Gilmo Report - January 18, 2012

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Gilmo Report - January 18, 2012

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A Methodical Market
Posted: 18 Jan 2012 11:35 AM PST

Shares ignore negative news to plough ahead in steady, systematic fashion. Nasdaq accumulation days now number four in the past 10 sessions, the best showing in months. As the below chart shows, intraday volatility has contracted, a plus, which correlates with what is historically seen as a market embarks on a sustained upward tilt.

Defensive stocks underperform high-expectation issues, with consumer discretionary outdoing consumer staples, and the Nasdaq bettering the S&P since the last few days of '11. Copper outperforms, as do the financials for over two months. Even small-capitalization titles are showing relative strength. Brazil and China have both picked up solidly in the new year.

The background factors, then, line up for further upward revaluation for shares.

For the intermediate-term growth-stock specialist, the missing link, besides stronger institutional belief in this market, is a deeper pool of leadership candidates. This is not especially unusual for a three-month-old bull market, if that is what this is.

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