There are stocks going up and there are stocks that are not going up.

What you're not really seeing is many stocks going down.

That's probably the best way to describe this market.

We've outlined our long positions, particularly those that have been showing relative strength and positive momentum. Those areas are working.

But most stocks are not.

You can see the difference in the Value Line indexes, when we compare them to the S&P500. Think of these more of the "Median" stock:

You can see the same thing in other areas we look for confirmation of risk appetite. Both the Aussie/Yen and the High Beta / Low Volatility ratios are not confirming the new highs in S&Ps:

It's Saturday Morning Chartoons time. 

This is the weekly post that aggregates all the charts we put together throughout the week and organizes them all into one, easy to flip through deck.

One thing that stood out to me this week was the relentless amount of mixed intermarket signals.

On one hand, we have Lumber Futures getting completely destroyed. When I've ignored Lumber in the past, it's been a mistake.

This is probably something we shouldn't ignore:

On the other hand, if things were about to get worse for the Stock market, then why are Consumer Staples and Utilities both making new relative lows?

It's Saturday Morning Chartoons time. You can read more about the reasoning behind this post here. 

We're just interested in aggregating all of the charts we put together throughout the week and organizing them all into one, easy to flip through deck.

One thing that stood out to me this week was this table of new highs and new lows. It's a great way to visualize what's going on underneath the surface:

I also see here how investors have way too much exposure to stocks, compared to historical measures. We're seeing this in other sentiment data too.

But here's the Household Asset Allocation Stocks vs Bonds ratio:

It's Saturday Morning Chartoons time. You can read more about the reasoning behind this post here. 

We're just interested in aggregating all of the charts we put together throughout the week and organizing them all into one, easy to flip through deck.

One thing that stood out to me this week is the lack of deterioration underneath the surface.

We're just not getting an expansion in new lows.

Fewer new highs? Yes definitely. For a while now.

But more new lows? 

Not broadly speaking yet, no.