Monthly Archive: August 2009

Daily Update Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Rising demand for oil boosted energy stocks, causing the Major Indexes to end higher again today. With three yellow lights and a DnUp situation Prudent Investors should remain cautious and not buy stocks at this time. Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market with a bias to…

Daily Update Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Positive housing data and better-than-expected earnings reports from several retailers sparked a rally on Wall Street today, driving stock prices modestly higher. With three yellow lights and a DnUp situation Prudent Investors should remain on the sidelines and not buy stocks at this time. Aggressive Investors and Traders…

Daily Update Monday, August 17, 2009

A disappointing outlook from Lowe’s reinforced worries about weak consumer spending causing investors to take profits off the table today pushing the Major Indexes sharply lower. With one red light and a DnUp situation Prudent Investors should move to the sidelines and not buy stocks at this time….

VectorVest Option Tools.

The Price of the VectorVest Composite fell $0.19 per share from last Friday and the Primary Wave, i.e., the week-to-week movement of the Price of the VectorVest Composite, has gone from Up to Dn. It needs to go down one more week in order to signal a sustainable downtrend. The earliest…

Daily Update Thursday, August 13, 2009

Investors’ euphoria about yesterday’s Fed announcement didn’t last long as disappointing jobs and retail data caused stocks prices to fluctuate today and the Major Indexes to close only slightly higher. However, with three green lights, an UpUp situation and assuming the rally continues Prudent Investors may buy high VST-Vector,…

Daily Update Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The Major Indexes soared today as the Fed announced that they believe economic activity is “leveling out.” With one green light and an UpUp situation Prudent Investors may buy high VST-Vector, ‘B’ rated stocks long. Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market to the upside.We are in…

Daily Update Tuesday, August 11, 2009

The Fed’s upcoming economic statement plus a gloomy outlook from one of the banking sector’s biggest bulls caused stock prices to move sharply lower today. With three yellow lights, a DnUp situation and the bears taking control Prudent Investors should tighten their Stops and not buy stocks at…

Daily Update Monday, August 10, 2009

Concerns that the rally may be fading caused investors to take profits today, pushing the Major Indexes modestly lower. With three yellow lights and an UpUp situation Prudent Investors may buy high VST-Vector, ‘B’ rated stocks long, but caution is advised. Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the…