Thread: Big Charts

Thanks!

Thanks Saraho, pretty cool.

Also, if you register (for free) at cbsmarketwatch.com as an "Advanced" user (whatever that means because I don't consider myself advanced) you can throw up some pretty cool charts. I use:

VFINX (vanguard index 500) for the C fund

VEXMX (vanguard extended market) for the S fund

I haven't found one for the I fund, so thanks for the tip.

Does big charts allow you to put up indicators like Parabolic SAR or MI, etc, etc against the chart? Thanks in advance.

Joel

Yes, Joel.

Pick Interactive Charting...then click on Indicators (overat the left). You will see

MA Envelopes
Bollinger Bands
Parabolic SAR
Volume by Price
Price Channel
Show Splits
Show Earnings
Show Dividends
Show All Events
A/D Line

Volume
Volume+
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD)
On Balance Volume (OBV)
Fast Stochastic
Slow Stochasitc
Rate of Change (ROC)
Williams %R
Money Flow
Volume Accumulation
Volatility Fast
Volatility Slow
Momentum
Ultimate Oscillator
% Short Interest
Rolling EPS
P/E Ratio
P/E Ranges
Rolling Dividend
Yield

Up/Down Ratio
Arms Index (TRIN)
A/D Line (Breadth)
A/D Line (Daily)

% Compare

Have fun! Sarah

The charts on MSN money work also.

http://moneycentral.msn.com/scripts/...;Symbol=%24INX

http://moneycentral.msn.com/scripts/...ymbol=%24DWCPF

http://moneycentral.msn.com/scripts/...fa&Funds=1



BTW, that can not be your picture. It is impossible to besmart and look good.

I toofind myselfmesmerized by Sarah's portrait, but I disagreebecause I knowmany highly intelligent beautiful women, and if that picture is indeed Sarah, then she clearly is both; however,it is quite possiblethat "Sarah" is a 350 lb. 68 year old manwho wears dress socks with bermuda shorts andthinks his"combover" hairstyle is cool !!! :shock: :s

Not that there's anything wrong with that. :^

Cajun

rajun cajun wrote:

I toofind myselfmesmerized by Sarah's portrait, but I disagreebecause I knowmany highly intelligent beautiful women, and if that picture is indeed Sarah, then she clearly is both; however,it is quite possiblethat "Sarah" is a 350 lb. 68 year old manwho wears dress socks with bermuda shorts andthinks his"combover" hairstyle is cool !!! :shock: :s

Not that there's anything wrong with that. :^

Cajun

Mesmer was a hypnotist.AllI want to do ischat about TSP. If my pic is a distraction, I'll remove it. (dress socks with bermuda shorts? ugh!)

Come to think of it...What about Mike's pic? Should he remove his also? It's so mesmerizing. *LOL*

Did not mean to start a war.



How about the I fund future?

Are the intrest ratesgoing up?

What is greenspans plan for the $

Sarah,

Don't you dare take down the picture....Tom will kick me off TSP Talk for sure!!!

Rajun Cajun

Leave it alone. We men need a intelligent and beautiful women on this board. It keeps us in check. Excellent posts Sarah and beautiful picture.

Hey Devil Dog. Where did you get the Avatar? Sorry to post here no e-mail.

i noticed you guys talking about the use of indicators and thought i'd offer something i was once taught. the best indicator is the one that gives you a leading jump on what is about to happen in other markets. in order to find that indicator, it's best to search for the thing that most expresses the insiders actions. sure enough, fear/optimism indicators are nifty, but they don't quite give you the jump you need because they aren't as close as possible to an expression of the action being taken. old schoolers used to use the cash/futures spread in the S&P to guide them, but as with most things, people learn and it isn't as special an indicator. it's important to understand that the investor has become more sophisticated in the past decade and so the circle of who knows what(insiders, a degree or two removed from real money) has grown more than is realized. the market reacts faster and thus you have to also.

i attached the sox index because high tech has led the moves in the market over the past 10 years and will continue to do so until the fundamentals of our economy change. it's currently an ugly chart (as demonstrated by longterm MA failures) AND if you had paid attention to it at the end of december, it would have given the best heads up about getting out of the rally that ended the year ... ultimately what counts in this game. keep in mind that when you look at this connection, you'll also see it led the oversold rally you see now ... the key heads up to that rally was an earlier MA convergence and crossover than the broader market.

where to now ? the broader market has healthier MA trends by the very virtue of still trading above the major MA benchmarks. what happenning? money is shifting to large caps and out of the smaller cap tech stocks. Barrons talked about this phenom in one of its issues late last year.

an added indicator of where the money is going is in the F fund (agg). it has recently turned down in its MA convergence and indicates to me that equities will still rise. how far ? i'll look to unloadwhen the the squeeze on the shorts drives equity prices close to the end of the year highs or if you use the SOX, it will be once it is driven to the 200 MA and is forced to fail again. big boys like Gates and others can handle a squeeze and will likely increase their position as the market rises, while others can't cover the margin, are required to coverand provide the rally.

as for investors like me, i need nimbleness when i see it coming but have thereality of TSP in and out rules. i currently make up for the TSP by getting out when i can and pouncing on OEX puts. remember that the SOX is still the leader here and needs to die efficientlybefore thebigger caps start to seebull market accumulations of buyers.

hope this helps you preserve capital and still participate in ways that accumulate wealth.