Tom Scollon

The Discretionary index looks benign on both a daily and weekly basis:


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According to the weekly chart you have been spending generously over the last three years but now you are a little more careful.  You are truly discretionary at the moment.

The Consumer Staples – food and grog Index - is likewise benign:


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You were living the life or Riley but now you are objecting to prices and so you are hanging tight to those hard earned dollars.  Mind you prices are ridiculously high for almost everything but the two dollar shop.

And looking at some specific stocks:

WOW is doing it really tough and it could get a whole lot worse:


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Hang on to your money there could be better days ahead.

WES has had a big run up and one of the better stories but now seems stuck at these current levels:


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Myer has let you down and so you only shop there when you really really want to:


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I know some of the Board and can say no more other than I am not …..  But I feel sad for shareholders. A lousy story.

DSH we now know is a basket case – well even casket case:


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Managed to let both shoppers and shareholders down big time.  What a mess those stores were, though from the outside looked pretty – but when you drilled down it was not too tough to see that they had no chance of survival.

BBG should have been a roaring success and was for a while:


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And you would have to ask yourself if SRF has the same stench?


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Super Cheap is looking Super Cheap:


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And you are now in love again with this cheap end of town:


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And lastly for good measure a quick look at the overall indicator – XAO:


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Maybe steadying for a time.  But you will get bargains ahead:


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Enjoy the ride

Tom Scollon