Graham & Dodd meet Edwards & Magee MTA Education Seminar May 20 th 2005 Larry M. Berman CFA, CMT Combining Fundamental & Technical Analysis to Maximize Portfolio Returns
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Characteristics of Market P/E high low? Earnings momentum Economy Inflation/Interest rates Geopolitical Monetary/fiscal policy Bull or Bear? Oversold/Overbought Seasonality Sentiment Accumulation Distribution Breadth
Characteristics of Stock BETA rule S&P 500 (60%) of stocks have beta above 0.9 S&P 400 (66%) of stocks have beta above 0.9 S&P 600 (83%) of stocks have beta above 0.9 V or U tops-bottoms Volatility Normal vs. today False breakouts Support/resistance Volume patterns
Growth Characteristics & Tools Momentum Trend Relative strength Multiple expansion PEG GARP
Value Characteristics & Tools Sentiment Chart patterns (bottoms & bases) Oversold Under owned Market to book value Extremeness
Market Cycle Seasonal patterns Business cycle
Characteristics of Market:Trend Timeframe % Higher highs? Higher lows? Support holding? Res. breaking?
Characteristics of Market:Momentum Timeframe Quantify OS/OB m/m 5% q/q 10% Divergence
Characteristics of Market:Volume 10-Day Arms 55-Day Arms Imbalances Relative
Characteristics of Market:Volume Imbalances Accumulation Distribution Intensity Relative Extreme
Characteristics of Market:Breadth Adv-Dec Line Trend Momentum Extreme Relative
Characteristics of Market:Breadth % > 200-day avg Trend Momentum Extreme 20-80% Relative
Characteristics of Market:Breadth Net 52W Hi-Lo Trend Momentum Extreme 2Sig – Relative
Characteristics of Market:Breadth Index specific %MC Adv/Dec Wkly 52W Hi-Lo Wkly Accumulation Wkly Distribution
Characteristics of Market:Breadth %MC > 50-Day Avg %MC > 200-Day Avg %MC < RSI 30 %MC > RSI 70
Characteristics of Market:Sentiment VIX-VXN Trend Momentum Relative Extremes Characteristics
Characteristics of Market:Sentiment Put/Call volume Trend Momentum Relative Extremes Characteristics
Characteristics of Market:Sentiment AAII Cons, II, MV Relative Extremes Characteristics
Characteristics of Market: Summary P/E = modestly high Fwd earn mom. <10% Economy = softer Inflation = rising Interest rates = rising Geopolitical = neg Fiscal policy = neg Late stage bull/early bear Oversold Seasonality = pos Sentiment = pos Accumulation = weak Distribution = strong Breadth = weak Volume = weak
Growth Characteristics & Tools Momentum Trend Relative strength Multiple expansion PEG GARP
Growth Tools: Momentum ROC MACD Relative strength
Growth Tools: Momentum ROC MACD Relative strength
Growth Tools: Momentum ROC MACD Relative strength
Growth Tools: Trend Sup/Res holds? Higher/highs Lower/lows Time frame
Value Characteristics & Tools Sentiment Chart patterns (bottoms & bases) Oversold Under owned Market to book value Extremeness
Value Tools: Bottom Patterns (Bases) Double bottom Ascending H & S bottom
Value Tools: Sentiment Insiders IPO/Buyback % Inst Own
Value Tools: OB/OS Buy 13Wk OS OB poor entry
Trading Cycles Price movements are a series of cycles. Accumulation phase Distribution phase
Trading Cycles ACCUMULATION DISTRIBUTION BEARBASE BULLCONS
Trading Cycles ACCUMULATION DISTRIBUTION BEARBASE BULL CONS
Trading Cycles OVERBOUGHT OVERSOLD
Trading Cycles Quantify Extremes Accumulation Distribution Relative rank
Trading Cycles: S&P 500 Financials
Trading Cycles: S&P 500 Technology
Value: Basing
MSFT breaking out of base pattern
Growth: Momentum
GLW strong momentum, but OB
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