Our short-term signal from company officers and directors remains solidly ‘indecisive’.
By Paul Price of Market Shadows
Market Shadows sees the ratio of insider selling to buying as very useful in predicting week-to-months action rather than longer-term trends. This signal correctly called for bullishness right near February’s bottom but failed to give a clear green light again ahead of the past two week’s positive action.
Market Shadows’ Virtual Value Portfolio made an all-time high on March 7, 2014 as we remained almost 100% invested. Our original stake of $100,000 has grown to more than $142,000 since the portfolio’s Oct. 26, 2012 inception date.Â
 The five-day chart of the DJIA shows that all the damage from events in the Ukraine were reflected in the first two hours or so of Monday’s trading. If you sold into that sharp decline … you got hosed. If you waited too long to buy… you missed a great chance at very good entry points.
