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Don't Ignore This Chart!2w ago
A Sharp "Hook" on the RRG and a Completed Wedge Suggest This Stock is Ready to Rally
While browsing through some RRGs, my eye fell on a rare rotation in the Financial sector. AIG, on the daily RRG, was coming from leading through weakening and just hit the lagging quadrant a few days ago Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!2w ago
When a Strong Stock in a Leadership Group Pulls Back
Software stocks got hit yesterday, with the group down over 3% and many individual stocks seeing losses as high as 10% for the day Read More
Top Advisors Corner2w ago
Choppy or Simple Structures in McClellan Oscillator
The McClellan Oscillator value on Feb. 5, 2020 was +23.36. Taken all by itself, that is not a very useful piece of information. Yes, it is above zero, meaning slightly positive recent acceleration upward in the Advance-Decline data on the NYSE Read More
RRG Charts2w ago
Sector Spotlight: The Difference Between Price Ratios and RRG-Lines
In this edition of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I cover Asset Classes and Sectors using monthly charts, as usual given the start of the new month. After the break, I answer a question on the difference between a simple price ratio and the RRG-Lines Read More
Dave Landry's Trading Simplified2w ago
Trading Resolutions for 2020, Part 4
In this edition of Trading Simplified, Dave finishes his 20 trading resolutions for 2020, then discusses some mystery charts. He also presents a new "Best and Worst Trades of the Week" and talks OGRE and trend trades. This video was originally recorded on February 5th, 2020 Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!3w ago
Alibaba Checks Back To Support
Alibaba (BABA) is holding one of the nicer charts, and the coronavirus has created a small back test to support. What makes the chart a little more interesting are the indicators. The SCTR suggests that the recent push to new highs makes Alibaba one of the top-performing stocks Read More
DecisionPoint3w ago
Electrifying Tesla
TSLA short-sellers no doubt feel that they have stuck their fingers into a light socket, or perhaps I should say they have been hot-wired to a charging station. Since last June's low, the value of TSLA stock has increased about four-and-a-half times Read More
RRG Charts3w ago
Is This Bullish or Bearish?
Earlier today, I was preparing for my weekly Sector Spotlight show on StockCharts TV (airing every Tuesday at 10:30am ET), and, as today is the first Tuesday of the month, that meant looking at monthly charts for Asset Classes and US sectors Read More
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Martin Pring's Market Roundup3w ago
It's Still a Bull Market, But More Corrective Activity is Likely
Why the Correction Will Likely be Contained More Corrective Action Likely One Indicator Flashes a Buy Signal Conclusion Why the Correction Will Likely be Contained A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that a correction was inevitable, and presented a couple of indicators to suggest tha Read More
DecisionPoint3w ago
DP Show: Coronavirus, Oil, Materials and Confirmations vs. Divergences
In this episode of DecisionPoint, Carl and Erin analyze the news regarding the coronavirus and its effects in China, including the side effect of depressed oil prices. Carl covers Oil, the Dollar and Bonds, while Erin zeroes in on the materials sector Read More
The Mindful Investor3w ago
High Returns and Low Correlations: The Case for Gold
With stock markets in rapid decline this week, mindful investors should be looking around for opportunities Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley3w ago
Energy Is Now Primed For A Big Rebound
I know. I know. It's been the worst sector and the second worst sector isn't even close. Look at this sector leaderboard for the past six months: The XLE is the ONLY sector in negative territory. Its SCTR score is 2.3. What the heck could trigger a rally? The U.S. Dollar ($USD) Read More
Art's Charts3w ago
Another Triple 90% Down Day - What is it and what does it mean for stocks going forward?
Selling pressure was extremely broad in Friday with all sectors declining and more than ninety percent of stocks in the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 declining Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley3w ago
Key Support Levels To Watch On S&P 500 During This Correction
The selling was coming, we just weren't quite sure when. Well, it's here now, so how long might it last and how much pain might we endure? Both questions are difficult to answer, but I do know the 3-4 month channel has been broken Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!3w ago
The Selling Wasn't Due To The Coronavirus; Here's What No One Is Talking About
The selling that we saw last week was long overdue. Many are panicking over the coronavirus, which is easy to do when it's the only thing that the media is covering Read More
ChartWatchers3w ago
A Proven Method To Better Predict Earnings Results and Free Webinar
Relative strength. It seems easy enough. Wall Street meets with management teams continuously throughout the year (except during quiet periods). Analysts evaluate not only business strategy, but also business integrity Read More
ChartWatchers3w ago
Putting Your Best Players on the Field in a Rocky Market Environment - Defensive Plays With Growth & Yield
The broader markets took it on the chin today as news of a sharp increase in the number of coronavirus cases brought fear-induced selling across most areas Read More
ChartWatchers3w ago
The Shiny (and Bullish) Yellow Metal
With stock markets in rapid decline this week, mindful investors should be looking around for opportunities Read More
The MEM Edge3w ago
MEM Edge TV: How to Hedge Against the Coronavirus Pullback
On this episode of StockCharts TV's The MEM Edge, Mary Ellen shares select areas of the market that perform well during China-related market drops. She also reviews those areas in the direct line of fire and which could go much lower Read More
ChartWatchers3w ago
The Stock Market May Be Rattled by the Coronavirus, But Bond Yields Have a Battle of Their Own
The stock market was roughed up by the coronavirus earlier in the week, but, under the surface, another battle has been going on -- the one between inflation and deflation, that is, as both yields and commodity prices have run up against key support levels Read More
Top Advisors Corner3w ago
How are Stocks Going Up While Earnings Go Down?
The primary driver of stock prices is supposedly earnings, right? So how is it that earnings as a percentage of GDP have been falling since a peak in late 2014, yet the major averages like the DJIA and SP500 are up 60% since then? This week's chart looks at some data which is bur Read More
ChartWatchers3w ago
Introducing "Symbol Summary" - A New Full Quote View with Technicals, Fundamentals, Earnings, Dividends, Corporate Info and More, All In One Place
AMZN reported earnings yesterday. Wondering how I know that? You probably think it's because my Twitter feed was blowing up or some notification came across my screen after the close. But here's the real answer.. Read More
ChartWatchers3w ago
RRG Suggests Aggressive Trade Setup for XLY vs. XLV
The Relative Rotation Graph above shows the weekly rotation for US sectors against SPY (S&P 500). While the S&P 500 chart is deteriorating and seems to be going into a correction, there are two tails on the RRG that suggest an interesting trade setup Read More
Top Advisors Corner3w ago
The Inger Letter 01-30-2020
Beating around the bush with candor after the dovish Fed statement, Chairman Powell tried not to be backed into a corner about "reserve levels," liquidity injections, or their plan to start bringing things into balance later in the year (perhaps from April forward; though that ma Read More
The MEM Edge3w ago
WealthWise Women: Setting Stops and the Chandelier Exit
In this week's edition of WealthWise Women, Erin and Mary Ellen discuss minimizing losses and considering your exit strategy when buying. Erin hosts a workshop on the basics of stop-losses, including advantages, disadvantages and a discussion of the Chandelier Exit (Pink Line) Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley3w ago
Want To Better Predict Earnings Results BEFORE They're Released? Check This Out...
At the start of the week, I held a members-only webinar at EarningsBeats.com to provide my "predictions" of upcoming earnings reports based off of the charts. I've turned it into a formal study where I've been summarizing results all week Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!3w ago
Are People Queueing Up For a Big Mac?
On the Relative Rotation Graph for US sectors (XLY), the Consumer Discretionary sector started to curl up and move higher while inside the lagging quadrant Read More
Dave Landry's Trading Simplified3w ago
Fantastic Trading Lessons
In this edition of Trading Simplified, Dave presents some examples of the best opening gap reversals (OGRes). He also covers intraday trading, this week's mystery chart and his eleventh 2020 resolution: "I will seek excitement and entertainment outside of the market Read More
Top Advisors Corner3w ago
The Ord Oracle January 28, 2020
SPX Monitoring purposes: Long SPX on 1/28/20 at 3276.24. 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
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Martin Pring's Market Roundup3w ago
The Stock Market May Be Rattled by the Coronavirus, But Commodities and Bond Yields Have Battles of Their Own
Bond Yields are Just Above Support Commodities are at Support The stock market was roughed up by the coronavirus earlier in the week, but, under the surface, another battle has been going on -- the one between inflation and deflation, that is, as both yields and commodity prices Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!3w ago
JNJ Has a Great Setup; Will It Follow Through?
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has been consolidating sideways for a few years already. Over the last month or so, the stock has looked ready to push to the upside, but has just started to move. Here is what I see in the chart. The SCTR ranking is moving above 75, so that is bullish Read More
The Canadian Technician3w ago
Commodities Need To Bounce Here
Here is the chart of Copper (CPER) trying to hold at support this week. One of the problems showing up is that all the commodities are breaking down. Support is right here, right now. The reason it is called support is because the chart has bounced here before Read More
DecisionPoint4w ago
I Love Natural Gas
Living in California, we pay a premium on just about everything, especially utilities in the summer. The monthly electric bill approaches $600, and water $300, but we do get relief with natural gas, which comes in at around $10 Read More
RRG Charts4w ago
Sector Spotlight: BETA Helps You Find Sectors To Hide When Needed
In this edition of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I updated my spreadsheet for calculating the BETAs for all of the SPDR sectors. During the episode, I show users how to use this metric in combination with RRGs. This episode was originally recorded on January 28th, 2020 Read More
DecisionPoint4w ago
DP Show: New Signal Changes on Major Indexes - Cap-Weighted v. Equal-Weighted Analysis
In this episode of DecisionPoint, Carl reviewed some of his notes from last Friday's DecisionPoint Weekly Wrap (available at DecisionPoint.com), while Erin presents an update on the latest short-term SELL signals triggered with today's market action Read More
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