Despite the S&P 500 making new highs and looking strong on the charts, it is definitely not the strongest market in the world at the moment... The RRG above shows the daily rotation for a universe of major stock market indexes around the world. The S&P... READ MORE
The Relative Rotation Graph for US sectors remains characterized by steep moves on the vertical (JdK RS-Momentum) axis. This is the Rate of Change metric for the underlying relative trends. Sharp moves in an almost vertical direction, up or down, indicate a sudden change of the underlying trend. Looking at... READ MORE
In last week's Sector Spotlight episode, I discussed the positive rotation of the Consumer Discretionary sector on RRG. During the live show, I focused (too much) on the sector and only managed to talk about a few individual stocks. This article will highlight some of the names in... READ MORE
The Financial sector (XLF) continues to pick up relative strength. On the weekly RRG, XLF just moved into the improving quadrant and is positioned very close to the center of the chart. On the daily RRG, a very nice and strong rotation can be seen over the last three weeks.... READ MORE
The RRG chart above shows the relative position for US sectors based on last Friday's close. The sector that stands out most at the moment, at least for me, is Consumer Discretionary. After initially rolling over inside the improving quadrant, this sector "hooked" back on track... READ MORE
In the past week or so, I've seen a few headlines flying by mentioning the semiconductor index ($SOX) and an alleged breakout. In response, I checked out the chart of $SOX, as printed above, in combination with relative strength versus SPY. What I see is a pretty big... READ MORE
We, including myself, are always talking about offensive and defensive sectors, sector rotation from offensive to defensive, etc. Offensive sectors are the sectors that will do very well - and usually outperform - when the market goes up, while defensive sectors are the sectors that outperform when the market goes... READ MORE
What Is Our Track Record? Ever since the launch of Relative Rotation Graphs on the Bloomberg professional terminal in 2011, some of the most frequently asked questions we've received have been "What's their track record", "How well do they perform?" and "... READ MORE
The monthly charts for major markets like the S&P 500 Index are still in clear uptrends - that has not changed. But, in shorter timeframes, things have started to shift with regard to preference for asset classes. In the first episode of my new StockCharts TV series Sector... READ MORE
Last week, on Tuesday 1st October I hosted the first episode of "Sector Spotlight". Preparing for something new and then going into the first time hosting a live show was an exciting experience. The problem, at least for me, is that you do not really know how things... READ MORE
This week is characterized by sinking stocks, at least in the first half of the week, as well as a stabilizing market (so far) on this Thursday. Situations like these lend themselves very well to search for stocks that "test support," especially when they are in a sector... READ MORE
From time to time, you come across new or different ways to look at things or describe them. In my RRG blog from Tuesday, I introduced the concept of military overwatch tactics and compared them to Relative Rotation Graphs. Since the public launch of Relative Rotation Graphs in 2011 on... READ MORE
On the weekly Relative Rotation Graph holding the Dow 30 stocks, we can see Verizon (VZ) shooting from the improving quadrant towards leading. The RRG below shows VZ in isolation. It is hard to see as the move went very fast, but, since mid-July, VZ has completed a rotation from... READ MORE
From time to time, you come across new or different ways to look at things or describe them. Since the public launch of Relative Rotation Graphs in 2011 on Bloomberg terminals, we have been using the tag-line "RRG provides you with the BIG picture in ONE picture" as... READ MORE
Today, I posted a Relative Rotation Graph for US sectors on my Twitter and Instagram feeds highlighting the clear split between some sectors now visible on the daily timeframe. One of these sectors is Industrials, which is traveling deeper into the leading quadrant at a stable, almost horizontal, relative momentum.... READ MORE
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). It arrived here after a nearly vertical drop from the improving quadrant after failing to rotate into leading. During the last five... READ MORE
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. The chart above shows LRCX on... READ MORE
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. It's... READ MORE
The Relative Rotation Graph (RRG) above is the result of a scan that I am running from time to time. Before you ask... ;) in an upcoming RRG Charts blog, I will explain how I got to this selection of stocks, including the scan-code. For now, let's concentrate on... READ MORE
One of the Relative Rotation Graphs that I like to keep an eye on in order to get a handle on the general market condition (for stocks) is the chart above, which shows the rotation of Value versus Growth stocks using the Dow Jones US Index as the benchmark. The... READ MORE
Looking at the daily Relative Rotation Graph for US sectors, we can see that Consumer Discretionary is inside the improving quadrant and about to cross over into leading at a strong RRG-Heading. For the near-term, this makes XLY a sector to keep an eye on. In order to look for... READ MORE
Rumour has it that a new show will be launching soon on StockCharts TV. The focus for this weekly 30-minute adventure will be on sectors, with yours truly as the host/presenter for this program (so you can count on a healthy dose of RRG-related content). Don't worry,... READ MORE
Yesterday, I wrote about the Technology sector in my RRG Charts blog, where I discussed how the semiconductor stocks as a group showed relative strength against XLK. For this DITC article, I want to work off that subset of stocks in the technology space. The Relative Rotation Graph above shows... READ MORE
On the weekly Relative Rotation Graph, the Technology sector is currently inside the weakening quadrant, but is moving almost vertically up towards the leading quadrant. That is to say, it's moving back to the leading quadrant, as it already completed a strong rotation through that leading quadrant from... READ MORE
Relative Rotation Graphs, or "RRGs", were born while I was working as a sell-side analyst for an investment bank in Amsterdam, doing research and making calls on stocks and sectors. The clientele of the bank were all institutional investors, ranging from pension funds and endowments to hedge funds.... READ MORE
On the Relative Rotation Graph for US sectors, the tail on XLF, the Financials sector, caught my eye this morning. After a short stint through the leading quadrant, XLF had a sharp turn lower and entered the weakening quadrant, in which it spent only three days before rotating into lagging.... READ MORE
A good way for you to check what has been driving a particular market is to go to the "Market Movers" widget on your dashboard and select the universe that you are interested in. To the right, I have printed the table showing the top 10 most active... READ MORE
Never a dull moment when it comes to the markets. Just when you thought you had it all figured out, Mr. Market throws us another curve-ball that we all have to deal with. The last few days have been pretty hectic, given a 200-point drop in the S&P... READ MORE
In my latest "Don't Ignore This Chart" article, I used a Relative Rotation Graph holding 20 stocks as a starting point to find an interesting-looking rotation and a possible trading opportunity for BHGE. The question: how was I able to select those 20 stocks to include... READ MORE
Here's a Relative Rotation Graph filled with stocks that I got off my StockCharts.com dashboard this morning: Your Dashboard is a great way to get an overview of what's going on in the market and organize your workflow on the site. If you are interested... READ MORE
In the run-up to its resistance level (around 2950), along with first two weeks after breaking that barrier while pushing to new highs, more defensive sectors like Utilities and Consumer Staples were leading the market higher. The situation is changing now, adding more reliability to this important breakout. RRG Positions... READ MORE
When I opened up the Relative Rotation Graph for US sectors (weekly version), the position and the current rotation for the Technology sector caught my attention. If you are a regular reader of articles you will know that my default time frame is weekly. On that weekly RRG, XLK is... READ MORE
StockCharts.com has an incredible wealth of technical tools available both for free users as well as subscribers. That said, though, users who subscribe will have a greater amount of tools and functionality available to them. Very recently, there was a panel discussion on MarketWatchers LIVE with Tom, Greg and... READ MORE
When you open up StockCharts.com and go to Your Dashboard, one thing you'll find is a section called "Market Movers", located in the top-right corner of your screen. I currently have this section of the page set up so that it shows the top 10... READ MORE
At present, the Technology sector is rotating through the weakening quadrant on the Relative Rotation Graph. Following a strong move in the first months of this year, relative strength for XLK started to level off and has remained more or less flat since April. We'll have to wait... READ MORE
Last night (Sunday 7/7) the Dutch women's soccer team played the World Cup final against Team USA. I am not a huge soccer fan but, as a Dutchie, you have to catch at least part of that event! It did not work out for us, so congrats... READ MORE
A short, but strong, trading session just before the Fourth of July holiday pushed the S&P, along with the Nasdaq 100 and the DJ Industrials indexes, to new highs. Breaks to new highs are pretty strong signs and should not be ignored. At the end of the day,... READ MORE
Happy Fourth of July! On this public holiday - for the US, anyway; not so much for me ;) - I looked up a bit more about the history of Independence Day and, while doing so, it occurred to me that even back then, the British were involved in a separation.... READ MORE
In my last DITC contribution, I wrote about the Real Estate sector, which is crossing over into the leading quadrant at the same time as the seasonality chart for that sector indicates that, over the last 20 years, XLRE closed the month of July higher 71% of the time, with... READ MORE
I do not believe that there is just one single tool, strategy, method, etc. that fits all our needs as investors or traders. For me, the power of research and analysis lies in combining information from various sources and subsequently putting all that together into a market-view, strategy, system, etc.... READ MORE