Trading Places with Tom Bowley

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About the author: is the Chief Market Strategist of EarningsBeats.com, a company providing a research and educational platform for both investment professionals and individual investors. Tom writes a comprehensive Daily Market Report (DMR), providing guidance to EB.com members every day that the stock market is open. Tom has contributed technical expertise here at StockCharts.com since 2006 and has a fundamental background in public accounting as well, blending a unique skill set to approach the U.S. stock market. Learn More

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S&P 500 Drops Quickly to Test Key Support Amid Rising Volatility

by Tom Bowley

Thank You! I've been writing at StockCharts.com for nearly 20 years now and many of you have supported my company, EarningsBeats.com, and I certainly want to show my appreciation for all of your loyalty...Read More 

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S&P 500 Dives After Failed Test of Price Resistance; Bears Are in Control

by Tom Bowley

The key resistance level I've been watching on the S&P 500 hasn't wavered. It's 5782. The bulls had a real chance this past week to clear this important hurdle and they failed. Badly. If this was a heavyweight fight, the ref would have called it after the first round...Read More 

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Is the Correction Over? Or Are We Still Looking at a Bear Market?

by Tom Bowley

The S&P 500, NASDAQ 100, and Russell 2000 fell 10.5%, 13.8%, and 19.5%, respectively, from their recent all-time highs down to their March lows...Read More 

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Did Friday's Reversal Mark A Major Bottom?

by Tom Bowley

The next step in the stock market will be very interesting. I've been discussing a potential Q1 correction since our MarketVision event the first week of January and it's here. The NASDAQ 100 ($NDX), from its high on February 19th (22222.61) to its low on Friday (19736...Read More 

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Financials' Strong Week Lifts Them to Within a Whisker of an All-Time High

by Tom Bowley

Many are watching the disaster in growth stocks unfold, including us at EarningsBeats.com, but the reality is that many other areas of the stock market represent a silver lining. When growth stocks sell off, essentially two things can happen...Read More 

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The Top is Confirmed and Now It's Just a Matter of How Low We Go

by Tom Bowley

Let me start by reminding everyone that I believe the most important relationship in the stock market is how consumer discretionary stocks (XLY) perform relative to consumer staples stocks (XLP). This ratio (XLY:XLP) has a VERY strong positive correlation with the S&P 500...Read More 

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Here Are Two Great Earnings Reports This Past Quarter

by Tom Bowley

For us at EarningsBeats.com, earnings season is the time to do our research to uncover the best stocks to trade over the next 90 days, or earnings cycle. We do this in various ways...Read More 

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This Is How I Crush The Benchmark S&P 500 In Any Market

by Tom Bowley

It was another mildly bullish week as our major indices climbed very close to new, fresh all-time highs. We also saw a return to growth stocks as we approached breakout levels, which is a good signal as far as rally sustainability goes...Read More 

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Here's a Group Ready To Set Sail

by Tom Bowley

Sometimes an industry group looks good technically, sometimes fundamentally, and then other times seasonally. But what happens when they all line up simultaneously? Well, we're about to find out with the travel & tourism group ($DJUSTT). On Friday, Expedia (EXPE, +17...Read More 

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Volatility ($VIX) May Be Providing Clues of a Big Market Drop

by Tom Bowley

Secondary market signals are beginning to line up for a further drop, which can sometimes provide false signals. The primary indicator for me is always the combination of price/volume...Read More