Art's Charts

May 2021

Art's Charts

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Gold, Silver the 200-day and Realistic Expectations

by Arthur Hill

The Gold SPDR (GLD) crossed above its 200-day EMA in early May and its 200-day SMA this past week. Both signals are "bullish" and point to a long-term uptrend, but tell us little regarding realistic expectations going forward... Read More 

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The 50-day and the early Gap Tell the Tale for QQQ

by Arthur Hill

Chartists can compare performance by using the 50-day SMA as a benchmark level. Names that exceed their 50-day SMAs show more strength than those that do not exceed their 50-day SMAs. By this yardstick, QQQ is underperforming SPY and weighing on the broader market... Read More 

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Non-confirmations show Creeping Correction that Could Expand

by Arthur Hill

The S&P 500 SPDR hit a new high last week, but it was alone at the top because several other major index ETFs did not confirm. In fact, these non-confirmations have been building since March as fewer groups participated... Read More 

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KRE Breakout Holds and Bodes well for Small-caps

by Arthur Hill

The Regional Bank ETF pattern over the last few months is similar to that of the S&P SmallCap 600 SPDR and Russell 2000 ETF. This is not surprising because the financial services sector accounts for 17.8% of IJR and 16.34% of IWM, and is the second biggest sector for both... Read More