Didn’t find your mail on your site. I was wondering if i could do a small interview with you (skype). I follow your blog for a long time and i really like the way you are trading. Together with some friends we also started a (free) website (but in dutch). We were wondering if you would like to answer some questions about your trading style, etc.

Please let me know (i know you’re a busy man, especially now with the baby )
Greetz
Michel

when i was using the ibd new high and new low i would get the new high and new low by combining the numbers from nye, nasdaq as well as ASE (ibd has 3 exchanges listed for their new high and new low)
i believe this is what you used to do as well right?

i’m interested in giving pinnacle data a go and see how i like it. do you only use the new high new low from nyse and nasdaq or do are you signed up for the ASE composite group as well?

You say that you prefer the 10-d diff method now, but that chart is plotted with decisionpoint.com i’m assuming that chart uses the data from that web site and not your data from pinnacle?

sorry for all these questions lol Just trying to figure out the best way to do do this so i wont have to subscribe to everything, eIBD, pinnacle data, as well as decisionpoint.com

Anyway, if you could make a new post on the blog about the new method of tracking new high new lows, as well as the services you use to either get the data or chart the mined data, as well as an udpate on things that would be wonderful !

I prefer the 10-d Diff now because it gives me a smooth trend reading. The % method still works but is more volatile.

I now use the pinnacle data because it is accurate and I know exactly where it comes from and when I can access it. The IBD data was inconsistent with the market data from sites like NYSE and Nasdaq. Bottom line, use the same data from the same source and you should be fine. The pinnacle data went back to 1978 for the NASDAQ and 1965 for the NYSE.

I remember you used to use investor business daily’s new high new low numbers to calculate the ratio by performing this calculation:
(New Highs – New Lows) / (New Highs New Lows) * 100 = X%

to get the ratio number.. and you would have a zone where you feel it’s more bullish, where it’s more neutral, and an area where it’s more bearish.

however, now through your new posts on nh-nl. the method as well as the charts seems to only show you using the differential of the nh against eh new low… without the ratio coming into play.

is there a reason why you decided to simply use the differential now instead of the old ratio method?

also is there a reason why you decided to use the data from pinnacle data and not ibd anymore?

I value this a lot so was just wondering what made you deviate from the original method?

I agree, When to Sell is an excellent book – I did a write-up back in late 2007: http://www.chrisperruna.com/2007/12/11/when-to-sell/