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DecisionPoint5h ago
XLE Whipsaws Into LT Trend Model SELL Signal
(This is an excerpt from today's DecisionPoint Alert report on DecisionPoint.com) Today's giant drop in the Energy Sector (XLE) was enough to negate a very young Long-Term Trend Model (LTTM) BUY signal. The LTTM SELL signal was generated when the 50-EMA sunk below the 200-EMA Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!6h ago
Bankers Stall at a Lower High
Bankers have been one of the strongest areas in the market since the October 15th, 2019 JPM earnings. In December, they began underperforming the $SPX, and with JPM reporting year-end last week, it's a good time to review the bank chart Read More
RRG Charts11h ago
Sector Spotlight: Are RRGs "Useless" for Short-Term Trading?
In this edition of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I analyze the current rotations for US sectors and answer two questions from the mailbag. For one of those questions, I discuss the use of RRGs in short-term trading. This video originally aired on January 21st, 2020 Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley11h ago
EB Daily Market Report - Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Special Event Below is a sample of the Daily Market Report that I sent to EarningsBeats.com members this afternoon. Also, I'd like to extend an invite to everyone to join me at 4:30pm EST today as I will host our "Sneak Preview - Q4 Earnings" event Read More
Wyckoff Power Charting1d ago
Dow Jones Industrials. Out of Gas?
In a number of cases we have studied classic Wyckoffian Overbought and Oversold conditions that emerge at the conclusion of a market move. Such a condition typically presents as Climactic action. Three or more unique events will often combine to setup exhaustion of a trend Read More
RRG Charts1d ago
Is XLC taking over from XLF?
Here's a quick update for a rotation that caught my attention this morning. Since the end of last year, XLF has started to give up on its leading role. JdK RS-Momentum started to decline and the tail began to roll over Read More
The Canadian Technician2d ago
Actually, Utilities Lead The Week
It was another big week around the world, with almost all the global markets up big. While the Shanghai closed down marginally, all the commodity countries soared. If the Fed is trying to get inflation going, perhaps this is leading us down the road Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!2d ago
And The FAANG Winner For 2020 Is?
I believe all 5 FAANG stocks - Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX) and Alphabet (GOOGL) - will end 2020 higher than they started Read More
Art's Charts2d ago
Despite Recent Underperformance, the Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is Starting to Look Interesting
The stock market started its latest run to infinity (and beyond) in mid August and the 20+ Yr Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) just happened to peak a week or so later. Stocks and bonds were largely on the same page from February to August as both moved higher Read More
Analyzing India4d ago
NIFTY to Stay in a Defined Range; RRG Chart Points Towards this Sector Potentially Bottoming Out
With geopolitical tensions subsiding, the market had a quiet week as it continued to post a small amount of incremental gains. The trading range also remained capped due to the market oscillating in a capped range Read More
ChartWatchers4d ago
Are Small-Cap Stocks Ready for their Day in the Sun? 3 Stocks to Bank on if the Rally Continues
Last week, small-cap stocks were the highest performers, with the Russell 2000 gaining 2.5% Read More
Top Advisors Corner4d ago
SPY Number of Shares Outstanding Continuing to Rise
Note: This article previously appeared in the Jan. 14, 2020 issue of our Daily Edition. The charts are updated through Jan. 16's data. This week's chart shows an interesting representation of bullish trader sentiment Read More
ChartWatchers4d ago
The Masses are Growing Too Bullish; I Smell a Short-Term Top
Calling tops in a secular bull market advance is not typically a wise thing to do, because it rarely works. But it's very difficult to ignore sentiment readings that border on the absurd Read More
ChartWatchers4d ago
Dollar Index Reaches a Crucial Technical Juncture Point
The Dollar Index has been rising in the last few sessions following its December decline, which has put it at a crucial technical juncture. Whichever way it breaks will have implications for commodities, gold and the relative performance of international equities to the US Read More
ChartWatchers4d ago
Healthy Prognosis for Health Care
While sectors like Technology of received much of the praise for leading the recent market upswing, the Health Care sector is comprised of a group of five industries that all have fairly attractive chart setups Read More
The MEM Edge4d ago
MEM Edge TV: How to Play this Frothy Market
On this episode of StockCharts TV's The MEM Edge, Mary Ellen shares techniques that can help you successfully trade faster-moving stocks, as well as how to use clues from the 2018 "crash" to know when the uptrend has ended Read More
ChartWatchers4d ago
Brazil and Russia are Both Showing Promising Tails on Relative Rotation Graphs, But Russia Wins
In my last article for the RRG blog, I wrote about the process of how to get from an idea, whether based on RRG analysis or something else, to a position in your portfolio Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley4d ago
Prepping For Another Very Strong Earnings Season
In my last article, I discussed the possibility that we could see a short-term top form and many of those warning signs continue to persist Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!5d ago
A Fresh Breakout Gives This Stock a Nice Shot in the Arm!
Insulet Corp. (PODD) had an exceptional year in 2019, as the stock powered to new highs on the heels of triple-digit growth during its first three earnings reports of the year. The insulin pump maker for diabetics peaked in price in December and has been consolidating ever since Read More
The MEM Edge5d ago
WealthWise Women: "Clicking into Strength" - Finding Industry Group Leaders
One of the most important analysis tools you have access to at StockCharts is the ability to create "strength rankings" of not only sectors but also industry groups Read More
Real Trading5d ago
The Art of Forecasting
What is the future going to look like? In this special episode of Real Trading with Larry Williams, Larry presents the general roadmap for each market in 2020. His analysis takes into account the various seasonal influences (e.g Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!5d ago
Are You Using Fidelity Funds in Your Portfolio? Here is the RRG
If you are using Fidelity Funds, a Relative Rotation Graph showing the movement of all these funds can help you find the ones that are offering potential (for outperformance). The image above shows such a Relative Rotation Graph, holding 39 Fidelity Select funds Read More
Dancing with the Trend6d ago
News is Noise - 2019 Recap and Model Review
2019 was an easy investing year for everyone, right? The S&P 500 was up 31.5% (including dividends) while the Nasdaq Composite was up 35.2%; the best year for each since 2013. I'm sure everyone did at least that well Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley6d ago
Short-Term Trouble Is Brewing, Be Careful!
Hey, I'm bullish longer-term so I'm not talking about a major bear market ahead, nothing like that. But as a short-term trader, I need to heed the signs of a potential top and I'm beginning to see them Read More
Analyzing India6d ago
Special Note: These 3 Charts Have a Story to Tell; RRG Chart Points Toward Higher Alpha Generation on a Relative Basis
The headline index NIFTY is presently trading near its lifetime-high levels, returning a stellar 15% over the past 12 months and 1.08% on a Year-to-Date basis Read More
Don't Ignore This Chart!1w ago
After a Year of Abuse
This market has definitely been rewarding the Top 5 tech companies. Their recent surge in the last few months has been nothing short of remarkable Read More
DecisionPoint1w ago
S&P 500 2019 Q3 EARNINGS: Market Is Way Overvalued
The S&P 500 preliminary earnings for 2019 Q3 are available, and based upon GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principals) earnings, the S&P 500 is beyond overvalued Read More
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Martin Pring's Market Roundup1w ago
Dollar Index Reaches a Crucial Technical Juncture Point
The Dollar Index has been rising in the last few sessions following its December decline, which has put it at a crucial technical juncture. Whichever way it breaks will have implications for commodities, gold and the relative performance of international equities to the US Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley1w ago
A Simple Scan To Uncover Strong Stocks Pulling Back; Here Are 4 Examples
A common question I hear now that we've seen a significant advance in U.S. equities is, "when should I get in"? Well, we're in a secular bull market. It started in 2013 and won't end, in my opinion, until the end of this decade Read More
DecisionPoint1w ago
ETF Indexing, Carl's Scan and New ChartLists on DecisionPoint.com
In this episode of DecisionPoint, Erin and Carl present their thoughts on the current market environment and the problems we should be aware of. Stocks above their 20/50/200-EMAs have negative divergences with the SPY price chart Read More
RRG Charts1w ago
From a Trading Idea To a Position
In my last article for the Don't Ignore This Chart blog, which I write for on Thursdays, I wrote about the clear message that the rotation of Growth vs. Value is currently sending Read More
Trading Places with Tom Bowley1w ago
Performance Ranks vs. SCTRs: A 6 Month Test
Let's first look at our sector SPDR funds, in SCTR order: It's important to note that SCTR scores are calculated as of today. Performance ranks will change based on whether we look at one day performance, one week performance, six months performance, etc Read More
The Mindful Investor1w ago
What Gold's Pullback Means for the 2020 Outlook
The final chart that I shared in my portion of the StockCharts 2020 Market Outlook (coming soon to our YouTube channel!) was a two-year chart of gold. After a pullback in the fall to Fibonacci support, gold appeared to be resuming its long-term uptrend Read More
Analyzing India1w ago
NIFTY May Remain Volatile in the Coming Week; RRG Charts Show Key Sectors Continuing to Lose Momentum
As the Indian markets traded on the anticipated lines, they continued to consolidate, but also saw tremendous volatility owing to the geopolitical tension in the West Asian region. The NIFTY traded in a wider-than-usual range and ended the week on a relatively flat note Read More
The MEM Edge1w ago
Consumer Discretionary Sector May Be Waking Up – Three Major Retailers That Are Setting The Pace
On Wednesday, I wrote about Mega-Cap Retail stock McDonalds (MCD) and its downtrend reversal. (You can read about that here.) Since then, more heavyweight retailers have begun to exhibit signs of renewed performance as they reverse downtrends or break out of lengthy flat bases Read More
The Traders Journal1w ago
Do You Use The "Krauthammer Conjecture" To Improve Your Sell Discipline?
I know a majority of my fellow investors are also ardent sports fans who live-a-little or die-a-little with each win or loss by their respective team. The parallels to investing are self-evident. Afterall, our portfolios of equities are our teams as well Read More
ChartWatchers1w ago
This Chart Suggests Rally Should Continue in the Very Short-Term
This is an excerpt from yesterday's DecisionPoint Alert [with updated comments & charts]. If you'd like to subscribe to DecisionPoint Read More
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