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Top Advisors Corner1w ago
Unemployment is Not "Good," But it is Bullish
The officially stated rate of U.S. unemployment in April 2020 was 14.7%, the highest since the Great Depression, when the data were not as rigorously tabulated compared to these days. Regardless of whether the 14.7% number is exactly correct (it isn't), it is still a high number Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!1w ago
Is NortonLifeLock-ing In a New Low?
One of my alerts on StockCharts Read More
DecisionPoint1w ago
DP Show: How to Choose the Best Indicators
In this episode of DecisionPoint, following a discussion of current market conditions, Carl discusses the importance of choosing the right indicators for your charts and explains his rationale for including the indicators that DecisionPoint uses regularly Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley1w ago
Latest Short Squeeze Call Is Strangling The Bears
In developing our Short Squeeze ChartList, which is a fancy name for doing our homework and organizing potentially explosive stocks into one ChartList for our members, we were looking for companies that traders are betting against Read More
Mish's Market Minute1w ago
Lots of Instruments Launched - and Almost Launched - Today
By the time you read this, NASA will have canceled its scheduled launch to send the first humans in space in nearly a decade. Regardless, SpaceX's Crew Dragon Capsule, with Bob Benhken and Doug Hurley (astronauts) aboard, represents a great era for the USA Read More
Top Advisors Corner1w ago
The Ord Oracle May 26, 2020
SPX Monitoring Purposes: Neutral Monitoring Purposes GOLD: Long GDX on 4/9/20 at 28.96; Sold 5/18/20 at 35.92 = 24% gain. Long Term Trend SPX Monitor Purposes: Short SPX 5/13/20 at 2820 Read More
RRG Charts1w ago
Sector Spotlight: Your View Depends on Your Timeframe
On this episode of Sector Spotlight, I review the current rotations for asset classes and sectors. In addition, I explain how your investment horizon and timeframe is crucial in determining how you view the markets. This video was originally broadcast on May 26th, 2020 Read More
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Martin Pring's Market Roundup1w ago
S&P Fails at its 200-Day MA and NASDAQ Closes a Major Gap
March Was a Really Strong Bottom NASDAQ Closes a Gap S&P Fails at its 200-Day MA Conclusion March Was a Really Strong Bottom Tuesday's action looks bullish on the surface, but may signal the end of the rally Read More
Mish's Market Minute1w ago
Oil & Gas
I knew that this picture would become one for the history textbooks! A while back, we pondered whether the worst of the oil market debacle was over. Currently, that depends on a lot of "ifs": If OPEC adheres to its 9.7 million barrels a day. If Russia sticks to its 8 Read More
DecisionPoint1w ago
Trillion Dollar Stocks at the Bottom of the Pile
On a day when the Dow was up +529.95 points, I thought it was odd that it's two giant components, Apple (AAPL) and Micrsoft (MSFT), finished the day at a loss and at the bottom of the list sorted by percent change Read More
The Mindful Investor1w ago
Limited Time Offer on Consumer Discretionary
One of my favorite ratios to track offense vs. defense within the equity markets is the Consumer Discretionary sector (XLY) divided by the Consumer Staples sector (XLP). But a look under the hood shares narrow leadership and questionable upside Read More
Dancing with the Trend1w ago
An Exceptional Bear Market
We think it is a good time to review bear markets, since we just had one, or are still in one, depending on the definition you choose to use. It is generally accepted that a bear market occurs when the stock market is down at least 20% from recent highs Read More
RRG Charts1w ago
Facebook On its Way to $290
Communication is key The Communication Services started to come alive again after a dull period, at least in relative terms. Recently, I wrote about the sector here in a Don't Ignore This Chart article ("Is Everybody Calling and Texting or What?") Read More
The Traders Journal1w ago
"10 I'm Stalking" - Top Charts and Intriguing Trades (Week of May 25, 2020)
As you may well know, I talk a lot about my weekly routine. More specifically, I talk a lot about my "Sunday Portfolio Review". I've said it before and I'll say it again – my weekend review is the most important part of my investing process Read More
The Canadian Technician1w ago
Going Through Individual Charts Suggests This Is What Next!
The market has been trapped in a sideways area for the last 7 weeks. Since April 6th, the market has worked a range between 2750 and 2950. This week, it tried to break out topside and ended up closing back near the top end of the range Read More
Wyckoff Power Charting1w ago
Work Area Ahead
The worldwide COVID-19 lockdown has produced massive unemployment trends. In the U.S. unemployment is moving rapidly toward the 20% level. Sheltering-in-Place has established many new societal trends. Some of these trends we have explored as the ‘Stay-at-Home Economy' theme Read More
Top Advisors Corner1w ago
At the Edge of Chaos: Who's the Greater Fool?
Either institutional investors or the retail masses are going to face a serious market-related decision in the next few weeks to months. History says that retail investors are being lured into a bull trap Read More
Art's Charts1w ago
Quantifying the QQQ Effect on SPY
We all know that many stocks in the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) are also part of the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY). In addition, it is clear that these QQQ stocks affect the performance of SPY. But how much exactly? Today we will answer that question and compare performance for these two ETFs Read More
Top Advisors Corner2w ago
Up, Down or Sideways: Will On Balance Volume Give Early Answers?
In this article, we will look at the On Balance Volume Index (OBV) and determine if it can help give us a leading edge in the direction of the $SPX, $INDU and $COMPQ indexes Read More
Analyzing India2w ago
Week Ahead: NIFTY May See Ranged Movements; RRG Chart Tells This Sector May Offer Maximum Alpha
Markets ended a week that continued to play out much on the expected lines, except for the fact that the volatility was much less than what was expected. Also, the markets continued to display lack of directional bias throughout the week Read More
ChartWatchers2w ago
One Area That's Due To Grow In The Post-Pandemic Economy
The unforeseen usefulness of robots during the current global lockdown has kicked up interest in an already-growing area of the markets Read More
ChartWatchers2w ago
Limited-Time Offer on Consumer Discretionary
One of my favorite ratios to track offense vs. defense within the equity markets is the Consumer Discretionary sector (XLY) divided by the Consumer Staples sector (XLP). But a look under the hood shares narrow leadership and questionable upside Read More
ChartWatchers2w ago
Commodity Indexes Reach Important Breakout Points
The Stock Market is Forecasting Higher Commodity Prices [One big] thing going positive for commodities is my Inflation/Deflation ratio Read More
The MEM Edge2w ago
New Buys Amid Sector Rotation
In this episode of StockCharts TV's The MEM Edge, Mary Ellen reviews new areas that are turning bullish and the best way to get in front of positive candidates. She also uncovered how to trade the powerful moves in stocks that gap up Read More
Mish's Market Minute2w ago
Virtually Travel the World and Make Money! (+Video)
I have spent most of the time in 2020 analyzing, writing and speaking about the US markets and commodities. Therefore, I thought it time to explore the International ETF Country Funds. I have vetted them for you Read More
ChartWatchers2w ago
How I Scan ChartLists For High Profit Trades
I have a routine that I've implemented where I typically review market action around 10:00am ET, 30 minutes after the market has opened Read More
ChartWatchers2w ago
Sector BETA Can Help You with General Market Direction
Some time ago, I started to play around with BETA as a metric to gauge risk appetite for sectors, then went from there to the general market. If you search for BETA in ChartSchool you will find this entry: Beta: A measure of a security's systematic or market risk Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley2w ago
NVDA Blows Away Estimates - Exactly What Wall Street Expected
Last night, after the closing bell, NVIDIA Corp (NVDA) did what Wall Street expected - it blew the doors off its earnings. Revenues were reported at $3,080.00 vs. its consensus estimate of $2,995.27 and EPS came in ahead of expectations at $1.80 vs. $1.69 Read More
The MEM Edge2w ago
WealthWise Women: How to Spot Chart Patterns
In this week's edition of WealthWise Women, Mary Ellen and Erin share impactful chart patterns that will guide you during these volatile markets. In addition, they reviewed stocks currently exhibiting those patterns so you can benefit Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley2w ago
I See An Index Breaking Out, But How Do I Find An ETF That Tracks It?
I review a lot of the Dow Jones industry indices, but one problem is that you cannot trade an index. Naturally, I receive plenty of questions like "how can I benefit from semiconductors if the Dow Jones U.S Read More
Top Advisors Corner2w ago
Higher High for HY Bond A-D Line
Stock prices are doing their best impression of a V-bottom rebound, even if it is a somewhat lopsided V shape. For much of this rebound, it has been possible to argue that this is "just a bear market rally Read More
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Martin Pring's Market Roundup2w ago
Commodity Indexes Reach Important Breakout Points
Gold Has Done its Work as a Leading Commodity Indicator The Stock Market is Forecasting Higher Commodity Prices Commodities on the Verge of a Breakout Oil VIX Signals a Major Bottom in Oil Prices Three weeks ago, I raised the question as to whether commodities had begun to embark Read More
DecisionPoint2w ago
DP Show: Can the Market Continue Up, Up, Up?
In this episode of DecisionPoint, Erin and Carl begin the show with a lively discussion of current market conditions after yet another breakout on Wednesday. Should investors expect even higher prices? Looking at exclusive DecisionPoint Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!2w ago
Is Everybody Calling and Texting or What?
Communication Services seem to be in high demand, looking at the price chart for XLC. After the March crash - or was it "just a dip," with hindsight? - XLC rapidly bounced back with a vengeance Read More
Mish's Market Minute2w ago
Masks Off - Or is That Risk Off?
Tuesday night, we reminisced that, on February 5th, I wrote in a blog, "Although the last couple of days brought back euphoria into the market, with volatility hanging tough, one should be prepared for anything." That sentiment remains true right now Read More
4th Dimension2w ago
Redefining Swing Points with Heiken-Ashi and Hi/Lo Count
Back in 2006, my first book, Trading Time: New Methods in Technical Analysis, dedicated over 120 pages to the multitude of conclusions that can be derived by analysis of Swing Points, including how long trends can last before reactions, the strength of the trend, trend beginnings Read More
Dave Landry's Trading Simplified2w ago
Unfolding the Onion Layers of Trading Psychology
In this edition of Trading Simplified, Dave gives a quick market update, then continues sharing the Trading Rules he uses to peel back the onion layers of trading psychology Read More
Top Advisors Corner2w ago
The Ord Oracle May 19, 2020
SPX Monitoring Purposes: Neutral Monitoring Purposes GOLD: Long GDX on 4/9/20 at 28.96; Sold 5/18/20 at 35.92 = 24% gain. Long-Term Trend SPX monitor purposes: Short SPX 5/13/20 at 2820 Read More
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