Subj : Market Action To : All From : Paul Rogers Date : Thu Jul 21 2005 06:47 pm Content-type: text/plain The news today was China following through on their promise to change their monetary policy. They immediately strengthened the yuan's exchange rate, and allowed it to float within certain daily limits. That increased our 10-year Treasury Note rates--indeed it will cause many more revaluations. Count on changes in the trade deficit and balance of payments. The market closed down moderately, 60% of significance. But volume increased to +14% above average. That makes it a "Distribution" day, the closing book-end to Tuesday's accumulation. Volume continues to be higher since this spring. In the preceeding 15 months or so its highest average was 1600Ms. Since then it grew as high as 2100Ms, shrank to just below 1800Ms, and is now around 1900Ms. So in spite of rather uninspiring price action, there's a lot of trading going on. Let me identify it as a "Swan Market"--all the action is taking place out of plain sight--if all you watch is closing prices. Don't fall asleep at the switch. I think something is still going on. I just don't know what it is, and what it means for the future. Stay alert! Price Vola- Momen- Volume Oscil- Summ. Change tility tum lator Index -__+ -__+ -__+ -__+ -__+ -__+ __|_ _>__ __|_ _>__ __<_ ___> 07/15 _<__ _>__ __|_ _|__ __<_ ___> 07/18 __|_ __>_ __|_ __>_ __<_ ___> 07/19 __|_ __>_ __|_ __>_ __|_ ___> 07/20 _|__ __>_ __|_ __>_ _|__ ___| 07/21 Timing Signals: I don't use or recommend timing signals, but they're fun to watch. If I did though, well, I might use something like this. (Be warned!! It tends to whipsaw around signal points!) Last Signal: BUY Date: 07/01/05 S&P: 1194 Winner or Loser: tbd By: tbd See my market tracking charts for '03-'04 and my investment strategy study at my website(s): http://www.xprt.net/~pgrogers/Pers.html http://www.geocities.com/paulgrogers/Pers.html Paul Rogers, paulgrogers@yahoo.com -o) http://www.angelfire.com/or/paulrogers /\\ Rogers' Second Law: Everything you do communicates. _\_V .... The world is coming to an end. Please log off. ___ MultiMail/MS-DOS v0.35 --- * Origin: The Bare Bones BBS (1:105/360) .