Does Volume Matter?
Does Volume Really Matter? This market really doesn’t know what it wants to do. It tries to go up; the bears step in. It tries to go down; the bulls step in. There’s a fair bit of trading going on – QQQ hasn’t had a day with below-average volume since 20th February, SPY has had […]
Capital Inflows
NYSE & Nasdaq Volumes. Last week I mentioned capital inflows to managed / mutual funds and the general rule is that capital inflow results in a rising market. Not being one to take anything for granted, I decided to check for myself to see if it was upheld by the data. Nasdaq Trading Volumes. Here […]
Drawdowns & Losses
Drawdowns and Losses. Finally, a good week. Not before time. And we absolutely deserve it. So now is a good time to review the decrease in our accounts that we made in the 3 previous weeks and how we coped with them. Should we have bailed out? I imagine that two weeks ago some of […]
On Balance Volume
Is lack of volume significant? I have been noticing – and was recently contacted by a reader who had noticed the same thing – that volumes since early May are well down, markedly below average. The reader queried: does this mean a market top is happening? Is it a market top? Well, I wish I […]
Do Spreads Matter?
Alternatives to SPY I have had quite a few emails suggesting that there are alternatives to SPY, other ETFs that also mirror the S&P 500, and why don’t we use them? A good question. So what is the answer? Weighted by market capitalization I selected the 5 top ETFs (by volume) that follow the S&P […]
