This journey started back in October 2022. After three years of no traveling and four years not having been to the US, it was finally possible to have an in-person event again, or at least partially. StockCharts.com has been hosting its bi-annual conference, "ChartCon," since... READ MORE
On this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I evaluate the current state of the Sector Rotation Model. Each quarter, I take the elements of the Model, as described by Sam Stovall, and use the charts of four macroeconomic indicators and the monthly RRG to determine where the... READ MORE
On this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I put the spotlight on Energy, starting off with a look at the rotation of various commodity groups and a focus on the group of Energy-related commodities. Following this assessment, I move to the Energy sector and the stocks... READ MORE
The daily RRG for US sectors is showing an interesting picture. Out of all eleven sectors, only four are on a negative trajectory. Industrials is inside the lagging quadrant at a very short tail, and more or less in a static position, which means that the sector is in a... READ MORE
The first Tuesday of the month means monthly charts in this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight. I start with an overview of long-term trends in asset classes, including a look at the USD and BTC and the relationship between stocks and bonds. I then move on... READ MORE
On the weekly RRG, the tail for XLY, Consumer Discretionary, is inside the improving quadrant and heading at an RRG-Heading of roughly 90 degrees. Not ideal; somewhere between 0-90 is stronger, as it indicates that the trend is still picking up speed, but not wrong either. With only... READ MORE
In this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, for this last Tuesday of the month, I take a look at seasonality as the S&P 500 enters the (historically speaking) strongest month of the year. Two sectors are showing meaningful odds for out-performance in April, and... READ MORE
In this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I talk you through my assessment of what's going on in terms of sector rotation and how that connects with my observations of the S&P 500 chart. Following that assessment of current market behavior, I then... READ MORE
Since late 2021, value stocks have been dominating Growth. The $DJUSGR:$SJUSVA ratio rode the way down together with $SPX. I highlighted this development in a few articles back in 2022. At the moment, that situation seems to be reversing. The Relative Rotation Graph above shows the Growth Value rotation... READ MORE
In this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, after two episodes looking at longer term trends, first in seasonality and then in price trends on the monthly charts, I talk you through what's happening in current rotations for asset classes and sectors. We look at the... READ MORE
Right now, it seems the most enticing tail on the relative rotation graph for US sectors is that of XLK, the technology sector. XLK has been in a strong RRG heading for a few weeks already, crossing over into the leading quadrant last week, and has continued to push further... READ MORE
In this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, for this first Tuesday of the month, I take a look at the completed monthly charts for February for both Asset Classes and Stock sectors. While evaluating last month's performance for the individual sectors, I include the February... READ MORE
In this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I assess the current state of sector rotation, highlighting the ongoing rotation out of defense in favor of more offensive and economically-sensitive sectors. As it is the last Tuesday of the month, seasonality make ups a big part of... READ MORE
The Energy Sector Seems to be Coming Back to Life On the Relative Rotation Graph (RRG), a long tail is visible starting in July 2022, traveling from weakening back up towards and into leading in October 2022. After another rotation through the leading quadrant, the tail for XLE crossed into... READ MORE
The Relative Rotation Graph for US sectors continues to show a shift out of defensive sectors into more offensive and economically sensitive ones. The improvement for XLC (communication services, XLY (consumer discretionary), and XLK (technology) continues and is visible inside the improving quadrant. All three tails are travelling at a... READ MORE
In this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I look at the current state of sector rotation, highlighting the most important rotations from a positive as well as a negative perspective. After that, I zoom in on the Communication Services sector and highlight seven individual stocks; four worth... READ MORE
In this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, for this first week of February, I address high level asset-class rotation, then step into sectors. From the sector level, I use Relative Rotation Graphs, in combination with the scan engine, to drill down into industries and individual stocks.... READ MORE
I talk about it almost every week in Sector Spotlight, but I just realized that I have not written about it for quite a while. The investment decision that has the most significant impact on your results... Asset Allocation. Many, especially retail investors, are so focused on the stock market... READ MORE
In this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, for this first week of February, I cover both the seasonality and the monthly charts. We have an interesting alignment of seasonal expectation and current sector rotation floating to the surface, offering a nice potential pair trading opportunity. This video... READ MORE
In the second half of 2022, the price chart for XLY started to form a falling wedge pattern. This pattern or formation is characterized by two converging trendlines, BOTH moving lower. The falling wedge variant comes in two variations. It can be either a continuation within an established uptrend or... READ MORE
In this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I address the current state of asset class rotation, then move on to sector rotation. I divide the market in three groups -- Offensive, Defensive and Sensitive -- and find an interesting alignment that should be taken seriously as an early warning... READ MORE
In this week's episode of Sector Spotlight, I looked at market breadth using two different variations of Relative Rotation Graphs. Following that show, I received an email from a user reminding me of another set of market breadth indices that we keep for sectors: the BullishPercent indices. You... READ MORE
After a 50% decline, you need to make a 100% return to break even. That is precisely what happened to the Communication Services sector. In August 2021, the Communications Services Select Sector SPDR fund (XLC) peaked at 85 and, from that point onward, started a disastrous decline, bringing its price... READ MORE
In this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I look at the current state of sector rotation, then walk through all 11 sector charts to make an assessment on their individual (relative) trends and their near-term support and resistance levels. Next, I use all this information to... READ MORE
On the Relative Rotation Graph for US sectors, the tail for XLRE, the Real Estate Select Sector Fund, is inside the improving quadrant and heading towards leading at a positive RRG-Heading. This is one of the few tails with a positive RRG-Heading, between 0-90 degrees. The other... READ MORE
In this year's first episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I take a look at the Sector Rotation Model and address the current state of stock market sector rotation. Then, I discuss the four macroeconomic indicators that form an integral part of the model to assess... READ MORE
From the Sector Level On the Relative Rotation Graph for US sectors, the tail for the Utilities sector stands out. It is relatively long compared to the other tails on the graph, which indicates that there is quite a bit of power behind the move. With the tail moving from... READ MORE
In this year's first episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I address the expected seasonal performance for the stock market and the individual sectors. I locate one sector at high odds for outperforming the S&P 500 in January, as well as a sector with... READ MORE
I have been quiet on the video and blog side of things over the past weeks. Still, just before you pop the champagne for a grand New Year's eve celebration, I want to take the opportunity to look back at maybe the most important or dominant rotation that... READ MORE
The Relative Rotation Graph above shows an intriguing picture. Opposite Rotations Last week in Sector Spotlight, I discussed the opposite rotations for XLY and its equal-weight counterpart RSP vs. their respective benchmarks (SPY and RSP). When you bring up the Relative Rotation Graphs for cap-weighted S&P... READ MORE
In this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I present a thorough review of the current state of sector rotation in the US market. Materials and Industrials are showing strong tails on the Relative Rotation Graph, but the most interesting -- Under The Hood Rotation -- is showing up in... READ MORE
EUR/USD Under Pressure From Long-Term Resistance The EUR/USD ($EURUSD) relationship has been under pressure since late 2021, when a peak was set at 1.2350. In a steady downtrend, EUR/USD declined to a recent low of 0.9540. During this decline, a significant support level around... READ MORE
In this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, on this first Tuesday of the month, I address the trends for asset classes and sectors on the monthly charts. There is no clear trend for "the market" -- only one sector is in an uptrend, while five are... READ MORE
In this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, wrapping up the month of November, I address the seasonality effects for stocks in general, as well as sectors. I then align these historical observations with the actual rotations as they are playing out on the Relative Rotation Graph, while... READ MORE
Relative Strength is Losing Its Concentration Recent sector rotation shows a relative strength loss for two of the three defensive sectors. This is a move away from the trend we have seen for many months, where the defensive sectors were leading the market, sometimes even when the S&P... READ MORE
In this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I present a big sector special for the Consumer Discretionary sector. This follows a very brief review of Asset Classes and, more specifically, BTC, followed by a quick look at general sector rotation. For Consumer Discretionary, I highlight the difference... READ MORE
For weeks already, the rotation of the Industrial sector has been continuing its way deeper into the leading quadrant at a strong RRG-Heading. For my appearance on the panel of The Pitch this month, I looked at the Relative Rotation Graph of US Sectors to identify three strong sectors... READ MORE
This episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlightis dedicated to a review of the current state of sector rotation in both asset classes and sectors. At Asset Class level, the rotations for the USD and its digital counterpart Bitcoin are worth a closer look as both are showing interesting... READ MORE
On this episode of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I update the theoretical sector rotation model with my current observations of the ongoing rotation of sectors on the Relative Rotation Graph. For this, I use the equal-weight sector universe, as well as the charts of the four macro... READ MORE
Discretionary vs Staples Rotation While preparing for my show Sector Spotlight this week and trying to put things together in a meaningful fashion, I also remembered to look at the XLY:XLP ratio. When you look at the positioning of the various sectors that are likely to outperform during the... READ MORE