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ChartWatchers2h ago
Drive Off In These Profitable Stocks That Are Poised To Trade Higher
U.S. retail sales came in stronger than expected for the month of August and, while internet sales and home goods saw a pickup, the real boost in last month’s retail numbers came from auto sales Read More
ChartWatchers3h ago
When Transports And Small Caps Talk, We MUST Listen
I've been adamant that we remain in a secular bull market, and I'm sticking to it. Yes, September scares me. The Fed petrifies me. And no more tweets, please! Oh, and let's not forget about the inverted yield curve (which isn't inverted any longer, by the way) Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley3h ago
Daily Market Report - Friday, September 13, 2019
Special Note: On Monday, September 16th, I will officially begin writing full-time at EarningsBeats.com as its Chief Market Strategist, returning to a role that I left in March 2015 when I joined StockCharts.com as a Sr. Technical Analyst Read More
DecisionPoint6h ago
DP Daily Diamonds - Yummy Flowers
Today, I ran a variety of scans, but the results are mostly from my "Bullish EMA - Mid-Range SCTR" scan, which nearly always gives me a lot of results. Today was no exception. I had 82 results! My other scans just weren't returning the set-ups I liked, but a few snuck in Read More
ChartWatchers7h ago
Small Caps Surge and Reflect Rotation into Cheaper Parts of the Market
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in John Murphy's Market Message on Wednesday, September 11th at 5:14pm ET. Smaller stocks were the stars of today's stock action Read More
DecisionPoint7h ago
DP WEEKLY WRAP: Golden Cross and Silver Cross Indexes Not Confirming SPY Record High
On Thursday SPY hit an all-time intraday high, but it was not confirmed by some of our internal indicators. In particular I am referring to the *Golden Cross and **Silver Cross Indexes, both of which are well below their levels when the market made its last all-time high in July Read More
ChartWatchers7h ago
Sticking With Stocks Over Bonds
I’ve written before about RSI and the difference between “good” overbought and “bad” overbought. In the future, we may see the bond prices of these past few weeks used as examples of how to interpret extreme overbought conditions Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!13h ago
Bending Aluminum - Alcoa Turns
Alcoa (AA) is one of the beaten-down names in the commodity space. With the XLI breaking out to new highs this week, all of the industrial metal stocks look set to run, and Alcoa could be one of the gems that makes a big move Read More
ChartWatchers13h ago
The Financial Sector is Improving, Leadership Role for JPM
On the weekly Relative Rotation Graph for US sectors, the Financial sector is positioned just inside the lagging quadrant, very close to the benchmark (center of the chart) Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley17h ago
Wall Street Rallies As We Near Record Highs Once Again
Market Recap for Thursday, September 12, 2019 Apparently we're back in the "feel good" portion of the trade war as President Trump announced on Thursday that there would be a tariff delay, providing a "gesture of good will" Read More
Art's Charts1d ago
Index Breadth Model Improves as IWM Challenges Resistance
Stocks surged the last 12 days with small-caps leading the way higher. The Russell 2000 iShares (IWM) is up 6.8% and the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) is up 4.6%. Even though small-caps are leading short-term, they are still lagging on the three and six month timeframes Read More
DecisionPoint1d ago
DecisionPoint Daily Diamonds - Might Need Some Pullbacks
Today, I ran the WealthWise Women "Pink Line" scan, which uses the 50-SMA and a Chandelier Exit to determine entries and exits Read More
Top Advisors Corner1d ago
Tom McClellan: Trump Thinks He Wants Low Rates Like Europe, But Be Careful What You Ask For
President Trump has been articulating his wish on Twitter and elsewhere that the U.S. have interest rates as low as other countries. That’s an understandable wish, as no one likes to pay more than the other guy is paying for something Read More
The Mindful Investor1d ago
The Three Time Frames of Technical Analysis
I’m often asked about how technical indicators work across different time frames. The short answer is "Yes, they work." The longer answer, which explains how you need to use the toolkit differently depending on your time frame, follows Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!1d ago
LRCX is Breaking To New Highs While Relative Strength is Picking Up
On the Relative Rotation Graph for technology stocks, LRCX stands out, with its relatively long tail and its push into the leading quadrant at a strong RRG-Heading. Such a rotation is more than enough reason to open up a regular chart for further investigation Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley1d ago
Industrials Challenging Resistance Again; Airlines Poised Strong Q4?
Market Recap for Wednesday, September 11, 2019 On the 18th anniversary of 9/11, it was somewhat ironic that Boeing (BA, +3.51%) led the Dow Jones back above 27,000 and within 1% of its all-time high. Apple (AAPL, +3 Read More
The MEM Edge2d ago
Small Caps Break Above Resistance – 4 Turnaround Candidates To Consider
This week’s action in the markets is pointing to a shift in money flows out of high multiple Technology stocks and into recently down-and-out Small Caps, Financials and Cyclicals Read More
Top Advisors Corner2d ago
Tim Ord: The Ord Oracle September 10, 2019
SPX Monitoring purposes: Sold SPX on 8/27/19 at 2869.16= gain .77%; long 8/23/19 at 2847.60. Monitor purposes GOLD: Long GDX on 1/29/19 at 21.96. Long Term Trend SPX monitor purposes: Sold SPX 7/5/19 & 2990.41= gain 2.63% Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley2d ago
Energy And Transports Benefit From Rotating Market
Market Recap for Tuesday, September 10, 2019 We once again finished in bifurcated fashion on Tuesday with the small cap Russell 2000 ($RUT, +1.28%) and the Dow Jones ($INDU, +0.28%) leading the action, while the S&P 500 ($SPX, +0.03%) and the NASDAQ ($COMPQ, -0 Read More
DecisionPoint3d ago
DecisionPoint Daily Diamonds - Industrials and Healthcare
Today I used my general Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) scan to find my "diamonds in the rough." As it turned out, there were only ten results, which tells me that it may not be the best time to take on new longs. However, these stocks are showing some positive characteristics Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!3d ago
Can JPM Hit 52-Week Highs This Week?
Remember the slaughter in financials on the back of low yields? Well, with the bonds reversing, all the banks are now taking a big run up. J.P. Morgan, the guy, would be happy to see his stock so resilient in the face of declining interest rates. The current guy running J.P Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley3d ago
Bifurcated Action Draws Sellers In Leading Industries
Market Recap for Monday, September 9, 2019 Monday's action was odd, mixed and bifurcated. The small cap Russell 2000 ($RUT) had a very strong day, rising 1.27%, while the NASDAQ, another aggressive index, fell 0.19% Read More
DecisionPoint4d ago
DecisionPoint Daily Diamonds - "Carl's Scan"
Welcome to the "DecisionPoint Daily Diamonds", a newsletter in which we highlight five "diamonds in the rough," taken from the results of one of my DecisionPoint scans. Remember, these are not recommendations to buy or sell, but stocks that I found interesting Read More
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Martin Pring's Market Roundup4d ago
Commodities May Be Down, But Are They Out?
Long-Term Commodity Technicals are Finely Balanced Gold Leads Commodities Commodities Rise and Fall with Confidence Short-Term Technicals are Encouraging Platinum Breaking Out Commodities have been losing ground recently, but the latest data suggest that they may be in the proces Read More
RRG Charts4d ago
Using Scan and RRG for Bottom Fishing
One of the most frequently asked questions I receive, with regard to Relative Rotation Graphs on StockCharts.com, is if and how the scan engine can be used to scan for certain events on an RRG. Well, the answer is you can NOT - not yet, anyway Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley4d ago
My Monday Trade Setup Features A Leader In Software
Special Event Today! This is probably the most excited that I've been for an event ever. I honestly believe that the lineup of products and services that we've put together at EarningsBeats.com will benefit thousands of followers/subscribers across the globe Read More
The Canadian Technician5d ago
A Global Surge!
This week, the markets followed through on some big moves that started during the last week of August. Across the globe, almost every major market was kicking higher. The Canadian market had a little underperformance due to the strong declines in precious metal stocks Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!5d ago
Scanning For Stocks With Strong Technicals AND Strong Fundamentals
I maintain a "Strong Earnings ChartList", where I organize those companies who (1) beat Wall Street consensus estimates as to both revenues and earnings per share (EPS), (2) have adequate liquidity (generally trade more than 200,000 shares daily), and (3) have shown solid technic Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley6d ago
Earnings Season Never Ends; These 2 Companies Prove It
The beauty of being both a fundamentalist and a technician is that the fun never stops Read More
Art's Charts6d ago
Big Changes in the Index and Sector Breath Models
It was a big week for stocks and the breadth indicators backed up the bullish price action. The S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) broke out of its August range to signal a continuation of the bigger uptrend Read More
Analyzing India6d ago
Truncated Week Ahead: NIFTY Likely To Remain In A Broad Range; Watching These Levels Continues To Remain Important
In the week that went by, the Indian equity markets did not make any directional move on any side. The index oscillated back and forth in a defined range and ultimately ended the week on a flat note. The India Volatility Index (INDIAVIX) also remained flat, losing just 0 Read More
ChartWatchers1w ago
DecisionPoint Scan Gems
Very soon, I will be launching a daily newsletter for DecisionPoint that will give you some stocks that have presented themselves in one of my many DecisionPoint scans. I do the analysis so you don't have to Read More
ChartWatchers1w ago
Add The X-Factor To China Trade Tensions
This week, China agreed to continue negotiations on the China-US trade deal. While that is news that the market can look forward to seeing play out, it definitely helped the charts technically. Thus, the indexes look set to take a run at the nearby highs Read More
The Traders Journal1w ago
Examples of Exit Disciplines Are All Around Us: Pay Attention!
You board any airplane today and before it takes off, the flight attendants review all the exits with you. Cruise ships do life boat drills before departure. Exits on trains and buses are also clearly marked and labeled for emergencies Read More
DecisionPoint1w ago
DP WEEKLY WRAP: Internal Support Substantially Erroded
The Nasdaq Composite Index is about 2.5% below its all-time high of earlier this year, but its Bullish Percent Index (BPI), which is the percentage of Nasdaq component stocks with point and figure BUY signals, stands at only 44% Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!1w ago
Twitter Leaves the Consolidation Tree
Twitter has been in the news for all kinds of reasons; from controlling foreign influence to blocking political party messages, the company seems to have all kinds of public relations issues Read More
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