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JEFF SAUT TURNS A BIT MORE CAUTIOUS

29 July 2010 by Cullen Roche 2 Comments

Jeff Saut of Raymond James thinks it might be time to take some risk off the table:

“I revisit asset allocation today because I think we are approaching a point where rebalancing portfolios may be in order. To wit, the June “closing highs” for the DJIA (INDU/10424.62) and the DJTA (TRAN/4369.71) were 10450.64 and 4467.25, respectively. Currently, both averages are approaching those levels. Either both averages will break out above their June highs (a Dow Theory buy-signal), one will break out and the other won’t (an upside non-confirmation), or both will fail to close above their June highs (trouble). Meanwhile, my proprietary intermediate-term trading indicator is still flashing caution, as are the stochastic and 12-month moving average indicators. That said, I have been constructive on the stock market since the beginning of July despite the parade of negative indicator events registered since the April peak. My bullishness was driven by the most oversold reading since the “capitulation alert” of October 10, 2008 when 93% of stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange made new annual lows. Regrettably, the extreme oversold condition that existed three weeks ago has now been largely erased. Accordingly, this week shapes up as a pivotal week and I will be watching the action closely.”

Source: RJ

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  • billw

    Really who cares about oversold or undersold. There have been an overabundance of truly negative indicators, and yet the Fed along with the banks keep gunning the indices upward. So now it is just a game of who ends up being the greater fool left holding the bag when the next major correction hits. I mean the flow of money is out of equities for 5 or 6 months now, so the liquidity is getting a lot thinner and it will not take much to cause the next flash crash. Only this time there is no depth for a backstop to slow it down. This is really getting interesting to watch now. Sit back and watch the show.

  • Alan

    Check out Jeff’s commentary from Tuesday. Under his interpretation, there was a Dow Theory buy signal after Monday’s action. He’d be more excited, though, if the Dow and Transports closed above the April highs. Here is a link to his audio commentary: http://www.raymondjames.com/multimedia2.htm?url=Saut_Daily.wma&player=wmp&target=int&width=300&height=0