{"id":7518,"date":"2010-02-01T08:45:21","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T13:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/?p=7518"},"modified":"2016-09-20T06:01:12","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T10:01:12","slug":"indicators-we-are-watching-bears-in-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/01\/indicators-we-are-watching-bears-in-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Indicators We Are Watching &#8211; Bears In Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last few weeks have shown a pronounced change in sentiment. Daily trends show a higher level of selling with a leap in volume. Geo-political concerns have helped to crush the carry trade that has been funded with the U.S. dollar causing a short-cover and thereby creating the need to sell risk assets.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, stimulus (aka &#8220;The Punchbowl&#8221;) conversation has shifted to<!--more--> weaning the patient off rather than continuing to provide additional inebriates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/31\/tdi-podcast-146-curzio-ipad-eco-solar-bears-obama\/\"><em><strong>(Listen in to this week&#8217;s Episode of The Disciplined Investor Podcast)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Add to that the pointed comments from President Obama regarding potential taxes and bank penalties to provide a difficult backdrop for investors. Even though earnings have been generally meeting or exceeding analysts, expectations were clearly ahead of themselves.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(Click on each chart to enlarge and view commentary)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7518 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/TDIMG.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/TDIMG-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/TDIMG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/TDIMG-440x440.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Looking to invest in The Disciplined Investor Managed Growth Strategy?<br \/>\nClick below for the 14-minute virtual tour&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/mailbox\/tdi-investment-fund\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thedisciplinedinvestor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/TDIMG.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Disclosure: <a title=\"Horowitz &amp; Company\" href=\"http:\/\/www.horowitzandcompany.com\">Horowitz &amp; Company<\/a> clients may hold positions of securities mentioned as of the date published.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last few weeks have shown a pronounced change in sentiment. 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