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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Can Energy Bounce?

by Greg Schnell

The oil sector has pulled back roughly 20% over the last four weeks. It's been an aggressive move down, and I was interested to hear that Mark Fisher thinks the bottom is in for oil. MBF trading is a big deal. He is a brilliant man, so I definitely want to check my work...Read More 

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Energy Names Implode

by Greg Schnell

Energy stocks got rocked this week. Inventory data doesn't seem to matter. Russia doesn't seem to matter. For me, the charts have been weak for a while, but they got hammered this week. XOP XOP was down on the week but, more importantly, the indicators are all breaking down...Read More 

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Tesla Changes the Reality Distortion Field

by Greg Schnell

As I got up this morning, I noticed a 10-minute YouTube summary of the Tesla Semi Truck unveiling. I found it extremely interesting. Tesla's stock (TSLA) is one of the most-watched charts in the market. It's been under pressure of late...Read More 

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Some Bull Market Sectors are Forming

by Greg Schnell

As the market changes from bear to bull, there should be a market rotation away from defensives. While defensives and financials are still performing well, Industrials are also leading the way...Read More 

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Commodities: Economic Indicators You Can't Ignore

by Greg Schnell

The commodities tried to rally, but stalled this week at very important technical locations. For example, the Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund (DBC) weekly chart doesn't look very good. The StockCharts Technical Ranking (SCTR) is plummeting after 1...Read More 

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The Fallout From FTX For Crypto, Coins, and Exchanges

by Greg Schnell

I had a long discussion with a great friend today about cryptocurrencies, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Centralized Finance (CeFi), and the exchanges that are part of the landscape. He understands way more than I do on the subject...Read More 

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Markets Continue Bullish Ascent

by Greg Schnell

On Thursday, many charts around the world broke out. If it is a bear market rally, it's a very convincing one. I saw a nice list from Charles Schwab that shows how many of these super surge days there have been and if they were in a bull or bear market...Read More 

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The Nasdaq: A Tough Market to Gauge

by Greg Schnell

In what could only be described as a weird week, it was difficult to keep a pulse on what was going on. Tech name after tech name continued to be decimated. The Nasdaq made a lower closing low on Thursday, only to end up bouncing up 1.5 % Friday afternoon...Read More 

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Smooth-Running Engine or Friction Ahead?

by Greg Schnell

It has been a wonderful rally off the lows. In under two weeks, the commentary has gone from extremely bearish to the best month in 40 years. That is a wonderful change in commentary...Read More 

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Are You Tired of the Noise?

by Greg Schnell

The parade of commentators continues week in and week out to talk about the recession in 2023. It is important to consider whether, in late 2021, any of them saw a recession or a stock market decline in 2022...Read More