March 21, 2016

Eric Clark , Alpha Brands LLC

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Money Flows Show Large $SPY Buying say Watch for new highs Test

I've been tracking the WSJ Money Flows: Buying on Weakness Data since 2005. There is VERY high correlation to rallies when we see >$1Billion in net buying of Index Funds. I can't tell you why but often the bigger the buying, the higher likely the next few days see's weakness BEFORE the next rally attempt. I have no idea why. But the Institutional $$ seems to be positioning for a performance chasing rally towards 2070+!

The last 3 days I have seen some big $SPY buying, screenshots below. This totals OVER $1.5B, Pfizer is seeing some serious buying as well but could be AGN merger related.

http://hvst.co/1UIAb40

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What to expect in Q4? Bears Beware $FDN $XLK $XLP $XLY $SPY

Generally I'm not a fan of "history-driven forward strategy" but as we enter Q4 with few bulls and the fund flows showing equities continuing to be sold and bonds being bought, I thought it would be interesting to see what history says. Courtesy LPL ...

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Great post from Pension Partners research, they do great work! 90% down days, where over 90% of stocks are down on the day are scary and sometimes lead to more selling. But history suggests they are pretty good days to buy fear and upgrade your ...

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Everything you wanted to know about the markets, fundamental data and charts all in 1 place, every 6 months. Click here for State of the Markets Slide Deck Enjoy....For illustrative purposes only! Do your own research, make your own decisions. Hope ...

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Sep 12, 2016

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Great chart from Jeff Saut at RJ, love his morning notes! http://hvst.co/2czpiEC

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