The Smart Money's Betting on a Thanksgiving Rally

The Penny Sleuth Features: Penny Stocks, Options and High-Growth Opportunities! Editor’s Note: I’ve already filled my Penny Momentum Trader readers in on why we could see a rally to end 2010 – and how to play it – today, I want to share some of those factors with you… The Smart Money’s Betting on a Thanksgiving Rally By Jonas Elmerraji November 24, 2010 It shouldn’t come as a shock that this time of the year is historically met with a bullish bias. After all, with the biggest eating day of the year coming up tomorrow (Thanksgiving, for our international friends) followed by a shopper’s wonderland on Black Friday, investors should be trading with two positive events at the forefront of their minds. But it doesn’t quite work that way – and if you’ve been watching the market so far this week, it’s clear that stocks aren’t in rally mode. That said, the smart money is still betting on a post-Thanksgiving rally. 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According to a study of the S&P 500’s price behavior since 1950, this week has been a jumping point for stocks nearly 75% of the time. When looking at this data, don’t fall for the old saying that tells investors “past performance does not indicate future returns” — the truth is that past performance like this is highly correlated with future returns. (I know more than a few millionaires who’ve made their fortunes on that principle alone.) In reality, that Thanksgiving week win ratio is significant. Also significant is the number of traders who’re betting on an upward move in stocks. If you’re an avid Sleuth reader, you probably know that I spend most of last week in Las Vegas at two trading conferences. While there I got a chance to speak with some prominent (and successful) short-term traders about where the market’s headed… A surprising number of these smart money traders are betting on higher stock prices to end the month. BRAND NEW! 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Chances are in the next several trading sessions we’ll get a run back up to resistance, which is presently just below 1230. Ideally, though, I’d like to see the S&P continue to bounce in that channel for a couple of weeks before attempting to move higher – that way, we’ll avoid pushing into overbought territory at the weekly level. With that, enjoy today’s market bounce, and the reprieve from trading on Turkey Day tomorrow. We’ll be back on again with a special Black Friday edition of the Weekend Sleuth to end the week. Happy Thanksgiving, Jonas Elmerraji P.S.: I’ve already briefed my Penny Momentum Trader readers on how to profit from the market’s current setup. It may surprise you, but our strategy has more in common with the CIA’s code-cracking system than it does with Warren Buffett’s investing process. My new presentation details exactly what I mean. Click here to watch it now. If you want to put my system to work for your portfolio, I suggest you hurry. 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