In this exclusive StockCharts video, Joe uses long-term views of the S&P 500 to explain how the market is positioned as we move into 2025. He uses Yearly and Quarterly Candles and describes why there is a risk of a pullback next year, and he also covers the... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * On Monday, Super Micro Computer Inc. (SMCI) jumped 29%. * Bullish investors began buying SMCI on news of the company's financial stability after its 85% plunge in November. * Watch the $50 resistance level in SMCI's stock price, in addition to other key levels, as a... READ MORE
In this exclusive video,Julius analyzes the completed monthly charts for November and assesses the long-term trends for all sectors. What we can expect for the coming month of December based on seasonality? With the technology sector under pressure, an interesting opportunity appears to be arising in Financials. This video... READ MORE
In this video, Dave reflects on the shape of the yield curve during previous bull and bear cycles with the help of StockCharts' Dynamic Yield Curve tool. He shares insights on interest rates as investors prepare for the final Fed meeting of 2024, and shares two additional charts he&... READ MORE
In this video, Tony shows how he starts his week with a clear technical and fundamental perspective of the stocks he's likely going to enter, and of options positions throughout the week, and how you can apply that yourself. Tony shares bullish (NVDA, DIS, SHOP) and bearish (AAPL,... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * NVDA's stock price has retested its $130 support level and bounced higher, which could provide a bullish trading opportunity using options. * NVIDIA's fundamentals are compelling and support a rise in its stock price. * Selling a put vertical spread provides a limited-risk scenario with a... READ MORE
On Friday our short-term Swenlin Trading Oscillators (STOs) turned down even after a rally. This is an attention flag that we shouldn't ignore, but what do the intermediate-term indicators tell us? Are they confirming these short-term tops? Carl goes through the DP Signal tables to start the program... READ MORE
Good morning and welcome to this week's Flight Path. The "Go" trend in equities continues this week and we saw an uninterrupted week of strong blue bars. Treasury bond prices have seen a return to a "Go" trend with a pale aqua bar at... READ MORE
Having used many technical analysis platforms over my career as a technical analyst, I can tell you with a clear conscience that the ChartList feature on StockCharts provides exceptional capabilities to help you identify investment opportunities and manage risk in your portfolio. Once you get your portfolio or watch list... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * The broader stock market indexes take a breather. The day before Thanksgiving, the stock market took a little breather. But the weekly performance was still impressive. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) remains the broader index leader, rising 0.96% for the week. The S&P 500... READ MORE
In this video from StockCharts TV,Julius takes a deep dive into US sector rotation, breaking it down into offensive, defensive and cyclical sectors. He first looks at the relative rotations that are shaping up inside the group, assessing each sector's price chart in combination with the rotation... READ MORE
If you want big returns, I'm convinced you'll find them in small caps. When I make bold predictions, and many of you know that I do fairly often, it's usually supported by long-term perspective. Most everyone has a negative bias towards small caps right... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * The 10-yr Treasury Yield reversed its upswing with a sharp decline. * The 7-10 Yr Treasury Bond ETF surged and reversed its downswing. * Lower yields provided a big boost to the Home Construction ETF. The 10-yr Treasury Yield reversed its upswing with a sharp decline and the Home Construction... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * MicroStrategy's price is correlated with Bitcoin's. * In 2024, Microstrategy's stock price surged from a low of $43 to a high of $543. * Look for MicroStrategy's stock price to fall between $318 and $320, its next support level. On November 21,... READ MORE
This article is not centered around a specific theme; rather, it focuses on some charts which look as if they are about to signal an important change in trend. In this case, "important" is defined as a forthcoming move lasting at least 3-months. My indicator of choice for... READ MORE
Join Tony as he walks you through a Macro Market outlook, and shares his top bearish and bullish options trading ideas. He talks growth vs. value, commodities, bonds, the Dollar Index, sectors like homebuilders and semiconductors, and stocks like NVDA, DIS, INTC, and more. This video premiered on November 26,... READ MORE
In this video, Dave shares how he uses the powerful ChartLists feature on StockCharts to analyze trends and momentum shifts as part of his daily, weekly, and monthly chart routines. He shows how mindful investors can use ChartLists to identify inflection points, focus on top performers, analyze performance trends, and... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * Stocks and bond prices rallied on Monday in response to President-elect Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary. * Gold and oil prices fell steeply as concerns of geopolitical risks ease. * Small and mid-cap stocks were the leaders in today's equity rally. It's a short... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * CrowdStrike's stock price is showing signs of reaching its 52-week highs and breaking above it. * The bull put spread is an options strategy you can implement to take advantage of CrowdStrike stock's bullish move. * A bull put spread will benefit even if CrowdStrike'... READ MORE
Good morning and welcome to this week's Flight Path. The "Go" trend in equities has proved to be resilient as we saw strong blue "Go" bars return this week. Treasury bond prices remained in a "NoGo" although this week we did see... READ MORE
Today Carl looks at the small-caps and mid-caps that have now begun to outperform the market. Clearly the rally is broadening, the question now is can we continue to make new all-time highs. It does seem very likely especially given the positive outlook on the Secretary of Treasury nomination. Carl... READ MORE
No matter how you slice it, small and mid caps have been absolutely crushed on a relative basis since 2021. The unfortunate part about this is that most traders have recency bias. They believe whatever has been working will continue to work and things that haven't been working... READ MORE
In a truncated trading week, the Indian equities closed the week with gains thanks to a robust technical rebound that it witnessed on Friday. The Nifty continued to wear a corrective look for three days; on the last trading day of the week, the Index managed to get itself into... READ MORE
In this StockCharts TV video, Mary Ellen reviews the broad-based rally that pushed the Equal-Weighted SPX to new highs. She also shared base breakouts and downtrend reversal candidates in the now hot Retail space, and takes a close look at 3 old school stocks that are seeing AI-related growth. This... READ MORE
I've always found technical analysis to be a fantastic history lesson for the markets. If you want to consider how the current conditions relate to previous market cycles, just compare the charts; you'll usually have a pretty good starting point for the discussion. As we near... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * Broader equity indexes ended the week on a positive note, with small- and mid-caps gaining momentum. * Gold regained its bullish momentum, and the US dollar surged. * Bitcoin skyrocketed and crossed the 10K level, but closed lower. The last full trading week before the Thanksgiving holiday has ended on... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * Traders can improve their odds with market, sector and stock filters. * We should be in a bull market and the sector should be in an uptrend. * The stock should be in a long-term uptrend and leading. Even though trading based on chart analysis involves some discretionary decisions, chartists... READ MORE
Today, the 20-Year Bond ETF (TLT) 50-day EMA crossed down through the 200-day EMA (Death Cross), generating an LT Trend Model SELL Signal. This was the result of a downtrend lasting over two months. We note that the PMO has been running flat below the zero line for a month,... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * Stock market indexes resumed their bullish trend. * Small- and mid-cap stocks rose the most showing strong upside movement. * Treasury yields rose higher on concerns of reinflation. The afternoon turnaround seems to be more the norm than the exception. Thursday's stock market action followed the trend. What... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * AppLovin has risen 1,303% since the SCTR Report first gave the green light on the stock. * Other StockCharts indicators confirmed the opportunity when Wall Street insiders began quietly accumulating the stock. * Key levels in AppLovin's price chart can guide you to enter a long position... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * Despite a lot of turmoil, SPY continues to show strong rotations on both weekly and daily RRGs. * Rising yields have not damaged the stock rally yet. * Stock/Bond ratio remains strongly in favor of stocks. After the election, things have hardly settled in the world. New developments in... READ MORE
Chart 1, below, compares the S&P Composite to the Europe Australia Far East ETF (EFA), which is effectively the rest of the world. It shows that US equities have been on a tear against its rivals since the financial crisis. More to the point, there are very few... READ MORE
In this exclusive StockCharts video, Joe goes into detail on the S&P 500 ETF (SPY), sharing why using MACD and ADX together can be beneficial -- especially in the current environment. He touches on Sentiment, Volatility and Momentum, pointing to reasons why we need to be on alert... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * Relative strength trends show a recent rotation into Consumer Discretionary, Communication Services, Financials, and Energy. * The offense to defense ratio still favors "things you want" over "things you need." * RRG charts give a fairly clear roadmap of what to look for rotation-wise into early... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * Palantir stock sold off significantly on Monday and may be ripe for a turnaround. * The pullback in Palantir stock could be an opportunity to enter a long position. * The chart of Palantir's stock price indicates increased buying pressure, but more upside momentum is needed to enter... READ MORE
In this video, Dave outlines three tools he uses on the StockCharts platform to analyze sector rotation, from sector relative strength ratios to the powerful Relative Rotation Graphs (RRG). Dave shares how institutional investors think about sector rotation strategies, evaluating the current evidence to determine how money managers are allocating... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * SOXX is lagging SMH as it broke the 200-day SMA and confirmed a bearish pattern. * SMH is holding up because its top component remains strong. * Nevertheless SMH is at a moment of truth ahead of a big earnings report from Nvidia. Even though the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SMH)... READ MORE
Join Tony as he walks you through a Macro Market outlook, where he shares his top bearish and bullish options trading ideas, These include Disney (DIS), Shopify (SHOP), Intel (INTC), Adobe (ADBE), and Apple (AAPL). He explores growth vs. value, current sector rotation, key earnings, and more. This video premiered... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * StockCharts' MarketCarpets can be customized to find stocks to invest in using specific criteria. * The MarketCarpets tool helps users drill down from a big-picture view to individual stocks. * Getting an at-a-glance view of strong stocks poised to bounce can be done immediately and efficiently with MarketCarpets. When... READ MORE
Today we explore the bullish sentiment that has taken SPX valuations to the moon. There are many out there that believe we have hit a plateau on prices that will continue permanently. We talk about the quote: "Stock prices have reached 'what looks like a permanently high plateau,... READ MORE