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November 2023

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DP Trading Room: How To Time Your Trade Entries & Exits Like a Pro

by Erin Swenlin

In this week's edition of The DecisionPoint Trading Room, Erin flies solo today and gives everyone a refresher course on how to expertly time your entries and exits for trades, using the 5-minute candlestick chart... Read More 

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Wrong Data Gets Wrong Answers

by Carl Swenlin

A recent article on the Business Insider site reported a set of Death Cross/Golden Cross signals on the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU). Specifically, on November 13, the 50-day moving average crossed down through the 200-day moving average, commonly called a Death Cross... Read More 

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Cap-Weighted Leadership Is Unhealthy

by Erin Swenlin, Carl Swenlin

Below is a reprint of an article written Thursday in the subscriber-only DecisionPoint Alert: One of the things we keep track of is the performance of the S&P 500 Index (SPY), which is cap-weighted, versus the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index (RSP)... Read More 

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DP Trading Room: Is Your Portfolio OUTDATED? The Truth About The 60/40 Mix

by Carl Swenlin, Erin Swenlin

In this week's edition of The DecisionPoint Trading Room, Carl opens the show with a discussion about the typical 60/40 Portfolio (60% US Stocks/40% US Bonds) and whether it will continue to serve you well given the decline in Bonds... Read More 

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Long-Term Bond Rally On the Way

by Carl Swenlin

After making a major low in 1981, bonds entered a rising trend that lasted nearly 40 years. During that period, new rules and expectations were constructed and acquired that still influence decision making today -- which is unfortunate, because the game has changed... Read More 

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DP Trading Room: This Powerful Scan Finds Stocks Showing NEW Momentum

by Erin Swenlin, Carl Swenlin

In this week's edition of The DecisionPoint Trading Room, Carl covers the major markets as well as the Dollar, Gold, yields, and Bitcoin. Erin runs her "Momentum Sleepers Scan" to find stocks that are showing new momentum under the surface... Read More 

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New PMO Crossover BUY Signals Across All Major Indexes

by Erin Swenlin

Yesterday, the SPX (SPY), OEX (OEF) and Dow Industrials (DIA) all saw new PMO Crossover BUY Signals. Today, they were joined by the remainder of the major indexes. The market is clicking; now we need to determine how long this rally will stick around... Read More