The weekly OBV of AAPL broke through its resistance (line a) in February 2012 as the stock accelerated to the upside.

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Last year, many taxpayers accelerated income and sold stock realizing capital gains to lock in lower tax rates in anticipation of all the tax hikes that hit in January.

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On the stock buyback, he notes that DirecTV has been buying back stock at an accelerated pace and will likely continue to do so in 2012, but that the pace is likely to slow meaningfully in 2013.

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Conversely, when the capital gains tax rate was reduced under President Clinton, investments in new businesses increased, economic growth accelerated, unemployment fell, the stock market surged, and capital gains and income tax revenues rose to record levels, contributing to the significant budget surpluses of the late 1990s.

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