Art's Charts

February 2016

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Breadth Thrust Falls Short - In the Retracement Zone - 3 Keys to ST Uptrend

by Arthur Hill

Breadth Thrust Falls Short // Setting a Potential Reversal Zone // 3 Keys to Short-term Uptrend // Bearish PPO Setups // Confirming the Short-term Trend with Breadth // XLK and XLY Tests Falling 200-day // XLE Remains the Weakest // XLP Forms Outside Reversal //// Breadth Thrust ... Read More 

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Violent Ranges - Breadth Picks Up - SPY Leads with Breakout - Finance Lags

by Arthur Hill

A Most Violent Range // SPY is first to Clear Prior High // Watching for the Bullish Breadth Thrust // S&P 500 Leads High-Low Percent // Signal Pecking Order // Following Crude and Junk // Consumer Discretionary and Industrials Come Alive // Finance and Energy Remain Laggards // ... Read More 

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Short-term Weight of the Evidence - Discretionary and Retail Lead - Wedges in XLI and XLB - Gold-Bonds-Yen

by Arthur Hill

Setting Short-term Support for the big 3 // Short-term Breadth Remains Bullish // Next Two Days Could Hold the Key for Breadth // Equal-weight, Small-caps and Mid-caps Take the Lead // Consumer Discretionary and Retail Outperform // Junk Bonds Get a Bounce // Bonds, Gold and the ... Read More 

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SPY Hits Moment of Truth - %Above 20-day Gets OB - Dissecting the PPO Strategy - Webinar Recording

by Arthur Hill

SPY Hits Moment of Truth // %Above 20-day EMA Becomes Overbought // Oil is Still in a Downtrend // Reviewing the PPO Strategy // Reconciling the PPO with the Price Chart // Webinar Preview SPY Hits Moment of Truth It was another day and another gap as SPY closed at its highest le... Read More 

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Breadth Surge Falls Short - Another Gap to Mind - 4 Stock Charts

by Arthur Hill

Breadth Surge Falls Short of Bullish Signal // Another Gap to Mind // Stocks of Interest (CHKP, FB, SYK, UNH) //// The long-term evidence remains bearish, but the short-term evidence turned bullish with the reversals and gaps in mid February... Read More 

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3-Prong Approach - Weight of Evidence - Key Negative Correlations for XLU - XLK Firms

by Arthur Hill

Three Prong Approach // Major Index Trends Remain Down // Breadth Indicators remain Net Bearish // Some Risk Indicators Stabilize, but have yet to Turn Up // Staples and Utilities Still Holding Up // XLP Struggles since Market Peak // XLU Benefits from Two Negative Correlations /... Read More 

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Putting 3 Days into Perspective - What Breadth Thrusts Look Like - Measuring Money Flow

by Arthur Hill

Putting the 3-day Surge into Perspective // The Concept of the Zweig Breadth Thrust // Don’t forget Nasdaq Stocks // A Weight of the Evidence Approach to Breadth Thrusts // Measuring Money Flow Thrusts with AD Volume Percent // Final Confirmation with High-Low Percent // The Bott... Read More 

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Mind the Gaps and the Island - 2011 Double Bottom - Key Stocks in XLE, XLB & XLI

by Arthur Hill

SPY Heads for First Retracement // A Look at the 2011 Double Bottom Bounce // QQQ Forges an Island Reversal // Energy, Materials and Industrials Lead Short-term Bounce // Charting the Key Stocks in XLE, XLB and XLI // XOM, CVX, SLB, DD, DOW, MON, GE, HON, MMM //// Mind the Gaps S... Read More 

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Long-term Trend Review - SPY Forges Candlestick Reversal - Oil - Webinar Recording

by Arthur Hill

Keep the Long-term Trends in Mind // A Candlestick Reversal for SPY // XLP Triggers Bullish PPO Signal // Brent versus WTI // Webinar Preview //// Keep the Long-term Trends in Mind The long-term trends are down for SPY, QQQ and IWM, but a short-term reversal pattern last week and... Read More 

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New Lows across US, Asia & Europe - Measuring Participation w/ %Above 50-day

by Arthur Hill

52-week Lows Reinforce Downtrends // Downtrends in Five Key Asian Markets // Italy and Spain Lead Europe to New Lows // Lower Lows all Around in the US // Using the %Above 50-day EMA to Gauge Participation // Using the %Above 50-day EMA to Rank Performance // Friday Food for Thou... Read More 

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The Realities of Support, Oversold Conditions, Hiding Places, Correlations and Cash in Bear Markets

by Arthur Hill

Trend Trumps All Else // Forget about Support Levels in a Downtrend // Oversold Can Become Even More Oversold // Elevator Down Stairs Higher // Few Places to Hide // Correlations Rise in a Bear Market // Cash is a Real Position // A Penny Saved is Worth more Than a Penny Earned /... Read More 

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Gaps and Wedge Breaks Remain for SPY, QQQ and IWM

by Arthur Hill

Before looking at the short-term situation for SPY, QQQ and IWM, let's review the bigger trends using the S&P 500 and Russell 2000. Some things are open for debate in the stock market, but I don't think there is much debate on the long-term trends. They are down by most metrics... Read More 

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Risk-On Sectors Stumble - Those Pesky Hammers - Webinar Recording

by Arthur Hill

Trend is Not Everything, it's... // Those Pesky Hammers // New Lows in Key Sectors // Even Healthcare is not Healthy // Long-term Laggards Become Short-term Leaders // Staples Start Feeling the Heat //// Trend is Not Everything, it's..... Read More 

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Staples Under Pressure - Weight of Evidence - Beta vs Quality - Gold-Dollar-Yen

by Arthur Hill

Even Consumer Staples are Under Pressure // Bulk of the Evidence is Bearish // Stocks Stall within Downtrends // Breadth Indicators Remain Bearish // High Beta Stocks Continue to Underperform // T-Bond ETFs Extend Uptrends // Big Move in Gold and GDX, but Still No Uptrend // Doll... Read More 

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Wrong Sectors Leading - Key Industries Lagging - Testing the Wedges - XLU and the PPO Strategy

by Arthur Hill

Wrong Sectors Leading // Key Industry Groups Lagging // Is the FORCE Bullish or Bearish? // Testing Wedge Support (SPY, QQQ, IWM) // Overview of the Nine Sector SPDRs // Oversold Bounces for Housing and Semis // Showing Patience with the Gold Miners ETF (and gold) //// Wrong Sect... Read More 

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Downtrend Holds Trump - New Highs in 3 Groups - Webinar Recording

by Arthur Hill

Long-term Trend Trumps // Short-term Wedges Taking Shape // Key Ratio Charts Still Trending Lower // Smattering of New Highs // New Highs Concentrated in Three Groups // Relative and Absolute Uptrends // Webinar Highlights //// Long-term Trend Trumps Stocks firmed in mid January ... Read More