The Final Bar

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About the author: , CMT is Chief Market Strategist at StockCharts.com, where he helps investors minimize behavioral biases through technical analysis. He is a frequent host on StockCharts TV, and he relates mindfulness techniques to investor decision making in his blog, The Mindful Investor. David is also President and Chief Strategist at Sierra Alpha Research LLC, a boutique investment research firm focused on managing risk through market awareness. He combines the strengths of technical analysis, behavioral finance, and data visualization to identify investment opportunities and enrich relationships between advisors and clients. Learn More

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Catch BIGGER GAINS by Fishing for Alpha

by David Keller

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, Dave highlights breakouts in home builders and Bitcoin and reviews key names reporting earnings including ABNB, SHOP, and MAR. He also shares an equity scan he uses every week to identify the next potential breakout candidates...Read More 

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Your Questions, Answered! Price Gaps, Bull Flags, Inverse Patterns, and MORE

by David Keller

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, Dave digs into The Final Bar Mailbag and answers questions on price patterns like bull flags, what price gaps actually represent on the chart, and why analyzing earnings trends could help you anticipate subsequent moves for stock...Read More 

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3 Expert Earnings Plays: Maximizing Reward, Minimizing Risk

by David Keller

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, Dave welcomes Danielle Shay of Simpler Trading. Danielle highlights three earnings plays she's focused on this week, and shares how she combines multiple time frames in her trading to better define risk vs. reward...Read More 

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Why the NAAIM Exposure Index Matters to Your Investments

by David Keller

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, Dave welcomes Ryan Redfern, ChFC, CMT of Shadowridge Asset Management and President of NAAIM...Read More 

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Three Things I WISH I'd Known About Trading

by David Keller

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, Dave speaks to weakening short-term breadth conditions as the McClellan Oscillator rotates to a bearish level this week. Guest Dave Landry of DaveLandry...Read More 

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Market Breadth Divergence Says NO BULL!

by David Keller

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, Dave demonstrates how the market's recent upswing has left mid-caps and small-caps in the dust, with deteriorating breadth conditions suggesting an increased risk of downside for the S&P 500...Read More 

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Top Ten Charts to Watch for February 2024

by David Keller

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, Grayson and Dave run through charts they feel present actionable opportunities based on their technical analysis setups. They'll cover breakout strategies, moving average techniques, relative strength, and much more...Read More 

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Bullish Buyers Return After Market Selloff

by David Keller

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, Jay Woods, CMT of Freedom Capital Markets brings the energy of the NYSE floor to the show, relating today's market rebound to longer term themes for small caps and regional banks...Read More 

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Betting Against the Fed is RISKY!

by David Keller

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, Tony Dwyer of Canaccord Genuity shares insights on today's Fed meeting and what data he's following to anticipate rate cuts through 2024...Read More 

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Market Wisdom from the Godfather of Technical Analysis

by David Keller

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, legendary technical analyst Ralph Acampora, CMT visit StockCharts HQ to share lessons learned in the 1970s secular bear market, what he learned about simplicity from the late Alan Shaw, and how leadership rotation may be the them...Read More