Monthly Archive: August 2011

Daily Update Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Upbeat Factory Orders data pushed stock prices sharply higher in early trading today; however stock prices retreated only to stage a late afternoon rally and close the choppy trading session modestly higher. With one green light and an UpDn situation Prudent Investors may buy stocks long only when the…

Daily Update Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Hopes for more economic stimulus offset a weak Consumer Confidence reading today causing stock prices to finish the trading session modestly higher. With one green light and an UpDn situation Prudent Investors may buy stocks long only when the market is rising.Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market…

Daily Update Monday, August 29, 2011

Strong gains from the insurance sector, upbeat Consumer Spending data and optimism from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke sparked a rally on Wall Street today pushing stock prices shaprly higher. With one green light and an UpDn situation Prudent Investors may buy stocks long only when the market is rising.Aggressive…

Triathlon Tidbits.

The Price of the VectorVest Composite closed at $25.84 per share today, up $0.93 per share since last Friday and up for the first time in five weeks. The Primary Wave is Up and the MTI is back above 0.61, the histogram on the Enhanced ProTrader Timing Graph is above 0.00…

Daily Update Thursday, August 25, 2011

Anticipation of tomorrow’s speech from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke caused investors to grow cautious today sending stocks prices sharply lower. With three yellow lights and an UpDn situation Prudent Investors should be prepared to go bottom-fishing and bargain hunting, but the Primary Wave must be Up and please…

Daily Update Wednesday, August 24, 2011

A better-than-expected Durable Goods Orders report pushed stock prices higher in early trading today; however stock prices retreated mid-day only to stage a late afternoon rally and close the choppy trading session sharply higher. With three yellow lights and a DnDn situation Prudent Investors should be prepared to…

Daily Update Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Investors shrugged off weak economic reports today causing stock prices to finish the trading session sharply higher. With three yellow lights and a DnDn situation, the Price of the VectorVest Composite has found support at the $24.91 level for three consecutive days. Therefore, a continuation of this two-day rally…

Daily Update Monday, August 22, 2011

Despite starting the day sharply higher, stock prices retreated to close only slightly higher on uneasiness over the health of the economy. With three yellow lights and a DnDn situation Prudent Investors should not buy stocks at this time. Aggressive Investors and Traders should play the market up…