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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Market Pullbacks Provide Opportunities
to Build your WatchList - Here's How

by Arthur Hill

The stock market is in pullback mode with the S&P 500 EW ETF down 5.15% over the past month and down 1% year-to-date. This makes it a good time to monitor relative performance and create a relative strength watch list...Read More 

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How to Trade Erratic Uptrends - An Example and Setup using IWM

by Arthur Hill

The Russell 2000 ETF managed a double-digit gain in 2024, but did it the hard way with several deep pullbacks. Pullbacks within uptrends are opportunities and we can find such opportunities using %B. The chart below shows the Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) with the Zigzag(8) indicator...Read More 

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Is this Bounce a Robust Rebound or a Dead-Cat Bounce?

by Arthur Hill

Breadth became oversold last week and stocks rebounded this week. Is this a robust rebound or a dead cat bounce? Today's report will show a key short-term breadth indicator hitting its lowest level in 2024 and becoming oversold...Read More 

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Three Big Negatives Overshadow the Uptrends in SPY and QQQ

by Arthur Hill

SPY and QQQ remain in long-term uptrends, but three big negatives are currently hanging over the stock market. Two negatives are tied to important cyclical groups and the third is reminiscent of summer 2022...Read More 

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Fintech Leadership Provides Good Hunting Ground for Bullish Setups

by Arthur Hill

Chartists looking for stock setups can start with strong industry groups. The Fintech (FINX) is in a strong uptrend and leading, but looking extended short-term. While there is no setup currently, we can learn from past setups and apply these lessons to stocks within the group...Read More 

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Plunge in Treasury Yields Triggers Gap-Surge in Home Builders

by Arthur Hill

The 10-yr Treasury Yield reversed its upswing with a sharp decline and the Home Construction ETF (ITB) reacted with a noteworthy gap-surge. Today's report analyzes the yield, the TBond ETF (IEF) and ITB...Read More 

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Four Prerequisites to Improve Your Odds - A Live Example

by Arthur Hill

Even though trading based on chart analysis involves some discretionary decisions, chartists can improve the odds of success by systematizing their process. This report will show four prerequisite filters based on a top-down approach...Read More 

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A Tale of Two Semiconductor ETFs - Why is SMH holding up better than SOXX?

by Arthur Hill

Even though the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SMH) and the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) have many similarities, there are some big differences in their component weightings and performance. Namely, SMH allows more concentration than SOXX and SMH is holding up better than SOXX...Read More 

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Finding and Trading Oversold Conditions within Long-term Uptrends

by Arthur Hill

There is only one way to trade in a long-term uptrend: long. Forget about picking tops and breaks below short-term moving averages. Leaning bearish within a long-term uptrend is not a profitable strategy...Read More 

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Two Indicators to Improve Your Edge

by Arthur Hill

There are no magic bullets, but we can improve our trading edge by starting our selection process with two proven concepts: trend and momentum. These are perhaps the two most powerful forces in the market...Read More