Stockradars combination of its Stock Pick Count combined with its unique trend measuring tool, the Trend Intensity indicator, have provided a highly useful and accurate breadth indicator of market strength and just as weakness in the Stock Pick Count in early 2007 shot a clear arrow of heightened risk through the heart of the rampaging bull market prior to the market making its ultimate high at 6851 on the 2^nd of November 2007, weakness into late last year and continued erosion of qualified trends across the market early in 2010 has sent us a clear message of terminal market breadth and as long only traders capital preservation mode has been in place capitalising nicely on the extraordinary rally of 2009 while also maintaining a protective and healthy cash balance and now avoiding much of the current calamity! Uncertainty, doubt, and nerves are prevalent and despite being in a weak interest rate environment stock trends have yet to emerge as a force again and in fact those that did have been disappearing again at a fast clip. What you don’t hold is often the most important especially if prices are going down. There are however invariably some trends available to boost the coffers during these slim picking times and NWS, CPU, and RMD are such examples so why not trade them if they’re going up? I am and by focusing on stock specific trends I am able to avoid the distraction of the major market as that is only subsequent information that develops from maintaining a Stock Pick Count based on the ratio of trending stocks to those that aren’t. Despite the huge rally last year participation was slim on a trend basis as once again polarisation around the four major banks BHP, RIO, and WES drove some 75% of the gain in 2009! NWS is however rolling on and from our entry at $14.40 apparently unaware of the failings around it as the demand supply change has taken control of this stock price driving it higher to now reach level of $17.80. Look at the volume last week. Rising price and rising volume price action tells of demand and heightened odds that the price will be higher next week than it is this week.