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Don't Ignore This Chart!1w ago
Semiconductors Go Against The Wiring Diagram
One area that showed strength this week is the Semiconductor space, which closed the week up 2% while the indexes were broadly down. There are so many positives on the chart! First of all, the relative strength (in purple) is close to hitting fresh new highs Read More
RRG Charts1w ago
Answering Questions From the 1st Episode of Sector Spotlight.
Last week, on Tuesday 1st October I hosted the first episode of "Sector Spotlight". Preparing for something new and then going into the first time hosting a live show was an exciting experience Read More
The MEM Edge1w ago
Apple Breaks Out On News - 3 Bullish Stocks That Stand To Benefit
News on Friday that Apple (AAPL) will be increasing iPhone 11 production by 8 million units (or about 10%) helped push the stock out of a 3-week base on volume Read More
Analyzing India1w ago
The Coming Week May Attempt A Technical Rebound, But Broader Setup Remains Weak; Watch These Sectors
In the previous weekly note, we had pointed out that the signs of exhaustion in the markets are visible; this week may see some profit-taking from higher levels Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley1w ago
Q4: What's In Store For U.S. Equities?
That's a great question and one that will be much easier to answer in 3 months. :-) U.S. stocks have been through a lot over the past 21 months. Since topping in 2018, we've seen tremendous volatility, but there have been a few constants Read More
Art's Charts1w ago
State of the Stock Market - A Stock Picker's Market
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 remain in good shape, the Russell 2000 remains in bad shape and the S&P MidCap 400 is caught in the middle. I am not going to read too much into relative and absolute weakness in small-caps because the Russell 2000 is always overreacting Read More
Art's Charts1w ago
Semiconductor ETFs Hold Up and Lead Tech - Plus 7 Semiconductor Stock Setups
Semiconductors are holding up relatively well over the last few weeks. While many stocks and ETFs broke their August lows, the Semiconductor SPDR (XSD) held its August low and the Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) did not even test its August lows Read More
ChartWatchers1w ago
Living Through Global Stress
The markets have wobbled and wobbled, but they haven't fallen off the wall. When I look though my charts, I can't help but be amazed by the strength holding the market up Read More
ChartWatchers1w ago
Q4 and Earnings Season Kick into High Gear. Get Ready!
In just over a week, some of the largest banks will report their earnings including Citigroup, JP Morgan and Wells Fargo. When these financial behemoths report, I consider that the kickoff of Q3 earnings season Read More
Top Advisors Corner1w ago
Tom McClellan: AAII Survey Shows Sentiment Washout
The American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) releases its weekly survey of its members’ every Thursday, and this week shows a pretty big spread between the bulls (21%) and the bears (39%) Read More
DecisionPoint1w ago
DP WEEKLY WRAP: Double Top Abort?
The market was treating my double top assessment pretty well, but on Friday price got back above the recently broken support; however, on the two-day rally SPX volume fell below the one-year average, failing to validate the advance Read More
The Traders Journal1w ago
Hail To The Sell-Side Savant: My Mentor
I lost a mentor in September. Justin Mamis, who taught me how to formulate and engage my sell techniques, passed away at the age of 90. The lessons he taught me were the foundation for Stage Nine — the art of selling — in our book. I owe him an immeasurable debt of gratitude Read More
ChartWatchers1w ago
De-Fanging the FAANG Stocks - Bearish Patterns on Weekly Charts
About two weeks ago, my dad, Carl, pointed out that the FAANG stocks were forming some "impressive" bearish topping formations. I took a look and I have to agree. Despite a blow-out rally today, we both believe there is still trouble ahead Read More
ChartWatchers1w ago
Stock Indexes Try to Regain 50-Day Averages; The Nasdaq 100 QQQ Has Already Cleared Its Blue Line
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in John Murphy's Market Message on Friday, September 4th at 3:11pm ET. Stock prices are continuing the rebound that began with yesterday's upside reversal off their 200-day moving averages Read More
ChartWatchers1w ago
Using New Highs and Lows to Track Trends in Two Timeframes
Today we are going to show how 52-week highs and lows can be used to track long-term and short-term trends in the S&P 500. Full disclosure: this is not the holy grail. It is one indicator that can be used in conjunction with others to keep you on the right side of the trend Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley1w ago
Stop The Insanity! We're Going Higher And Here's Why
Before I talk about jobs, let's discuss the S&P 500. We're consolidating. In a secular bull market, that's fashionable. We went through this from 2014 through early 2016. This is simply the 2018/2019 version Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!1w ago
If You Are Looking To "Buy Dips" in Real Estate, Here is Your Dip For CCI!
This week is characterized by sinking stocks, at least in the first half of the week, as well as a stabilizing market (so far) on this Thursday Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley1w ago
There Seems To Be No Bottom For This Broadline Retailer
Broadline retail ($DJUSRB), once a Wall Street darling and bull market leader, has fallen upon hard times the past three months. While the S&P 500 recently moved up to challenge its all-time record high, the DJUSRB never came close Read More
Art's Charts1w ago
Ranking and Grouping ETFs - SPY Consolidates, GLD Flies the Flag and SOXX Holds Strong
We will start with the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) and the S&P 500 EW ETF (RSP), two versions of the same 500 or so stocks. These are the most important benchmarks to watch when it comes to the broader market Read More
DecisionPoint1w ago
DP Daily Diamonds - Diamond Scan Exclusively Bonds - Shorting Opportunities Instead
I've seen this happen a few times. Today, I ran my Diamond PMO Scan and received 30 results that were ALL Bond ETFs. Rather than put those in, I decided, given the market environment, that I would give you some shorting opportunities Read More
DecisionPoint1w ago
DP Alert Mid-Week: Golden Cross and Silver Cross Indexes Ugly Negative Crossovers
The newly minted "Golden Cross Index" and "Silver Cross Index" had negative crossovers today. I noticed that these negative crossovers tend to have serious consequences when the "stars" align on the Golden/Silver Cross Index and PMO indicators Read More
Top Advisors Corner1w ago
Mark Young: Wall Street Sentiment -- A Never-Before Technical Reading. Could THIS Be the Top?
In our last submission, things looked pretty good in the big picture and on the intermediate-term Read More
Top Advisors Corner1w ago
W.H.C. Bassetti: Downside gap and runaway prices cause us to flatten our accounts...
The downside gap and 500-point Dow fall have caused us to virtually flatten our positions and go to the bleachers Read More
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Martin Pring's Market Roundup1w ago
Martin Pring's Monthly Market Roundup 2019-10-02
The monthly Market Roundup video for October is now available. Good luck and good charting, Martin J Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley1w ago
Weak Manufacturing Spooks Wall Street, Sparking Selloff
The September ISM manufacturing index fell from 49.1 in August to 47.8 this month, signaling a rather significant contraction. Export orders were much worse, posting 41.0, which was their third consecutive month of contraction Read More
Art's Charts1w ago
Some Key Equal-Weight Sectors are Under Pressure
Stocks in the Industrials and Finance sectors were hit especially hard on Tuesday with XLI and XLF falling more than 2%. The Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors held up better than the broader market by falling less than 1% Read More
Art's Charts1w ago
Follow Up to Sunday Setups - When is the Rationale Invalidated?
Several of the Sunday Setups were hit hard on Tuesday as selling pressure hit the Finance, Industrials and Materials sectors quite hard. Five of the eleven stocks came from these sectors (PFG, USB, HON, FAST and PKG). Nine of the Eleven are down over the last two days Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!1w ago
Are The Banks Making A Rerun?
This market continues to pull investors both ways. After JPM broke out to fresh highs, it looked like everything was moving along nicely. The price bar on today's KBE chart looks remarkably similar to the price bars showing up in the last three rollovers Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!1w ago
This Turnaround Candidate Is Hitting Its Stride!
When searching for downtrend reversal candidates, it's important to make sure that the stock's exhibiting bullish technical signals that point to an ability to sustain its new uptrend Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley1w ago
Medical Equipment Remains A Leader; 2 Stocks To Watch
Medical equipment stocks ($DJUSAM) have been solid absolute and relative performers for the past 7 years with few exceptions, so it certainly seems worthwhile to stay on top of its relative strength leaders. One such leader in 2019 has been Avedro, Inc. (AVDR) Read More
DecisionPoint1w ago
DP Daily Diamonds - Real Estate is the Place Says the Diamond Scan
We certainly had an improvement in Diamond Scan results, as I saw 18 v 11 on Friday and only 90 on the Diamond Dog Scan. Also of interest, the Dogs that presented themselves showed minimal results for Utilities, Consumer Staples and Real Estate (a total of 9 of the 90) Read More
Top Advisors Corner1w ago
Tim Taschler: Why I Watch the COT Report
I got my start in the markets as a floor trader on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE) and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) in 1986. Since those early days on the floor, I've paid close attention to the Commitment of Traders Report (COT) that comes out every Friday Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley1w ago
When Contemplating Trades, Target The Leaders
I know I speak of relative strength frequently, but it kinda makes common sense, doesn't it? In order to establish relative strength vs. your peers and the overall market, there has to be a lot of interest. When buying clothes, do you buy what's in style now Read More
The Canadian Technician2w ago
The Market Spooks Are Out
When the market is this soft, it's really important to be aware of the macro climate. This week, the market followed through on the softness suggested in my ChartWatchers article. One of the key components of the market has been the large-cap tech stocks Read More
Art's Charts2w ago
Sunday Setups - 11 Stocks to Watch this Week
After running some scans, scrolling through the charts and filtering the setups, I came up with a dozen stocks to watch for next week, and perhaps beyond. All are above their rising 200-day SMAs and in uptrends of some sort Read More
Analyzing India2w ago
Coming Week May See Consolidation With A Corrective Bias; Upsides May Stay Capped At Higher Levels
Following the announcement of fiscal stimulus on Friday, the market extended its gains in the following week, but, at the same time, also consolidated at higher levels Read More
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