Tag Archives: market breadth

8 Recent Cautionary Articles on Trader Edge

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

Happy New Year! As I mentioned in my holiday greeting, I had to deal with a number of issues in 2015 that limited my research (and writing) efforts. As a result, I had a backlog of several important market-related insights … Continue reading →

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Bearish Market Breadth

Posted on December 31, 2015 by

Market breadth is one of the most reliable leading indicators of market reversals and major market turning points; breadth looks particularly ugly right now. There are many different ways to look at market breadth; we will review several in this … Continue reading →

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Divergence Strategies Generate High-Probability Trades

Posted on May 22, 2014 by

Divergences are simple conceptually.  When prices are making higher highs and higher lows and a predictive indicator, such as market breadth, is making lower highs and lower lows, then the indicator has diverged from price and the upward price trend … Continue reading →

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5 Near-Term Warning Signs

Posted on February 23, 2014 by

Despite the impressive V-shaped recovery in stock prices over the past two weeks, there is still serious cause for concern.  There are five near-term warning signs the equity markets must vanquish before the bulls can declare a short-term victory over … Continue reading →

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Market Breadth Divergence Update

Posted on November 27, 2013 by

On Sunday November 17th, I posted an article that identified headwinds for the equity market.  I explained that five independent leading indicators all pointed to near-term trouble for equities: a forming divergence in market breadth, an elevated CBOE Skew Index, … Continue reading →

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Five Headwinds for Equities

Posted on November 17, 2013 by

I typically release new posts on Thursdays, but market conditions justified an accelerated schedule this week. Five independent leading indicators all point to near-term trouble for equities: a forming divergence in market breadth, an elevated CBOE Skew Index, a very … Continue reading →

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The Deadly Double Divergence

Posted on October 24, 2013 by

Would you be interested in an indicator that has signaled ten market tops since 1966 without a single false signal?  I read about such an indicator in an article titled “Double Divergences in the Advance-Decline Line,” which appeared in the … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Trader Edge Articles

Posted on August 22, 2013 by

I started Trader Edge almost 18 months ago and it just occurred to me that I had never provided a list of the most popular articles on the site.  If you did not get a chance to read these articles … Continue reading →

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