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About the author: is the creator of Relative Rotation Graphs™. This unique method to visualize relative strength within a universe of securities was first launched on Bloomberg professional services terminals in January of 2011 and was released on StockCharts.com in July of 2014. After graduating from the Dutch Royal Military Academy, Julius served in the Dutch Air Force in multiple officer ranks. He retired from the military as a captain in 1990 to enter the financial industry as a portfolio manager for Equity & Law (now part of AXA Investment Managers). Learn More

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S&P 500 Breakout: Here to STAY or Heading for a FALL?

by Julius de Kempenaer

In this video from StockCharts TV, Julius assesses the quality of the breakout in the S&P 500, using sector rotation on Relative Rotation Graphs, the volume pattern in the S&P 500 and the relationship between stocks and bonds. This video was originally broadcast on May 20, 2024...Read More 

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Is This the Magic Upward Break Everybody Was Waiting For?

by Julius de Kempenaer

No Confirmation In Volume This week, the S&P 500 is breaking out above its previous high, undeniably a bullish sign. After the initial break on Wednesday, the market held up well on Thursday. However, a few things are holding me back from getting overly enthusiastic...Read More 

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These Three Strong Financial Stocks Look Ready To Surge Higher

by Julius de Kempenaer

The Relative Rotation Graph for US sectors shows long tails for XLE and XLU. Both are on a strong RRG-Heading toward or into the leading quadrant. Also inside the leading quadrant are XLB and XLI, though they have rolled over and are starting to lose a bit of relative momentum...Read More 

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Diverging Tails on This Relative Rotation Graph Unveil Trading Opportunities

by Julius de Kempenaer

All on the Same Track... or? The difference between equal-weighted sectors and cap-weighted sectors is obvious. Namely, the cap-weighted variant is much heavier and is impacted by the changes in some heavy-weight, often mega-cap, stocks...Read More 

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10% Downside Risk For Stocks as Value Takes The Lead

by Julius de Kempenaer

Value Taking the Lead from Growth The weekly RRG above shows the rotation for Growth vs. Value stocks, with the DJ US index as the benchmark. The recent rotation clearly shows the rotation out of growth into value taking shape and picking up steam...Read More 

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RRG Indicates That Non-Mega Cap Technology Stocks are Improving

by Julius de Kempenaer

A Sector Rotation Summary A quick assessment of current sector rotation on the weekly Relative Rotation Graph: XLB: Still on a strong trajectory inside the improving quadrant and heading for leading...Read More 

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Energy is on Fire

by Julius de Kempenaer

Strong Rotation on the Weekly RRG For a few weeks now, the improvement in the energy sector (XLE) is becoming increasingly visible in the lengthening of the XLE tail on the Relative Rotation Graph...Read More 

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When These Levels Break, The S&P 500 is Going to Explode Higher

by Julius de Kempenaer

Summary The Relative Rotation Graph for US Sectors for this week mainly shows a continuation of the rotations as they were underway last week...Read More 

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Energy: A Long-Term Turnaround in Relative Strength is Brewing

by Julius de Kempenaer

Energy Improving in Three Time Frames Watching the sector rotation at the start of this week shows a continued improvement for the Energy sector (XLE)...Read More 

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Clear Split in NY FANG+ Universe Offers Pair Trading Opportunities

by Julius de Kempenaer

It is no secret that the NYFANG+ Index is still in in incredible up-run after bottoming out in October last year and subsequently breaking significant overhead resistance around 8.000. In the last 3-5 weeks, the index stalled just below 10.000 and moved sideways...Read More