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The Freep

06/07/04 10:25 AM

#26945 RE: Justa Werkenstiff #26936

Justa -- I asked this on Friday, too, but we've already seen the S+P and Dow make new highs for the move (both Friday and today now). So is your topping indicator just tech based? I assumed when you said "market" that it was the broader S+P.

Well, I actually see that the Naz has a new high for the move. So this can't really be a snap back rally to test the top, can it?

So again... does your topping indicator reset and then "re-ring" in situations like this? Or does it allow the topping process to continue like this for a few days after ringing. Price clearly hasn't blown out to the upside or nutting....

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Justa Werkenstiff

06/07/04 11:15 AM

#26966 RE: Justa Werkenstiff #26936

Market: Short term sentiment is moving towards overly optimistic at a rapid clip here. Will have to see how this closes but is supportive of my thinking and of the topping indicator at this point.
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Justa Werkenstiff

06/08/04 6:26 AM

#27045 RE: Justa Werkenstiff #26936

Market: My benchmark for the topping indicator is the NDX. On June 2nd when the topping indicator triggered, the high was NDX 1476. Today the high was on the close at 1493. So that is a difference of 17 points. On the comp, the difference is 20 points. As I mentioned before, the topping indicator is not so much a timing device (although it has called many tops to the day) as it is a warning device of a change in trend. I said that the these averages could make marginal new highs after an intital sell off and they have to date done that.

This period seems much like January for the topping indicator. It went off on January 9th when the high for the day was NDX 1542. The ndx did not top until January 20th at 1560. There was an 18 point difference. Could the same thing be happening here? Maybe.

However, both price and sentiment numbers are not at extremes in here like they were in January at this time in the cycle. They could get there in short order. But the potential is there to go higher in price and I think that scenario is more likely at this point with a break of the DT line. That is the kind of event that whips the bulls into a frenzy.