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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Top Five Charts of 2023 #2: Ten-Year Treasury Yield

by David Keller

In the second of a five-part special series on StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, Dave takes a deep dive into the bond markets, talking rising rates, Fed rate hikes, value vs...Read More 

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Top Five Charts of 2023 #1: S&P 500

by David Keller

In the first of a five-part special series on StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, Dave walks through the S&P 500 index quarter by quarter...Read More 

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Larry Williams' 2024 Market Outlook

by Larry Williams, David Keller

On this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, legendary trader and author Larry Williams joins Dave to share his lessons learned in 2023, his outlook for stocks in 2024, and which cycles he feels all investors should be following into the new year...Read More 

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Small-Caps Rocket to the Upside, Leave Large-Caps in the Dust

by David Keller

On this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, Julius de Kempenaer of RRG Research points out that growth vs. value is now more of a small vs. large question, with small caps rocketing to the upside in December...Read More 

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Blow-Off Top?! Market Reacts to the FED Announcement

by David Keller

Happy Fed Day on this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar. There was quite a bit of movement leading into the FOMC announcement, with exceptional amounts of movement afterwards...Read More 

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This Industry Group Outperformed the S&P 500 by OVER 120% in 2023!

by David Keller

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, guest Joe Rabil of Rabil Stock Research shares his biggest takeaway from investing in 2023 and also conducts a deep dive in the Consumer Discretionary sector with a focus on four stocks: SIG, TSLA, RL, and ABNB...Read More 

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Renewed UPTREND for Semis -- SMH and SOXX ETFs Breaking Out!

by David Keller

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, Dave recaps the renewed uptrend for semis, with ETFs like SMH and SOXX breaking out despite a lack of participation from the largest semiconductor name, Nvidia (NVDA)...Read More 

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Top 10 Charts to Watch in December 2023

by David Keller, Grayson Roze

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, Dave is joined by StockCharts' own Grayson Roze as they break down the trends for the top ten stocks and ETF charts for December 2023...Read More 

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Lift Off! Aerospace and Defense Stocks Showing Multi-Year Breakout

by David Keller

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, guest Jeff Huge, CMT of JWH Investment Partners highlights one industry within the Industrial sector showing a multi-year breakout, and lays out the bull case for gold in 2024...Read More 

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High Risk of Market Downside in December?

by David Keller

In this edition of StockCharts TV's The Final Bar, guest John Kosar, CMT of Asbury Research updates his Asbury Six tactical market model and shares how investors can be better positioned for market uncertainty into 2024...Read More