Don't Ignore This Chart! May 29, 2009 at 07:43 PM
The Euro ETF (FXE) has been red hot with a move from around 125 in early March to 141 in late May. Interestingly, the rise in the Euro coincides with a rise in stock over this same period. FXE is fast approaching a resistance zone around 142.5-145... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 28, 2009 at 08:15 PM
While the US Oil Fund ETF (USO) bottomed in February, the US Natural Gas Fund ETF (UNG) continued lower and recorded a new low in late April. There was a big surge in early May and then a deep pullback the last two weeks... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 27, 2009 at 09:58 PM
While the western stock markets have clawed their way back towards positive territory the last few months, the Hang Seng ($HIS) turned year-to-date positive in early April and now sports a 24.31% gain... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 26, 2009 at 10:01 PM
The Nasdaq extended its battle with the 200-day moving average by jumping back above with a big advance on Tuesday. With this latest move, the index has now crossed the 200-day at least five times this month... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 22, 2009 at 12:47 AM
With the March-May advance, QQQQ has now retraced 38.2% of the May-November decline. Where does this number come from? It based on the Golden Ratio Congugate (.618). 1 - .618 = .382 or 38.2%... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 22, 2009 at 12:28 AM
The AD Volume Line for the Nasdaq broke its March trendline and formed a lower high in May. This indicator is a cumulative measure for the volume of advancing stocks less the volume of declining stocks... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 20, 2009 at 05:45 PM
Wal-Mart is tracing out a continuation head-and-shoulders pattern with neckline support around 47.5-48. It is a bit unusual because the neckline is sloping up, which reflects higher lows since early February... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 18, 2009 at 11:49 PM
After a decline below 30, Sunoco (SUN) suddenl firmed with a high volume harami on Monday (18-May). These are potentially bullish candlestick reversal patterns that require confirmation with further upside... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 16, 2009 at 12:01 PM
Broken support turns into resistance. This classic tenet of technical analysis is coming into play for the 10-Year Treasury Yield ($TNX). Notice that the 10-Year Treasury Yield broke support around 33-34 (3.3-3... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 14, 2009 at 11:33 AM
Tidewater (TDW) formed a massive bearish engulfing that engulfed the prior five candlesticks. Volume surged to its highest level since January. What's more, this is the second bearish engulfing pattern in two weeks... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 13, 2009 at 02:03 PM
Best Buy (BBY) broke support and the 50-day moving average with a sharp decline over the last six days. Notice how the Aroon Oscillator turned negative just before this support break... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 12, 2009 at 05:33 PM
After a most impressive rally, the Dow Transports stopped just short of its 200-day simple moving average with a sharp decline the last four days. Also notice that this key average is trading below its prior reaction high (early January)... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 11, 2009 at 08:03 PM
With flat trading since late March, a volatility contraction for AT&T (T) is causing the Bollinger Bands to narrow... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 09, 2009 at 05:41 AM
The S&P Sector Carpet shows a color-coded version of the leading and lagging sectors. Dark green sectors are leading with financial and energy showing the biggest gains on Friday. The technology was conspicuously absent from the leadership board on Friday... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 07, 2009 at 06:12 AM
Looking through the scans page, I noticed that Game stop broke below its lower Bollinger Band with a high volume decline. Moreover, the stock is showing relative weakness as the price relative broke below its March lows... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 06, 2009 at 01:34 PM
With 14-day RSI moving above 70 this week, the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQQ) became the first major-index ETF with an overbought reading. RSI is considered overbought when above 70 and oversold when below 30... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 05, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Demand for certain commodity ETFs is moving in the same direction as the stock market: UP. Economic growth translates into more demand for industrial metals (DBB), oil (USO), gasoline (UGA) and agricultural products (UGA)... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! May 01, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Check out the ticker cloud to see what's hot every morning. While there will always be the old standby symbols like GLD, DIG, DUG, GOOG, QID and FXI popping up, you are also likely to see some the stars d' jour... Read More
