiggs Money Flow has fallen to a 6-month low, signaling distribution.
ASX 200
For Australian stocks, the lowest readings are:
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.
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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Author: Colin Twiggs is a former investment banker with almost 40 years of experience in financial markets. He co-founded Incredible Charts and writes the popular Trading Diary and Patient Investor newsletters.
Using a top-down approach, Colin identifies key macro trends in the global economy before evaluating selected opportunities using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.
Focusing on interest rates and financial market liquidity as primary drivers of the economic cycle, he warned of the 2008/2009 and 2020 bear markets well ahead of actual events.
He founded PVT Capital (AFSL No. 546090) in May 2023, which offers investment strategy and advice to wholesale clients.