Jan 16, 2012 - Issue #302
European Sovereign Debt Downgraded
European sovereign debt downgraded as US heads into holiday weekend.
CNBC asked Victor 'Trader Vic' Sperandeo on NYSE floor his view of the market: (1) Short the Euro. (2) Buy
stocks starting in May. Why? It's an election year. Obama has angered so many people, he couldn't get
elected 'dog catcher'. What if Obama wins? The market goes down... alot.
Dow Dogs (10 highest yielding): T, VZ, MRK, PFE, GE, JNJ, DD, INTC, PG, CVX.
Dow Small Dogs (5 lowest priced of the 10 highest yielding): MRK, T, INTC, PFE, GE.
Countdown till 2012 elections: 42 weeks.
Heads Up
W. D. Gann, a keen market observer, although not an astronomer, nevertheless, was fascinated by the apparent
coincidence of important market 'pivot points' and astronomical dates. Theories exist for estimating time and
price of important market turning points but astronomical occurrences are computed with mathematical certainty.
There is no logical reason why these occurrences should coincide yet, empirically, they have.
The 'Full Moon' and 'New Moon', among others, have been cited. Therefore, one might be well advised to be aware
of their occurrence. Note: The first 5 business days of 2008 concluded on a 'New Moon' and we all know how that
worked out. Coincidence?
1/9 Monday - Full Moon.
1/23 Monday - New Moon (Beware!).
During the next two weeks, the following DJ-30 components report earnings. Keep a sharp eye out for possible
price swings, up or down, (possible trading on 'inside information') leading up to 'earnings day' (Subject to
revision):
1/19 AXP, BAC, IBM, INTC.
1/20 GE.
1/24 DD, JNJ, MCD, TRV, VZ.
1/25 BA, UTX.
1/26 CAT, MMM, T.
1/27 CVX, PG.
Dow score card for the week ending 1/13/12.
DJ-30: 12422.06 +62.14 +0.50%. The Real World (arithmetical) DJ-30: 54.71 +0.28 +0.51%.
UP: 21, Down: 9.
Trends (weekly charts): This is the subjective part.
Rising (Generally Higher Highs/Higher Lows) 16 (+6) 53%:
+*AA, AXP, +*BA, BAC, +*CAT, +*CSCO, +*DD, GE, HD, +*HPQ, JPM, +*KFT, MMM, MSFT, +*TRV, +*UTX.
Consolidating (Generally Lower Highs/Higher Lows) 12 (-8) 40%:
-*CVX, -*DIS, INTC, JNJ, MCD, -*MRK, PFE, PG, T, VZ, WMT, XOM.
Declining (Generally Lower Highs/Lower Lows) 2 (+2) 7%:
-*IBM, -*KO.
+/- denotes change of direction.
* denotes change of category.
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