Don't Ignore This Chart! January 30, 2020 at 11:06 AM
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
Don't Ignore This Chart! January 29, 2020 at 11:32 AM
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
Don't Ignore This Chart! January 23, 2020 at 11:08 AM
In a recent article in the RRG Blog titled "Is XLC taking over from XLK?", I identified the Communication Services sector as one of the potential new leading sectors in coming weeks... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! January 21, 2020 at 07:22 PM
Bankers have been one of the strongest areas in the market since the October 15th, 2019 JPM earnings. In December, they began underperforming the $SPX, and with JPM reporting year-end last week, it's a good time to review the bank chart... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! January 19, 2020 at 10:49 AM
I believe all 5 FAANG stocks - Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX) and Alphabet (GOOGL) - will end 2020 higher than they started... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! January 16, 2020 at 08:47 PM
Insulet Corp. (PODD) had an exceptional year in 2019, as the stock powered to new highs on the heels of triple-digit growth during its first three earnings reports of the year. The insulin pump maker for diabetics peaked in price in December and has been consolidating ever since... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! January 16, 2020 at 05:45 AM
If you are using Fidelity Funds, a Relative Rotation Graph showing the movement of all these funds can help you find the ones that are offering potential (for outperformance). The image above shows such a Relative Rotation Graph, holding 39 Fidelity Select funds... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! January 15, 2020 at 12:37 AM
This market has definitely been rewarding the Top 5 tech companies. Their recent surge in the last few months has been nothing short of remarkable... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! January 09, 2020 at 09:27 AM
Relative Rotation Graphs enable us to see beyond sectors or individual stock rotations; they can also be used to visualize differently-sorted market segments. The RRG above illustrates growth vs... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! January 08, 2020 at 10:20 PM
It's been a tough period recently for many retailers as they struggle to adjust to consumers' ever-shifting demands. Many of these shifts have been driven by technological advances, as digital sales and faster product delivery times are a must if companies want to succeed... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! January 07, 2020 at 10:07 AM
Since the improvement in trade discussions, some of the Chinese internet names have taken on a new look. JD.com (JD), Alibaba (BABA) and Baidu (BIDU) are all sporting improved charts. In addition, the Shanghai market broke out to 6-month highs last week... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! January 06, 2020 at 11:41 PM
Last Friday, I wrote about the sharp uptick in many defense-related stocks following news of a deadly airstrike against Iran. (You can read that article here) Since then, fears of a retaliation by way of a cyberattack against the U.S... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! January 03, 2020 at 11:23 AM
On the back of the military move on Qasem Soleimani, the market has had some early morning reverberations. A few that I noticed are oil stocks being higher, refining stocks lower, airlines lower, gold higher... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! January 02, 2020 at 08:59 AM
Real Estate started to lose relative strength vs. VBINX in November, then crossed over into the lagging quadrant on the weekly Relative Rotation Graph in December... Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart! January 01, 2020 at 04:16 PM
ROKU was a big favorite of growth investors in 2019, as the stock idled from flat to full speed for most of the year. Yet in the last quarter, while everything else was accelerating, ROKU has underperformed... Read More
