Blog Feed: Keybot the Quant

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-25 09:14:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The algo printed a number at the opening bell and then the pre-scheduled number occurred minutes ago. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-24 18:57:00

Keybot the Quant remains short and another day passes with the algo simply idling along without printing any numbers. Tomorrow a pre-scheduled number occurs at 10 AM so that will provide a print this week. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-24 05:02:00

Keybot remains short. The algo is very calm this week and has yet to print one number since Sunday. A pre-scheduled number prints tomorrow morning. > read more

STOCK MAKRET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-22 20:46:00

Keybot the Quant remains short, idling along all week long thus far without printing any numbers. The utilities remain elevated hinting that the broad markets will need to explore higher levels. For the SPX in Wednesday's trade, beginning at 1317, the bulls need to push above 1328 to accelerate the upside. The bears need to push under 1310 to accelerate the downside. A move thru 1311-1327 is sideways action. The 1292-1295 area remains the key bull-bear line in the sand. Keybot is on the short si [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-21 19:06:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The algo idled along all day long without printing any numbers. The bears are favored. For the SPX tomorrow starting at 1316, the bulls need to only push a few pennies higher to touch 1316.40 and the upside party will continue with bulls well on the way to a sturdy recovery rally. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-20 06:51:00

Keybot the Quant is short to start the new trading week. The Sunday number prints and results in no change to the algo number but the signal line drops two ticks. The key item to watch for Monday is SPX 1292 as discussed in the previous message. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-19 08:26:00

Keybot the Quant remains short thru the weekend. High drama > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-18 06:42:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The algo idled along yesterday without printing any numbers. The bulls can hang their tiny hats on two items that continue to hold up; the utilities sector remains elevated and the SPX 1294 danger level is not yet violated. The futures indicate a bounce is on tap today. The markets do need a relief rally since May has been nothing but downhill sledding thus far. For the SPX today starting at 1305, closing at the lows yesterday, the bears only need a smidge of r [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-17 05:31:00

Keybot the Quant is short. The algo printed a number yesterday afternoon further bolstering the bear case. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-16 07:47:00

Keybot the Quant is short to start the day. The pre-scheduled number results in no change to the algo number but the signal line moves lower by two ticks. TGT reported strong earnings and guidance which will help counteract the JCP bearish news. Watch RTH 41.38 and NYA 7628. S&P futures were down about seven four hours ago, now up eight, a 15 point move higher this morning. The bulls need 14 higher, however, to touch 1345, to accelerate the upside. Tech is not leading the broad market higher thi [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-16 03:15:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. Tuesday was another active day for Keybot with four numbers printing. In the afternoon the algo number went negative once again. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-15 11:17:00

Keybot the Quant remains long as the retail sector battles the bull-bear danger line at RTH 41.38. The SPX:VIX ratio remains under 68 which is market bearish. The algo number is now within five points of the signal line so Keybot is warming up to the potential long side. Trading today and tomorrow is important. Watch RTH 41.38. Caution is warranted. 5/20/12; 7:00 PM EST = 5/16/12; 9:00 AM EST = 5/15/12; 11:39 AM EST = +0 signal line +5 5/15/12; 11:05 AM EST = -16 signal line +7 5/15/12; 10 [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-15 06:05:00

Keybot the Quant is short. The algo was active in Monday's trade printing five numbers. The retail sector is a key focus for Keybot. Continue watching RTH 41.38 since it directly affects broad market direction. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-14 11:16:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. Keybot is active today. The fight for RTH 41.38 continues today and is the key item to watch to note broad market direction. 5/20/12; 7:00 PM EST = 5/16/12; 9:00 AM EST = 5/14/12; 11:41 AM EST = -16; signal line +14 5/14/12; 11:27 AM EST = +0; signal line +15 5/14/12; 9:30 AM EST = -16; signal line +15 5/13/12; 7:00 PM EST = +0; signal line +16 > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-14 09:05:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. SPX:VIX ratio collapsed under 68 at the open, financials are weak, volatility spikes higher, copper continues the road lower, all are bearish indications. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-13 18:05:00

Keybot the Quant is short to start the new trading week. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-12 06:56:00

Keybot the Quant remains short thru the weekend. Friday was a sideways day with none of the four parameters, XLF, VIX, RTH and SPX:VIX ratio, changing sides although at the close the SPX:VIX ratio prints 68.04, only four pennies above the bull-bear danger line > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-11 08:58:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The pre-scheduled number results in no change. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-11 03:46:00

Keybot the Quant remains short after a sideways day Thursday. RTH 41.35 and SPX:VIX 68 are in the bull camp and XLF 15.18 and VIX 18.14 are in the bear camp. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-10 04:42:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The drama yesterday occurred in the retail sector. RTH lost the 41.35 level to help the market bears but then recovered as the day moved along. Another stutter step occurred with RTH once again dropping under the critical 41.35 level but recovering again. Then at 3:15 PM EST, RTH came down to test 41.35 once again which resulted in a bounce. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-09 10:18:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. RTH lost the 41.35 at the opening bell but has now regained this important level. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-09 05:25:00

Keybot the Quant is short. Financials, volatility and retail sectors will drive the bus again today. Watch XLF 15.18 (now bearish), VIX 18.14 (now bearish) > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-08 11:43:00

Keybot the Quant is short. The retail sector has now joined the bear camp with RTH losing the 41.35 level. SPX:VIX is now printing 66.20 failing the 68 level. XLF is now under 15 at 14.97. The bears are growling strongly and the market selling will continue as long as these parameters stay in place. 5/13/12; 7:00 PM EST = 5/11/12; 10:00 AM EST = 5/8/12; 10:00 AM EST = -16; signal line +21 5/8/12; 9:30 AM EST = +0; signal line +22 5/7/12; 1:22 PM EST = +16; signal line +24 > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-08 08:46:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-08 05:03:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-07 11:58:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-06 07:06:00

Keybot the Quant is short to start the new trading week. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-05 05:46:00

Keybot the Quant is short thru the weekend. Quite a wild week transpired as we watched commodities and copper collapse, semiconductors collapse, and then yesterday with financials collapsing then volatility spiking; the bears are growling strongly. The drop of XLF thru 15.18 was very significant, watch this like a hawk moving forward. Volatility and the retail sector should figure prominently next week but first thing is first, the quant will print the Sunday number tomorrow and at that time the [..] > read more

SPX Daily Chart Showing Keybot the Quant Algorithm Turns

Published on 2012-05-05 05:14:00

Current signal remains valid until a change occurs.5/4/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the short side at 9:55 AM EST at SPX 1382; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 9.9%; Keybot algo is up 1.6%; Keybot actual trading is up 2.0%. Stay on guard for a whipsaw.4/25/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the long side at 11:29 AM EST at SPX 1387; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 10.3%; Keybot algo is up 2.0%; Keybot actual trading is up 3.0%.4/23/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the short sid [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-04 10:29:00

Keybot the Quant flips to the short side this morning. XLF is under > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-04 08:08:00

Keybot the Quant is long but markets are slightly troubled > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-03 19:28:00

Keybot the Quant remains long on this eve before the jobs report. The intense ongoing bull-bear fight is verified by the closeness of the > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-03 08:49:00

Keybot the Quant remains long after the algo prints a lower number at the opening bell. Note that the algo number is now only three ticks away from the signal line which indicates that > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-03 06:01:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Markets are in a sideways pattern this week, one day opening higher only to fade away, another day opening lower only to recover. As > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-02 10:17:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The algo is active today printing two numbes thus far. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-01 20:22:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Today shows another bull-bear struggle ongoing. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-05-01 03:28:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Despite the market selling yesterday, copper remained buoyant so the downside was limited. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-29 08:59:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-28 08:48:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Last week the markets were saved by the Apple Rally. Semiconductors and copper remain a key focus of the algorithm right now as it idles thru the weekend. Once the Sunday print occurs tomorrow, the sectors and levels of interest can be identified in detail for the new trading week ahead. Market bulls need > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-27 09:13:00

Keybot the Quant remains long as the pre-scheduled number clicks off minutes ago resulting in a one point change to the signal line. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-26 18:25:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-26 13:08:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Copper, JJC, popped above 48.10 this morning and is providing the bull fuel. > read more

SPX Daily Chart Showing Keybot the Quant Algorithm Turns Bullish from 4/25/12

Published on 2012-04-25 18:44:00

Current signal remains valid until a change occurs.4/25/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the long side at 11:29 AM EST at SPX 1387; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 10.3%; Keybot algo is up 2.0%; Keybot actual trading is up 3.0%. Stay on guard for a whipsaw tomorrow or Friday.4/23/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the short side at 9:57 AM EST at SPX 1362; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 8.3%; Keybot algo is up 3.8%; Keybot actual trading is up 5.1%.4/12/12: Keybot the Quant flip [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-25 18:27:00

Keybot the Quant is back on the long side. The gap up occurred this morning which holds the algo back for an hour and one-half. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-24 18:33:00

Keybot the Quant is short but the algo wants to flip to the long side. Other programming rules are holding the algo back. The SPX 1376 level is important for Wednesday > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-24 12:45:00

Keybot the Quant is short. The VIX is under 18.50, > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-24 09:16:00

Keybot the Quant is short as the markets recover today. The financials, XLF, moved back above 15.10 which provides bull fuel. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-24 05:05:00

Keybot the Quant is on the short side going into the Tuesday session. The algo flipped to the bear side shortly after yesterday's open. Watch XLF 15.10 (now bearish at 15.08 but only by two cents), VIX 18.50 (now bearish at 18.97), > read more

SPX Daily Chart Showing Keybot the Quant Algorithm Turns Bearish from 4/23/12

Published on 2012-04-24 04:50:00

Current signal remains valid until a change occurs.4/23/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the short side at 9:57 AM EST at SPX 1362; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 8.3%; Keybot algo is up 3.8%; Keybot actual trading is up 5.1%. Stay on guard for a whipsaw to occur today or tomorrow.4/12/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the long side at 12:30 PM EST at SPX 1384; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 10.0%; Keybot algo is up 5.4%; Keybot actual trading is up 6.7%. 3/28/12: Keybot the Q [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-23 09:33:00

Keybot the Quant flips to the short side at 9:57 AM EST at SPX 1362. This results in a 1.6% give-back for the algorithm program and for the actual trade execution for the latest trade. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-23 08:56:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. XLF dropped under 15.10 and VIX popped above 19 which is causing the increased bearish action. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-22 06:34:00

Keybot the Quant remains long thru the weekend. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-21 06:31:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Friday's action was a sideways trade and the algo simply motored along without printing any numbers. For next week, the quant is tracking RTH, XLF and VIX and the levels of interest and roadmap > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-19 19:08:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-19 11:24:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The SOX ran higher this morning ushering in the broad market strength, then SOX tumbled lower taking the markets back down. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-18 18:33:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The market stumbled along sideways today as traders went into wait and see mode ahead of the Spain auctions, which should go off at > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-18 11:07:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The VIX popped above 19 to push the markets lower, but then fell on its sword, dropping back under 19 and the markets recovered. Use VIX 19 and the SPX 1388 support/resistance level as your guide today. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-18 10:21:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. SOX collapsed down thru 422.25 at the open, bearish. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-17 21:05:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The higher SOX and lower VIX won the day for bulls. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-17 09:59:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Volatilty dropped under 19 as soon as the bell rang, now under 18 so the bulls are throwing confetti. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-17 07:36:00

Keybot the Quant remains long as the pre-scheduled number prints a few minutes ago, resulting in no change to the algo number or the signal line. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-16 13:56:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The opening bell rang and utilities sky rocketed favoring bulls. Financials ran up favoring bulls. Volatilty dropped favoring bulls. Just before 10 AM, VIX switched directions again and moved higher which helps the market bears. > read more

STOCK MARKET LONG -- BULLISH -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-15 08:48:00

Keybot the Quant remains long thru the weekend. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-13 15:56:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Friday the 13th craziness ushered in a wild finish to a lazy, slow-moving day. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-13 09:19:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. > read more

SPX Daily Chart Showing Keybot the Quant Algorithm Turns Bullish from 4/12/12

Published on 2012-04-12 13:28:00

Current signal remains valid until a change occurs. 4/12/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the long side at 12:30 PM EST at SPX 1384; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 10.0%; Keybot algo is up 5.4%; Keybot actual trading is up 6.7%. Stay on guard for a whipsaw to occur either tomorrow or Monday. 3/28/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the short side at 10:33 AM EST at SPX 1409, whipsaw occurs; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 12.0%; Keybot algo is up 3.6%; Keybot actual trading is up [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-12 12:15:00

Keybot the Quant flips to the long side at 12:30 PM at SPX 1384. Lower volatility and higher semiconductors sealed the deal today. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-12 11:00:00

Keybot the Quant remains short as a wild trading day plays out. The algorithm is a hair away from going long. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-12 09:38:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-11 19:13:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The bulls needed to bounce VIX, XLF and RTH today to regain momo; they succeeded at moving all three to the bull camp in the opening minute of trading. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-11 12:48:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. For now, the caution flag remains out but the bears have pushed back since lunch time driving volatility higher (higher VIX means lower markets). Markets are in a holding pattern and should pivot upon release of the Beige Book at 2 PM, less than 15 minutes away. 4/15/12; 7:00 PM EST = 4/13/12; 10:00 AM EST = 4/11/12; 11:49 AM EST = 0; signal line is +174/11/12; 9:30 AM EST = +14; signal line is +194/10/12; 3:46 PM EST = -32; signal line is +21 > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-11 09:39:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. Big upward thrust at the open immediately pushes VIX, XLF and RTH back into the bull camp. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2012-04-10 18:43:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. What a day. The algorithm was very active today printing out seven numbers. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2012-04-10 14:07:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The algo is tracking the retail sector, RTH, > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2012-04-10 13:54:00

Keybot the Quant remains short as the market continues to sell off. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2012-04-10 11:42:00

Keybot the Quant is short and cruising. VIX and XLF failure occurred this morning adding the bear fuel for another market leg lower. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2012-04-09 18:38:00

Keybot the Quant remains short and does not print any numbers today although this masks the intense action going on behind the scenes for the algorithm. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2012-04-08 07:22:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The futures and global markets will be interesting this evening in light of the weak Jobs Report released on Friday. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2012-04-06 18:06:00

Keybot the Quant remains short thru the weekend. The pre-scheduled number today results in the signal line changing one tick which is not significant. The algorithm prints another pre-scheduled number on Easter Sunday so the week ahead can be assessed at that time. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2012-04-05 20:11:00

Keybot the Quant remains short over the three-day holiday weekend. Tomorrow and Sunday are pre-scheduled prints for the algorithm. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2012-04-05 11:28:00

Keybot the Qaunt remains short. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2012-04-05 09:58:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2012-04-04 19:06:00

Keybot the Quant is short. The algorithm did not print any additional numbers after this mornings excitement. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2012-04-04 12:39:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2012-04-04 09:25:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. Semiconductors, SOX, collapsed today and are pulling the markets lower. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-03 18:30:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The algo did not print any numbers during the session today. UTIL and CRB are in the bear camp and > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-03 08:47:00

Keybot the Quant is short, kicking off a number before the open today to take the model > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-02 17:39:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The day began with utilities and commodities helping the bears but once the dollar weakened the CRB moved higher and crossed up over 312 helping the bulls. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-02 13:59:00

Keybot the Quant remains short but the CRB poked above 312 rejoining the bull camp. UTIL is at 461 remaining under 463 in the bear camp. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2012-04-02 08:50:00

Keybot the Quant is short and the algo number drops further south after the opening bell due to weakness in the utility sector, as discussed on the weekend. The dollar is up today which is bear-friendly as well, keeping commodities and oil in check, but copper is buoyant with traders hoping for some type of stimulus from China or others. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-04-01 17:58:00

Keybot the Quant is short to start the holiday-shortened trading > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-31 04:23:00

Keybot the Quant remains short thru the weekend. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-30 09:20:00

Keybot the Quant is short as the Friday session is now underway. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-30 05:07:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-28 19:11:00

Keybot the Quant is short as of this morning. Copper, JJC, failed the 48.83 level ushering in market selling. > read more

SPX Daily Chart Showing Keybot the Quant Algorithm Turns

Published on 2012-03-28 12:59:00

Current signal remains valid until a change occurs. 3/28/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the short side at 10:33 AM EST at SPX 1409, whipsaw occurs; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 12.0%; Keybot algo is up 3.6%; Keybot actual trading is up 5.2%. Stay on guard for a whipsaw. 3/26/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the long side at 2:18 PM EST at SPX 1412; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 12.2%; Keybot algo is up 3.8%; Keybot actual trading is up 5.5%. 3/22/12: Keybot the Quant fli [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-28 12:47:00

Keybot the Quant is on the short side and commodities cracked a short time ago. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-28 10:20:00

Keybot the Quant flips short at 10:33 AM at SPX 1409. This is a whipsaw since it occurred within 48 hours of the Monday move to the long side. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-28 09:22:00

Keybot the Quant is long but the algorithm wants to go short now. Note that the algo number is now under the signal line and the robot would be short except for internal programming rules not yet satisfied. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-27 18:30:00

Keybot the Quant remains long moving into the Wednesday session. Watch JJC 49, now at 49.62, since broad market weakness will accelerate if this target is hit. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-27 09:06:00

Keybot the Quant remains long as the pre-scheduled number prints, only bumping up the signal line by one tick. Bulls are in control, keeping copper and commodities elevated in the early going. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-26 19:23:00

Keybot the Quant is long as of 2 PM today. Chairman Bernanke beat the dollar with a baseball bat so copper, commodities, oil, gold and equities took a rocket ride higher. The quant continues to watch copper and commodities since the initial cracks in the markets would appear here first, based on the current market action. > read more

SPX Daily Chart Showing Keybot the Quant Algorithm Turns Bullish from 3/26/12

Published on 2012-03-26 14:39:00

Current signal remains valid until a change occurs. Same pattern three times in a row this year, a selloff is triggered, then two days later the all-clear for bulls occurs again. 3/26/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the long side at 2:18 PM EST at SPX 1412; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 12.2%; Keybot algo is up 3.8%; Keybot actual trading is up 5.5%. Stay on guard for a whipsaw. 3/22/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the short side at 10:51 AM EST at SPX 1392; for the year thus far SPX [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-26 13:55:00

Keybot the Quant moved back to the bull side a short time ago. Before the bell, Chairman Bernanke launched the markets announcing easy accommodation and money printing ahead. The markets and copper were flat with the dollar up just before he spoke, but reversed sharply on the news, the dollar plummeted as gold, silver, oil, copper--that was very important today, and of course equites > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-25 03:41:00

Keybot the Quant remains short to start the new week of trading. The overnight behavior in copper into the Monday open should dictate the broad market direction. If copper moves up so will the markets, if copper moves down, the broad indexes will sell off. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-24 06:20:00

Keybot the Quant is short as the smoke clears over the weekend. Copper, JJC, > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-23 11:47:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-23 09:43:00

Keybot the Quant remains short but the bulls started the day by bouncing the commodities, CRB. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-22 19:45:00

Keybot the Quant remains short and tomorrow we see if a whipsaw occurs, or not. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-12 22:14:00

Keybot the Quant is long ahead of the Tuesday trade. Retail Sales data hits at 8:30 AM EST which will impact the futures markets. Today the markets idled along sideways in a low volume, low volatility day. For tomorrow watch the following levels and sectors; SOX 413.60 (now at 418.57), XLF 14.50 (now at 14.85), JJC 48.75 (now at 49.30) and CRB 313 (now at 316). Market bears need one or more of these levels to fail, otherwise, the bulls continue the party. For the SPX for Tuesday, starting at 1 [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-11 17:45:00

Keybot the Quant is long to start the new trading week. One pre-scheduled number prints this week on Friday so the market action will dictate the algorithm's behavior. The bulls wrestled back control of the markets late last week. AAPL recovered as well to match the prior highs from days earlier. The market bears need to see copper, JJC, fail at 48.65. JJC is now at 49.35 and bulls will try to keep it that way. Similarly, commodities, CRB, watch 313. CRB is now at 317.61 and bulls will tr [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-10 10:45:00

Keybot the Quant is idling over the weekend, sitting on the long side, taking a breather after the tumultuous trading week. The algo did not print any numbers on Friday. Semiconductors and copper broke down early last week but then recovered when the Fed leaked the sterilized quantitative easing news, bouncing markets higher. AAPL remains elevated allowing tech to continue to lead markets higher. Next week's levels of interest can be identified once the algo prints out the pre-scheduled Sunday [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-09 07:56:00

Keybot the Quant is long to start the Friday trade. The Jobs Report minutes ago is met with a yawn as futures remain flatish. The pre-scheduled number just clicked off by the algorithm with no changes. Lots of excitement this week with Keybot flipping short on Tuesday only to return to the long side yesterday. Copper, JJC, will begin today at 48.81. Watch the 48.43 level. If JJC stays above the bulls will party into the weekend. If JJC fails at 48.43, the bears will increase market negativity [..] > read more

SPX Daily Chart Showing Keybot the Quant Algorithm Turns Bullish from 3/8/12

Published on 2012-03-08 12:27:00

3/8/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the long side at 12:04 PM at SPX 1364; whipsaw occurs; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 8.4%; Keybot algo is up 3.1%; Keybot actual trading is up 5.8%. Stay on guard for a whipsaw. 3/6/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the short side at 12:18 PM at SPX 1343; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 6.8%; Keybot algo is up 4.7%; Keybot actual trading is up 7.4%. Stay on guard for a whipsaw. 2/16/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the long side at 1:10 PM a [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-08 11:42:00

Keybot the Quant flips to the long side after an extended fight this morning. Price moved up over 1363 but continually failed to maintain levels as identified by the algo, until a few minutes after noon time. The two-day trade, which does qualify as a whipsaw move since it was within 48 hours of the intial short signal, lost 1.6% both with the program and also with the actual trading. The whipsaw keeps the quant in a lower risk mode where it only trades single ETF's without leverage, for at l [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-08 09:01:00

Keybot the Quant remains short but a hair away from going long. Copper, JJC, jumped above the important 48.43 bull-bear line providing bull fuel for markets. SPX gapped up at the open tagging 1363 as the HOD so far. The algo wants to return to the long side as seen by the higher algo number versus the signal line but internal rules are holding it back. If SPX moves above 1363 and it holds for a couple minutes, Keybot will probably trigger to return to the long side. 3/11/12; 7:00 PM EST =3/9 [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-08 05:27:00

Keybot the Quant is short to start the Thursday session. The quant printed nine numbers yesterday. The semiconductors rejoined the bulls while copper languished sideways ending in the bear camp. CRB came down towards 313 but remains above favoring bulls. Markets rallied yesterday as the Fed leaked news concerning a new sterilized quantitative easing program under consideration which sent markets higher and futures are higher overnight. The junkie (markets) needs its crack cocaine (stimulus, q [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-07 11:35:00

Keybot the Quant remains short and springs to life today now printing two more numbers over the last hour. Copper continues a dance across the JJC 48.43 number (remember these numbers are constantly recalculating in real-time so the change slightly continuously). JJC now printing 48.25 so the market bears are temporarily enjoying a vicotry by keeping the JJC down. AAPL iPad3 release occurs within a half hour. 3/11/12; 7:00 PM EST =3/9/12; 9:00 AM EST = 3/7/12; 11:55 AM EST = +60; signal line is [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-07 10:51:00

Keybot the Quant is short and begins an active day by printing five numbers thus far. The semiconductors are enjoying buoyancy as traders anticipate the iPad3 release, pumping up AAPL, which pumps the tech sector, Nasdaq and semi's. Thus, this may become dramatic once Apple announces the news today at 1 PM EST about an hour away. Copper is fighting along the JJC 48.44 line in the sand between bulls and bears. Watch SOX 410.20 and JJC 48.44 as the bull-bear lines that will push markets negative [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-06 16:05:00

Keybot the Quant is short. The market bears are keeping markets weak by keeping copper, JJC, under 48.40 and semiconductors, SOX, under 410.00. If the bears decide to push lower, they will do it with either the commodities or the financials. Watch CRB 313, now at 314.45, and XLF 14.30, now at 14.44. If either of these two levels fail tomorrow or in the days ahead, the broad markest will weaken substantially. For the SPX for Wednesday, starting at 1343, the market bears obviously have the momo. [..] > read more

SPX Daily Chart Showing Keybot the Quant Algorithm Turns -- Bearish from 3/6/12

Published on 2012-03-06 13:19:00

3/6/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the short side at 12:18 PM at SPX 1343; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 6.8%; Keybot algo is up 4.7%; Keybot actual trading is up 7.4%. Stay on guard for a whipsaw either this afternoon or tomorrow. 2/16/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the long side at 1:10 PM at SPX 1356; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 7.8%; Keybot algo is up 5.7%; Keybot actual trading is up 8.2%. Stay on guard for a whipsaw. 2/14/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the shor [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-06 11:58:00

Keybot the Quant flips to the short side. Three weeks of drama and the algorithm finally triggers the short side. Semiconductors and copper are now in the bearish camp, JJC now testing the 48 level, well below the quant's level of interest at 48.40. The recent trade lasted about three weeks and resulted in about a one percent loss overall for the algorithm program and the actual trading. The year remains up. Note that the algo dropped into a lower risk mode due to the previous whipsaw at 2/16/ [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-06 09:01:00

Keybot the Quant is long but a turn appears imminent, the quant is cycling thru a timer that expires 10:57 AM EST. At that time we see if the algo wants to commit to the short side. It is looking good for the bears. Copper has now joined the bear camp so two major sectors, semi's and copper are now bearish. Watch commodities, CRB, the 313 level. CRB is only three points higher at 316. If 313 fails, this creates further bear fuel. 3/11/12; 7:00 PM EST =3/9/12; 9:00 AM EST = 3/6/12; 9:50 AM [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-06 08:43:00

Keybot the Quant remains long but this may not last for long. The SOX plummeted at the open, and the SPX easily dropped under 1359, however, the large gap down triggered an internal function on the agorithm that now demands a time-out of 87 minutes past the open. Thus, Keybot the Quant is only one single hair from flipping short but the quant has to wait until 10:57 AM EST to firmly commit to the short side. The market bears have strong bite today. The SPX:VIX ratio dropped under 68 which is ver [..] > read more

IBM's Watson of Jeopardy Fame Put to Use at Citigroup

Published on 2012-03-06 06:04:00

IBM's Watson computer that dazzled Jeopardy television show viewer's months ago will now be placed into use by Citigroup to perform deep content analysis to improve the banking experience. For now, C and IBM say that Watson will not be used for stock picking but who knows what goes on in the back room, wink, wink, nudge, nudge. Watson can read and understand over 2 million pages of information in only three seconds. Congratulations to a robot friend. IBM's Watson Computer In Use at C > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH - -LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-05 15:51:00

Keybot the Quant remains long as the clock runs out for the Monday session. The algo printed three numbers today and wants to flip to the short side but their are internal programming rules that remain unsatisfied, so, we wait for tomorrow. The semiconductor weakness is a big deal today. If SOX stays below 410.10, now at 409.65, then the market bears will resume today's selling. The market bulls need to move the SOX back above 410.10 to regain control. For the SPX for Tuesday, starting at 1364. [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-05 11:40:00

Keybot the Quant is long but on the edge of flipping short. In fact, as seen below, the signal line now demands that the algo flip to the short side, but, internal programming rules are holding it back for now. If the SPX loses 1359 today, Keybot will likely have all its ducks in a row and flip short. The semiconductors, SOX, are breaking down dragging the markets lower. Watch SOX 410.10 level and price is now printing 409.73. The market bears are making a run. Hang on, a turn appears immin [..] > read more

The World of the Quant -- Computational Finance

Published on 2012-03-04 13:31:00

Here is a link to an FT Magazine article School for Quants, by Sam Knight; Inside UCL's Financial Computing Centre, the planet's brightest quantitative analysts are now calculating our future. A glimpse into Keybot's world. Robots trade without emotion; that is why they trade superiorly. FT Magazine -- School for Quants > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-04 06:50:00

Keybot the Quant is long as the new trading week begins. Last week the algorithm motored thru the week without printing any real-time numbers. The quant has a mind of its own. That behavior highlights the sideways movement of markets in recent days. Perhaps this week the activity will increase. There is only one pre-scheduled number that prints this week on Friday morning. The market bulls maintain control by keeping the majority of sectors buoyant. The weak dollar lifts commodites, copper, g [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-03 06:04:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Note how the only two printouts this week were the pre-scheduled numbers. This highlights how Keybot is simply idling along on the bull side as the indexes remain elevated, now in a sideways pattern with bulls and bears fighting it out. Friday's action moved thru the sideways range, testing near both the bullish upper level and bearish bottom level, resulting in neither side having the strength to dominate. The semiconductors and retail will be key sectors next [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-03-02 05:21:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The printout below shows how the algorithm has not printed any random numbers all week long; the only two numbers that printed were the pre-scheduled numbers on Tuesday and Wednesday. This indicates an algorithm simply motoring along on the long side without any bearish pressure occurring at all. The bulls are cruising especially after VIX collapsed after yesterday's open, collapsing down thru the 20-day MA, then under 18, and then closing at the lows of the day a [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-29 18:44:00

Keybot the Quant remains long after the pre-scheduled number prints this evening with no change for the algo number but another tick higher occurs for the signal line. Keybot remains on the edge of going short but today's market negativity did not offer a firm direction for bears. The SPX broke thru the 1373 level so 1377 R was tested, where the SPX fell on its sword, and rolled over. The 1365 level broke in the final hour, which is what the bears needed to create a thrust move lower, but afer [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-28 17:45:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The algo idled along calmly today after the 10 AM number without printing any activity. The SPX closed above the intraday 2011 high of 1370.58, a big feather in the bull's cap. Of interest is that the breach of 1272 should have catapulted the SPX towards 1377 R but instead it barely had the gas to move thru 1373 before pulling back. What a rally, from SPX 1200 to SPX 1372, let's call it 175 points, since mid-December, eleven weeks. That is 16 spoo points per week, [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-28 09:04:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The pre-scheduled number prints without changing the algo number but the signal line increases by one. As the signal line continues to move higher, this actually favors bears since it makes the flip to the short side, whenever it decides to come, easier. For now, the bulls are cruising along without a worry or care. Oddly, however, the SPX has not yet launched a stab at the 1372 level to ignite a new bull run. Watch 1372. The sectors remain elevated favoring the [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-28 04:21:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The algo idled along yesterday without printing any numbers. The drop in the indexes after the open did not impress Keybot; the majority of market sectors remain elevated. The algorithm is currently watching the following levels for several key sectors so pay attention to these numbers; SOX 412, RTH 39, XLF 14.40 and JJC 48.50. Volatility, VIX, requires close watching as well. VIX closed above 18 yesterday. Today will be a resumption of the fight for the 20-day MA [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-26 09:25:00

Keybot the Quant is long to start the new trading week. The algo is monitoring the retail sector closely as the week begins. If RTH falls under 39, now at 39.63, the broad markets will be in trouble. The financials may be effected this week by the LTRO and Fed news. If XLF drops under 14.20, now at 14.67, the broad markets will be in trouble. The utilities, UTIL, that was so much a focus last week, favors the bulls this week, at least at the start, since UTIL 442 must be maintianed to keep t [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-25 08:51:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Friday offered up some excitement with the algorithm moving itself into position to go short but the proper signals would not line up to allow the quant to commit. Thus, the algorithm number is now back above the signal line allowing the bulls to breathe a little easier over the weekend. The utilities provided high drama last week. This drama will subside unless UTIL moves down towards 442, but with price eleven handles above at 453, the bulls appear to have wre [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-24 14:34:00

Keybot the Quant is long. The algo prints two more numbers this afternoon, six in all today, signaling a preference to flip short but now content with staying in the bull camp once again. 2/26/12; 7:00 PM EST = 2/24/12; 3:05 PM EST = +76; signal line is +622/24/12; 2:30 PM EST = +60; signal line is +62 but algorithm says stay long2/24/12; 11:41 AM EST = +76; signal line is +622/24/12; 11:16 AM EST = +60; signal line is +61 but algorithm says stay long > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-24 11:32:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The bulls pushed the utilities higher, UTIL up and over 454 now, to boost the SPX thru 1368 R, and are looking very strong again. UTIL 452.91 will remain important into the close. SPX 1368 now becomes support and 1370.58 is then next overhead resistance. Bulls dodged a bullet again, for now. Lots of trading remaining for today. 2/26/12; 7:00 PM EST = 2/24/12; 11:41 AM EST = +76; signal line is +622/24/12; 11:16 AM EST = +60; signal line is +61 but algorithm says [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-24 10:42:00

Keybot the Quant is long but on the very edge of flipping short. The algo number is now under the signal line triggering the quant to go short but there are other internal programming rules that must also be satisfied to allow the signal to follow thru. Just when you think the day will be quiet, Keybot roars to life printing two numbers and now more firmly moves towards the short side. Looking at the program internals, Keybot will probably flip short if you see the SPX move down to 1352-ish t [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-24 09:00:00

Keybot the Quant is long. The pre-scheduled number results in no change. The algo remains on the verge of going short but not yet. Today the SPX would probably have to give up ten handles or more for Keybot to go short so it is looking like the algo will stay long into the weekend. But, the quant can explode into wild action at any time and there is a long day ahead that has yet to be played out. UTIL 452.91 remains important for today but at 4 PM today, and all next week, this value drops to [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-23 18:01:00

Keybot the Quant remains long going into the Friday session. Today was a bull-bear standoff. The algo was active yesterday but today simply idled along without printing any numbers. The algo is on the bull-bear line and the likely outcome will probably be determined by the bulls winning if UTIL 452.91 and higher is achieved, or, the bears winning, and Keybot perhaps flipping short, if JJC drops under 48 and heads lower. Despite the higher finish for the broad indexes today, the weakness in the [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-22 15:16:00

Keybot the Quant is long but hanging on by only a single thread. The algo was very active today printing out six numbers, the most in quite a while. The quant keeps ratcheting the signal line higher and during the afternoon placed the aglorithm on the verge of flipping short; note that the algorithm number and signal line are both at +60. This type of equal reading can result in a trend change but in this case two other signals in the internals of the program are holding Keybot back so the alg [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-22 13:11:00

Keybot the Quant is long and the drama continues. The algo kicked out another number a few minutes ago, now within one point of the signal line where the quant will want to go short, but, for now, the algo remains on the bull side still yet. 2/26/12; 7:00 PM EST = 2/24/12; 10:00 AM EST =2/22/12; 1:42 PM EST = +60; signal line is +592/22/12; 1:08 PM EST = +76; signal line is +59 > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-22 12:36:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The utilities refuse to die and the bulls continually push UTIL above 452.91 which provides market buoyancy. Copper is remaining elevated so despite the drop in the SPX under 1358 today, Keybot remains long. Note how the signal line ratchets higher on each print; this actually makes the shift to the bear side come easier, whenever it chooses to occur. UTIL 452.91 and SPX 1358 remain key today. Markets are unstable; extreme caution is warranted. 2/26/12; 7:00 PM [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-21 19:00:00

Keybot the Quant is long, but tentatively. The algo number is only three points above the signal line ready to go short upon further market weakness. The week is off to an active start with Keybot printing three numbers today. If UTIL stays under 452.91 the market bears are favored. If JJC stays above 48.00 the market bulls are favored. One of these should give way with the broad markets following along. The weak dollar is keeping copper and commodities elevated. Thus, the bears cannot drive [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-21 14:15:00

Keybot the Quant is long and coming to life this week printing another number a couple hours ago. Note the roll over in the utilities sector and this is dragging the markets down. The market bulls got nothing unless they can move UTIL above 452.91 and now it sits a point under. Copper, JJC, however, continues to hold up well, thus, the weaker dollar keeps JJC and CRB elevated and thus prevents the markets from making any headway to the downside. The algo number is now only three points away f [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-21 09:51:00

Keybot the Quant is long to start the new week of trading and active printing out two numbers for the week thus far. The utilities sector is dancing above and below the critical 492.91 level for this week. In a nutshell, if you are bullish, you want UTIL to get above 452.91 and stay there all week, this will provide broad market buoyancy. If you are bearish, you want UTIL to stay under 452.91 all week long and in addition, JJC to drop under 46.90 (remember the algo is constantly calculating t [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-19 18:01:00

Keybot the Quant begins the new week on Tuesday morning on the long side. The China easing news and Greece developments should boost commodities, emerging markets and equities markets higher but the US.open remains a day away, and a lot can happen over the next day. Watch the utilities, UTIL, 452.91. The market bulls need to push above this number to sustain market upside. Likewise, copper is important, especially in the light of the China easing. Watch JJC 47.60; the bulls need to remain abov [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-18 08:00:00

Keybot the Quant is on the long side as the holiday weekend begins in the States. U.S. markets are closed on Monday with trading resuming at 9:30 AM EST on Tuesday, 2/21/12. Keybot finished the week without printing any further numbers after whipsawing back to the long side at 1 PM last Thursday. This calmness does not display the internal workings of the algorithm that are actually quite dramatic. When trading begins on Tuesday, the utilities and copper sectors are key. Weakness in these two se [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-16 17:13:00

Keybot the Quant ends the day on the long side moving from a couple weeks of pure calmness to two turns in two days time, now back in the bull camp after the SPX triggered the 1356 level today. It would be no surprise to see the algorithm flip back to the short side tomorrow or Tuesday (U.S. stock markets are closed on Monday). For Friday, watch UTIL 451.17, now at 452.62, tumbling into the close today. The broad indexes will weaken if UTIL falls back under the 451.17. At the 4 PM close, watch [..] > read more

SPX Daily Chart Showing Keybot the Quant Algorithm Turns -- Bullish from 2/16/12

Published on 2012-02-16 13:47:00

2/16/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the long side at 1:10 PM at SPX 1356; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 7.8%; Keybot algo is up 5.7%; Keybot actual trading is up 8.2%. Stay on guard for a whipsaw.2/14/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the short side at 2:30 PM at SPX 1342; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 6.7%; Keybot algo is up 6.7%; Keybot actual trading is up 10.2%. Stay on guard for a whipsaw. 1/1/12: The new year begins. For 2011, the SPX Benchmark is flat finishing up 0 [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-16 12:50:00

Keybot the Quant flips back to the long side. The market bulls pushed hard with utilities today and that was the tell. The VIX could not move above its 50-day MA, SPX:VIX ratio popped back above 68 and the SPX took out yesterday's highs. So a whipsaw does occur with Keybot turning bullish within 48 hours of where the algo went short. The algo program lost a percent due to the stutter step and the actual trading lost 2%. The quant dropped down into a lower risk mode now and is trading with no [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-16 09:56:00

Keybot the Quant remains short but the utilities explode higher today on happy earnings numbers. Keybot finally becomes active intraday again and prints a number a short time ago. The algorithm wants to go back to the long side now, clearly evident by the +76 algo number far above the singnal line, but, other programming rules are holding the algo back. Continue watching UTIL 451.17, see if the bulls can hold that level or higher today, or not. Also watch JJC 47.80. The SPX punched thru 1347 [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-16 07:55:00

Keybot the Quant remains short but the pre-scheduled number printed over the last few minutes is surprising. Note that the algo number jumped 12 points to +60 and Keybot wants to return to the long side, ten points above the signal line. At least for today, however, the market bears will likely maintain control since other algo rules are holding Keybot back from swiching to the long side. One key element is that the SPX will probably have to tag 1356 today for Keybot to flip long. In these ma [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-15 18:28:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. That is odd to say considering for the last two months each missive began with another day of Keybot remaining long. The algo did not print any numbers today. A whipsaw did not occur which was surprising considering all the bullishness with the futures and the happy start to the session. Problems were apparent from the start for the bulls, however, with the utilities weak, volatility moving up, the SPX:VIX dropping under 68 and other indicators. AAPL provided t [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-14 19:28:00

Keybot the Quant turns to the bear side today. The new year is now officially kicked off with Keybot performing the first trade of the year, six weeks into the year. The late day drama pushed the SPX:VIX ratio back above 68 in the final minutes favoring market bulls again. Watch to see if the ratio loses 68 tomorrow which would signal a large down day on tap. UTIL closed at 450.32, only 85 cents under the critical 451.17 that will firmly place the market bulls back in business again. Copper, JJ [..] > read more

SPX Daily Chart Showing Keybot the Quant Algorithm Turns -- Bearish from 2/14/12

Published on 2012-02-14 17:41:00

2/14/12: Keybot the Quant flipped to the short side at 2:30 PM at SPX 1342; for the year thus far SPX Benchmark is up 6.7%; Keybot algo is up 6.7%; Keybot actual trading is up 10.2%. Stay on guard for a whipsaw. 1/1/12: The new year begins. For 2011, the SPX Benchmark is flat finishing up 0%; Keybot algo finished the year up 33%; Keybot actual trading ended the year up 37%. Keybot begins 2012 remaining long. The new year begins at SPX 1258. 12/20/11: Keybot the Quant flipped to the long side at [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-14 14:21:00

Keybot the Quant flips short at 2:30 PM EST today. The 8 week rally ends. Markets are highly unstable currently. The algorithm finally lined up to make a switch to the short side. Stay on guard for potential whipsaw today or tomorrow. The year starts off on a high note. The Keybot program is up 7% on the year, same as the SPX Benchmark. Keybot's actual trading is up 10.2% so far this year, locking in the first profits for the year on the first trade of the year for the quant. The algo was actua [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG --CAUTION

Published on 2012-02-14 04:50:00

Keybot the Quant remains long for eight weeks straight now, since mid-December. The robot moved from sometimes chaotic hyper daily activity, with as many as a dozen numbers printing out in any given day, in the Fall, to now a calm, steady-eddy two-month bull run. Those of you watching yesterday witnessed the high drama play out with the bulls and bears fighting over UTIL 451.17, and the market bears won out as the Monday session finished. The algo idled along sideways and did not print any numbe [..] > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-07-05 19:39:00

Keybot the Quant remains bullish, idling along quietly after the early morning number registered. Financials are the key item to watch tomorrow via the XLF, now at 15.49. If the XLF loses 15.43, the market bears will be pushing the in > read more

STOCK MARKET LONG -- BULLISH

Published on 2011-07-05 12:28:00

Keybot remains comfortably long. Semiconductors have joined the commodities on the bear side but all other major sectors remain bullish. SPX has not touched 1341 today so the sideways move is occurring. The algorithm is tracking financials via the XL > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-07-03 07:50:00

Keybot the Quant remains long, the algorithm rode the upside last week. Keybot views all major sectors to be bullish except for commodities. The semiconductors moved to the bullish side on Friday which gave the broad market indexes the hi > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-07-01 09:35:00

Keybot the Quant is very comfortably long. The algorithm perceives all major sectors to be bullish except for commodities. The XLF went up at the bell so the broad market jump was obvious from the start today. SPX S/R > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-06-30 19:52:00

Keybot the Quant remains comfortably long as the end of the month, end of Q2 and end of H1 closes out this evening with no change to the algorithm number. Watch the financials tomorrow since they will help set the direction for the broad markets.&nbs > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-06-30 12:39:00

Keybot remains long. A lower number clicks off as financials move back into the bear camp. Financials, semi's and commodities (weak crop report) are bearish as measured by the algorithm while all other major sectors, and volatility, f > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-06-30 11:45:00

Keybot the Quant remains long; the bullish move continues today with financials now joining the bull side as measured by the algorithm. The only major sectors that Keybot views as bearish now are the semiconductors and commodities, everything e > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-06-29 18:49:00

Keybot remains bullish, idling along unchanged after the mid morning number clicked off. Big day and big change for the algorithm. The algorithm number is now comfortably 45 points above the signal line, very bullish. The POMO p > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-06-29 10:44:00

Keybot the Quant remains long; the bulls are running today. Volatility now joined the bull side as well. SPX testing 1307 resistance; 1314 next. The two days preceding a three day holiday weekend are typically bullish, so the bulls may run it u > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-06-29 09:16:00

Keybot remains long. Copper is strong at the start today providing the bulls strength. The bulls are moving comfortably higher now. As measured by the algorithm currently, retail, utilities and copper are bullish while volatility and finan > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-28 18:14:00

Keybot the Quant joined the long side this morning, as the NYA moved back above the 40 week MA, and the retail sector added extra fuel for the indexes. The algorithm idled along unchanged after the 10:30 AM number. For tomorrow, focus on the ret > read more

SPX Daily Chart showing Keybot the Quant Algorithm Turns

Published on 2011-06-28 10:26:00

Keybot flipped to the long side this morning. Stay on guard for a whipsaw since the Europe/Greece vote occurs overnight tonight and also the recent lower volume and high volatility add to the instability of the markets. The benchmark SPX index is up > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-28 09:47:00

Keybot remains long. Retail sector now joined the bull side. Caution is warranted. Stay alert for a whipsaw. 7/31/11; 7:00 PM EST EOM =7/29/11; 10:00 AM EST = 7/26/11; 10:00 AM EST = 7/24/11; 7:00 PM EST =7/19/11; 9:00 AM EST = 7/17/11; 7:00 PM > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-28 09:31:00

Keybot flips to the long side once the SPX touched 1285. The indexes jumped higher at that point. The NYA moved back above the 40 week MA once again stopping the markets from falling into a secular bear market. Retail is buoyant and > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT - CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-27 19:31:00

Keybot remains short, a calm start to the week results in no algorithm numbers today. Keybot simply idled along all day with no changes. The rally was on low volume. With low volume and elevated volatility, the jello can be pushed a > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-26 06:08:00

Keybot is short to start the new week; the algorithm has remained short thru these two weeks of large point swings and higher volatility. Most traders have been getting whipsawed on both the long and short sides, throwing up their arms in > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-24 10:39:00

Keybot remains short; the algorithm clicking off a number a short time ago. NYA is under the 40 week MA and SPX:VIX is under 68 paving the way for the bears early in the session. The high TRIN verifies the early selling pressure > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-24 06:01:00

Keybot remains short. The algorithm clicked off a number before yesterday's close but it had no impact on direction. Keybot wants to go long but the algorithm rules are holding it back. We will see if this changes today. The keys are reta > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-23 09:22:00

Keybot remains short, clicking a number off after the open, moving the algorithm lower. The SPX:VIX ratio is under 68, as long as that remains, the sell off will be large numbers today, and weakness will continue. That said, the neutral TRIN, n > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-22 16:13:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The broad markets are exhibiting indecisive, odd behavior, some of the strangest behavior the algorithm has ever seen. Six continuous numbers where the algorithm is set up to go long but keeps getting held back b > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-22 10:25:00

Keybot remains short. Volatility came down. Watch VIX 17.91 level, now at 17.86 so market bulls are favored. Watch RTH 107.55 level, now at 107.46 favoring bears. If these two line out bullish and the SPX gets back above 1298, Keybot shou > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-22 05:50:00

Keybot remains short despite the big up move yesterday. The algorithm clicked off a number in the afternoon that should have flipped Keybot long but additional algorithm rules were not satisfied, so the algorithm stays short. Retail came o > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-21 10:34:00

Keybot remains short despite the pop today, at least so far. The algorithm kicked out a number at the opening bell which now places the algorithm directly on top of the signal line. This does not happen often and is more testimony to > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-21 08:11:00

Keybot the Quant remains long after the low key Monday session. The algorithm did not click off any numbers yesterday. Greece lingers in limbo so the markets do as well. Watch retail and copper sectors closely, and volatility. If th > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-19 10:10:00

Keybot the Quant remains short to start the week.  There are no pre-scheduled numbers this week so the algorithm will simply scan along, subject to the data and news flow.  The euro mess comes to a head this week, there is an FOMC decision and pres > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-06-17 13:50:00

Keybot stays short, motoring along today, clicking off another three numbers. The signal line continues to creep lower; the algorithm number only one point away from wanting to flip to the long side. Copper maintained its bearishness all d > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-17 10:27:00

Keybot the Quant remains long but the algorithm number is now within two points of the signal line. The market bulls are trying to push higher but markets are continuing along sideways for now. Markets remain unstable. 7/3/11; 7 > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-17 09:17:00

Keybot remains short but the algorithm number is now within three points of flipping to the long side. Copper requires close watching today. NYA has moved back above its 40 week MA, oscillating back to the secular bull side. A bounce > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-06-16 07:47:00

Keybot remains short after the pre-scheduled number clicked off with no change. -42 is firmly bearish. Markets tend to be weak Thursday morning after a Wednesday sell-off so this morning is following that path. A bounce may occ > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-06-15 11:17:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. Phenomenal how the algorithm stayed short despite yesterday's pop. The robot's are always correct. Copper attempted a run this morning, no doubt with POMO pumps, but the bulls petered out. NYA fell below th > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-14 18:37:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The algorithm never ceases to amaze. With the bullish euphoria today, it was a no-brainer that Keybot would simply flip long at the open and join the party, only one problem, the algorithm remained short all day > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-14 08:46:00

Keybot the Quant remains short after the opening pop. Note how the algorithm number is within four points of the signal line so the bull-bear struggle continues. NYA has managed to get back above the 40 week MA indicating that the broad markets > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-06-13 21:31:00

Keybot the Quant remains short after clicking off three numbers today. The -42 number registers again which is the lowest number for the algorithm since last August, when the markets were about to crumble but were saved by Chairman Bernanke's Q > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-12 05:31:00

Keybot idles along on a Sunday, remaining short. Quite a week last week with the bounce on Thursday and then the slap on Friday. SPX:VIX losing the 68 typically coincides with the Dow Industrials losing from 100 to 300 points, and it did again a > read more

SPX Daily Chart Showing Keybot the Quant Turns

Published on 2011-06-10 14:59:00

Keybot whipsawed back to the short side after the brief bounce yesterday, taking a 1% loss but catching the down draft today. Short from SPX 1277 at 10:06 AM EST on 6/10/11. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-10 14:52:00

Keybot remains short. The selling is doing serious damage. Continue watching NYA 40 week MA cross and SPX:VIX 68 level and SPX 1270 support. 7/3/11; 7:00 PM EST =7/1/11; 10:00 AM EST = 6/30/11; 7:00 PM EST EOM =6/28/11; 10:00 AM EST =6/26/11; 7:00 PM > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-10 09:59:00

Keybot the Quant flips back to the short side with a whipsaw as suspected. The VIX is well above the 17.71 level favoring bears. SPX broke thru the 1280 handle ushering in further weakness as forecasted. Note that the SPX:VIX ratio > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-09 15:19:00

Keybot remains long but the algorithm clicked off a lower number just before the close. Algorithm rules prevented any whipsaw, however, at least for now. Volatility climbed in the final couple of minutes of today's session; the markets ca > read more

SPX Daily Chart Showing Keybot the Quant Turns

Published on 2011-06-09 14:46:00

Keybot covered the short side and flipped long today at SPX 1290. Volatility remains low, relatively. Watch for a whipsaw since the move to the bullish side is not convincing as yet. Utilities sector and low volatility are helping the bulls. Markets > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-09 12:08:00

Keybot remains long. Volatility remains low. Commodities moderating. The algorithm sits within one point of the signal line which says that Keybot is long but it is not strong bullishness. Bulls and bears continue to do battle i > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-09 11:34:00

Keybot the Quant flips to the long side at 11:50 AM at SPX 1290. The market bulls are running since the VIX is staying under 17.7, the SPX:VIX is staying above 68, and the SPX ran higher to touch the 1287+ handles. The SPX benchmark index > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-09 10:11:00

Keybot the Quant is short but after clicking off one number today, the algorithm is on the verge of flipping to the long side. The algorithm is most interested in commodities behavior currently, as well as the relationship of volatility, m > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-08 20:00:00

Keybot the Quant remains short ahead of the Thursday session. The VIX stayed above the 17.7 level all day long which shows the market bears in control. The algorithm idled all day long but did not click off any numbers. Today was a bull-b > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-07 14:50:00

Keybot remains on the short side. With only minutes remaining in the session, the algorithm clicks off a lower number, so Chairman Bernanke is not spreading good cheer. 7/3/11; 7:00 PM EST =6/30/11; 7:00 PM EST =6/28/11; 10:00 AM EST =6/26/11; 7:00 P > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-07 14:19:00

Keybot remains short as the final hour of trading occurs; traders walking on eggshells ahead of Chairman Bernanke's words in a few minutes. The algorithm clicked off five numbers so far today. If Bernanke maintains a firmly dovish posture and e > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-06-07 11:01:00

Keybot remains short. Markets are idling along, taking a breather from the big four-day 5% drop. Volatility is moving back and forth from bull camp to bear camp and is a major force currently for broad market direction. Using the VIX, wat > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-06-06 20:17:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The algorithm kicked out two numbers today around lunch time. Volatility made an attempt lower but failed. You knew this if you were watching the VIX 17.7 level. The SPX dropped thru 1298 after the ope > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-06-05 06:22:00

Keybot the Quant remains short to start the new trading week. Utilities are the only major sector that is bullish as measured by the algorithm. Keybot also indicates that housing is in a double dip recession again. Copper, commodities and > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-06-04 08:18:00

Keybot remains short, clicking off four numbers during the Friday session. That was a very active week for the algorithm. All major sectors remain bearish except for one, utilities. Keybot also indicates that we are in a housing double wee > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-06-03 08:07:00

Keybot remains short. The pre-scheduled number did not change things. Watch the SPX 1305.61 level, if it is lost, then selling will accelerate to the downside. Also, watch the SPX:VIX ratio, should it lose the 68 level, it will star > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-06-02 20:49:00

Quiet day today compared to Wednesday's excitement. Keybot remains short into the all important jobs report tomorrow morning. The algorithm clicks off a pre-scheduled number at 9 AM. All major sectors, as measured by Keybot, are in the be > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-06-01 20:09:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. Nutty market the last couple days; the SPX moving from 1331 to 1345 back down to 1315 in 13 hours of trading, a total point move of 44 points, a percentage move of 3.3%. This means the SPX has been moving a > read more

SPX Daily Chart Showing Keybot the Quant Turns

Published on 2011-06-01 12:43:00

SPX whipsawed back to the short side this morning at SPX 1331 at 10:44 AM EST. The retail sector cracked today. Keystone's 2-10 Spread Indicator turned bearish today causing the banks to give way. More information at Keystone's site, htt > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-06-01 10:56:00

Keybot the Quant flips back to the short side. A whipsaw did occur. Major sectors are on the bear side currently. Utilities and the low volatility, now moving up, is the only two items the bulls can hang their hat on. The retail sector ju > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-05-31 18:38:00

Keybot the Quant is long. Market bulls came to play today, once the Greece news bounced the euro overnight, the indexes were off and running because of the lower dollar. The algorithm clicked off 11 numbers today including the two pre > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-31 10:41:00

Keybot the Quant remains long but copper, that joined the bull camp earlier today, decided it likes the bear camp better again. The algorithm moved lower but remains on the long side. Markets are unstable and shaky. Stay on guard. 6/5/11; 7:00 > read more

SPX Daily Chart Showing Keybot the Quant Turns

Published on 2011-05-31 10:29:00

Keybot the Quant flips back to the long side at the open today at SPX 1335. The Greece positive news bounced the euro, which weakened the dollar, which strenghthens commodities and equities. Commodities and copper jumped over to the bull side this mo > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-05-31 09:49:00

Keybot the Quant flips back to the long side. Positive Greece news bounced the euro which in turn weakens the dollar and strengthens commodities and equities. Commodities and copper jumped over to the bullish side this morning although th > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-29 08:42:00

Keybot the Quant remains short for the opening bell on Tuesday morning but stay tuned, this is high drama. The algorithm wants to flip long but several proprietary rules have to be satisfied in addition to the algorithm number being above the s > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-27 09:14:00

Keybot the Quant remains short but as seen by the algorithm number and signal line, they are on top of each other at +2, that is a rarity. This signals that Keybot is on the verge of jumping on the long side--but not yet. The algorit > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-26 14:21:00

Keybot remains short but the algorithm has now come within a point of the signal line, and the algorithm is on the verge of going long, but, not yet. The algorithm numbers verify the knock down drag out fight going on right now between > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-26 09:10:00

Keybot continues an active week, clicking off a number shortly after the open. The algorithm remains short. Retail cracks like yesterday and joins the bear camp, but, the day is young, watch to see if RTH stays under 109.66, now only two pennie > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-25 17:57:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The algorithm was very active today clicking off five numbers. This two-week bull-bear Kabuki Dance for the markets is coming to a head. Today, the retail sector cracked and moved to the bear side, but intraday, > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-25 11:48:00

Keybot the Quant remains short as the fourth number clicks off today. The algorithm is active reflecting fickle volatilty and retail sectors. Note that Keybot came back up to a +2, only four points away form the signal line, so the b > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-25 09:28:00

Keybot remains short and clicks off a number at the open, incresing the bearish push. Volatility is staying above 17.67, by only pennies, but on the bearish side nonetheless. Retail cracked this morning, the long bullish run is over. The > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-24 15:13:00

Keybot remains short and clicks off two numbers during the last hour of trading. Volatility continues its Kabuki dance and finishes the day in the bear camp. SPX finishes below the 1318.51 level which is another feather in the bears cap.& > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-24 12:31:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. Fickle volatilty increased again and now favors the bears with the VIX above the critical 17.66 level. The VIX is now above 18 so the bears are trying to drive markets lower. The SPX LOD is 1314 > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-24 09:52:00

Keybot remains short clicking off a number 15 minutes after the open. Volatilty dropped this morning, however, and the VIX is under 17.65 which favors the market bulls. Today is a battle of the weaklings. The bears were too weak to pu > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-23 14:40:00

Keybot the Quant remains short the SPX. Fickle volatility is making a move back up late session creating an interesting back drop for the close. If the VIX continues up, the bears will push the indexes down into the closing bell. 6/5/11; 7 > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-23 14:04:00

Keybot remains short. Despite the sour mood today, the SPX:VIX ratio moved above the 68 level a few hours ago and has stayed there all day, signaling that a more extended down move is off the table, for now. The session has an hour remain > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-23 08:53:00

Keybot the Quant wastes no time clicking off a number this morning. The algorithm moved more bearish as volatility jumped after the opening bell. Use the SPX:VIX ratio as a guide today. A drop under 68 signals a major selling event, > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-22 08:52:00

Keybot the Quant remains short to start the new trading week. Markets are very much a bull-bear struggle the last couple weeks. Financials, semi's, commodities and copper are bearish while utilities, retail and lower volatility are bullish. The > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-20 06:51:00

Keybot the Quant remains short as the final session of the week begins. The algorithm had a wild start on Monday, clicking off six numbers, but, since then, not so much. The last two sessions very quiet with nothing going on; markets simply idling si > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-18 05:14:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. The bull-bear fight continues with retail and utilities supporting the bull case; semi's, commodities, copper and financials all supporting the bear case. Volatilty dropped back down to favor the bulls in the fi > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-17 07:56:00

Keybot the Quant remains short to start the Tuesday session. A crazy start to the week with the algorithm clicking off six numbers yesterday. The pre-scheduled number just clicked off and is now negative, -12, first time in a couple months for a nega > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-16 15:09:00

Keybot remains short as volatilty spiked into the close. Bears have the upper hand but markets remain unstable and indecisive. 6/5/11; 7:00 PM EST =6/3/11; 9:00 AM EST =5/31/11; 7:00 PM EST EOM =5/31/11; 10:00 AM EST =5/29/11; 7:00 PM EST =5/27/11; 1 > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-16 13:48:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. Volatility increased past the 17.66 that the algorithm had tagged as an important level. Also, the SPX 1333.36 level is lost. Both of these items are bearish. Market bears are pushing markets lower now and > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-16 12:06:00

The ebb and flow continues. Keybot remains short. Semi's weaken again. Volatility is the key for the afternoon. VIX, now at 17.51, is only pennies from the critical 17.64 level. If the VIX moves above 17.64, the broad mar > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-16 10:05:00

Keybot remains short but the algorithm is above the signal line, thus, markets remain unstable and indecisive. Semi's brightened and took the indexes up over the last hour. If the SOX stays above 441 today, now at 443, then the > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-16 09:11:00

Keybot kicks off the week with a number confirming the short side currently, but, the day is early and the tape is very jumpy. Volatility jumped in the bears favor at the open but then prompltly moved back to the bull side minutes after the bel > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-14 08:37:00

Keybot the Quant remains short the SPX to start the new trading week of 5/16/11. Below is the algorithm printout that gets everyone back up to date after the Blogger outage. Sunday's release number is included since Keybot is idli > read more

SERVICE INTERRUPTION -- 5/11/11 thru 5/14/11

Published on 2011-05-14 08:02:00

Blogger had technical issues the last few days but they now appear to be resolved. Thus, some blog posts, of which the text is most important since it provides color on the trading day, were lost. The nice thing about robots, and espe > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-12 09:28:00

Keybot is a busy bee this morning with the algorithm already clicking off four numbers. The market bears fizzled out after the open; both semi's and volatility returned to the market bull camp, for now. Financials, commodities and copper remain > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-12 09:09:00

The algorithm remains short as semiconductors bounced back up after opening weakness. Financials and copper continue to roll over. Keybot is scaning semi's and volatility with interest today. Watch SOX 441 level; above and market bu > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-12 08:58:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. Semiconductors continue to weaken again and volatility, VIX, moved above the critical 17.69 level, at least for now. The session is in the early going, however, so stay on guard. The SPX remaining under 133 > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-12 06:07:00

Keybot remains short to start the Thursday session after flipping bearish yesterday. The market bears can accelerate the selling if they push the SPX under 1336.36. Market bulls need a move above 1355 to regain control toda > read more

SPX Daily Chart showing Keybot the Quant Turns

Published on 2011-05-11 14:21:00

Keybot the Quant whipsaws today and flips back to the short side at 12:16 PM EST at SPX 1342. Markets remain unstable so a whipsaw back would not be surprising. Semiconductors and commodities cracked today helping the bears but volatility remains low > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT-- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-11 13:06:00

The algorithm whipsawed today at noon time. Keybot the Quant went back to the short side. The semiconductors rolled over despite the positive INTC news. Thus, semi's, financials, copper and commodities in general are all bearish.&nb > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-11 09:45:00

Keybot remains long from yesterdays flip to the bullish side but the commodites have weakened again this morning, and the algorithm is now only five points above the signal line. Thus, caution is warranted. Financials, commodities and copper es > read more

SPX Daily Chart showing Keybot the Quant Turns

Published on 2011-05-10 20:38:00

Keybot the Quant flipped to the long side today at 9:35 AM EST at SPX 1350. Stay on guard since markets remain unstable. Expect the unexpected. Do not invest based on anything you read or view here. The charts and information, as well as any links, a > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-05-10 20:28:00

Keybot the Quant is back to the long side after todays opening bell at SPX 1350. The lower volatility carried the day and in the afternoon the commodites ran higher. The only major areas that are bearish now are the financials and copper, > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-10 09:23:00

Keybot flipped back to the long side five minutes after the opening bell at SPX 1350. Big fight for the 1349.44 level after the open but the market bulls won out and punched above. Financials and commodities are in the bear camp but utili > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-09 13:27:00

Keybot the Quant remains short despite the printout number now four points above the signal line. The algorithm has other rules that is holding it back from going long, at least at this point. Semiconductors are dancing between bullis > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-08 06:08:00

Keybot the Quant remains short to start the new week. Utilities, semiconductors and retail are bullish while financials, copper, commodities and higher volatility are bearish. The algorithm was much more active last week as the volatility incre > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-06 13:05:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. Volatility has spiked higher as the day progresses. Financials remain weak and although trying to climb earlier in the session, the XLF is running out of gas, taking the broad markets lower. The al > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-06 08:57:00

Keybot remains short but the algorithm number is now within three points of the signal line so caution is warranted. The algorithm is watching a fight between the bearish commodities, copper and financials, and the bullish utilities, retail and > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-06 07:53:00

The algorithm remains unchanged after the pre-scheduled number this morning. Futures are up big after the jobs report. Keybot is scanning volatility, financials and semiconductors with interest. If the dollar maintains its > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-05 15:14:00

Keybot remains short. Volatility spiked and semiconductors weakened during the afternoon which carried the broad markets lower. Utilities and retail remain in the bull camp. Financials, commodities, copper and higher volatility > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-05 11:54:00

Keybot remains short. Commodities have cracked and are now sustaining structural damage. Thus, commodities, including copper which continues to lead down, and financials, are all causing the weakness in the broad markets. The alg > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-05 10:16:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. Volatility is moving up strongly now and SPX is losing 1337 support. 6/5/11; 7:00 PM EST =6/3/11; 9:00 AM EST =5/31/11; 7:00 PM EST EOM =5/31/11; 10:00 AM EST =5/29/11; 7:00 PM EST =5/27/11; 10:00 AM EST =5/22/11; 7:00 > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-05 09:46:00

Today's session starts with a sour mood due to Trichet and the jobless claims. Volatility spiked at the open but came back down again shortly after. Semiconductors jumped back into the bull camp but copper and financials remain firmly neg > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-04 14:20:00

Keybot the Quant remains short with the algorithm continuing to kick off numbers today. Semiconductors gave up the fight again this afternoon and now flipped back into the bear camp. 6/5/11; 7:00 PM EST =6/3/11; 9:00 AM EST =5/31/11; 7:0 > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-04 13:34:00

The numbers keep clicking off today. Keybot the Quant remains short but copper and financials are the only bears standing now. Semi's and lower volatility have moved back on the bull side this afternoon. Algorithm says to stay short for no > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-04 12:52:00

Keybot remains short as a couple more numbers click off after lunch time. Financials, copper and semiconductors continue to pull the broad markets lower, but volatility is slightly in favor of bulls. Markets idling along now probably wait > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-04 09:37:00

Keybot the Quant remains short, clicking off a barrage of numbers today so far. Semi's, copper and financials are all weak. Volatility spiked in favor of the market bears but has come off the highs. Watch VIX, any move up from here and se > read more

SPX Daily Chart with Keybot the Quant Turns

Published on 2011-05-03 15:29:00

The algorithm flipped to the short side this afternoon at 1355. > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-03 15:20:00

Keybot remains short thru the close despite a come back in financials during the final half hour. Copper and semiconductors are bearish, all other sectors bullish. For tomorrow, if SPX 1361 is hit, then the upside will accelerate, but if t > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-05-03 13:09:00

Keybot the Quant flips to the short side at SPX 1355 on weak semi's, copper and financials. Time will tell if the algorithm whipsaws. 6/5/11; 7:00 PM EST =6/3/11; 9:00 AM EST =5/31/11; 7:00 PM EST EOM =5/31/11; 10:00 AM EST =5/29/11; 7:00 PM EST =5/ > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-03 12:05:00

Keybot remains long but the semiconductors are giving it up and turning bearish. Financials will pull the markets up or down depending on whether XLF is above 16.34 or below 16.34. XLF is now 16.35 giving the bulls a hair of an edge.  > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-05-03 10:59:00

The algorithm clicks off another number today, now back up to +60. Copper remains bearish even though the price is trending up today. Semi's and financials both are teetering on the bull-bear line and will take the broad markets with > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-03 10:13:00

Keybot is active today clicking off another number, now +44, and lower moving towards the signal line again. Financials are hanging on by a thread and copper remains weak. The difference now is that semiconductors have weakened, this > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-05-03 09:11:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Flighty financials jumped back to the bull side, running up over a half percent in only ten minutes time. Copper remains the only bearish sector. The algorithm shows a dicey situation now forming in semi's. If SOX > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-02 19:05:00

Keybot the Quant remains long but the algorithm number is within 6 points of the signal number. Financials flip flopped again today, now they are back into the bear camp. So the two buddies of late, copper and financials, team together again to > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-05-02 11:41:00

Keybot the Quant clicks off a lower number but remains long. The algorithm sees weakness in financials again. Caution is warranted, markets remain unstable. 5/8/11; 7:00 PM EST =5/6/11; 9:00 AM EST =5/2/11; 12:21 PM EST = +44; signal line > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-05-01 07:14:00

Keybot remains long to start the new week. Financials jumped to the bull side last week but the relationship is tenuous. Watch XLF 16.34 as the bull-bear line, now at 16.38. Copper is the only major sector area showing bearishness. Utilit > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-29 09:07:00

Keybot the Quant remains long; pre-scheduled number clicked off without any change; algorithm is scanning financials with great interest, XLF sits directly on the bull-bear line, whichever way it goes from 16.33, the broad markets will follow. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-28 10:48:00

Keybot remains long. Financials jumped into the bull camp after the open this morning, bolstering the bullish case for markets. All major sectors are bullish now except for copper that remains negative. The algorithm is sensing high drama, > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-28 08:02:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Very surprising that the algorithm did not click off any numbers yesterday considering the Fed drama. The overall posture of the market has not changed from pre-FOMC to post-FOMC; all major sectors rema > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-27 05:19:00

Keybot the Quant remains long to start the FOMC Superbowl today; rate decision at 12:30 PM EST, no change is expected, and the much-awaited Q&A session by chairman Bernanke at 2:30 PM. All major sectors are bullish except for copper and financial > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-26 09:09:00

Keybot remains long after the pre-scheduled number clicked off with no changes. The algorithm number only sits four points above the signal line, however, not exactly a ringing endorsement of bullish strength. All major sectors are bullish > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-25 08:52:00

Keybot the Quant starts the week off with an opening bell print that is lower, but the algorithm remains on the bullish side for now. Copper decided to flip back to the bear side at the open, so now copper and financials remain the Gloomy > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-24 06:49:00

Keybot the Quant starts the new week on the long side. All major sectors are in the bullish camp except financials. Copper turned bullish late last week. Thus, the algorithm has been watcing these two sectors closely since they are > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-21 10:07:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The algorithm is focused on copper and financials and copper joined the bullish camp after this morning's open. The financial sector is the only negative sector currently. SPX is getting closer to > read more

SPX with Keybot the Quant Signal Lines thru 4/20/11

Published on 2011-04-20 18:44:00

Keybot the Quant flipped to the long side at the open today at SPX 1324. This low volatility, low volume behavior, that drives the stat arb algorithm's crazy, continues along. Resolution and a firm trend will surface at some point. Stay on guard for > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-20 10:18:00

Keybot flipped to the long side at the open; the SPX jumping 1.3% in the first few minutes. The algorithm triggered off the strength in technology, the INTC earnings last night has everyone bullish today. The semi's are up over 3% tod > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-04-19 07:43:00

Keybot the Quant remains short to start the Tuesday session. The pre-scheduled number had no impact on the algorithm. Keybot continues to scan several major sectors with interest, none of which want to jump ship from bull to bear or > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-04-18 14:49:00

Keybot remains short. Despite the pull back earlier in the day, the only area of interest to the algorithm during this session was volatility. Utilities buoyancy, SPX:VIX ratio and other factors prohibited the markets from experienci > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-04-18 11:34:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. Volatility continues oscillating between the algorithm's bullish and bearish line in the sand. 5/8/11; 7:00 PM EST =5/7/11; 9:00 AM EST =5/1/11; 7:00 PM EST; EOM (April) = 4/29/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/26/11; 10:00 AM EST > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-04-18 11:23:00

Keybot remains short. Major sectors such as utilities, commodites ex copper and retail continue to remain stubbornly bullish while semi's, financials and copper remain stubbornly bearish. Volatility is the indecisive area that the al > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-04-18 08:42:00

Keybot remains short. Volatility takes a big jump upwards joining the bear camp. 5/8/11; 7:00 PM EST =5/7/11; 9:00 AM EST =5/1/11; 7:00 PM EST; EOM (April) = 4/29/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/26/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/24/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/19/11; 9:00 AM EST > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-04-15 09:04:00

Keybot remains short after the pre-scheduled number. The standoff continues. To highlight some key sectors that the algorithm is currently scanning; utilities, retail, commodities and volatility are bullish while semi's, copper and financ > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-04-14 18:38:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. Despite the big drop in the indexes this morning, the algorithm idled along and did not click off any numbers today. Keybot clicks off a pre-sheduled number tomorrow at 10 AM. Keybot's scans c > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-04-13 08:59:00

Keybot remains short. Financials jumped at the open and then petered out. Copper is weak which is helping to keep the up move in the indexes in check. 5/1/11; 7:00 PM EST; EOM = 4/29/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/26/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/24/11; 7:00 > read more

SPX with Keybot the Quant Signal Lines thru 4/12/11

Published on 2011-04-12 19:47:00

Keybot the Quant flipped back to the short side today at 9:56 AM EST at SPX 1315. Broad markets continue this four month topping and rolling over behavior reaking havoc on trading algorithms. Indexes will be committing to one direction or the other o > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-04-12 14:27:00

Very busy day for Keybot the Quant with the algorithm clicking off its ninth number today reflecting very active markets. Financials are weakening while volatility is coming back up into the close. 5/1/11; 7:00 PM EST; EOM = 4/29/11; 10:00 > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-04-12 13:28:00

Keybot remains short as the indexes try to stage a comback by pumping financials and pushing volatility back down. Copper continues to teeter on the bul-bear line and the utilities are remaining comfortably buoyant giving the bulls a chance to > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-04-12 11:24:00

5/1/11; 7:00 PM EST; EOM = 4/29/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/26/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/24/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/19/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/17/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/15/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/12/11; 11:49 AM EST = +284/12/11; 10:44 AM EST = +144/12/11; 10:26 AM EST = +304/ > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-04-12 10:09:00

Keybot the Quant remains short. 5/1/11; 7:00 PM EST; EOM = 4/29/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/26/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/24/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/19/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/17/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/15/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/12/11; 10:44 AM EST = +144/12/11; 10:26 AM EST = > read more

STOCK MARKET BEARISH -- SHORT

Published on 2011-04-12 09:57:00

Keybot the Quant flipped to the short side at 9:56 AM EST at SPX 1315. Sectors such as semi's, financials and volatility weakened the indexes after the opening bell. Copper is teetering along a bull-bear line. As long as the utilitie > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-04-11 11:43:00

Keybot remains long. The algorithm continues to show interest in utilities, semi's, financials and now copper. Of interest is utilites, UTIL, now sporting a 410 handle. Check that, now a 409 handle. Keybot projects concern if a 406 > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-11 10:27:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The algorithm is scanning semi's, utilities and now financials with great interest. 5/1/11; 7:00 PM EST; EOM = 4/29/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/26/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/24/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/19/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/17/11; > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-11 09:14:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The algorithm is fixated on the weakness in the semiconductors right now. 5/1/11; 7:00 PM EST; EOM = 4/29/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/26/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/24/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/19/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/17 > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-09 08:37:00

Keybot the Quant remains long ahead of the new week beginning 4/11/11. The algorithm was most interested in the volatility behavior as well as the financials as the Friday session ended. Thus, watch the VIX and XLF at the opening > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-08 14:19:00

Keybot remains long. 5/1/11; 7:00 PM EST; EOM = 4/29/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/26/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/24/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/19/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/17/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/15/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/10/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/8/11; 3:10 PM EST = +764/8/11; 3:01 P > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-08 14:14:00

Keybot remains long as volatility climbs. Semi's are giving back some ground but remain in the bullish camp for now. Financials are trying to hold on as they receive an equal pull from the bull and bear sides. Markets are bullish bu > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-08 09:32:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The pre-sceduled number is actually next Friday; it's a very good thing that Keybot is always smarter than the humans. Market bulls are in control, especially with the copper buoyancy. All key sectors > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-07 20:09:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Quiet day today with the algorithm not clicking off any numbers. A pre-scheduled number prints off at 10 AM tomorrow. Market bulls remain in full control. Stay on guard, however, the markets are unstab > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-06 11:05:00

Keybot remains long. 4/19/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/17/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/10/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/8/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/6/11; 11:33 AM EST = +764/6/11; 10:18 AM EST = +604/6/11; 10:03 AM EST = +764/5/11; 10:21 AM EST = +604/3/11; 7:00 PM EST = +444/1/11; > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-06 10:34:00

Keybot remains long. 4/19/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/17/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/10/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/8/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/6/11; 10:18 AM EST = +604/6/11; 10:03 AM EST = +764/5/11; 10:21 AM EST = +604/3/11; 7:00 PM EST = +444/1/11; 9:30 AM EST = +444/1/11; 9 > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-06 09:32:00

Keybot the Quant remains long as the bulls are in complete control. The bulls now have command of all sectors including copper and semi's. SPX price moves are muted, however, due to lower volatility. SPX gap was left behind > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-05 10:06:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Semiconductors are bouncing off their four day lows. All major sectors are bullish again except for copper that remains bearish. 4/19/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/17/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/10/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/8/11; 1 > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-04 15:06:00

Keybot the Quant remains long after the uneventful day and did not click off any numbers. A very calm start for the week. Semi's weakened further. Copper remains weak. Other sectors favoring bulls. Financials indecisive.& > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-03 06:42:00

Keybot the Quant remains long to start the new week. The semi's gave up the long side on Friday and weakened considerably. Chips stocks tumbling lower is not a good economic sign. Copper remains sick as well. Financials keep os > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-04-01 08:58:00

Keybot remains long. SPX dancing around the 1330 level. The financials bounced at the open but the semi's performed a face plant after the open. 4/19/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/17/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/10/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/8/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/ > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-04-01 08:05:00

Keybot remains long. The pre-scheduled number had no effect on the algorithm. Semi's, financials and copper were weak to end the day yesterday. Watch their behavior for clues today. If SPX moves above 1330 which appears to be the ca > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-03-31 15:25:00

Keybot the Quant is long going into Friday's session. The algorithm prints a pre-scheduled number at 9 AM which will start to gauge the effects of the jobs report. If SPX 1330 is attained by the bulls tomorrow then the buyin > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-03-31 14:23:00

Keybot the Quant continues to see increased activity this week; numbers continue to click off at a steady pace. Financials are weakening again. Markets remain unstable. Keybot remains long. 4/19/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/17/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/1 > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-03-31 12:10:00

Keybot remains long. Fickle financials and retail walking the bullish-bearish fence line. Copper and semi's are weak. 4/19/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/17/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/10/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/8/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/3/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4 > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG -- CAUTION

Published on 2011-03-31 09:22:00

Keybot the Quant remains long but caution is required. Copper, semi's and financials are in the bear camp again and the retail companies are teetering on the edge. Markets remain unstable. 4/19/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/17/11; 7:00 PM > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-03-31 08:59:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. Financials have weakened again. Copper remains weak. Semi's are stumbling after the open as well. 4/19/11; 9:00 AM EST = 4/17/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/10/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/8/11; 10:00 AM EST = 4/3/11; 7:00 PM E > read more

SPX with Keybot the Quant Signal Lines thru 3/30/11

Published on 2011-03-30 19:02:00

Keybot the Quant whipsawed back to the long side at todays open at SPX 1322. > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-03-30 17:34:00

Keybot the Quant remains long. The algorithm locked in with the bullish theme after the open today. Indexes popped upwards once the financials joined the bull side this morning. Key sectors are all bullish again with the exception o > read more

STOCK MARKET BULLISH -- LONG

Published on 2011-03-30 10:27:00

Keybot remains long. Financials join the bull camp. Copper remains bearish but it is the only significant sector that is bearish at this moment. Markets remain unstable. 4/3/11; 7:00 PM EST = 4/1/11; 9:00 AM EST = 3/31/11; 7:00 PM EST; EO > read more