John Bollinger
John Bollinger
John A. Bollingeris an American author, financial analyst, contributor to the field of technical analysis and the developer of Bollinger Bands. His book Bollinger on Bollinger Bands, John Bollinger, McGraw Hill, 2002, ISBN 978-0-07-137368-5, has been translated into eleven languages. He has published The ’’Capital Growth Letter’’ which provides technical analysis of the financial markets since 1987...
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These massive market consolidations are caused by massive overvaluation. What happens is the market pauses and waits for earnings to catch up. It does that by going sideways.
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Current market action is unconvincing. Volume is simply far too low for confidence.
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The seasonal patterns are very clear and they can be a good guide. 'Sell in May and go away' is generally correct, but not absolutely so.
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Technical analysis works precisely because people look at it. And if people care, I care.
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The mutual fund scandal is a bigger deal than anyone thinks right now. There's real turmoil in the mutual fund world. You don't take down a fund group like Putnam without creating a tremendous amount of angst and uncertainty.
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This is typically when important market bottoms are built. But I'm sitting back and waiting to be shown.
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The psychology that led to the decline has been digested.
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The problem remains uncertainty on the part of investors.
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Part of the reason the January barometer works so well is a statistical faux pas. It uses January to predict the year, not the following 11 months.
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I put on some shorts going into the close, ... It seemed like a good idea -- the market had simply gone too far, too fast.
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Investors are now realizing that their (worst fears) were overblown.
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You could characterize me as a very nervous bull. I think the market is running out of steam.
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People have been punished, punished badly. I don't think they're going to come in.