Art's Charts

July 2015

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SPY Holds Short-term Uptrend, UUP Holds Break and TLT Tests Support

by Arthur Hill

The major index ETFs closed fractionally higher in listless trading. QQQ led with a .48% bounce. MSFT and GILD lifted QQQ and have bullish looking charts. The sectors were mixed with energy and consumer staples losing ground... Read More 

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SPY Leads Again, IWM and QQQ Lag, GLD Forms Mini-Flag

by Arthur Hill

Stocks moved higher on Wednesday, but the bounce was rather lopsided. Large-cap techs weighed on QQQ as the ETF gained .38%. The Nasdaq 100 Equal-Weight ETF (QQEW), in contrast, gained .93% on the day. The Russell 2000 iShares (IWM) gained just .28% and continues to lag... Read More 

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SPY Leads Oversold Bounce - UUP Tests Uptrend Support

by Arthur Hill

Stocks bounced with gains across the board. Most of the major index ETFs gained over 1%, but the Russell 2000 iShares (IWM) lagged with a .85% gain. All sectors were up with the oversold sectors getting the biggest bounces (energy, materials and industrials)... Read More 

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Breadth Becomes Short-Term Oversold

by Arthur Hill

Stocks were hit with further selling pressure on Monday, but selling pressure was rather contained. IWM, QQQ and SPY declined between .50% and 1%. Eight of the nine sectors were down with utilities bucking the selling pressure... Read More 

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IWM Leads Lower and QQQ Tests Resistance Break

by Arthur Hill

Stocks were hit with selling pressure last week as the Russell 2000 iShares (IWM) fell 3.32% and the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) declined 2.11%. IWM is in a short-term downtrend because it is already testing the early July low... Read More 

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IWM Fills mid July Gap and TLT Breaks Out

by Arthur Hill

Stocks were hit with selling pressure on Thursday as the major index ETFs fell across the board. The Russell 2000 iShares (IWM) led the way with a 1.1% decline. All sector SPDRs were down and eight of the nine equal-weight sector ETFs were down... Read More 

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Finance Leads, IWM Hits Gap Zone and TLT Nears Resistance

by Arthur Hill

Stocks were mixed on Wednesday with QQQ taking a big hit and IWM getting a small bounce. The S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) finished modestly lower and the S&P MidCap SPDR (MDY) managed a small gain... Read More 

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IWM Tests the Gap and RGI Weakens

by Arthur Hill

Stocks were weak across the board with the Dow Industrials leading the way lower. Big declines in IBM and UTX weighed on the senior Average. Both stocks are above $100 and the Dow is a price weighted average. This means the stocks with the highest price carry the most weight... Read More 

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IWM and RSP Lag, USO and GLD Extend Downtrends

by Arthur Hill

Stocks were mixed on Monday with small gains and small losses in the major index ETFs. DIA and QQQ edged higher, while IWM and MDY edged lower. Small-caps and mid-caps continue to show relative weakness... Read More 

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QQQ Leads, IWM Lags, USO and GLD Extend Downtrends

by Arthur Hill

Stocks surged last week with a rather lopsided advance. QQQ surged over 5% and SPY was up around 2.45%. IWM lagged with a 1.31% gain and MDY gained just .35%. Small-caps and mid-caps lagged as large-caps led... Read More 

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QQQ and IWM Firm at Support and USO Trends Lower

by Arthur Hill

Stocks managed to firm after Monday's rout and several ETFs formed inside days, which signal indecision. The Russell 2000 Growth iShares (IWO) and Russell MicroCap iShares (IWC) led the rebound and gained around .90% each... Read More