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  • S&P 500 geodesic model update - Oct 16, 2009 by squark62
    Current S&P 500 model indication: overbought - (since 2009-09-09) cautiously bullish - (since 2009-10-09)notes - watching for a possible 5% or so decline to materialize in the index over 10 trading days out from october 16.(see my basic geodesic concepts post for a general model... More »
    October 18, 2009 • SH, SDS, SSO
  • How Rebalancing Added Over 2% To The Returns Of A Simple ETF Portfolio by Mitch Tuchman
    Rebalancing is a key to lower risk and higher returns because it forces the discipline and takes the emotionalism out of “buy low and sell high.”   The illustration below shows how a simple portfolio that has a target allocation of 50% bonds and 50% stocks gets rebalanced... More »
    October 14, 2009 • BIL, BIV, BLV
  • S&P 500 geodesic model update - Oct 2, 2009 by squark62
    Current S&P 500 model indication: overbought (since 2009-09-09) & bearish (since 2009-09-28)(see my basic geodesic concepts post for a general model description)Upward momentum of the S&P 500 index began to decelerate on 2009-09-18 and changed sign on 2009-09-28. Since that... More »
    October 4, 2009 • SPY, SH, SDS
  • S&P 500 geodesic pairs model - Sep 25, 2009 by squark62
    previous model indication: * cautiously bullish on the S&P 500 since 2009-08-21current model indication: * the S&P 500 is overbought since 2009-09-09(click here for my introduction to basic geodesic concepts)what a difference a week has made.  the coordinates of the model parameters... More »
    September 27, 2009 • SPY, SH, SDS
  • Bond Funds Price Change vs Volatility by Richard Shaw
    Stock volatility versus price change gets a lot of financial media attention, but bonds don’t get so much. Bonds are an important part of portfolios that deserve investigative attention too. This article provides data for  bond funds of various types in terms of price rate of change... More »
    September 21, 2009 • TIP, MBB, SHV
  • S&P 500 geodesic pairs trade - Sept 18, 2009 by squark62
    previous model indication: cautiously bullish on the S&P 500 since 2009-08-21current model indication: the S&P 500 is overbought since EOD 2009-09-09the red series of parameter coordinates show the time progression of the overbought condition of the S&P 500 index according to my... More »
    September 20, 2009 • SPY, SH, SDS
  • S&P 500 geodesic pairs trade - September 11, 2009 by squark62
    previous model indication: cautiously bullish on the S&P 500 since 2009-08-21current model indication: the S&P 500 is overbought since EOD 2009-09-09my geodesic model for the S&P 500 is now signaling an overbought status effective EOD 9-9-09.  the signal is based on the... More »
    September 13, 2009 • SPY, SH, SDS
  • S&P 500 geodesic pairs trade - September 4, 2009 by squark62
    current model indication: cautiously bullish on the S&P 500 since 2009-08-21based on this chart, the data appears to indicate the S&P 500 bull run since the march lows has a little more milage upward.  like a pendulum, the model has almost swung a full half cycle.  however,... More »
    September 7, 2009 • SPY, SH, SDS
  • S&P 500 geodesic pairs trade - August 28, 2009 by squark62
    current model indication: cautiously bullish on the S&P 500 since 2009-08-21Last week ending 2009-08-28 we saw lots of action by the fed in particular on tues, wed, & thurs.  2 yr, 5 yr & 7 year notes were sold essentially without a hitch.  As the jargon goes, indirect... More »
    August 31, 2009 • SDS, SH, SSO
  • S&P 500 geodesic pairs trade - August 21, 2009 by squark62
    previous model indication: bearish on the S&P 500 starting 2009-08-17current model indication: bullish on the S&P 500 as of 2009-08-21last week was one of the shortest bearish calls i can remember since apr-2009.  the only day down was monday which precipitated the bearish signal... More »
    August 24, 2009 • SPY, SDS, SPX

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