Even More About The Bullish Percent Index I’ve been getting questions about the bullish percent index, and playing offense or defense, like “if we’re on defense, will all stocks move down?” And “What if I don’t want to sell these stocks? I’ve owned them a long time.” These are very relevant questions. First, will all […]

More about the Bullish Percent A question that’s often asked is, “if your signals suggest we are on defense, why does it seem like the market is still going up?” Over the last few years, we’ve seen many pullbacks in the range of 5% to 8%. So it’s quite normal (and to be expected), that […]

How the Bullish Percent Index works To understand how the bullish percent index, our main coach, works, you need to begin with and understand three main concepts. First, the bullish percent index merely measures the percentage of stocks currently on buy signals. It’s simply a chart that runs from zero to 100%. Second, the only […]

Remember that the NYSE Bullish Percent tells us the amount of risk currently in the market. It’s not a tool that will tell us whether the market will zoom up or down. Currently, it’s telling us the risk in the market is at it’s highest, and the chance of losing money now is pretty good. […]

Our main coach, the New York Stock Exchange bullish percent chart has signaled this week it’s time to bring the defensive playbook out. “Wealth preservation” becomes the key now. The bullish percent is a “risk” indicator, not a predictor. It means stay alert, clear out your weak holdings, take sell signals seriously. It doesn’t mean […]

The primary indicator that I follow, the New York Stock Exchange Bullish Percent chart is within 1% of a move from a column of X’s to a column of O’s. This kind of shift indicates a move from offense to defense. Moving to defense does NOT mean that the market will start moving down. In […]

Am I a broken clock? Or is the rest of the world figuring out what we’ve been saying all along? The primary indicator that I use to measure risk in the market is the New York Stock exchange bullish percent chart. This chart merely tells us the percentage of stocks that are currently on buy […]

Look At The Bond Market Hate being the party pooper, but I think it’s important to remind people that when interest rates start to creep up, that’s usually a sign that the party in the stock market may be taking a pause, or even coming to a close. Look at what’s happening in the bond […]

Interest rates are on the rise. Why? In my line of work, we never know the reason why certain events took place — until after they’ve occurred. Then we have to deal with picking up the pieces, or mopping up the spilled milk. As many people smarter than me have noted, they don’t ring a […]

All four of the short-term indicators that I use to track the market have now moved down. The fourth indicator to finally capitulate and reverse down was the high low index, which occurred in just the last few days. This means that more new low’s are being set in the market then new highs. This […]