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What Happened Today?
Technical News:
David Keller "Analyzing Our Appetite for Anchoring" (0:21:36):
Today David Keller discussed the concept of "anchoring" in regard to investing. Anchoring is a cognitive error described by behavioral finance in which individuals fixate on a target number or value – usually, the first one they get, such as an expected price or economic forecast.
Ten in Ten Before One (0:58:18):
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. We'll also check our email for symbol requests before the show (marketwatchers@stockcharts.com). You'll find all of these charts in the MarketWatchers LIVE ChartList, located at the top of the MarketWatchers blog homepage.
Technical Scans (1:12:31):
Below are the three scans that Erin shared with viewers today:
General PMO Scan:
// Narrows down the universe to stocks with decent volume and from the US
[type = stock] AND [Daily SMA(20,Daily Volume) > 100000]
AND [country is US]
// Keeps the penny stocks and high volatility stocks out of your results
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)]
// This identifies a PMO rising for 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)]
//This ensures we get a positive IT and LT Trend Model configuration
AND [today's ema(20,close) > today's ema(50,close)]
AND [today's ema(50,close) > today's ema(200,close)]
//This identifies stocks with SCTRs greater than 75 or in the "hot zone"
AND [SCTR > 75]
Scan for Dogs:
// The "universe" you are scanning:
[group is SP500]
OR [group is NDX]
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 [today's ema(20,close) < today's ema(50,close)]
AND [today's ema(50,close) < today's ema(200,close)]
and [SCTR <75]
Turning Point Scan (Moving from bearish configuration to bullish configuration):
// 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]
// Stock is in a "bull" market - 50-EMA higher than 200-EMA
AND [today's ema(50,close) > today's ema(200,close)]
AND [yesterday's ema(50,close) < yesterday's ema(200,close)]
Looking Forward:
Tune in on Thursday at 12:00p-1:30p EST for Julius de Kempenaer.
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