Gold and Stock Market Sentiment Reaching Extreme Levels
Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2011 May 12, 2011 - 02:46 PM GMTBy: Chris_Vermeulen
	 
	
   This week we are seeing fear across the  board from traders and investors as they dump their long positions is stocks  and commodities. Just in the past two trading sessions alone we have seen extreme  overbought conditions and extreme oversold conditions which generally mean  another big move is brewing…
This week we are seeing fear across the  board from traders and investors as they dump their long positions is stocks  and commodities. Just in the past two trading sessions alone we have seen extreme  overbought conditions and extreme oversold conditions which generally mean  another big move is brewing…
 
Fear (panic selling) has very distinct characteristics when looking at the intraday charts and we are seeing those price and volume patterns forming now. When waves of buying and panic selling start to take place back to back, I start to prepare for a trading setup which should form within a couple of trading sessions.
Keep in mind that fear is a much more powerful force in the market and once extreme levels are reached, we typically tend to see continued selling for 1-3 more days afterwards. This is the reason I tend to scale into oversold market conditions as I can potentially enter at lower prices within the next couple of sessions to build a position with a reduced cost basis.
SPY 10 Minute Chart of My Market Sentiment Readings
Panic selling, coupled with oversold NYSE market conditions and fearful options traders makes for an extreme reading in stock prices.

GLD  10 Minute Chart of My Market Sentiment Readings
Sentiment readings many times carry over  into the precious metals sector and can be used as a gauge also for tightening  stops, adding to long positions etc..

Mid-Week  Market Trading Update:
In short, I feel the market is at a major  tipping point along with the US Dollar. It is just a  matter of time before we get another low risk setup and take a position for the  next move in either direction.
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