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Companies Breaking their 50-Day Moving Average - 26/01/10
Looking for companies that may be breaking out or breaking down? In this post we take a look at companies that break above or below their 50-day moving averages.
Full StoryTrading a Gap Higher or Lower - 11/01/10
A gap occurs when a company opens higher than the previous days high or lower than the previous days low. We have found that the subsequent performance following a gap continues in the direction of the gap with some important caveats. The degree of the gap matters as does whether we are in a bull or bear market. In this post we have put together some short term trading guides for investors following either a gap up or down.
Full StoryA Few Charts to Think About - 22/12/09
As 2009 nears a close, we compiled a few charts that investors may find insightful given the extremely volatile year we just had.
Full StoryDogs of the TSX - 17/12/09
Dog’s of the Dow is an age old strategy where investors buy the 10 highest yielding companies in the Dow at the beginning of each year. The strategy has lagged over the past three year. In today’s post we apply this strategy to the TSX 60 and also take a look how this strategy would have done in 2009.
Full StoryTrading the 50 Day Moving Average - 16/12/09
In this report, we explain how to use an adjusted 50 day moving average indicator to identify companies that are potentially overbought and prime for a consolidation. A closer analysis of CP, GIL and BIN shows the importance of volume as a secondary test for this indicator.
Full StoryCompanies who Benefit from the Weak US Dollar - 02/12/09
So which companies win from a weak U.S. dollar? Much depends on where you operate, where you trade and in what currency you report. For an indepth look at both U.S. and Canadian companies at risk and those who stand to benefit from a weak U.S. dollar, keep reading.
Full StoryCompanies that Exceed Estimates - 25/11/09
Some companies have an uncanny ability to exceed expectations in the form of earnings estimates while others do not. So who are the best and who are the worst at delivering the goods every quarter? And is there a connection to stock price performance?
Full StoryMarket Breadth - 26/10/09
Market Breadth provides insight into the strength and momentum of the overall market by calculating how many companies are in an uptrend vs. downtrend. Historically, periods of strong market breadth have lead to better average market performance relative to weak market breadth periods. Lately, the TSX market breadth has been strong but weakened somewhat last week, primarily due to the financials.
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