Friday, December 1, 2006

Morning market internals get crushed by lower than expected ISM numbers


Market internals are getting crushed this morning with lower than expected ISM (49.5 vs. 51.2) economic numbers.
A/D and Up/down ratios are well over 2:1 on the downside with TRIN at 1.41 levels.
Seasonal investor year-end perspectives:
1) With year-end reporting approaching, institutions are seizing to lock in gains YTD to maintain performance returns.
2) Tax loss selling - institutional/individual tax loss selling is also seasonally stronger in 4th quarters