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The MEM Edge7m ago
WealthWise Women: Keep Your Portfolio Thriving
In this week's edition of WealthWise Women, Erin and Mary Ellen share ways to know when it's time to take profits and move onto to newer, more vibrant stocks. They also review the best tools to use so you can weed out your laggards and find new winners Read More
Mish's Market Minute26m ago
Volatility Index - Did it Bottom?
In my last blog, we looked at the volatility index. Ahead of a weekend where more protests both peaceful and violent could happen, VIX could help us see how much fear might come back into the market Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!2h ago
Time to Sell MSFT and AAPL?
The recovery of the Technology sector out of the March low has been in line with the S&P 500, only 1.5% better Read More
DecisionPoint6h ago
DP Show: Today's Market Eerily Similar to Bear Market Prequel
In this episode of DecisionPoint, Carl and Erin begin by analyzing the day's market, after which Carl discusses the similarities between this rally and the rally into the bear market crash Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley8h ago
Major Rotation Is Taking Place; Short-Term Traders Beware
It's been a shocking rebound to many, but I believe this party is just getting started Read More
Mish's Market Minute1d ago
2 Blogs, 2 Reasons for Caution: Volatility Index!
If you did not get a chance to read my blog on the 1960s from June 2nd, please consider doing so. Just when the market is hitting euphoric conditions, any expansion of the protests, violence or the number of COVID-19 cases could unravel the market quickly Read More
4th Dimension1d ago
Step Theory Part 1: Riding the Trend Through Timeframes
Chapter 3 of Trading Time, titled "Concepts of Time", is, for me, the most important chapter of the book. It was the quantum leap in my thinking up to that point and was one of the first examples of the creations of Multiple Timeframe Visualizations in one chart Read More
Dave Landry's Trading Simplified1d ago
Random Thoughts: Why Following the Trading Plan is Hard
Trading is hard. Done right, it will force you to do a lot of unnatural things and it will make you feel uneasy. Embracing this from both a physiological and a psychological aspect is key Read More
Top Advisors Corner1d ago
The Ord Oracle June 2, 2020
SPX Monitoring Purposes: Neutral Monitoring Purposes GOLD: Long GDX on 4/9/20 at 28.96; Sold 5/18/20 at 35.92 = 24% gain. Long Term Trend SPX Monitor Purposes: Short SPX 5/13/20 at 2820. SPY may be going for the early March swing high near 310 Read More
Dave Landry's Trading Simplified1d ago
What's Standing Between You and Success?
In this edition of Trading Simplified, Dave discusses how going in with an open mind can help lead you to longer-term success in trading once this crazy market gets back to "normal." He presents ways you can go from being a trader "for now" to being a trader for life Read More
RRG Charts1d ago
Sector Spotlight: Seasonality Suggests XLV over XLF for June
On this episode of Sector Spotlight, I take a look at the longer-term picture for asset Classes and sectors using monthly bar-charts, then show how sometimes a shift to a line chart may give you even more insight Read More
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Martin Pring's Market Roundup2d ago
Commodities Reach Important Breakout Points, Part II
The Gold/CRB Ratio as a Commodity Indicator Close Correlation between Canadian/Australian Dollars and Commodities The Stock Market Votes for Commodities Short-Term Breakout Underway? The Gold/CRB Ratio as a Commodity Indicator A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article on commodit Read More
RRG Charts2d ago
Seasonality Prefers Health Care over Financials in June
In this week's episode of Sector Spotlight (Tuesday 10.30-11.00am ET), I ran out of time to review outstanding pair-trades so I am writing them up here in this article. Monitoring (pair trade) ideas and how to properly communicate and track them remains an ongoing concern Read More
The MEM Edge2d ago
The Art of Uncovering an Ideal Buy Point
Oftentimes, as an exceptionally strong stock continues to outperform the broader markets, it's hard to not get excited and jump on board as the stock advances to new highs Read More
Mish's Market Minute3d ago
The Economic Modern Family - Time to Prune in June?
Now that "sell in May" did not work out so well for the bears, what will June hold for both the bulls and the bears? Since the price lows that were established in late March, it's been easy pickings for so many areas of the market Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley3d ago
The Bulls Have Spoken, Now Will Earnings Confirm?
One of my favorite stocks throughout this pandemic has been Zoom Video Communications (ZM). It's been wildly volatile, but also extremely profitable - if you can hang on through all the ebbs and flows Read More
The Traders Journal3d ago
"10 I'm Stalking" - Top Charts and Intriguing Trades (Week of June 1st, 2020)
Every weekend, my "Sunday Portfolio Review" ends with the same rigorous search process. With my market evaluation and portfolio analysis routines complete, I turn my attention to the discovery phase. This is the fun part Read More
Top Advisors Corner3d ago
Nasdaq Parallel Trend Line Channel Pattern
Note: None of the markets, ETFs or stocks listed in this article are recommendations to buy or sell. This article is intended for educational purposes only. In this article, we'll look at a current Parallel Trend Channel pattern seen on the Daily chart of NASDAQ Read More
Top Advisors Corner4d ago
At the Edge of Chaos: Do You Want to Be Right? Or Do You Want to Make Money?
Famed technician and collaborator of the late Marty Zweig, Ned Davis, is known for asking the question "Do you want to be right? Or do you want to make money?" And, as crass and cynical as the words may sound to the uninitiated, truer words were never spoken in the context of bei Read More
Analyzing India4d ago
Week Ahead: NIFTY Moves Towards Major Resistance Zone; RRG Shows Diminishing Outperformance From these Sectors
The previous week remained contrary to expectations; instead of staying within ranged movement, it was a wide-ranging one with the Index ending with robust gains. The NIFTY saw a 600-point wide trading range, much broader than expected Read More
ChartWatchers5d ago
When Debt Doesn't Matter
One of the major risks of the global slowdown is the number of companies that are forced to close due to lack of cash flow or credit risk. Jerome Powell jumped on the credit risk issue early on to avoid contagion in the USA Read More
The MEM Edge5d ago
Bullish Stocks for the Post-Pandemic Economy
In this episode of StockCharts TV's The MEM Edge, Mary Ellen shares stocks seeing a big pickup in product demand as consumers prepare for the "new normal." She also highlights areas poised to trade higher after reporting explosive growth during the current lockdown Read More
ChartWatchers5d ago
Reader Question: "Why Look at Weekly Charts?"
I love getting email from my readers and this particular email was great. He felt like he was asking a ridiculous question, but it is a common one that I don't think is asked out loud Read More
Mish's Market Minute5d ago
A Different Market Pattern
Pre-pandemic, once the Trump administration took office, we saw a new pattern emerge. Before the world went on lockdown, the market moved up and down (with some autonomously strong exceptions in tech), based on headlines from the President himself Read More
ChartWatchers5d ago
Nasdaq Closes a Major Gap
March Was a Really Strong Bottom Tuesday's action looks bullish on the surface, but may signal the end of the rally Read More
ChartWatchers5d ago
Identifying Stocks with High Short Interest Can Put $'s in Your Pocket!
When looking for solid long trading candidates, one of the things astute traders look for are those stocks with high short interest. In other words, those stocks that traders are heavily betting against Read More
The Traders Journal6d ago
This Technician's Confession: There's One Essential Fundamental Indicator I've Embraced For Decades
I've acknowledged in numerous previous blogs and in our book that I'm not exclusively a 100% pure chartist. I know blasphemy! Yes, I use fundamentals. I need fundamentals, I won't trade without fundamentals. But the key is that I'm neither a fundamentalist nor a technician Read More
ChartWatchers6d ago
A Bullish Continuation Pattern for a Sector with Strong Breadth
Chartists can separate the leading sectors from the lagging sectors by sorting with various breadth indicators. The 200-day EMA is a long-term trend indicator that can also be used as a breadth indicator Read More
The MEM Edge6d ago
WealthWise Women: Riding the New Wave of Winning Stocks
In this week's edition of WealthWise Women, Mary Ellen (flying solo this week as Erin recovers from minor illness) reviews the current rotation taking place in the markets and the best way to uncover stocks poised to outperform Read More
Top Advisors Corner1w ago
Unemployment is Not "Good," But it is Bullish
The officially stated rate of U.S. unemployment in April 2020 was 14.7%, the highest since the Great Depression, when the data were not as rigorously tabulated compared to these days. Regardless of whether the 14.7% number is exactly correct (it isn't), it is still a high number Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!1w ago
Is NortonLifeLock-ing In a New Low?
One of my alerts on StockCharts Read More
DecisionPoint1w ago
DP Show: How to Choose the Best Indicators
In this episode of DecisionPoint, following a discussion of current market conditions, Carl discusses the importance of choosing the right indicators for your charts and explains his rationale for including the indicators that DecisionPoint uses regularly Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley1w ago
Latest Short Squeeze Call Is Strangling The Bears
In developing our Short Squeeze ChartList, which is a fancy name for doing our homework and organizing potentially explosive stocks into one ChartList for our members, we were looking for companies that traders are betting against Read More
Mish's Market Minute1w ago
Lots of Instruments Launched - and Almost Launched - Today
By the time you read this, NASA will have canceled its scheduled launch to send the first humans in space in nearly a decade. Regardless, SpaceX's Crew Dragon Capsule, with Bob Benhken and Doug Hurley (astronauts) aboard, represents a great era for the USA Read More
Top Advisors Corner1w ago
The Ord Oracle May 26, 2020
SPX Monitoring Purposes: Neutral Monitoring Purposes GOLD: Long GDX on 4/9/20 at 28.96; Sold 5/18/20 at 35.92 = 24% gain. Long Term Trend SPX Monitor Purposes: Short SPX 5/13/20 at 2820 Read More
RRG Charts1w ago
Sector Spotlight: Your View Depends on Your Timeframe
On this episode of Sector Spotlight, I review the current rotations for asset classes and sectors. In addition, I explain how your investment horizon and timeframe is crucial in determining how you view the markets. This video was originally broadcast on May 26th, 2020 Read More
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Martin Pring's Market Roundup1w ago
S&P Fails at its 200-Day MA and NASDAQ Closes a Major Gap
March Was a Really Strong Bottom NASDAQ Closes a Gap S&P Fails at its 200-Day MA Conclusion March Was a Really Strong Bottom Tuesday's action looks bullish on the surface, but may signal the end of the rally Read More
Mish's Market Minute1w ago
Oil & Gas
I knew that this picture would become one for the history textbooks! A while back, we pondered whether the worst of the oil market debacle was over. Currently, that depends on a lot of "ifs": If OPEC adheres to its 9.7 million barrels a day. If Russia sticks to its 8 Read More
DecisionPoint1w ago
Trillion Dollar Stocks at the Bottom of the Pile
On a day when the Dow was up +529.95 points, I thought it was odd that it's two giant components, Apple (AAPL) and Micrsoft (MSFT), finished the day at a loss and at the bottom of the list sorted by percent change Read More
The Mindful Investor1w ago
Limited Time Offer on Consumer Discretionary
One of my favorite ratios to track offense vs. defense within the equity markets is the Consumer Discretionary sector (XLY) divided by the Consumer Staples sector (XLP). But a look under the hood shares narrow leadership and questionable upside Read More
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