Quote from nitro:
SPX, 1257.61. FV, 1073.76. OFV, 1175.14. POFVF, 1258.26.
5-Day POFVF = 1255.76 : 1260.76 : 1250.76 : 1233.76
Closing values for the year.
FV seems to be about the worst indicator anyone's ever come up with and persisted with other an extended period of time. Could it be your own personal bias is so ingrained in the indicator that its an excellent fade for traders ? Because your own instincts for markets seem to be way off, so an indicator that systematically reflects that bias might be useful.
Perhaps run a model on 2011 that invests long the SPX for any time period the FV is lower then the SPX, and short any time the FV exceeds the SPX. Now, mathematically speaking, the question is could these excellent results ( I'm guessing here on the model result ) be due to random luck, or are we on to something, that being the fade potential of your trading bias ?
The answer to that question could lead to future trading profits.
I could make my own indictor here, RNFV. RNFV is the implied future value of the SPX based on reversing Nitro's indicator.
Simply put, RNFV = SPX - ( FV - SPX ) = ( 2 * SPX ) - FV
RNOFV = (2 * SPX ) - OFV
I suspect that RNOFV has potential. And, once I introduce RNPOFVF it might correlate with SPX closer then the other RN series indicators. FV/RNFV seem a little extreme at times.
So here goes. Today's RNOFV is 1340.08. suggesting a moderate bullish stance on markets.