DecisionPoint vice president; documents the trend-model signals
Erin Swenlin
Erin Swenlin is Vice President of DecisionPoint.com and launched the DecisionPoint daily blog with Carl Swenlin in 2009. She writes StockCharts' DecisionPoint articles that define the BUY, Neutral and SELL trend-model signals.
What they argue
- A 20/50-EMA upside crossover is always an Intermediate-Term BUY, while a downside crossover is Neutral or SELL depending on the 50/200-EMA long-term model.
- Trend models are mechanical price flags that should be qualified by chart analysis.
Sources
StockCharts: The DecisionPoint Thrust/Trend Model - Part I (Erin Swenlin, 2016)StockCharts: The DecisionPoint Trend Model Picture for 2015
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DecisionPoint Intermediate-Term Trend Model (20/50-day EMA)
Rule and full recordTrend following · daily · with Carl Swenlin
DecisionPoint's intermediate-term trend signal is a BUY while the 20-day EMA is above the 50-day EMA. A cross back down is Neutral in a bull market and a Sell in a bear market; both mean cash here.
In right now159 of 377As of the Oct 13, 2026 close.
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