My seasonal strategy will give its re-entry sometime between October 16 and the end of November, depending on what the additional technical indicator I use says at the time.
It was also a market indicator that I featured in my early writing for Stocks and Commodities.
Warren Buffet was interviewed by Charlie Rose on Bloomberg a week or so ago and the conversation reminded me of an indicator that I follow.
One indicator that I and others watch most time but especially so in times like these is insider activity, which refers to the buying and selling activities of stocks and securities by company insiders, such as key executives and board members.
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Though the AAII Sentiment Indicator can be viewed as a contrarian signal, I would caution against relying on any one indicator as a sign that the market is at a turning point.
It reminded me the passion that I always have had for Radio and it was an indicator that it is in radio where I belong.
Likewise, the leading economic indicator series that I mentioned earlier was actually pointing to recession early in 2008.
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So, as I say, how useful this indicator can be is something for you to decide.
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The blue lines on the chart above represent the Bollinger bands, and below the bar chart, I have plotted the band width indicator.
The exact price and timing will be determined by a combination of Fibonacci retracement levels and what I call my smart money flow indicator.
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In this article, I will focus on the one indicator that is often ignored by many, but that should be followed closely by all stock investors.
In 1983, I was able to meet Gerry, as we were both speaking at a TAG conference, and I told him what a great indicator he had developed.
That is almost as good a reverse indicator probably as the stuff I heard at the St.
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No specialist in NVC will ever, as far as I know, claim that just one indicator is enough to get a valid interpretation of meaning.
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This is the first time in a long time I have seen this and is an indicator that OEMs experienced the same battery life characteristics as the reviewers.
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Of course, I feel that fundamentals are often a lagging indicator and a stock can drop 20% and still be a growth company.
And then, before you start using my perceived tone as a contrary indicator, let me say that I am not suggesting that things will be up-up-and-away from here.
Although it would definitely be useful to know your car's fuel mileage (a decline in miles per gallon is a good indicator of potential problems), I'm not dedicated enough to enter every single gasoline purchase.
At the time, I could not find anyone who was using this indicator.
This is one of the reasons I find the OBV to be such a valuable indicator, as it often leads prices by one or more periods.
Managing that range anxiety, even with the nifty iPhone app, proved a challenge and I found my eyes darting constantly to the battery indicator on the dashboard.
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As I referred to earlier, the OBV is the only indicator that routinely will break out ahead of prices.
As I discussed in an earlier trading lesson OBV: Perfect Indicator for All Markets, it can often be a very good leading indicator.
The range indicator hits a nerve-wracking three miles as I ascend the 25% grade of the final stretch but I make it home.
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Although consumer confidence is a lagging indicator, the low reading did not surprise me, and I believe is an accurate assessment of the collective mindsets of consumers at present, given all of the volatility that we saw in the stock market during the month of August.
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When it said recently it expected the UK economy to shrink slightly in the first quarter of 2012, I did wonder whether the downbeat prediction would turn out to be a counter-indicator - a sign that we had definitely avoided a double dip.
In my book, this is a lagging indicator, and as such is only used as confirmation of a position that I am already in.
And I think that is the most significant development of the past 24 hours, in terms of an indicator of where this is headed.
I, like you, had long thought that the price of gold was a valuable and valid indicator of various points about the global economy.
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