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Chip Anderson

Chip Anderson

President, StockCharts.com

The market finished last week with three big down days. So far this year, the Nasdaq is down 6.5%. Much of the fall has been driven by Small Cap stocks as the S&P 500 Large Caps is only down 3.6% during the same period. As John Murphy subscribers already know, the Technology sector has been the weakest so far this year while Energy and Consumer Staples have been the strongest.

Speaking of John Murphy, this edition of the newsletter kicks off with a great educational piece on moving averages from John. Richard Rhodes then shows us why January's decline is becoming increasingly important. Carl Swenlin sees reasons for optimism in the OEX Put/Call ratio. And finally Arthur Hill looks to the Retail and Semiconductor sectors for relief.

Let's dive right in...

Chip Anderson
About the author: is the founder and president of StockCharts.com. He founded the company after working as a Windows developer and corporate consultant at Microsoft from 1987 to 1997. Since 1999, Chip has guided the growth and development of StockCharts.com into a trusted financial enterprise and highly-valued resource in the industry. In this blog, Chip shares his tips and tricks on how to maximize the tools and resources available at StockCharts.com, and provides updates about new features or additions to the site. Learn More