All five major equity averages are above what’s called a “golden cross,” which occurred when the 50-day simple moving average crossed above its 200-day simple moving average, indicating that higher prices lie ahead. Traders buy weakness to a value level that is below the current market price. Traders reduce holdings on strength to a risky level that is above the market price. A pivot is a “magnet,” which was once a value level or a risky ...
On Monday, August 25, 2014 the S&P 500 Index crossed 2,000 points for the first time ever more than 16 years after it hit 1,000. Take a look at the ten largest components then and now. #1 Then General Electric (GE) Market Value Then: $240.1 Billion % Index Then: 3.2% 2014 Rank: 8 #2 Then Coca-Cola (KO) Market Value Then: $164.9 Billion % Index Then: 2.2% 2014 Rank: 19 ...
The most recent short interest data has just been released by the NASDAQ for the 07/31/2014 settlement date, and we here at Dividend Channel have sifted through this fresh data and screened out these five S&P 500 stocks. A metric we find particularly useful when comparing short interest data is the “days to cover” metric because it considers both the total shares short and the average daily volume of shares traded. For the five stocks below, we have detected a notable change in days to cover, ...