DecisionPoint Trading Room

DecisionPoint Trading Room

A father-daughter team, Carl and Erin Swenlin, showcase their trading in action using DecisionPoint timing signals and indicators to find the strongest possible investment opportunities while simultaneously limiting risk exposure.

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  • Shareholders Come First | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (06.05)

    Carl opens the trading room with a discussion of Target (TGT) and Anheuser-Busch (BUD) technicals and compares them to their industry groups. Shareholders can’t be pleased. After an overview of the market as a whole, Erin follows up with a deep dive into the Real Estate sector (XLRE), finding ind...

  • Advance-Decline Lines Explained | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (05.22)

    Carl opens the Trading Room with a discussion on what the Advance-Decline Line is and how it is calculated. Importantly, he shows us how best to use it. Erin dives into the Energy Sector (XLE) and covers the industry groups within. They finish off the show by taking your symbol requests.

  • Why SPY, Not SPX? Dividends! | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (05.15)

    Carl begins the trading room by explaining negative divergences between the SPY and equal-weight RSP. He also covers why DecisionPoint uses the SPY and not the SPX; the reason is dividends, which he explains in detail later in the show. Erin finds the top three sectors based on the StockCharts Te...

  • Beware These Groups of Stocks | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (05.08)

    Carl opens the trading room by discussing two groups of stocks that you should avoid in the near future. He gives his take on the market, Gold, Bonds and more. Erin takes a look “under the hood” of the sectors and finishes with your symbol requests, discussing on entries and exits for many of them.

  • Market Holds Its Breath | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (05.01)

    As the upcoming Fed rate announcement nears, investors are holding their breath; Carl talks about what that likely means for the market this week. He covers the top ten mega-cap stocks, and both he and Erin discuss Banks and the risks in trading Financial stocks. Erin dives into strong-performing...

  • Long-Term View of the Dollar | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (04.24)

    As always, Carl opens the show with a market overview, but today spends extra time looking at the Dollar in all three timeframes. Carl also reviews key indicator charts which favor a intermediate-term market top on the way. Erin reviews defensive sectors, Consumer Staples (XLP) and Healthcare (XL...

  • PMO BUY Signal on Natural Gas | Erin Swenlin (04.17)

    Erin starts off with a discussion of Natural Gas (UNG) and compares it to the continuous contract $NATGAS. She presents an in-depth discussion of current market conditions, with a focus on Energy, Financials, Industrials and Materials. Symbol requests follow!

  • Equal-Weight RSP vs. SPY | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (04.10)

    Carl opens with a discussion of Regional Banks and gives us a link to a video that explains the safety of brokerage versus savings account insurance. He also covers why we use relative strength of the SPY v. the equally-weighted RSP. Erin gives us an in-depth “under the hood” review of the sector...

  • Finding New Momentum in Sectors | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (04.03)

    Today, Erin presents a review of all of the sectors to find out where new momentum lies and where relative strength is -- you might be surprised. Carl gives us his take on the market, as well as the Dollar, Gold, and Crude Oil’s big rally today. Erin finishes off by taking symbol requests and exp...

  • Negative Divergences Explained | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (03.27)

    Carl starts off the trading room with a closer look at Regional Banks (KRE) and gives his opinion of not only the market, but the top ten capitalized stocks. Erin picks up with a discussion on how to find negative divergences using DecisionPoint analysis. She finishes with a sector deep dive into...

  • ETFs vs. Indexes | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (03.20)

    Carl opens the trading room discussing why DecisionPoint.com uses ETFs for signal changes versus actual Index readings. He also explains how the Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) has different meanings when it is above or below the zero line. The PMO can also be used for relative strength. Erin div...

  • Carl’s Detailed Look at Gold | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (03.13)

    Carl was the star of today’s show, where he was peppered with questions on Gold, Financials/Regional Banks, Bonds and Yields. He looks at Gold in all three timeframes and discusses why it will likely move even higher. Carl’s take on the Banking crisis and how the Financial sector has a whole coul...

  • Not Too Late for Natural Gas | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (02.27)

    Carl opens the trading room by discussing how the Silver Cross Index works and its superior representation of market participation. He also reviews the market and “S&P 10”. Both he and Erin discuss Natural Gas (UNG) and where they see it moving. They also look at the ‘ultra’ version (BOIL). Erin ...

  • New Calculation for CPI | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (02.13)

    Carl opens with a discussion of a change that is occurring in the calculation of the CPI from here on out and how it could affect the market’s direction tomorrow. Carl gives his opinion on the market technicals, while Erin walks through the sectors and searches for pockets of strength within Cons...

  • Trusting The Technicals | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (02.06)

    Today, Carl looks at the Big 10 capitalized stocks and determines whether a bull market right now will have legs. Do we use common sense or technicals regarding a new bull market? Carl and Erin discuss. Both of them deep dive into the Technology (XLK) sector and review stock symbol requests like ...

  • New Golden and Silver Cross Indexes | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (01.30)

    Carl opens with an introduction to new data sets for Regional Banks (KRE), Semiconductors (SMH), Biotechs (IBB) and Retail (XRT). The new Golden Cross/Silver Cross Index and additional breadth data tell a different story than relative strength studies. Erin concentrates on Financials and deep div...

  • What's Up with These Yields? | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (01.23)

    Carl explores how yields are calculated with a few examples of yields that don’t seem ‘right’. He demonstrates how to add dividends and splits to your charts. Erin focuses in on two sectors that are leading the pack and what that means for the rest of the market. She discusses how to use relative...

  • Top Sectors & Industry Groups | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (01.09)

    Carl opens the show with a reprise of his Tesla (TSLA) versus Bitcoin discussion and the uncanny similarities as far as gains, losses, and price pattern, in spite of not really being related at all. Erin teases out the most bullish sectors and walks through their industry groups to find hidden st...

  • Silver Cross Index Warning Signals | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (12.19)

    In this episode, Carl reignites his discussion on watershed events, showing us how the Hunt Brothers' attempt to corner the market in Silver also raised Gold prices to historic levels. Of course, we know how this ended… not well for investors in Gold and Silver, who weren’t savvy to the changes i...

  • Watershed Events in Gold & Crypto | Carl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin (12.12)

    Today, Carl opens the show by discussing “watershed events”. Using Gold as an example, he then moves into Crypto. Parabolics are an earmark of these events, but catching them early is key. Erin reviews the sectors and gives you the number one sector to consider right now. They both discuss Crude ...