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RRG Charts20m ago
Daily Rotations Look Erratic
The Relative Rotation Graph above shows the rotation for US sectors on a daily basis at the start of this new week (20.09.21) Read More
Top Advisors Corner18h ago
At the Edge of Chaos: Don't Fight the Fed, But Be Cautious and Consider Options for Risk Management
The stock market's uptrend seems to be hanging on by a thread, yet the Federal Reserve has made it clear that it will continue to pump liquidity into the banking system to the tune of at least $120 billion per month, a $40 billion increase from its recent easing, while keeping in Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley23h ago
A Massive Short Squeeze Has Sent This Stock Higher By 75% In 3 Weeks!
Stocks that are heavily shorted are stocks that we should generally avoid. There are normally very good reasons, both technically and fundamentally, why a company has so many bets placed against it Read More
Analyzing India2d ago
Week Ahead: Slippery Road Ahead for the NIFTY; RRG Charts Show No Major Shift on the Sectoral Front
The week remained largely uneventful for the markets, as they traded in a narrow range and consolidated over the past five days. The trading range also remained very narrow compared to the earlier weeks Read More
ChartWatchers2d ago
Nasdaq 100 Breaks Short-Term Support as 50-Day Averages Give Way
The daily bars in Chart 1 show the QQQ breaking last week's short-term support and falling further below its 50-day moving average today. The two upper boxes in Chart 1 also show its RSI and MACD lines continuing to decline. That suggests more selling to come Read More
The Traders Journal2d ago
My Pocket Pads Produce Profits: 12 Sample Insights
I've written multiple blogs about my pocket pads and how incessantly I jot down great insights and sustaining concepts whenever and however they cross my path. It's been a daily and profitable habit for decades Read More
ChartWatchers2d ago
Profiting on Stocks with High Short Interest
At EarningsBeats.com, we provide our members with various ChartLists of stocks that we believe could give them an upper hand when trading. This includes our Short Squeeze ChartList, which currently has 79 companies that have short percentage of float above 20% Read More
The MEM Edge2d ago
Are Growth Stocks Finished?
In this episode of StockCharts TV's The MEM Edge, Mary Ellen reviews the state of growth stocks and what to be on the lookout for Read More
Mish's Market Minute2d ago
Time for the Newer Biotech Companies to Wake Up?
With companies like Pfizer (PFE) giving possible hope for an end-of-year vaccine and a recent gap up in IBB (the Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF), now could be a good time to keep an eye on newer issues in this sector. Large amounts of buying came into IBB on Friday Read More
ChartWatchers2d ago
The Setup to Anticipate the Breakout - XME Example
Chartists are often faced with a choice: wait for the breakout or anticipate using a mean-reversion setup. The Metals & Mining SPDR (XME) broke out of a bullish consolidation this week and the breakout signals a continuation of its long-term uptrend Read More
ChartWatchers2d ago
What's a "Pig's Ear" Chart Pattern? + DP "Diamond of the Week"
Last week, after presenting a "diamond in the rough" in Wednesday's Diamonds Report, Carl texted me and said that it looked like a "pig's ear" chart pattern. I had never heard him use this term (yes, Dad, never!) and decided to investigate further Read More
ChartWatchers2d ago
The Move to Electric Presentation!
On September 30th, I'll be hosting a free webinar talking about the electric vehicle business. It's a rapidly changing world and there are lots of moving parts at play. We'll have the influence of Tesla's Elon Musk presenting Battery Day for Tesla on the 22nd of September Read More
Top Advisors Corner2d ago
Is QE Good for Gold Prices?
The total Fed holdings of Treasury debt and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) held by the Fed are now at $6.4 trillion, up by $68.8 billion this week for the weekly data reported on Sep. 16 Read More
Mish's Market Minute3d ago
Keeping Your Mind on the Right Side of the Market
Yesterday, we were watching the VXX to gauge fear in the market. Today, it gapped higher and then continued to sell off while the indices gapped lower and began to rise Read More
The MEM Edge3d ago
Chartwise Women: Finding Your Comfort Stocks
As the country has maneuvered through the pandemic, one thing we all can agree on is the need for comfort. In this week's edition of Chartwise Women, Erin and Mary Ellen explain why investing in stocks or products you know can give you investing insight Read More
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Martin Pring's Market Roundup3d ago
Some Sectors Starting to Rotate from their Post-March Pattern
From time to time, I like to review the various sectors to see which ones are in a positive or negative relative trend and which might be in a position to change. To do this, I use what I call my Nirvana Template or, in StockCharts-speak, Nirvana Chart Style Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley4d ago
Sentiment Issues Have Evolved Into Technical Issues - Be Careful!
Note This is a copy of today's DMR that I just sent to our members. I believe we're setting up for a HUGE rally in Q4 and the current weakness will provide tremendous opportunities Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!4d ago
Is the Technology Sector at Risk?
At yesterday's close XLK, the technology sector, rotated into the lagging quadrant. This happened a few times since the market started to rally out of the March low. On the daily chart to be exact Read More
Mish's Market Minute4d ago
Market Loves/Hates Fed Days
Last night we wondered, is the market correction was over? After all, both SPY and QQQs traded into resistance. For SPY, that number is 342; for the QQQs, it's 282. The DIA had to hold 28,000. Today, SPY tried to clear 342, but wound up closing red and under 340 Read More
The Canadian Technician4d ago
Oil Names Rally Ahead of OPEC
Oil is bouncing ahead of this week's OPEC meeting. That is a meaningful reversal after oil stabilized around the 100-day moving average. Taking a quick look through the charts of some of the industry names suggests some opportunities are setting up Read More
DecisionPoint4d ago
"A Man's Got to Know His Limitations"
That's the line spoken by Dirty Harry in Magnum Force right after he blew away his crooked boss. I also personally use that line to curb any tendency toward hubris I might have Read More
Top Advisors Corner4d ago
The Ord Oracle September 15, 2020
SPX Monitoring Purposes: Long SPX on 9/10/20 at 3339.19 Monitoring Purposes GOLD: Long GDX on 7/8/20 at 38.62 Long Term SPX Monitor Purposes: Neutral Yesterday we said, "Last Wednesday, the Tick closed at -268 and Thursday the TRIN closed at 2 Read More
Dave Landry's Trading Simplified4d ago
How Does this Really Work?
Dave believes in the importance of his methodology in action - what he is really doing and what makes him do it, warts and all. It doesn't work all the time, but does over time. In this edition of Trading Simplified, Dave revisits mystery charts and, introduces some new ones Read More
RRG Charts5d ago
Sector Spotlight: A Full Mailbag
In this edition of Sector Spotlight, I present the usual look at the rotations for Asset Classes and US Sectors via Relative Rotation Graphs. In addition, the better part of the show is spent on answering questions from the mailbag Read More
Mish's Market Minute5d ago
A Rally to Resistance
Is the market correction over? Although a 10-15% correction is normal, the bigger question is whether the bounce we just saw from recent lows is a sell (rather than buy) opportunity. Both SPY and QQQs are trading into resistance Read More
The Mindful Investor6d ago
Key Ratios Speak to Market Rotation
"Great chart, but it seems super short-term. When would you get out of this?" That was the reaction I received on social media when I posted this chart showing the relative strength of semiconductors to the S&P 500 Read More
RRG Charts6d ago
XLC and XLK Continue to Lose Relative Strength, Which is Picked Up by the Rest of the Market
Last week, the rotations for the Communication Services and Technology sectors continued on their trajectory deeper into the weakening quadrant, heading towards lagging Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley6d ago
What Impact Will Monthly Options Expiration Have In September?
It's max pain time. Every month as we approach monthly options expiration, I go through an exercise to evaluate the open interest of puts and calls to help determine the likely short-term direction of equities. It provides me no guarantee Read More
DecisionPoint6d ago
DP Show: Time to Jump Back into Natural Gas?
In this episode of DecisionPoint, Carl and Erin debate whether it's time to jump back in to Natural Gas (UNG) Read More
DecisionPoint6d ago
Is the Correction in Technology Over?
This is an excerpt from today's DecisionPoint Alert on DecisionPoint.com: It may only be a one-day bounce, but the questions are already appearing.. Read More
Mish's Market Minute6d ago
Mergers and Pfizer (PFE) Give the Market Hope
On Friday the 11th, the QQQs (Nasdaq) and IWM (Russell 2000) both closed under the 50-DMA. They were not followed by their friends the DIA (DowJones) and the SPY (S&P 500) Read More
Top Advisors Corner1w ago
At the Edge of Chaos: Will the Fed Resort to Bazooka 2.0 and Will the Dip Buyers Emerge in Force?
Investors should be concerned in this market, but should not rule out more upside action in the not-too-distant future Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley1w ago
Building A Winning Portfolio Of ETFs
At EarningsBeats.com, we provide market guidance and analysis of the major indices, sectors, industry groups, and individual stocks Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!1w ago
The Importance of Rising Growth vs. Value Ratio
I follow a very simple ratio every day, which is the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF vs. the iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWF:IWD) Read More
Analyzing India1w ago
Week Ahead: This Fractal Pattern is a Concerning Factor for Near Term; RRG Charts Warn to Stay Sector-Specific
The Indian equities ended the week with modest gains, as they struggled to keep afloat when the global markets showed sharp corrective moves that led to the revision of means Read More
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