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A battle royale for control of the tape
September 17, 2023 at 13:08 PM EDT
Preface: Explaining our market timing models We maintain several market timing models, each with differing time horizons. The "Ultimate Market Timing Model" is a long-term market timing model based on the research outlined in our post, Building the ultimate market timing model. This model tends to generate only a handful of signals each decade.
The Trend Asset Allocation Model is an asset allocation model that applies trend-following principles based on the inputs of global stock and commodity prices. This model has a shorter time horizon and tends to turn over about 4-6 times a year. The performance and full details of a model portfolio based on the out-of-sample signals of the Trend Model can be found here.
My inner trader uses a trading model, which is a blend of price momentum (is the Trend Model becoming more bullish, or bearish?) and overbought/oversold extremes (don't buy if the trend is overbought, and vice versa). Subscribers receive real-time alerts of model changes, and a hypothetical trading record of the email alerts is updated weekly here. The hypothetical trading record of the trading model of the real-time alerts that began in March 2016 is shown below.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4AQB584ZDzxZlmuiiuJyaq2h21XaW8zadNedTXGvtZvOiWXlu72d0KPnsj_HZFRxiGB2UpyIJEEQQXgzFsiaPkocMoDIg56UQ4r3PFJffR4bXJG_GwmHAIeJOVc42C2wkkm0qXhcPABO3KoUEJ6jIcE2yYmDmyezKmrsYOlXrgf0DX0GTdU9jnPDeoVa/w400-h291/Inner%20Trader.png)
The latest signals of each model are as follows:
Update schedule: I generally update model readings on my site on weekends. I am also on X/Twitter at @humblestudent. Subscribers receive real-time alerts of trading model changes, and a hypothetical trading record of those email alerts is shown here.
Subscribers can access the latest signal in real time here.
Decision time![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgae-X2krwVMDkvVIwe99FVdPcgD4koHaxa5_Je2R54IaL51ii59D7QUOezT3uwyLo-eZr9AjMlvGIlEIDstdBAKbS_EDyGAdAciHEyYac9nso0KrnzgbHac0iDCY2Gqr5_AxDxImjUbUNPol4xXULZrfH8_xq0f6mduGhOtemZ88wiXl-NrfOYsYQbbp8J/w400-h354/SPX%20and%20NDX.png)
Upside or downside breaks would have strong directional implications. I believe the odds favour the bears. Here’s why.
The full post can be found here.
The Trend Asset Allocation Model is an asset allocation model that applies trend-following principles based on the inputs of global stock and commodity prices. This model has a shorter time horizon and tends to turn over about 4-6 times a year. The performance and full details of a model portfolio based on the out-of-sample signals of the Trend Model can be found here.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf8tcwnGC54RefXHBxm_e-4T7TOaTlbLYdm-vccg0FlOImO_VxIfPfNOfYbE-cBvAbCE053y-eS7QlsWB87f0Tc7H96uesxEFOwcOMwPNpzhhePtkdMGpgR9tv7AbpcCPQRTs9x9xDD0DqdMrkK7GFbjQwoHdfjSelINQAGKtk-GqJd1807E4O6n19I21-/w400-h290/Trend%20Model%20perf.png)
My inner trader uses a trading model, which is a blend of price momentum (is the Trend Model becoming more bullish, or bearish?) and overbought/oversold extremes (don't buy if the trend is overbought, and vice versa). Subscribers receive real-time alerts of model changes, and a hypothetical trading record of the email alerts is updated weekly here. The hypothetical trading record of the trading model of the real-time alerts that began in March 2016 is shown below.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_4AQB584ZDzxZlmuiiuJyaq2h21XaW8zadNedTXGvtZvOiWXlu72d0KPnsj_HZFRxiGB2UpyIJEEQQXgzFsiaPkocMoDIg56UQ4r3PFJffR4bXJG_GwmHAIeJOVc42C2wkkm0qXhcPABO3KoUEJ6jIcE2yYmDmyezKmrsYOlXrgf0DX0GTdU9jnPDeoVa/w400-h291/Inner%20Trader.png)
The latest signals of each model are as follows:
- Ultimate market timing model: Buy equities (Last changed from “sell” on 28-Jul-2023)*
- Trend Model signal: Bullish (Last changed from “neutral” on 28-Jul-2023)*
- Trading model: Neutral (Last changed from “bearish” on 03-Aug-2023)*
Update schedule: I generally update model readings on my site on weekends. I am also on X/Twitter at @humblestudent. Subscribers receive real-time alerts of trading model changes, and a hypothetical trading record of those email alerts is shown here.
Subscribers can access the latest signal in real time here.
Decision time
It’s nearing decision time. Both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 are forming wedge formations while testing their 50 dma supports. Will the market break up or down through the trend lines?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgae-X2krwVMDkvVIwe99FVdPcgD4koHaxa5_Je2R54IaL51ii59D7QUOezT3uwyLo-eZr9AjMlvGIlEIDstdBAKbS_EDyGAdAciHEyYac9nso0KrnzgbHac0iDCY2Gqr5_AxDxImjUbUNPol4xXULZrfH8_xq0f6mduGhOtemZ88wiXl-NrfOYsYQbbp8J/w400-h354/SPX%20and%20NDX.png)
Upside or downside breaks would have strong directional implications. I believe the odds favour the bears. Here’s why.
The full post can be found here.
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