High drama at the 200 dma

Preface: Explaining our market timing models We maintain several market timing models, each with differing time horizons. The "Ultimate Market Timing Model" is a long-term market timing model based on the research outlined in our post, Building the ultimate market timing model. This model tends to generate only a handful of signals each decade.   The Trend...

Tops are processes

I sounded a warning in late January about a possible long-term market top, based on a negative divergence of the 14-month RSI. It wasn’t a “sell everything” signal, but a cautionary sign of a topping pattern.     It is said that “bottoms are events, but tops are processes”. That’s because market bottoms tend to...

A golden opportunity

Gold has caught a bid against a backdrop of trade war fears. On the other hand, gold ETF AUM is skyrocketing, which is contrarian bearish.     Should you jump on the gold momentum train, or fade its rally?     Negative seasonality The answer depends on your time horizon. Callum Thomas pointed out that...

What should you buy as the Magnificent Seven falters?

Preface: Explaining our market timing models We maintain several market timing models, each with differing time horizons. The "Ultimate Market Timing Model" is a long-term market timing model based on the research outlined in our post, Building the ultimate market timing model. This model tends to generate only a handful of signals each decade.   The Trend...