The Finance SPDR (XLF) was leading the market higher late Thursday afternoon. Chartists can check in on the Sector Market Carpet to find the leaders within a particular sector. First, click on the sector heading to isolate the sector. Second, right click with the mouse and choose "Show Ticker Symbol". Fifth Third (FITB) and Keycorp (KEY) have the greenest boxes and are leading today.
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Arthur Hill, CMT, is the Chief Technical Strategist at TrendInvestorPro.com. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed market technician. Arthur has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities Magazine. In addition to his Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, he holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London.
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