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Positive start to the new year, with all of the major averages now above their 200 dma's. The NASDAQ-100 rallied 3.44% this past week, boosting the <b>NQ Timer</b> return to <b>16.26%</b> since 07-OCT-2010 inception date. - G

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2011 was a wild & crazy year. In the end, the indexes finished about where they started. We managed modest (hypothetical) gains, relative to our expected heady average. Our proven, successful, long-term trading systems may take a while to appear as such, since "risk-adjusted" returns...

The Technical Indicator: Charting a strong 2012 start CINCINNATI (MarketWatch) — The major U.S. benchmarks have started 2012 with a bang. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/charting-a-strong-2012-start-2012-01-03-123990 In fact, each benchmark has knifed from significant resistance...

India tycoon's got tons of cash, nowhere to invest http://finance.yahoo.com/news/india-tycoons-got-tons-cash-064653323.html Indian billionaire with $3.8 billion pile of cash can't find worthy domestic investment Associated Press By Erika Kinetz Dec 27, 2011 10:12 AM EST MUMBAI...

12/22/2011 6 Market Signals To Look For Before Investing In 2012 William Scott O'Neil, Contributor http://www.forbes.com/sites/investor/2011/12/22/6-market-signals-to-look-for-before-investing-in-2012/ Anyone trying to predict next year’s stock market is nuts. No one can consistently...

The Technical Indicator: Market bulls challenge the breakdown point CINCINNATI (MarketWatch) — Market bulls haven’t completely thrown in the towel despite a shaky technical backdrop. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/market-bulls-challenge-the-breakdown-point-2011-12-20-1225450 In...

The Technical Indicator: U.S. markets hold major support http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-markets-hold-major-support-2011-12-13 CINCINNATI (MarketWatch) — While the major benchmarks remain range-bound, the market recovery attempt is intact. Consider that the S&P 500, the Dow...

New post at my thread - http://www.elitetrader.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&postid=3383674#post3383674 ...now with 13,684 views (this thread has 30k+ views) :cool:

At EliteTrader.com, I know, the majority that frequent the site have an strong affinity towards day-trading. That being said, I'm sure many have strong ties to <u>long-term investing</u>. I follow these results (http://www.canslimpc.com/MonthlyReport.pdf), because I believe it to...

Trading systems at C2 (or for that matter anywhere) do not have continued success with any longevity (more that 2-3 years). We've seen the very best (ETF Timer, Topaz NQ100 M, Solaris) just stop "working", which of course does not allow for the power of compounding to take full effect. Most...

The Technical Indicator: Market recovery meets technical resistance CINCINNATI (MarketWatch) — While the market backdrop remains volatile, it’s also distinctly technical. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/market-recovery-meets-technical-resistance-2011-12-06 Consider that each...

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The notion that the European Central Bank can run to the rescue of Europe is "overplayed" in financial markets, said James Bullard, the president of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, on Thursday. The notion that inflating is like a free way out of the sovereign-debt...

IBD Editorials Fed Leads Other Central Banks In Applying Band-Aid Posted 11/30/2011 06:36 PM ET http://news.investors.com/Article/593297/201111301836/eu-debt-crisis-requires-spending-cuts.htm?src=HPLNews Debt Crisis: Led by the Fed, top central banks added dollars to the global...

The Technical Indicator: Dead-cat bounce can’t mask stock downtrend http://news.investors.com/Article/593297/201111301836/eu-debt-crisis-requires-spending-cuts.htm?src=HPLNews CINCINNATI (MarketWatch) — The U.S. markets have rallied respectably from one-month lows. Nonetheless, each...

Investor's Corner How To Invest: Big Picture Maps The Market Direction By ALAN R. ELLIOTT, INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 11/30/2011 03:47 PM ET http://news.investors.com/Article/593234/201111301547/study-big-picture-to-decipher-market-direction.htm?src=HPLNews At this time of year...

Despite decade-plus years of experience using IBD market direction calls - as well as 3+ C2 years testing the approach, SideShowBob, <b>The IBD Experiment</b> is still in the very early phase or stage of development -- at least in regards to putting much <i>actual</i> money to work! Of course...

The Technical Indicator: Market bears back on offense CINCINNATI (MarketWatch) — With this week’s downturn, the U.S. markets have violated several key support points. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/market-bears-back-on-offense-2011-11-22-1210420 Each benchmark is now traversing...

Current SHORT play (IBD "market in correction" call 18-Nov-2011) is bringing us out of drawdown... NASDAQ-100 futures system - Age: 14 months Gain: 15.5% S&P 500 gain:2.3% NASDAQ-100 2X ETFs system - Age: 13 months Gain: 5.0% S&P 500 loss: 1.0% - G

<u>Yes, 1-2 days - during my 13 years of IBD experience has been the norm.</u> Absolutely...exact market timing is virtually impossible, however as a <b><i>trend-</i></b>following system (The IBD Experiment) -- getting the majority of trend gains, both up and down, will profit best in the...