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Jeffrey deGraaf, CMT, CFA 212-537-8822 [email protected] Rob Ginsberg 212-537-8819 [email protected] Alex Meintel , CMT 212-537-8820 [email protected] Chetan Jain 212-537-8818 [email protected] [email protected] deGraaf’s Weekly Survival Guide to the Markets Important legal disclaimer on page 29 September 11, 2012 Click here for Video Click here for Video on iPad (link enabled after you download and open this report on a PDF reader on iPad) Click here for Audio Only

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Trend Has Been Best Call

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Improvement But Still Light

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Apr-10 Jul-10 Oct-10 Jan-11 Apr-11 Jul-11 Oct-11 Jan-12 Apr-12 Jul-121,000

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Renaissance M acro Rese arch - Te chnic al Analy sis

9/10/2012 = 25.80%

20 DAY NEW HIGHS AS A % OF ISSUES

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Now Overbought…Does it Matter?

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Renaissance M acro Rese arch - Te chnic al Analy sis

9/10/2012 = 78.40%

% OF ISSUES ABOVE THE 50 DAY MOVING AVERAGE

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Historical Momentum Days

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Days Fwd 10 20 40 65 125 250

Average 0.3% 0.6% 1.1% 1.9% 3.7% 7.5%

Median 0.5% 0.9% 1.4% 2.4% 4.2% 8.4%

% Up 58% 60% 62% 65% 70% 76%

% Down 42% 39% 38% 35% 30% 24%

Count 6011 6001 5981 5956 5896 5771

Max 21.6% 23.5% 33.6% 38.8% 48.3% 68.6%

Min -25.9% -30.0% -36.7% -41.2% -46.6% -48.8%

Days Fwd 10 20 40 65 125 250

Average 0.8% 1.1% 3.4% 6.3% 11.9% 8.7%

Median 0.6% 0.5% 1.4% 4.9% 9.7% 12.5%

% Up 64% 64% 70% 80% 90% 67%

% Down 36% 36% 30% 20% 10% 33%

Count 11 11 10 10 10 9

Max 12.0% 13.3% 27.8% 31.3% 41.2% 59.2%

Min -2.9% -3.8% -7.8% -9.7% -4.8% -39.6%

S&P 500 Normal Returns

S&P 500 Returns Post-Momentum Signal

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11/4/2010 Similar Signal

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QE2

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Resurrection of the Convergence Trade

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Inflation Expectations at Upper Boundary

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Gold Improving, New High in Euros

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Copper Improving

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65-day breakout

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All Industrial Metals Bouncing

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Copper/China

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Copper violated downtrend line, China has not.

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Would You Buy or Sell This Chart?

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Apple Product Announcements

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Volatility and Valuation are Working

Last Day Of The Year

Last Day Of The Year

Last Day Of The Year Last Day Of The Year Last Day Of The Year Last Day Of The Year Last Day Of The Year

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Materials Close to Neutral

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New entrants

highlighted in

green

Optimal entry

points outlined in

blue

Top Technically Ranked S&P 500 Names

Bar Width: Higher Ranks – Thicker Lower Ranks - Thinner Color Coding: Overweight- GREEN Underweight – RED

Healthcare: Staples: Telecom: Tech:

AMGN ROST WHR MKC CINF HBAN S YHOO

BIIB LTD OMC STZ DFS STI CCI V

GILD TJX DHI USB KEY AKAM

ALXN CMCSA NWL WFC CMA Materials: VRSN

MRK SNI TWX FITB TMK PPG GOOG

ABT TWC PHM ALL PNC SHW EBAY

HD LEG RF MTB FMC TSS

GPS DISCA BBT WY MON TDC

NWSA CBS SPG LYB

GCI IPG EMN Industrials:

LEN WYN MAS

DIS MHP CBE

Discretionary: Financials:

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Equal Weight Industry Ranking

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Red bars denote deterioration by intensity Green bars denote improvement by intensity

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Bullish New Issues

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24Bonanza Creek Energy Inc.

Price 50 Day Mov ing Av erage 200 Day Mov ing Av erage

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35C&J Energy Services Inc.

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LinkedIn CorporationPrice 50 Day Mov ing Av erage 200 Day Mov ing Av erage

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Commercial Banks

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S&P 500 / Commercial Banks -IND (SP629)

Price - Close or Current Intraday

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Renaissance Macro Research - Technical Analysis

9/11/2012 = 92.31%

% OF ISSUES WITH 50 DAY M.A. > 200 DAY M.A.

Strong internal trends

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100% of Commercial Banks at 20-day Highs

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Price - Close or Current Intraday

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Renaissance Macro Research - Technical Analysis

9/11/2012 = 38.46%

20 DAY NEW HIGHS AS A % OF ISSUES

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Bullish Commercial Bank

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STI-US RenMac Rank: 1SunTrust Banks Inc. Regional Banks

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Bullish Commercial Bank

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KEY-US RenMac Rank: 1KeyCorp Regional Banks

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Bullish Commercial Bank

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CMA-US RenMac Rank: 1Comerica Inc. Diversified Banks

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Bullish Commercial Bank

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MTB-US RenMac Rank: 1M&T Bank Corp. Regional Banks

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Big Base in Pharma

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MRK-US RenMac Rank: 1Merck & Co Inc Pharmaceuticals

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ABT Back to Top Rank

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ABT-US RenMac Rank: 1Abbott Laboratories Pharmaceuticals

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Materials Play

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LYB-US RenMac Rank: 1LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Cl A Specialty Chemicals

Price 50 Day Moving Average 200 Day Moving Average

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Top-25 Portfolio

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Sold COG Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

EL PM PSA ROST WYN GWW HP

KLAC HRB SE CTAS HD DF

Sold FTI

Current Holdings: PLL OKE PFE CBS FAST WMB ISRG

EL PM PSA ROST WYN GWW

KLAC HRB SE CTAS HD DF

Sold COG Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold COG Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Current Holdings: PLL PFE CBS FAST WMB ISRG

EL PM PSA ROST WYN GWW

KLAC HRB CTAS HD DF

Sold COG Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE Sold COG

Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Current Holdings: PLL PFE CBS FAST WMB ISRG

EL PM PSA ROST WYN GWW

KLAC HRB CTAS HD DF

Sold COG Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold COG Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST

Sold GWW

Sold COG Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST

Sold GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Sold COG Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST Sold

GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Sold COG Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST Sold

GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Current Holdings: PFE CBS HD DF

PSA ROST WYN

Sold COG Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST

Sold GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Sold WMB, ISRG, PM

Current Holdings: PFE CBS HD DF

PSA ROST WYN

Sold COG Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST

Sold GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Sold WMB, ISRG, PM

Sold COG Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST

Sold GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Sold WMB, ISRG, PM

Current Holdings: PFE CBS HD DF

PSA ROST WYN

Sold COG Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST

Sold GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Sold WMB, ISRG, PM

Sold COG Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST

Sold GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Sold WMB, ISRG, PM

Sold COG

Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST

Sold GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Sold WMB, ISRG, PM

Sold COG

Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST

Sold GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Sold WMB, ISRG, PM

Sold DF

PSA ROST WYN

Sold COG

Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST

Sold GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Sold WMB, ISRG, PM

Sold DF

Sold COG

Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST

Sold GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Sold WMB, ISRG, PM

Sold DF

Sold COG

Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST

Sold GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Sold WMB, ISRG, PM

Sold DF

Sold COG

Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST

Sold GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Sold WMB, ISRG, PM

Sold DF

Current Holdings: PFE CBS HD

PSA ROST WYN

Sold COG

Sold TSN

Sold APOL

Sold GT

Sold FTI

Sold HP

Sold OKE, SE

Sold HRB

Sold PLL, FAST

Sold GWW

Sold KLAC, CTAS

Sold EL

Sold WMB, ISRG, PM

Sold DF

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