Art's Charts

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About the author: , CMT, is the Chief Technical Strategist at TrendInvestorPro.com. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed market technician. Arthur has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities Magazine. In addition to his Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, he holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London. Learn More

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An Indicator to Define the Trend and Quantify Momentum

by Arthur Hill

The 200-day SMA is perhaps the most widely used long-term moving average. As its name implies, it is a simple indicator that chartists can use for trend-following and momentum strategies. For trend-following, we just need to know where prices stand relative to the 200-day SMA...Read More 

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Rates Look Set to Rise as TLT Resumes its Downtrend

by Arthur Hill

The 20+ Yr Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) failed again at the falling 40-week SMA and looks poised to resume its bigger downtrend. Keep in mind that bonds and yields move in the opposite direction...Read More 

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Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF Resumes its Uptrend

by Arthur Hill

The Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES) is showing strength here in March as it breaks back above its 40-week SMA. More importantly, the long-term trend is up and this week's breakout argues for a continuation of this uptrend...Read More 

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Using the ATR Trailing Stop to Manage the Trade and Define the Trend

by Arthur Hill

As its name suggests, the ATR Trailing Stop is normally used to trail a stop-loss for a long position. It can also be used to identify an outsized decline that could reverse an uptrend...Read More 

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Spotting Tradable Pullbacks after Trend Reversing Surges

by Arthur Hill

Most stocks surged with the broader market in the fourth quarter of 2023. SPY and QQQ extended their advances in 2024, but some stocks did not partake and fell back. Even so, some of these stocks show signs of long-term trend reversals and their declines in 2024 look corrective...Read More 

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Finding Leaders and Bullish Signals on the Price Chart

by Arthur Hill

Chartists can improve their odds by focusing on stocks that are in long-term uptrends and showing upside leadership. This is similar to a dual-momentum approach, which was covered last week...Read More 

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Capturing the Momentum Phenomenon - Nvidia vs Tesla

by Arthur Hill

The momentum phenomenon has been a fixture in the US equity markets for decades. There are two types of momentum to consider: absolute momentum and relative momentum. Absolute momentum refers to the underlying trend, up or down...Read More 

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Generals March On, but Fewer Troops are Following - Get the Essential Breadth Indicator ChartList

by Arthur Hill

Divergences reflect a disconnect between price and the indicator. A bearish divergence forms when price forges a higher high and the indicator fails to confirm this high...Read More 

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Gold is Making Waves within a Long-Term Uptrend

by Arthur Hill

Gold is not the most exciting asset at the moment, but it is in a long-term uptrend and perhaps the strongest commodity out there. There are also signs that the January decline is ending as RSI hits a momentum support zone and a bullish continuation pattern forms...Read More 

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A Biotech Stock with a Breakout on the Weekly and a Classic Retracement on the Daily

by Arthur Hill

This week's analysis will stick with the multiple timeframe approach. Today we are featuring a biotech stock with a channel breakout on the weekly chart and a classic retracement on the daily chart. Moreover, a larger bullish reversal pattern could be forming on the daily chart...Read More