Weak(er) Hands are Holding More Stock

By John Del Vecchio and Brad Lamensdorf

Buying climaxes continue to jump, just hitting the highest level in year. A buying climax is when a stock makes a 52-week high but then closes down for the week.

This is a sign of distribution.

As the market inches higher, more and more distribution is occurring. Investors and speculators are selling off the moves higher in an increasing number of stocks. Ideally, we would like to see strong buying power as the indexes push higher.

The trend in buying climaxes is a warning sign of weakness under the market.

According to research from InvestorsIntelligence, traders selling off buying climaxes are correct 80% of the time over the next four weeks.

Given the increase in buying climaxes it would not be a surprise to see some market weakness in the coming weeks. Shares have exchanged hands from the strong to the weak in greater and greater proportion.

Weak(er) Hands are Holding More Stock
Weak(er) Hands are Holding More Stock (Chart provided by chartcraft, chartcraft is a division of https://www.investorsintelligence.com)

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