- Accurately assessing sentiment is essential during times of high market volatility.
- Breadth Indicators are excellent measures of market sentiment. They can be paired effectively and traded successfully with Index ETFs.
- The percentage of stocks above their 20-day moving average are discussed for the Nasdaq 100, SPX 400, 500, and 600.
- Wildly pessimistic market sentiment can create superb entry points for risk-tolerant index investors.
- Quotes are included from Market Wizards, by Jack Schwager; from Jesse Livermore, from Seeking Alpha authors Rida Morwa and Avi Gilburt.
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A Short-Term Trading Strategy For Good Times And Bad