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DP Bulletin: Whipsaw ST Trend Model BUY Signal on Dow Industrials ($INDU)

Erin Swenlin

Erin Swenlin

Co-Founder, DecisionPoint.com

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The Dow's 5/20-EMAs have been braiding and unfortunately that causes whipsaw signals. Today saw the recent 9/6 ST Trend Model Neutral signal fall away in favor of a new BUY signal. With the market hitting new all-time highs, this wasn't a surprise to anyone to see this signal appear. 



The signal was generated when the 5-EMA crossed above the 20-EMA. You can see the margin, while not that thin between the two, should keep this signal intact. Any drop below the 20-EMA, however, and this signal will be canceled out. This is admittedly the trouble with the STTM, a 5-EMA is extraordinarily volatile. The positive divergence with the OBV is still in play and the PMO has turned up, so based on those technicals, I wouldn't expect to see this signal whipsaw away.


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- Erin


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Erin Swenlin
About the author: is a co-founder of the DecisionPoint.com website along with her father, Carl Swenlin. She launched the DecisionPoint daily blog in 2009 alongside Carl and now serves as a consulting technical analyst and blog contributor at StockCharts.com. Erin is an active Member of the CMT Association. She holds a Master's degree in Information Resource Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology as well as a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from the University of Southern California. Learn More