The Canadian Technician

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About the author: , CMT, MFTA is Chief Technical Analyst at Osprey Strategic specializing in intermarket and commodities analysis. He is also the co-author of Stock Charts For Dummies (Wiley, 2018). Based in Calgary, Greg is a board member of the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts (CSTA) and the chairman of the CSTA Calgary chapter. He is an active member of both the CMT Association and the International Federation of Technical Analysts (IFTA). Learn More

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A Couple of Breakups and Breakdowns

by Greg Schnell

After a volatile Thursday and Friday, Monday continued, but, like Thursday, it was again to the upside. As we try to hammer in a bottom here, a few charts stand out. First of all, the banks are starting to behave bullishly...Read More 

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Nice Clues Arrived On Thursday

by Greg Schnell

The market pushed down to new lows on Thursday, making a new market low for 2022. Frankly I though the previous lows were low enough, but hey, somebody wanted to buy at lower prices. After my article last week, the market dropped another 4% for the SPY and 5.5% for the QQQ...Read More 

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Why This Rollover is So Important

by Greg Schnell

Monday started with a bounce. We were off to the races. After closing on the lows on Friday, we quickly bounced higher. It feels so good when the market rips to the upside. Thursday saw the market work lower and Friday took the wind out of the sails again...Read More 

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Staring at the Quarterly Charts

by Greg Schnell

First off, the markets have been testing the June lows for 6 days...Read More 

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Which Way Is Up?

by Greg Schnell

Wow, the selling continues. As the market absorbs the daily news of inflation, the market is a hard place to find ballast right now. I was on a presentation platform this week, and the person following my presentation was making 5 digits per month shorting stocks...Read More 

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Understanding the Price Action

by Greg Schnell

There are so many charts at inflection points. Not just on a daily chart, but on 10-year time frames. For me, the larger market direction is at an important precipice; being involved or standing aside will be paramount to your wealth position heading into year-end...Read More 

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Is Crypto Finally Moving Higher?

by Greg Schnell

Crypto has been Kryponite for investors since November 2021. The holders (HODL - Hold On for Dear Life) have been hammered. Recently, crypto has started to behave better including going sideways, while the stock market pulled back in late August...Read More 

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Down 13%; Is It Over Now?

by Greg Schnell

In 2021, the market didn't have a pullback of 13% before another rally started. In 2022, we are now up to two. This tool, called the zigzag, is on StockCharts.com...Read More 

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Technicians Are Betting On Red

by Greg Schnell

The stock market is a bull/bear battle every day. Last week as the $SPX touched the 200-day moving average, the market stalled. This week, the market dropped Monday and Friday, creating a big weekly down candle to follow on last weeks stall...Read More 

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Oil and Gas - Calling Crude Oil's Bluff?

by Greg Schnell

Energy investors have been watching a crisis emerge in Europe, while the world tries to share tight supplies since the Russia/Ukraine conflict. On the back of the war on February 24th, oil spiked. Following the immediate spike, oil and oil names have wandered sideways...Read More