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Trading Places with Tom Bowley1w ago
Performance Ranks vs. SCTRs: A 6 Month Test
Let's first look at our sector SPDR funds, in SCTR order: It's important to note that SCTR scores are calculated as of today. Performance ranks will change based on whether we look at one day performance, one week performance, six months performance, etc Read More
The Mindful Investor1w ago
What Gold's Pullback Means for the 2020 Outlook
The final chart that I shared in my portion of the StockCharts 2020 Market Outlook (coming soon to our YouTube channel!) was a two-year chart of gold. After a pullback in the fall to Fibonacci support, gold appeared to be resuming its long-term uptrend Read More
Analyzing India1w ago
NIFTY May Remain Volatile in the Coming Week; RRG Charts Show Key Sectors Continuing to Lose Momentum
As the Indian markets traded on the anticipated lines, they continued to consolidate, but also saw tremendous volatility owing to the geopolitical tension in the West Asian region. The NIFTY traded in a wider-than-usual range and ended the week on a relatively flat note Read More
The MEM Edge1w ago
Consumer Discretionary Sector May Be Waking Up – Three Major Retailers That Are Setting The Pace
On Wednesday, I wrote about Mega-Cap Retail stock McDonalds (MCD) and its downtrend reversal. (You can read about that here.) Since then, more heavyweight retailers have begun to exhibit signs of renewed performance as they reverse downtrends or break out of lengthy flat bases Read More
The Traders Journal1w ago
Do You Use The "Krauthammer Conjecture" To Improve Your Sell Discipline?
I know a majority of my fellow investors are also ardent sports fans who live-a-little or die-a-little with each win or loss by their respective team. The parallels to investing are self-evident. Afterall, our portfolios of equities are our teams as well Read More
ChartWatchers1w ago
This Chart Suggests Rally Should Continue in the Very Short-Term
This is an excerpt from yesterday's DecisionPoint Alert [with updated comments & charts]. If you'd like to subscribe to DecisionPoint Read More
ChartWatchers1w ago
Get Ready - Earnings Season Ready to Kick into High Gear
Most of the talking heads on TV have gone out of their way to indicate that analysts have lowered their expectations for Q4 earnings Read More
The MEM Edge1w ago
MEM Edge TV: Six Tech Stocks Poised to Trade Much Higher After Revealing New Products
On this episode of StockCharts TV's The MEM Edge, Mary Ellen reviews the top news from the world's largest tech show and the stocks that will benefit. Afterwards, she provides in-depth market analysis regarding major companies that are due to report earnings next week Read More
ChartWatchers1w ago
Stocks Rally on Reduced Mideast Tensions
After several tense days, some calm is being restored to global markets Read More
ChartWatchers1w ago
REIT SPDR Holds Key Moving Average as its Biggest Components Spring to Life
Ten of the eleven sector SPDRs are positive over the last three months. The Real Estate SPDR (XLRE) is the only sector sporting a loss (~.75%), but I am not concerned with relative weakness because the price chart looks bullish overall Read More
ChartWatchers1w ago
Is Big Retail Cliff Diving?
It has been a 10-year parade of improving jobs numbers; naturally, December was no different. There was lots of rhetoric about one level vs. the other, but overall it was hardly a worrisome report. Canada improved this month, but last month was the worst jobs report since 2009 Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley1w ago
Another Solid Jobs Report Likely To Fuel Further Rally; Here Are A Few Winners
December nonfarm payrolls were just released and they were solid, though slightly below expectations. They suggest moderate economic improvement and the very slight increase in average hourly earnings confirms that the labor market, while tight, is not too tight Read More
Top Advisors Corner2w ago
VIX is Not Confirming Higher Prices
The major averages are ignoring missile strikes, oil market turmoil and excessively bullish sentiment, keeping prices marching higher in 2020. But we do have a major bearish divergence now in the VIX Index, which is NOT making lower lows to confirm those higher price highs Read More
The MEM Edge2w ago
WealthWise Women: Enlightened Viewpoints to Boost Your 2020 Returns
In this episode of WealthWise Women, Mary Ellen and Erin share their market beliefs regarding how to invest successfully. In addition, the two review guidelines to help you exit your stocks in a timely manner and pinpoint how to uncover top candidates Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!2w ago
RRG Shows a Clear Winner for Growth vs. Value
Relative Rotation Graphs enable us to see beyond sectors or individual stock rotations; they can also be used to visualize differently-sorted market segments. The RRG above illustrates growth vs Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!2w ago
This Mega-Cap Stock Just Reversed its 5-Month Downtrend - I'm Lovin It!
It's been a tough period recently for many retailers as they struggle to adjust to consumers' ever-shifting demands. Many of these shifts have been driven by technological advances, as digital sales and faster product delivery times are a must if companies want to succeed Read More
Dave Landry's Trading Simplified2w ago
20 Trading Resolutions for 2020, Part 1
In this edition of Trading Simplified, Dave reveals the first five of his twenty trading resolutions going into 2020 Read More
Top Advisors Corner2w ago
Gold - COT Report
Every time I write about my concerns with the Commitment of Traders report (COT), I get a lot of pushback about it not being worthwhile or not predictive of price action Read More
Top Advisors Corner2w ago
The Ord Oracle January 7, 2020
SPX Monitoring purposes: Sold SPX 12/24/19 at 3223.36-gain 1.72%; Long SPX on 12/13/19 at 3168.80. Monitoring purposes GOLD: Long GDX on 1/29/19 at 21.96. Long Term Trend SPX monitor purposes; Sold long-term SPX on 10/24/19 at 3010.29=gain 1.49%; Long SPX on 10/14/19 at 2966.15 Read More
RRG Charts2w ago
Sector Spotlight: Monthly Charts and a Look at Asset Allocation
In this edition of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I take a look at new monthly charts and asset allocation. Afterwards, I build more on the Seasonality visualization and interpretation that I started during last month. This video originally aired on January 7th, 2020 Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!2w ago
BIDU Bids Bon Voyage to its Base
Since the improvement in trade discussions, some of the Chinese internet names have taken on a new look. JD.com (JD), Alibaba (BABA) and Baidu (BIDU) are all sporting improved charts. In addition, the Shanghai market broke out to 6-month highs last week Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!2w ago
Fears of Retaliation from Iran Cause a Spike in this Group of Stocks
Last Friday, I wrote about the sharp uptick in many defense-related stocks following news of a deadly airstrike against Iran. (You can read that article here) Since then, fears of a retaliation by way of a cyberattack against the U.S Read More
DecisionPoint2w ago
DP Show: In the News - Oil Poised to Outperform? + GRAND OPENING of DecisionPoint.com
DecisionPoint.com is live! In this episode of DecisionPoint, Erin unveils the new DecisionPoint website and its features, including the new home of the DecisionPoint Alert and Daily Diamonds features and exclusive Sector ChartLists Read More
Dave Landry's Trading Simplified2w ago
Random Thoughts: 20 Trading Resolutions for 2020 and Beyond, Part 2
If you haven't read the first ten 2020 resolutions, click here before continuing. 11. I will seek excitement and entertainment outside of the market. If you're looking for action, the market is a very expensive place to look. As I preach, "have an affair instead Read More
The Canadian Technician2w ago
Gold Surges, Miners Don't!
Usually, in a big uptrend, gold miners will outperform the shiny metal itself. With the video I produced at year-end for Gold, I mentioned that one of the caution signs was a PPO that was correcting below the trend line but above zero Read More
Wyckoff Power Charting2w ago
Power Charting TV: Wyckoff 2020
Joe Turner and Jim Kopas of Pring Turner Capital Group join me for a discussion of the current state of the business cycle. Their firm (along with Martin Pring and Tom Kopas) does some of the best research on the planet on the domestic and global business cycle Read More
Art's Charts2w ago
Putting Declines into Perspective to Find Opportunities - Plus an Opportunity in the Tech Sector
2019 was quite the year with many stocks moving sharply higher from January to July-August. In particular, several Technology stocks moved higher during this period and then corrected into October Read More
Analyzing India2w ago
Week Ahead: Likely to See Increase in Volatility; RRG Chart Shows Likely Resilience from These Sectors
The Indian markets witnessed consolidation again for the second week in a row. The markets saw a generally stable week, one that remained in a limited and defined range and ended mildly in the negative Read More
ChartWatchers2w ago
Defense-Related Stocks Rise Sharply on Mideast Tensions – Here are 3 Stocks Poised to Trade Even Higher
Defense companies had a strong rally this week after a U.S. airstrike in Iraq killed a key Iranian military leader Read More
ChartWatchers2w ago
Gold Enters Extreme Overbought Zone
The final chart that I shared in my portion of the StockCharts 2020 Market Outlook (coming soon to our YouTube channel!) was a two-year chart of gold. After a pullback in the fall to Fibonacci support, gold appeared to be resuming its long-term uptrend Read More
The Mindful Investor2w ago
Coffee, Charts and a Proper Perspective
You pour yourself a cup and coffee, fire up the computer and begin your daily investment process Read More
DecisionPoint2w ago
DP ALERT WRAP: DecisionPoint.com -- Everything Old Is New Again!
This will be the last free issue of the DecisionPoint ALERT. Last fall StockCharts.com changed its business model regarding our free content, and Erin and I need to embrace the subscription model if we are to continue doing what we do. Our new DecisionPoint Read More
ChartWatchers2w ago
Bull in a China Shop
Thursday's price action in China resulted in a powerful signal that Chinese equities are headed significantly higher. That should be bullish not only for China but for the world as a whole Read More
ChartWatchers2w ago
Finding the Top 15 S&P 500 Stocks for 2020
Happy New Year and welcome to a brand new decade! A century later, I believe the stock market is about to repeat itself as I'm expecting another roaring 20's! And yes, that could lead to another rough 30's decade, but let's worry about that later. One step at a time here Read More
ChartWatchers2w ago
Will Disney Be the New Leader in Communication Services (XLC)?
XLC, the Communication Services Sector, is sending some mixed signals. On the price chart, XLC convincingly cleared resistance at $51 in November, when it pushed above the horizontal boundary that ran over the highs (four in total) of 2018 and 2019 Read More
Top Advisors Corner2w ago
Fed Funds COT Leading Indication
The efforts of the Federal Reserve to inject extra liquidity into the banking system over the past 2 months have helped to fuel the year-end (2019) rally Read More
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