Chart of the Week

By John Del Vecchio and Brad Lamensdorf Last week, we highlighted the TIR indicator as being very oversold and stretched to the downside. We suggested the odds favored a bounce. Boy did we get one. Stocks exploded higher. Especially low-quality stocks with a bit of “hair” on them. It was a tough week for short…

By John Del Vecchio and Brad Lamensdorf Well, that was fast. Last week, we highlighted the Investors Intelligence TIR Indicator. This measure of dozens of technical factors was pressed down to a level of three out of 100. The market was seriously oversold. We expected a big bounce. That bounce came and it came quickly….

By John Del Vecchio and Brad Lamensdorf After a recent sell off, the markets are again oversold. This favors a bounce. One of our favorite indicators is the Investors Intelligence TIR. The TIR is a composite of dozens of indicators and we find it very useful when the readings are extreme.  It now stands at…

By John Del Vecchio and Brad Lamensdorf Investors are levered. Up to their eyeballs. Leverage works until it doesn’t. Take a look at this chart below, courtesy of Advisor Perspectives. Investors have taken on more and more leverage as the market has climbed higher. Negative balances are not quite to the levels of May, 2018…

By John Del Vecchio and Brad Lamensdorf Wow! That was fast. The September 29 Chart of the Week highlighted a very oversold market. The TIR Indicator had plummeted. Stocks were deeply oversold. It bottomed a few days before we published the chart, courtesy of Investor Intelligence. While the indicator is volatile and measures the short-term,…