S&P 500: Great follow-through

By Colin Twiggs
March 4th, 2014 6:30 pm ET (10:30 am AEDT)

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Research & Investment: Performance update

ASX200 Prime Momentum strategy returned +39.18%* for the 12 months ended 28th February 2014, outperforming the benchmark ASX200 Accumulation Index by +28.54%.

* Results are unaudited and subject to revision.

S&P 500

Sellers evaporated as the S&P 500 followed-through above 1860, closing at 1875 on normal volume. Expect an advance to 1950*. The long-term trend is bullish, with repeated 21-day Twiggs Money Flow troughs above the zero line.

S&P 500

* Target calculation: 1850 + ( 1850 - 1750 ) = 1950

CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) retreated below 15, typical of a bull market.

VIX Index

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Colin Twiggs

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.