We have just launched with a brand new a href="http://www.zignals.com/main/trading_system/trading_system.aspx"Trading System/a builder which will allow you to create your own trading strategies and follow the trade signals generated via email. You will eventually have the opportunity to earn money selling it in the a href="http://www.zignals.com/main/trading_strategies/market_trading_strategies.aspx"Zignals MarketPlace/a. If you would like to read more about our Trading System builder you can do so a href="http://www.zignals.com/main/trading_system/trading_system_help.aspx"here/a. br /br /But first things first; FREE registration with Zignals followed by a prompt to download Microsoft's Silverlight will give access to the trading strategy builder. For this article I am working through the Zignals a href="http://www.zignals.com/main/dashboard/dashboard.aspx"Dashboard/a which gives full access to all of our services (a href="http://www.zignals.com/main/stock_alerts/stock_alerts.aspx"stock alerts/a, a href="http://www.zignals.com/main/stock_charts/stock_charts.aspx"stock charts/a, a href="http://www.zignals.com/main/stock_screener/stock_screener.aspx"stock screener/a and a href="http://www.zignals.com/main/portfolio_manager/portfolio_manager.aspx"portfolio manager/a) within a single application. The key advantage of using this over the individual applications is the seamless switching between applications. br /br /We shall start with a ...

For the second time in the space of a month the FTSE 250 has cracked below its 20-day moving average. The last time this occurred was early summer; then the index went on to spend a few weeks below this moving average, making a new lower low, before resuming the trend higher. br /br /a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WWGUfU1tOjI/Subcj5nlA5I/AAAAAAAABCY/YGpZ_jQiADA/s1600-h/Stock+Chart+a16.png"img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WWGUfU1tOjI/Subcj5nlA5I/AAAAAAAABCY/YGpZ_jQiADA/s320/Stock+Chart+a16.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397243712770474898" //abr /span class="fullpost"A similar event here should see a test of the 902.50 low -which was both an August reaction high and the early October reaction low - with the potential to drift down to 867 if a more protracted decline kicked in. Intermediate trends in the market tend to run between 3 weeks and 3 months with the current end-of-year a handy time scale for a flat/downward phase. br /br /A more serious decline (one lasting months) would require confirmation of ...

News that oil-producing countries are in talks with oil-consuming countries to denominate future transactions in a basket of currencies rather than in dollars sent the U.S. dollar to new lows and gold to new non-inflation adjusted highs of $1,045 before settling around $1,039. Portfolio manager Brian Hicks spoke with Stacey Delo from Marketwatch about whatrsquo;s behind goldrsquo;s big move upward today and whether todayrsquo;s move is just the beginning of a long-term trend for the precious metal. Hicks believes the trend has legs and has even moved his price target higher. My original target was $1,100 by year-end, and I think where the dollar is now and the potential for it to go lower between now and the year end, I think I have to move that target up a bit to $1,150, maybe $1,200 by year-endhellip; Wersquo;ve tested $1,000 an ounce on several occasions over the last 18 months and now wersquo;ve ...

News that oil-producing countries are in talks with oil-consuming countries to denominate future transactions in a basket of currencies rather than in dollars sent the U.S. dollar to new lows and gold to new non-inflation adjusted highs of $1,045 before settling around $1,039. Portfolio manager Brian Hicks spoke with Stacey Delo from Marketwatch about whatrsquo;s behind goldrsquo;s big move upward today and whether todayrsquo;s move is just the beginning of a long-term trend for the precious metal. Hicks believes the trend has legs and has even moved his price target higher. My original target was $1,100 by year-end, and I think where the dollar is now and the potential for it to go lower between now and the year end, I think I have to move that target up a bit to $1,150, maybe $1,200 by year-endhellip; Wersquo;ve tested $1,000 an ounce on several occasions over the last 18 months and now wersquo;ve ...

MarketWatch columnist Chuck Jaffe highlights the new AdvisorShares Dent Tactical ETF (NYSEArca: DENT) as his "stupid investment of the week." Jaffe reviews portfolio manager Harry Dent's track record and finds it lacking.

Read the full column here.

 

The rude health of the Nasdaq has been evident by the strength from its internals; 74% of constituents are on point-n-figure buy signals, 71% are above their 50-day MA and an incredible 80% are above their 200-day MA. Such conditions can't continue forever so what should one be looking for? br /br /During the depths of despair encountered over the latter part of 2008 the percentage of Nasdaq stocks above their 200-day MA languished below 10% for the best part of 5-months. The percentage of stocks above their 50-day MA enjoyed a brief rally from 10% to 70% before heading lower. While the bullish percents struggled to challenge the 50% mark.br /br /a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WWGUfU1tOjI/SsM17-vkMuI/AAAAAAAABCI/CRBVt0AoA3o/s1600-h/NASISep30.png"img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WWGUfU1tOjI/SsM17-vkMuI/AAAAAAAABCI/CRBVt0AoA3o/s320/NASISep30.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387208883836302050" //abr /br /span class="fullpost"If one was to flip this scenario on its head and apply it to the courent situation. the likely view going ...

Investors are approaching the week with “itchy trigger fingers”, according to chief investment strategist for Northern Trust, Jim McDonald. After last week’s housing and manufacturing data checked the market’s 7-month advance, the pits are wary going into a week set to be dominated by more reports on leading economic indicators.

The Labor Department’s monthly report due out Friday will be paramount to many, addressing concerns over unemployment. Compounding the uneasiness will be reports on industrial output, pricing, consumer confidence, factory orders and construction spending. Investors will also be watching for new outlooks in anticipation of 3Q earnings data next month, which should indicate the relative health of companies.

Last week’s losses were chalked up to poorer-than-expected performance in commodities, home sales and durable goods orders. The DJIA, S&P and NDAQ were down roughly 2% by week’s end, despite encouragement from the Fed and a seemingly rosy unemployment report showing job

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Where has the year gone? Looking at the two market dates you would think very little happened over the intervening period, except for the almost 50% drop, 100% rally the market has endured this past year. So what has gone and what might we expect to come? br /br /Last a href="http://zignalsblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/s-moving-average-behavior.html"June/a I took a look at the SP and studied the relationships between the 20-day, 50-day and 200-day MAs and the index. In June I concluded:br /br /blockquoteThe take home lesson is for the next month or two further downside is not just likely but probable; only in 2003 did a rally develop soon after the match. For the other five of the six matches the SP lost between 7% and 30% of its value before it finally turned around.br /br /From a buyers perspective there is little incentive to be long SP futures or stocks until a firm ...

With all the focus on NAMA, the rally in the a href="http://www.zignals.com/main/quicknav/MenuCharts.aspx?param=VlcxOTM4?end"Irish Stock Market/a has largely gone un-noticed. br /br /Its first inkling of a reversal was in February 2009 when the 35-,40-,45-, and 50-day weighted moving average ribbon tightened in response to a slowing intermediate trend. It was mid-April when the faster 5-, 10-, 15- and 20-day WMA ribbon cut through the slower ribbon on its way higher - kicking off a new bull rally. July saw a bear trap as the faster WMA ribbon cut through the flat-lined slower ribbon, only for the market to rally and re-instate the rally by the start of August.br /br /a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WWGUfU1tOjI/SrDa2pamb6I/AAAAAAAABAo/8K1tVIHLbLQ/s1600-h/Stock+Chart+ISEQ+Sep+15.png"img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WWGUfU1tOjI/SrDa2pamb6I/AAAAAAAABAo/8K1tVIHLbLQ/s320/Stock+Chart+ISEQ+Sep+15.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382042187072958370" //abr /span class="fullpost"However, even in the context of six month rally there is no inclination the rate of advance is set to slow. Channel resistance won't become an ...

A post from a href="http://www.thestockadvisors.com/content/view/4067/33/"TheStockAdvisors/a last Friday suggested seven stocks which have paying dividends for over 100 years, raised their dividend on an annual basis for the last 25 years and can be directly purchased. Given their potential for accumulative returns how have the stocks performed from a price perspective? Quotes directly from the articlebr /br /[1] a href="http://www.zignals.com/main/quicknav/MenuCharts.aspx?param=VlcxODYz?end"Coca-Cola (KO)/abr /br /blockquote...its strong overseas business should get a lift from the weak dollar and presence in emerging markets. The yield of well over 3% enhances total-return appeal. /blockquotebr /a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WWGUfU1tOjI/SqfPONQ7pmI/AAAAAAAAA_w/OxebMXGEOuc/s1600-h/Stock+Chart+a15.png"img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 176px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WWGUfU1tOjI/SqfPONQ7pmI/AAAAAAAAA_w/OxebMXGEOuc/s320/Stock+Chart+a15.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379496122903144034" //abr /span class="fullpost"[2] a href="http://www.zignals.com/main/quicknav/MenuCharts.aspx?param=VlcxODY0?end"Colgate-Palmolive (CL)/abr /br /blockquote...takes a back seat to no company when it comes to consistency and growth of its dividend. The firm has been paying a dividend since 1895, with the dividend increased annually for the last 46 years. /blockquotebr /a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WWGUfU1tOjI/SqfRFeg7NpI/AAAAAAAAA_4/SNAEzK4B4Xc/s1600-h/Stock+Chart+CL.png"img style="display:block; margin:0px ...