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Oversold Stocks Exceed Overbought Stocks

Yesterday's sell-off was not only noteworthy due to the fact that it was the first 1% decline of the year and also the first time this year that the S&P 500 did not close in overbought territory.  It was also the first time in 2012 that the percentage of oversold stocks in the S&P 500 (20.2%) exceeded the percentage of overbought stocks (15.8%).

What Recent Closing TICK Values Are Saying About the Next Few Days

The study below considers the extremely low reading in the TICK TomOscillator. The TICK TomOscillator is an indicator that uses recent closing TICK values to determine buying and selling interest at the end of the day. It was developed by Tom McClellan. I’ve done some work with it and the name I use is one I made up. For those who would like to learn more about the TICK TomOscillator, the link below is a good place to start.

CoreLogic: House Price Index declined 1.0% in January to new post-bubble low

Notes: This CoreLogic House Price Index report is for January. The Case-Shiller index released last week was for December. Case-Shiller is currently the most followed house price index, however CoreLogic is used by the Federal Reserve and is followed by many analysts. The CoreLogic HPI is a three month weighted average of the last three months and is not seasonally adjusted (NSA).

ADP: Private Employment increased 216,000 in February

ADP reports: Employment in the U.S. nonfarm private business sector increased by 216,000 from January to February on a seasonally adjusted basis. The estimated advance in employment from December to January was revised slightly upwards to 173,000 from the initially reported 170,000.

Target 2: Liquidity and Capital Flight

Fabian Bornhorst and Ireland-expert Ashoka Mody have a good piece here.

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