Like all "these things", people use them in different ways. I've seen people saying they'll avoid opening long Dow positions if the TIKI's negative, and vice versa. Then again, I've also seen people saying they're interested in fading "extreme readings" (I think "extreme readings" for the TIKI must be +28/+30 and -28/-30?). Meanwhile, if you wait long enough, there's always a decent chance that someone who knows much more about it than I do will reply to your question (though to my surprise nobody did, yet??).