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What Happened Today?
DecisionPoint Scanning Workshop with Erin Swenlin: Today Erin presented a workshop on using DecisionPoint tools for scanning. You'll want to watch the recording, but here are few of her slides followed by a group of the scans she demonstrated today. For her 'favorite' scan, click on the link at the bottom of this blog for scan language and more detail.
Here are some of her scans that you can copy and paste into your own scan list.
PMO Scan to Rule Them All
// The "universe" you are scanning:
[group is SP500]
OR [group is SP600]
// PMO has not yet had a crossover:
AND[today's PMO Line(35,20,10)<today's PMO Signal(35,20,10)]
// PMO Rising for last three days:
AND [today's PMO Line(35,20,10) > yesterday's PMO Line(35,20,10)]
AND [yesterday's PMO Line(35,20,10) > 2 days ago PMO Line(35,20,10)]
AND [2 days ago PMO Line(35,20,10) > 3 days ago PMO Line(35,20,10)]
// Positive Line-up of EMAs 20-EMA > 50-EMA > 200-EMA (Implies Stock is in an IT or LT Bull market:
AND [today's ema(20,close) > today's ema(50,close)]
AND [today's ema(50,close) > today's ema(200,close)]
Trend Model & PMO Crossovers Scan for Financial Sector (Can substitute any Sector or Industry Group)
[group is FinancialSector]
AND [today's ema(20,close) > today's ema(50,close)]
AND [yesterday's ema(20,close) < yesterday's ema(50,close)]
AND [today's ema(50,close) > today's ema(200,close)]
AND [today's PMO Line(35,20,10) > today's PMO Signal(35,20,10)]
20/50-EMA Positive Xover and LT Trend Model on a BUY
[type = stock] AND [Daily SMA(20,Daily Volume) > 50000]
and [country =US]
AND [today's ema(20,close) > today's ema(50,close)]
AND [today's ema(50,close) > today's ema(200,close)]
and [today's PMO Line(35,20,10) > today's PMO Signal(35,20,10)] and [yesterday's PMO Line(35,20,10) <= yesterday's PMO Signal(35,20,10)]
5/20-EMA Positive Xover and 3-Day Rising PMO
// Narrows down the universe to US stocks with decent volume and a close above $10
[type = stock] AND [Daily SMA(20,Daily Volume) > 50000]
AND [country is US]
AND [Close > 10]
// This identifies a PMO that hasn't yet had a positive crossover its signal line
AND[today's PMO Line(35,20,10)<today's PMO Signal(35,20,10)]
AND [today's PMO Line(35,20,10) > yesterday's PMO Line(35,20,10)]
AND [yesterday's PMO Line(35,20,10) > 2 days ago PMO Line(35,20,10)]
AND [2 days ago PMO Line(35,20,10) > 3 days ago PMO Line(35,20,10)]
// Stock is in a "bull" market - 50-EMA higher than 200-EMA
AND [today's ema(50,close) > today's ema(200,close)]
// Stock just had a 5-EMA positive crossover 20-EMA - Short-Term bullish
AND [today's ema(5,close) X today's ema(20,close)]
Ten in Ten Before One: In this regular segment, Tom attempts to review ten charts in ten minutes. Send in your symbol requests via Twitter (@mktwatcherslive) before the show or using the live chat box during the LIVE program and we'll try and add them. We'll also check our email for symbol requests before the show (marketwatchers@stockcharts.com). You'll find all of the charts in the MarketWatchers LIVE ChartList, located at the top of the MarketWatchers blog homepage.
Sentiment Update: Very interesting sentiment charts today. Here's the summary:
BIG THANK YOU TO GREG SCHNELL FOR CO-HOSTING TODAY!!
Greg did the 10 in 10 charts today which are in the MWL ChartList. He also sent along these two bonus charts!
Looking Forward:
Tune in on Monday at 12:00p - 1:30p EST on 1/8 for Monday Set-Ups. Tom and Erin will discuss which charts look hot or not for the upcoming week and Erin will give us the latest DecisionPoint Report.
The regular segments, Ten in Ten to One and Mailbag are also on tap for Monday, where we look at your recent questions and symbol requests.
Don't miss it!!
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PMO -Price Momentum Oscillator
