Ok-
I am looking at the S&P 500 chart, and it is beginning to tell me we are about to reverse direction a little.
http://stockcharts.com/charts/gallery.html?$SPX
What I see in this chart:
1. Volume down
2.Narrowing range- tight squeeze tells me a move is about to happen. We MAY get another uptick to 1550 in the next couple days, and if we do, I think that is about it for a while. It is equally possible we've hit the top, and the next move will be down. I've got to be prepared to move out quickly if that happens in the next couple days.
3. CMF is flattening out.
4. On the point and figure chart, we are now at eleven units into the up cycle., and that's about the average time before a reversal. I would think if we get a little more up (12 or 13 units) we will have hit the short term top.
5. Should that happen, then I am looking for and will be ready for a slide back down to the 1490 - 1480 level to set the foundation for the next run. It may not make it back down that far based on the chart- so I may just move off to the sidelines at 1550, and wait until it drops to 1510-to-1520 or so to buy back in.
Anyway, that's how I am thinking tonight.