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MAAD, CPFL indicator review

By Robert McCurtain

December 28, 2012 • Reprints

 

Market Snapshot for session ending 12-27-12
 

Last

Day Change

%Change

S&P 500 Index

1418.10

-1.73

-.12%

Dow Jones Industrials

13096.31

-18.27

-.14%

NASDAQ Composite

2985.90

-4.24

-.14%

Value Line Arithmetic Index

3129.51

-2.36

-.06%

Minor Cycle (Short-term trend lasting days to a few weeks) Negative / Neutral

Intermediate Cycle (Medium trend lasting weeks to several months) Neutral

Major Cycle (Long-term trend lasting several months to years) Positive / Neutral

Market Overview – What We Know:

  • Once intraday lows were reached near 12:30 pm Thursday, market recovered into close and left evidence of only small losses.
  • Market volume rose 23% compared to Wednesday’s levels, but remained well below normal.
  • While indexes recovered from early selling Thursday, Minor Cycle has nonetheless been jeopardized with S&P 500 close below lower edge of 10-Day Price Channel (1424.46).
  • Intermediate Cycle remains negative with S&P continuing to hold below upper edge of 10-Week Price Channel (1430.56 through December 28).
  • Daily MAAD was negative Thursday with 4 issues positive and 16 negative. Daily MAAD Ratio was last just below “Neutral” at .92.
  • Daily CPFL was negative Thursday by 1.10 to 1. Options volume remains low on Dollar Value basis. Daily CPFL Ratio “Overbought” at 2.21.

Market Overview – What We Think:

  • Despite market recovery from early session losses, odds of resumption of positive action on Minor Cycle were diminished Thursday.
  • If it turns out December 18 S&P high (1448.00) was peak of rally, what is also important is that S&P, Dow 30, and NASDAQ Composite failed to recently better September highs (1474.51—S&P 500), despite new all-time high in Value Line index. History will tell whether or not VAY was prescient in terms of suggesting resumption of long-term bull that began in March 2009.
  • Even if S&P had bettered September highs, index would be nowhere near overcoming October 2007 peak at 1576.09.
  • And while Daily MAAD made new short-term high December 20, indicator must continue upward and must overcome March 20 resistance peak to suggest confirmation of long-term bull.

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Index Daily / Weekly / Monthly Stops Weekly Monthly
 

12/24

12/25

12/26

12/27

12/28

12/28

12/29

S&P 500 Index

SELL 1414.70

HOL

SELL 1421.86

SELL 1424.46

SELL 1424.70

BUY 1430.56

SELL 1293.26

Dow Jones Industrials

SELL 13127.30

HOL

SELL 13177.99

SELL 13189.96

SELL 13181.14

BUY 13273.10

SELL 12313.37

NASDAQ Composite

SELL 2979.45

HOL

SELL 2998.07

SELL 3006.18

SELL 3005.89

BUY 3029.75

SELL 2772.87

Value Line Index

SELL 3087.04

HOL

SELL 3111.55

SELL 3123.26

SELL 3129.64

SELL 2965.81

SELL 2758.13

Note: Stop levels, a function of the extant trend, are based on the trailing moving average price channels for the Highs or the Lows of an index. Whether or not a specific index is suggesting a “Buy” or Sell” is determined by whether or not index prices are above or below the current channel Stop levels. Stop levels should only be used as an entry or exit guide and in conjunction with other market entry and exit strategies.

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About the Author

Robert McCurtain is a technical analyst/market timer, private investor and financial markets consultant based in New York City. He can be reached at traderbob@nyc.rr.com.

If you would like to read more about how the CPFL is constructed, read a Futures article on the concept. This link will take you to the MAAD article. A two-part series about system development with the MAAD also is available. 

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