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Stay Away from Large-Cap Value Stocks

by Julius de Kempenaer

Growth vs. Value Rotation: The Pendulum Swings Again Relative Rotation Graphs (RRG) are not just good tools to use in analyzing sector rotation; they're also a valuable means for visualizing other market dynamics  Read More

DecisionPoint

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Double Top on Industrials (XLI)

by Erin Swenlin

Industrials (XLI) benefited greatly from the "Trump Trade", but fell back to digest the gap up rally. It rallied again, but failed after overcoming overhead resistance at the prior November top  Read More

Trading Places with Tom Bowley

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What's The Outlook For December AND For 2025?

by Tom Bowley

Could we see a short-term shift towards defensive sectors? Real estate? Utilities? I haven't uttered these words in awhile  Read More

The Traders Journal

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Step 1: Asset Creation, Step 2: —————?, Step 3: Asset Growth

by Gatis Roze

The secret sauce of 1-2-3 investing is quite simple: don't skip Step 2. Far too many investors who've succeeded in creating wealth are anxious to rush forward with "all gas, no brakes" to embrace the excitement of Step 3 - Asset Growth  Read More

The Mindful Investor

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Two ETFs That Could Thrive Based on a Normal Yield Curve

by David Keller

My recent discussions on the Market Misbehavior podcast have often included some comments on the interest rate environment, particularly the shape of the yield curve  Read More

Don't Ignore This Chart!

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CSCO Stock: A Hidden Gem With Upside Potential

by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

The broader stock market indexes sold off slightly ahead of the November Non-Farm Payrolls data, which will be released Friday morning. Depending on which way the data goes, the market could sell off further or continue its bullish ride  Read More

ChartWatchers

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Master the Market: Navigating Up Days and Down Days

by Karl Montevirgen

As part of your daily trading routine, you likely start the day by checking the news and stock prices to identify potential market opportunities  Read More

ChartWatchers

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Leverage Salesforce.com's Growth: A Guide to Smart Options Trading

by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

When it comes to the stock market, each day is unique. As a result, it's easy to get distracted and look from one area to another based on whims, which can leave you confused and unable to make any decisions -- thus putting you in the dreaded state of analysis paralysis  Read More

Stock Talk with Joe Rabil

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Get Ahead of 2025 Stock Trends!

by Joe Rabil

In this exclusive StockCharts video, Joe uses long-term views of the S&P 500 to explain how the market is positioned as we move into 2025  Read More

Don't Ignore This Chart!

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After a 29% Bounce, Can SMCI Reclaim Its Former Glory?

by Karl Montevirgen

When going through your morning trading routine, you're likely to tune into the news for unfolding events, run technical scans, check sentiment and breadth indicators, and utilize any other tool that can provide a snapshot of what's going on "now" before or during the market's op  Read More

RRG Charts

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Financials Primed to Beat Tech in December!

by Julius de Kempenaer

In this exclusive video, Julius analyzes the completed monthly charts for November and assesses the long-term trends for all sectors  Read More

The Mindful Investor

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Can You Really Predict Stock Market Success Using the Yield Curve?

by David Keller

In this video, Dave reflects on the shape of the yield curve during previous bull and bear cycles with the help of StockCharts' Dynamic Yield Curve tool  Read More

OptionsPlay

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Best Bullish and Bearish OptionsPlay Ideas for the Week!

by Tony Zhang

In this video, Tony shows how he starts his week with a clear technical and fundamental perspective of the stocks he's likely going to enter, and of options positions throughout the week, and how you can apply that yourself  Read More

OptionsPlay

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NVDA Stock Price Gives Bullish Signal: An Ultimate Options Strategy to Maximize Gains

by Tony Zhang

As demand for advanced computing and artificial intelligence continues to surge, NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) stands at the forefront of this revolution, with recent NVDA stock price action suggesting it may offer a compelling bullish opportunity  Read More

DecisionPoint

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DP Trading Room: Swenlin Trading Oscillators Top!

by Erin Swenlin

On Friday our short-term Swenlin Trading Oscillators (STOs) turned down even after a rally  Read More

GoNoGo Charts

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Equities Remain in Strong "Go" Trend, Edging Ever Higher

by Tyler Wood, Alex Cole

Good morning and welcome to this week's Flight Path. The "Go" trend in equities continues this week and we saw an uninterrupted week of strong blue bars. Treasury bond prices have seen a return to a "Go" trend with a pale aqua bar at the end of the week. U.S  Read More

The Mindful Investor

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Five Ways You Should Use ChartLists Starting Today!

by David Keller

Having used many technical analysis platforms over my career as a technical analyst, I can tell you with a clear conscience that the ChartList feature on StockCharts provides exceptional capabilities to help you identify investment opportunities and manage risk in your portfolio  Read More

ChartWatchers

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Navigating Holiday Stock Market Changes: Turn Sentiment Shifts into Successes

by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

The day before Thanksgiving, the stock market took a little breather. But the weekly performance was still impressive. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) remains the broader index leader, rising 0.96% for the week  Read More

RRG Charts

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Can the S&P 500 Rally Without Tech?

by Julius de Kempenaer

In this video from StockCharts TV, Julius takes a deep dive into US sector rotation, breaking it down into offensive, defensive and cyclical sectors  Read More

Trading Places with Tom Bowley

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Here's Why the Small Cap IWM Will Soar Nearly 70% by the End of 2025

by Tom Bowley

If you want big returns, I'm convinced you'll find them in small caps. When I make bold predictions, and many of you know that I do fairly often, it's usually supported by long-term perspective  Read More

Art's Charts

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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

Don't Ignore This Chart!

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How to Trade MicroStrategy's Painful Plunge: The Levels Every Investor Must Watch

by Karl Montevirgen

On November 21, 2024, Citron Capital shorted MicroStrategy Inc. (MSTR). What made this confrontation particularly electrifying was the clash between two titans: Citron, a legendary short seller, and MicroStrategy, arguably the strongest stock of 2024  Read More

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Martin Pring's Market Roundup

Three Charts That Could Be About to Break in a Big Way

by Martin Pring

This article is not centered around a specific theme; rather, it focuses on some charts which look as if they are about to signal an important change in trend. In this case, "important" is defined as a forthcoming move lasting at least 3-months  Read More

OptionsPlay

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OptionsPlay: Macro Market Outlook and Options Strategies

by Tony Zhang

Join Tony as he walks you through a Macro Market outlook, and shares his top bearish and bullish options trading ideas. He talks growth vs. value, commodities, bonds, the Dollar Index, sectors like homebuilders and semiconductors, and stocks like NVDA, DIS, INTC, and more  Read More

The Mindful Investor

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Five Must-Have Tools for Analyzing Stock Charts

by David Keller

In this video, Dave shares how he uses the powerful ChartLists feature on StockCharts to analyze trends and momentum shifts as part of his daily, weekly, and monthly chart routines  Read More

ChartWatchers

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Market Movements Today: Investors Rejoice as Stocks Rally, Bitcoin and Gold Backslide

by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

It's a short trading week, and the stock market is rallying. It's clear that Wall Street liked President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary  Read More

OptionsPlay

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A Bullish Opportunity in CrowdStrike (CRWD) with OptionsPlay Strategy Center

by Tony Zhang

As cyber threats continue to escalate globally, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (CRWD) has emerged as a leading cybersecurity firm poised for significant growth  Read More

GoNoGo Charts

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The Finances Look Good For Equity Trend

by Tyler Wood, Alex Cole

Good morning and welcome to this week's Flight Path. The "Go" trend in equities has proved to be resilient as we saw strong blue "Go" bars return this week. Treasury bond prices remained in a "NoGo" although this week we did see weaker pink bars as the trend showed weakness. U.S  Read More

DecisionPoint

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Market Rally Broadens - New All-Time Highs?

by Erin Swenlin

Today Carl looks at the small-caps and mid-caps that have now begun to outperform the market. Clearly the rally is broadening, the question now is can we continue to make new all-time highs  Read More

Trading Places with Tom Bowley

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Small and Mid Caps: Turning Lemons Into Lemonade

by Tom Bowley

No matter how you slice it, small and mid caps have been absolutely crushed on a relative basis since 2021. The unfortunate part about this is that most traders have recency bias  Read More

Analyzing India

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Defends This Crucial Support; Chase Rebounds Mindfully

by Milan Vaishnav

In a truncated trading week, the Indian equities closed the week with gains thanks to a robust technical rebound that it witnessed on Friday  Read More

The MEM Edge

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These Old-School Stocks Have Joined The AI Rally!

by Mary Ellen McGonagle

In this StockCharts TV video, Mary Ellen reviews the broad-based rally that pushed the Equal-Weighted SPX to new highs  Read More

The Mindful Investor

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2024 is Shaping Up Like 2021, Which Did Not End Particularly Well

by David Keller

I've always found technical analysis to be a fantastic history lesson for the markets. If you want to consider how the current conditions relate to previous market cycles, just compare the charts; you'll usually have a pretty good starting point for the discussion  Read More

ChartWatchers

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An All-Around Rally: Navigating Stocks, US Dollar, Gold, and Bitcoin Price Action

by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

The last full trading week before the Thanksgiving holiday has ended on a positive note. Following up on yesterday's blog post, the S&P 500 Equal Weighted Index ($SPXEW) has continued to outperform the S&P 500's price action and hit a new all-time high  Read More

Art's Charts

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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

DecisionPoint

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Bonds Get Death Cross SELL Signal

by Carl Swenlin

Today, the 20-Year Bond ETF (TLT) 50-day EMA crossed down through the 200-day EMA (Death Cross), generating an LT Trend Model SELL Signal. This was the result of a downtrend lasting over two months  Read More

ChartWatchers

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Financial Upswing: Understanding the Stock Market Rally and Yield Rise

by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

The afternoon turnaround seems to be more the norm than the exception. Thursday's stock market action followed the trend. What makes Thursday's turnaround more pronounced is a possible resumption of the uptrend in equities. But not all stocks are created equal  Read More

Don't Ignore This Chart!

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AppLovin's 1,303% Rise: The Hidden Power of the SCTR Report

by Karl Montevirgen

How do you find the next big stock before it gains the investing public's attention? It's tricky, but there are only two ways to spot a so-called "hot stock" before the social buzz  Read More

RRG Charts

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Is the USD Setting Up for a Perfect Rally?

by Julius de Kempenaer

After the election, things have hardly settled in the world. New developments in the Ukraine-Russian conflict and the Middle East are still volatile. Worst of all, I am in Redmond, WA this week, where last night's storm caused a massive power outage in this region  Read More

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Martin Pring's Market Roundup

These Country ETFs are Looking Particularly Vulnerable

by Martin Pring

Chart 1, below, compares the S&P Composite to the Europe Australia Far East ETF (EFA), which is effectively the rest of the world. It shows that US equities have been on a tear against its rivals since the financial crisis  Read More