Diverging Indicators: Treat Them As Suggestions, Not Rules [View article]
The McClellan Oscillator does tend to dip below 0 before the worst parts of the sell-offs. But an extreme high very typically comes before major moves down. If you look at the last year, you had highs (over 40) at the following points:
Date Oscillator Market Action That Followed Feb. 1 70 9% decline over next 5 weeks May 15 40 15% decline over next 2 months Aug 30 60 31% decline over next 5 weeks Nov 1 100 25% decline over next 3 weeks Jan 2 108 ?
I guess the moral of the story is a high reading means it's safe to be in the water, but the day it crosses 0, head for the beach.
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The McClellan Oscillator does tend to dip below 0 before the worst parts of the sell-offs. But an extreme high very typically comes before major moves down. If you look at the last year, you had highs (over 40) at the following points:
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Date Oscillator Market Action That Followed
Feb. 1 70 9% decline over next 5 weeks
May 15 40 15% decline over next 2 months
Aug 30 60 31% decline over next 5 weeks
Nov 1 100 25% decline over next 3 weeks
Jan 2 108 ?
I guess the moral of the story is a high reading means it's safe to be in the water, but the day it crosses 0, head for the beach.