[Jere]

This is my interpretation of Stan's Momentum Index, i.e. the 200 day moving average of the NY advance decline line.

[isatrader]

Attached is the NYSE Bullish Percent Index and the NYSE long, medium and short term moving average breadth charts.



The NYSE Bullish Percent Index

The long term NYSE Bullish Percent Index ($BPNYA) reversed back into a column of Os today, and is now on Bear Confirmed status.

   

NYSE Percentage of Stocks above their 200 Day, 150 Day and 50 Day Moving Averages P&F charts

           

NYSE Percentage of Stocks above their 200 Day, 150 Day and 50 Day Moving Averages line charts

           

[isatrader]

The sector breadth continued to fall this week, and now all 9 sectors are on a sell signal with basic materials and utilities both below the 50% level.

Below is the data table for the Percent of Stocks Above 150 Day Moving Average in each sector which I've ordered by relative strength, with the highest to the lowest percentage in each sector. Also attached is the visual diagram of the 9 sectors and the NYSE Percentage of Stocks above their 150 day Moving Averages line chart.

[isatrader]

Attached is the updated Advance Decline Breadth Charts, including the cumulative AD line, momentum index, cumulative AD volume line, 10 Day AD oscillator and the McClellan Oscillator and Summation Index.

[isatrader]

Attached is the New Highs / New Lows charts

[isatrader]

Attached is the updated volatility breadth charts

[isatrader]

Attached is the exclusive S&P 500 Cumulative P&F Breakouts - Breakdowns charts, which is firmly below the 20 day moving average which I use as a signal line. So it's on a sell signal currently.

There was 12 breakouts and 23 breakdowns this week, which takes the total for the month of August to 68 breakouts and 79 breakdowns.

[theory6453]

With the US markets beginning to look like they could be moving into early Stage 3 soon, I thought it would be a good time to post Chart 7-13 from Chapter 7 of the book as a reminder, which shows the ideal short sale entry points and general pattern as a number of stocks are beginning to break down into Stage 4.

That actually brings up a question I had about the overall markets being in Stage 1 or 3... The book maintains that one should mainly take long positions with the occasional short when the overall market is in Stage 2 and vice versa when the overall market is in Stage 4... but what types of positions/setups should we be looking for in transitional phases such as Stage 1 or 3? If we do move into a Stage 3, I realize that we should keep an eye on our long positions to move our stops up so that they get stopped out and we keep our profits. But what sort of setups should we be looking for in these transitional phases? And what would be the distribution (if I'm looking to have 6 positions, do I take 3 long and 3 short when in Stage 3).

Apologize if this question has already been asked/answered or if it's addressed in the book and I haven't gotten to it yet (i'm about 3/4 done with the book currently). I could be over-thinking this again. I'm sure there's no concrete answer to the question but I just want to get people's feedback as to what they would be looking for when the overall US market is in Stage 3.

Thanks,