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Categories:Canadian Stocks
General Market Commentary
Market Timing
We also offer paint by numbers systems for bonds and gold. A diversified portfolio is offered below our commentary. As always, consult your own advisor and due your own due diligence.
The Call For The Week of Aug 2nd:
Stocks brushed off an earnings scare from Amazon to close slightly higher. Gold and bonds were relatively stable while the greenback dropped against the Loonie. Continue to focus on our barometer for clues on when to get defensive.
Long: SPY=30% TLT=0%, GLD=20% QQQ=30% cash=20%
Bullish when 5 out of 5 are true (+1) for each condition:
1. $SPX is above 65wk MA
2. Advance/Decline Line is trending up (buying power)
3. $TRAN is trending up (Dow Theory confirmation)
4. Utility Average MA rises (interest rate sensitive Utilities lead)
5. Bonds are trending up (interest rates are low)
Average holding period 392.3 days. 0.58 round trip trades per year. Longest drawdown duration 50 months vs. 73 for buy & hold.
64% winning trades since 1980. Beats buy and hold with less volatility (0.53 MAR Ratio).
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