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Sorry. I may not have been clear.Royal Flush wrote:Thanks for the detail Mr. BachNut: won't the times it does work always be at highs/tops? I presume you mean that the probability of it working is lower if below a prior high or not a long way up in a leg off a recent bottom.Mr. BachNut wrote:
I think it is a 5 day total not average. You would use an average of 0.8 as a threshold.
I have some experience (read scar tissue) on this.
I have found that win rates on this are dramatically different depending on whether you are in a bull trend or bear trend.
The signal has good tradeable odds in a bear trend, but it is a coin flip in a bull trend IMO.
That said, it is worth keeping an eye on in a bull trend because the times it does work (52%) are often at highs/tops.
Al_Dente wrote:This just in from the OY Department:
“Market Bears Are Warning That Stocks Will Shoot Straight Up...Ironically, many of the bulls are warning of a correction before the next leg of the rally.”
http://www.businessinsider.com/richard- ... ks-2013-11
Al_Dente wrote:General Bonkers says FXI China went bonkers-up on the open, finally now a bit soft, but still really trying to hold bonky.
82mil? I'll let you have it this timeAl_Dente wrote:BB52x:
Boss, just buy her another diamond, already
http://e.businessinsider.com/view/52349 ... 5/c95b194a
Denali92 wrote:SLOW DAY - means a RESEARCH DAY!
Just for FUN - this is the NARROWEST RANGE SO FAR in the SPY on Opex Day since 2007
Others:
Aug 12 .44 - Minor top on the Tuesday after
Mar 12: .48 - Minor top on the Monday after
Feb 07: (pre holiday) .53 - MAJOR TOP on the Thursday after
Feb 11 (pre holiday): .63 Major top on Opex Day
Jan 12: .63 - Minor top on the Monday after
Feb 12 (pre holiday) .67Minor top on the Tuesday after
Means 1 of two things - the range will expand later today![]()
or we will sit here and make fresh highs next week until the market gets bored and we pull back about 2.5 SPY pts....
What I was surprised to discover is that 23 of the opex days (out of 83) since 2007 have had ranges of less than 1 pt in the SPY.
Anyway - silly research..... but thought people might enjoy!
-D
You were very clear, my lack of clarity ie: sum vs avg was confusing, thanks for more insight and sharing your experience.Mr. BachNut wrote:Royal Flush wrote:Mr. BachNut wrote:
I think it is a 5 day total not average. You would use an average of 0.8 as a threshold.
Sorry. I may not have been clear.
In an uptrend (as defined by my composite trend signal which is intermediate term in nature), I have been able to craft a setup based on 5 day average TRIN that profits about 1/2 the time.
Sometimes the wins catch a top and pay well. Sometimes they just catch a small dip in the trend and pay peanuts. The asymmetry is not great against losers with a functional stop loss.
It could well be a problem with my setup. A clever swing trader may better figure this one out.
In a downtrend, my numbers are different, perhaps because the Force is with me.![]()
I nonetheless find this signal is right enough to keep it on the radar.
Cobra has mentioned a 2% drop possibility. A TRIN warning is another data point consistent with that possibility.
Gen. Bonkers have a view on 10yr or TLT?Al_Dente wrote:General Bonkers says FXI China went bonkers-up on the open, finally now a bit soft, but still really trying to hold bonky.