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ChartWatchers58m ago
The Real Problem Arrives
It has been a tough January. I want to use a few charts to illustrate my point about why the real problem is just arriving. It might lead to a scenario across all of the charts (both growth and value) over the next six months to a year Read More
ChartWatchers1h ago
The Tail Is Wagging The Dog; Big Plunge Ahead
Normally, the stock market is humming along and we have indicators all supporting the sustainability of that move higher. But things aren't normal right now. It started with the rotation into defensive sectors to lead the S&P 500 higher on that last final leg in December Read More
ChartWatchers4h ago
An Indicator to Keep you on the Right Side of the Trend (QQQ)
The Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) reversed its uptrend signal from April 17th, 2020 as two trend-following indicators turned bearish this week. The chart below shows QQQ with the deepest decline from a high since the 10.9% decline in February-March 2021 Read More
The Canadian Technician16h ago
Is It All Down Hill?
It's been a rather traumatic start to 2022. The $SPX lodged a new high for the year on the second trading morning of 2022 and it's been moving lower since then. Ouch! I've marked the chart up with a red arrow marking the top. The red lines are equidistant moves Read More
Top Advisors Corner19h ago
The Baltic Dry Index's Imperfect Message for Stocks
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) peaked back on October 7, 2021 and has fallen by 72% since then, as worldwide demand has fallen rapidly for cargo ships to haul iron ore and other "dry" cargos. This has a bearish implication for stock prices, illustrated in this week's chart Read More
DecisionPoint19h ago
Chartwise Women: How to Be Proactive in Your Investing
On this week's edition of Chartwise Women, Erin and Mary Ellen talk about being proactive in your investing while the markets are still volatile. They also expound on how taking no action can sometimes be the best strategy. This video was originally broadcast on January 20, 2022 Read More
GoNoGo Charts20h ago
Choppy Markets = Potential for Trend Change
In this week's edition of the GoNoGo Charts show, Alex and Tyler look at several critical inflection points in the markets Read More
Stock Talk with Joe Rabil22h ago
Wyckoff, Accumulation/Distribution and ADX
In this week's edition of Stock Talk with Joe Rabil, Joe discusses Accumulation and Distribution as a part of the 4 phases of the market using the classic Wyckoff approach to the markets Read More
4th Dimension1d ago
Looking at Cryptos with 4th Dimension
The world of Crypto has become far more mainstream in the past year, with increased institutional involvement. Not only that, but 70% of retail investors traded crypto in 2021. As a space becomes crowded, it is often felt that the major opportunities disappear Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!1d ago
This Big Boy is in Trouble
While looking at the Financial sector, I noticed that the group Asset Managers is currently at a very weak rotation against the S&P, as well as its sector index XLF Read More
Mish's Market Minute1d ago
Transportation Sector (IYT) -- Way to Hold The Support Level!
So far these last couple of weeks, we have written and talked about trading ranges, January calendar ranges, inflation, stagflation and precious metals Read More
Top Advisors Corner1d ago
The Ord Oracle January 18, 2022
SPX Monitoring Purposes: Short SPX 1/11/22 at 4713.07. Monitoring Purposes GOLD: Long GDX on 10/9/20 at 40.78 Read More
RRG Charts2d ago
Financials are All Over the Place
On the back of a lot of earnings announcements, the financial sector is getting a lot of attention this week. A few stocks, led by SIVB, FRC and GS, got hurt pretty bad yesterday with >5% declines. The RRG above shows the (top 50) stocks inside the financial sector Read More
Mish's Market Minute2d ago
Mish: A Trading Range Within a Trading Range
As we now enter the second half of January in a new year, the persistent trading range continues. Particularly in the small caps or Russell 2000 (IWM), the trading range has been from 204-233 since February 2021 Read More
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Martin Pring's Market Roundup2d ago
Two Market Segments That Look Set for a Big Move
Recently, I have been drawn to two specific-but-unrelated areas of market activity. Both are experiencing an extremely fine balance between buyers and sellers and, as a result, are likely to experience a big move in one direction or the other Read More
RRG Charts2d ago
Sector Spotlight: Cycle Shifting Towards Full Recovery/Top
In this edition of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, after going over the current rotations for asset classes and sectors, I use the Equal Weight sectors to update and gauge the current position of the market in relation to the economic cycle Read More
Art's Charts3d ago
Another Bullish Pattern for the Agriculture ETF
The DB Agriculture ETF (DBA) was featured in ChartWatchers on October 1st as it formed a large cup-with-handle pattern, which is a bullish continuation pattern. The ETF battled its resistance zone the rest of the month and broke out to new highs in November Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley4d ago
Here Are The Two Most Important Ratios Before Earnings
As our name would imply at EarningsBeats.com, we focus a lot on quarterly earnings reports. We've studied them every which way possible. As a former practicing CPA, it's in my blood. Yes, I'm a technician that understands the importance of technical analysis Read More
Top Advisors Corner4d ago
At the Edge of Chaos: When VIX and Market Breath Trend in Same Direction, Something's Not Quite Right
I spotted an anomaly in the market last week, which makes me wonder what may happen next. And here is a hint: something big may be brewing. I'll tell you about it in detail in the market breadth section directly below Read More
Wyckoff Power Charting4d ago
Power Charting TV: Scanning for Springs and Upthrusts
Join Johni Scan and me on our quest to develop a library of Wyckoff Scans during 2022. Context is a term often used with chart analysis employing the Wyckoff Method Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley6d ago
Short Sellers of Technology Stocks Have A Big Problem This Week
Renewable energy ($DWCREE) and software ($DJUSSW) have been absolutely smoked since November Read More
Analyzing India6d ago
Week Ahead: NIFTY Stays Inherently Buoyant But Prone to Some Consolidation; Watch These Sectors
In strong but modestly-ranged sessions over the past five days, the Indian equity markets extended their up move for the fourth week in a row while posting gains Read More
ChartWatchers6d ago
This Investment Vehicle Has Plenty Of Stocks To Hedge Against Inflation - Here Are 2 Top Holdings
Inflation has hit a 40 year high due to strong customer demand amid ongoing labor and supply shortages Read More
ChartWatchers6d ago
What Do Staples, Energy and Financials Have in Common?
Technology outperformed throughout the second decade of this century, but the times they are a-changin', as it is obvious that this sector has lost enough mojo in the last year to indicate that a basic transformation in market leadership is underway Read More
The MEM Edge6d ago
Are These Markets Safe?
On this episode of StockCharts TV's The MEM Edge, Mary Ellen reviews the broader markets, as well as the underlying sectors, to reveal where the markets stand. She also shared select ETFs that are benefiting from a focused group of stocks that are on the move higher Read More
ChartWatchers6d ago
As Earnings Season Begins, Opportunities Abound
All we've been hearing about lately are Fed rate increases and inflation. This has, in turn, cast a cloud over the market as many traders head to the sidelines Read More
The Mindful Investor6d ago
Hindenburg Omen Signals Downside Potential
The Hindenburg Omen is a bit of a controversial indicator. I often get asked about it from financial media outlets, as the name itself is enough to stir up investor fear Read More
ChartWatchers6d ago
Using RRG for Visual Inspection of Market and Sector Breadth
Relative Rotation Graphs are mostly used to show exactly that -- the RELATIVE Rotation of securities against a benchmark and against each other. However, they offer many more possibilities. One of the options is to change the benchmark to $ONE Read More
Mish's Market Minute6d ago
Is the Market Falling into a Rangebound Trap?
To get a quick overview of the markets direction, let's look at Mish's Economic Modern Family (MF) Read More
The Canadian Technician6d ago
Commodity Sunshine
Commodities have being doing well to start off 2022. I have been hammering the drum on energy and copper throughout December and into January; this trend is just breaking out from some consolidation Read More
Moxie Indicator Minutes6d ago
Watching Market Choppiness
In this week's edition of Moxie Indicator Minutes, TG talks about the strength in the small caps and the weakness in the tech sector. Then, he covers the most recent market behavior and walks viewers through the choppy last few days Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley1w ago
NASDAQ Under Performance And Where We Now Stand In Historical Terms
I know I'm beating a dead horse, but rotation has been brutal, so timing key reversals in that rotation will be one key to trading success in 2022. Historically, when we compare NASDAQ performance vs Read More
Dancing with the Trend1w ago
2021 Review
Trend Plus Our Trend Plus strategy delivered a net return after fees of 1.6% during 2021, while a 60/40 portfolio was up about 14% and the S&P 500 was up 26.9% Read More
The MEM Edge1w ago
Chartwise Women: Patience is a Virtue in Rocky Markets
For this week's edition of Chartwise Women, Mary Ellen and Erin Swenlin talk patience as a virtue, and how to use rules, system and historical precedents to help keep that patience during a rocky period in the markets. This video was originally broadcast on January 13, 2022 Read More
GoNoGo Charts1w ago
Rising Rates Fuel a Fresh Rotation into Cyclicals
In this week's edition of the GoNoGo Charts show, Alex and Tyler discuss the selloff in equities, which was strong in the first trading week of the year Read More
Stock Talk with Joe Rabil1w ago
How to Avoid Bad Trades by Using Multiple Timeframe Analysis
In this week's edition of Stock Talk with Joe Rabil, Joe shows how he would use one more additional time frame in his multiple timeframe approach. He explains how the 18MA on the Upper TF can be valuable at avoiding bad trades Read More
Top Advisors Corner1w ago
Bond CEF A-D Line Showing Liquidity Problems
I used to believe, as others do, that the "proper" Advance-Decline (A-D) data come from the "common" stocks. After all, they are the real stocks, so they should know better what the stock market is doing. I stopped believing that once I looked at the data Read More
Mish's Market Minute1w ago
Can Silver and Gold Break Out from Stagnant Price Action?
Everyone knows inflation is on the rise and, with the latest year-over-year inflation numbers up 7%, investors are finally getting the picture that market growth has challenges ahead Read More
RRG Charts1w ago
Useful Utes
The utilities sector is showing a strong rotation over the last weeks Read More
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