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SECONDARY DELINEATOR

(SPY daily time scale, determines direction of trades identified by the Primary, all times Eastern)

 

Closing Read Dec 24, 2009

Primary Trend=Up

Number of days=8

  

 

SW= +1462

SLOPE= +184

CHANGE= +42

 

PM Update Dec 24:  The Secondary gained 42 ticks to +184

 

AM Update Dec 24:  Signal weight again positive, the Secondary gaining 28 ticks to 171.

 

PM Update Dec 23:  The Secondary gained 44 ticks to +145.

 

AM Update Dec 23:  The Secondary is gaining 41 ticks to +141.

 

PM Update Dec 22:  The up cycle continues.

 

AM Update Dec 22:  At the open the Secondary is flat.  To turn down, negative signal weight of -1240 is required.

 

PM Update Dec 21:  The Secondary gained 54 ticks to +79.

 

AM Update Dec 21:  The Secondary is gaining 67 ticks to +92.  Negative signal weight of -260 is needed to turn it down today.  A new up cycle on the Primary has been confirmed.

 

PM Update Dec 18:  The Secondary gained 19 ticks to +24 and the up cycle remains intact.

 

 


 

PRIMARY DELINEATOR

(SPY 30 minute timeframe, identifies trades, all times Eastern)

 

 

Dec 24:  Closing Read

For the shortened day, signal weight closed very strongly positive, the Change essentially zero.  With the Primary now at +9458 (+12200 old) it's now in overextended territory.  We should expect a slope change down on Monday as any further gains from here in price will be unsustainable setting up a reversal.

 Primary= +9458

 SW= +1461

SLOPE= +180

CHANGE= +0.55

 

Dec 24:  Opening Read   Trading Model Achieves Target

Signal weight continues to hold in strongly positive at +1169, the Change -5.  The Primary is approaching overextended levels now.  The trading model achieved the profit target of 112.19 just after the open.

 

 Primary= +7412

 SW= +1169

SLOPE= +185

CHANGE= -5

 

 


 

Dec 23:  Closing Read

Signal weight stayed strongly positive all day and a slope change down was not in the cards for today.  Tomorrow is a half day and typically not much happens, but we'll see.  Obviously, we're at that point again in the cycle where we'll need to see equally strong signal weight tomorrow as today otherwise a slope change will occur.  This would be more likely on Monday.

 

 Primary= +7223

 SW= +1360

SLOPE= +191

CHANGE= +6

 

  

Dec 23:  10am and final post until after the close

Signal weight now only +391, TTXSlope=3.6 bars.  This is the last post for me today folks until after the close. I'm flat in my trading account and going to play golf.  Tomorrow is a half day so...happy holidays!

 

 Primary= +5584

 SW= +1333

SLOPE= +139

CHANGE= +23

 

 

Dec 23:  Opening Read

Signal weight has opened strongly positive at +1333, the Change +23 as the old highs are being tested.

 

 Primary= +5584

 SW= +1333

SLOPE= +139

CHANGE= +23

 


 

Dec 22:  Closing Read

Any negative signal weight tomorrow will conclude this cycle, otherwise expect it to continue to retest the highs of last week.

 

 Primary= +5446

 SW= +748

SLOPE= +116

CHANGE= -7

 

 

Dec 22:  11am

Signal weight now weakly positive at +476, the Change -40, TTXSlope=6.7 bars which is still quite a ways away.  Unless signal weight stays above +600, we'll get a slope change down later today.

 

 Primary= +3991

 SW= +488

SLOPE= +271

CHANGE= -40

 

 

Dec 22:  10:12am

Signal weight increasing to +1120, the Change -12.  The trading model is still long SPY at 111.19 with a gtc exit at 112.19.  End of the year trading typically gets lighter volume but the moves are magnified somewhat.

 

Update 10:45:  Signal weight erroding to under +700

 

 Primary= +3414

 SW= +1120

SLOPE= +353

CHANGE= -12

 

 

Dec 22:  Opening Read

Signal weight moderately positive, the Change -27.  Expect the highs from last week to be tested today as long as signal weight remains moderately to strongly positive.

 

 Primary= +2670

 SW= +820

SLOPE= +368

CHANGE= -27

 

 

 

Dec 21:  Closing Read

Signal weight strong all day, the Change -2 at the close.  Signal weight will need to be positive in the morning to keep this cycle intact, otherwise the process of the next slope change will begin.

 

 Primary= +2696

 SW= +1331

SLOPE= +393

CHANGE= -2.4

 

 

Dec 21:  3:12pm

With signal weight +1350, the Change just went negative.

 

Dec 21:  2:22pm

Signal weight holding +1444, the Change now +10, the Primary +1507 rising at +393 ticks per bar as the Change approaches zero.

  

 Primary= +1507

 SW= +1444

SLOPE= +393

CHANGE= +10

 

Dec 21:  11am

Signal weight +1414, the Change +44.  We should expect the value of the Primary to pass zero shortly.  With the Slope +260 and the Change +44, we probably won't see the Slope get to +500 or more so we shouldn't expect to see the Primary get to +4000 on this cycle unless signal weight goes above 2000 which isn't too likely.  Hence, this cycle might be shorter than the typical cycle.

 

 Primary= -630

 SW= +1414

SLOPE= +260

CHANGE= +44

 

Dec 21:  10am   Enter Long Confirmed at 111.19

The enter long signal has confirmed at 111.19, the trading model is long at that price with a gtc exit at 112.19.  Any move lower in price this bar or next can be bought.

 

 Primary= -1107

 SW= +1516

SLOPE= +103

CHANGE= +68

 

Dec 21:  Opening Read    SLOPE CHANGE CONFIRMED, EARLY ENTER LONG SIGNAL ISSUED

Signal weight strongly positive at +1323.  The Slope change has confirmed and an early enter long signal has issued that will confirm at 10am if signal weight exceeds +1050.

  

 Primary= -1265

 SW= +1555

SLOPE= +100

CHANGE= +81

 

 

Dec 21:  Pre Opening

The Market's trading up pre-opening so we can expect that signal weight will be positive enough to confirm the slope change just after the open.

 


 

Dec 18:  Closing Read   Early Slope Change Issued

Nothing like an end of day end of week signal.  Obviously, Monday's opening signal weight will determine if we get a confirmation of the slope change as they cannot confirm at the end of a day.  The trend of the Secondary is still up and hence if we do get a slope change, we'll also get an early enter long Monday morning as well.

 

 Primary= -1364

 SW= +568

SLOPE= +18

CHANGE= +38

 

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