Crude oil ($WTIC) was certainly in the news on Monday after a drone strike crippled Saudi Arabian oil production by roughly 50%. The immediate reduction in global oil supply was felt via a 14.68% surge in price to $62.90 per barrel. Obviously, that's a one-time type... READ MORE
I've been running my "Momentum Sleepers" scan daily in the hopes of catching some stocks that are building momentum underneath the surface. These are mostly beat-down stocks, but volume and momentum are beginning to improve. I use a "speedy" Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) and... READ MORE
* High Velocity of Short-Term Indicators Indicate Higher Prices * Three Charts to Monitor for More Upside Potential High Velocity of Short-Term Indicators Indicate Higher Prices A couple of weeks ago, I cited some short-term indicators for the US stock market that struck me as being bullish. Several of these are now... READ MORE
CRUDE OIL AND ENERGY SHARES JUMP...As expected, the weekend attack on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities pushed the price of oil sharply higher today and in very heavy trading. Chart 1 shows the United States Oil Fund (USO) surging 12% to the highest level in four months. Energy... READ MORE
FedEx Corp (FDX) will be reporting its latest quarterly results tomorrow after the closing bell. In late-August, FDX printed a bullish engulfing candle and it's been moving straight up ever since. It's now running into both gap and price resistance, however, so it needs a catalyst.... READ MORE
The week remained positive for the Indian equities as the benchmark index closed with week with net gains. The markets witnessed up-moves over the past couple of days, but those were fueled mostly by short-covering, which was triggered from the lower levels. The NIFTY successfully defended the critical support levels... READ MORE
There are still plenty of strong uptrends out there in ETF land, but we are seeing a bit of rotation in the stock market. The Utilities SPDR (XLU), Real Estate SPDR (XLRE) and Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) remain in uptrends, but they corrected the last six days as some out... READ MORE
TEN-YEAR TREASURY YIELD BOUNCES OFF MAJOR CHART SUPPORT... My Wednesday message showed the 10-Year Treasury yield bouncing off major chart support at its 2012 and 2016 lows and in a very oversold condition. That made a rebound in bond yields more likely. The weekly bars in Chart 1 show the... READ MORE
U.S. retail sales came in stronger than expected for the month of August and, while internet sales and home goods saw a pickup, the real boost in last month's retail numbers came from auto sales. The Auto Retail industry is experiencing considerable changes in its operating environments... READ MORE
I've been adamant that we remain in a secular bull market, and I'm sticking to it. Yes, September scares me. The Fed petrifies me. And no more tweets, please! Oh, and let's not forget about the inverted yield curve (which isn't inverted... READ MORE
Special Note: On Monday, September 16th, I will officially begin writing full-time at EarningsBeats.com as its Chief Market Strategist, returning to a role that I left in March 2015 when I joined StockCharts.com as a Sr. Technical Analyst. Below is a brief example of the type of information... READ MORE
Today, I ran a variety of scans, but the results are mostly from my "Bullish EMA - Mid-Range SCTR" scan, which nearly always gives me a lot of results. Today was no exception. I had 82 results! My other scans just weren't returning the set-ups I... READ MORE
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in John Murphy's Market Message on Wednesday, September 11th at 5:14pm ET. Smaller stocks were the stars of today's stock action. Previous messages have noted signs of improvement in the group which has lagged behind large... READ MORE
On Thursday SPY hit an all-time intraday high, but it was not confirmed by some of our internal indicators. In particular I am referring to the *Golden Cross and **Silver Cross Indexes, both of which are well below their levels when the market made its last all-time high in July.... READ MORE
I've written before about RSI and the difference between "good" overbought and "bad" overbought. In the future, we may see the bond prices of these past few weeks used as examples of how to interpret extreme overbought conditions. A review of the stock-to-bond ratio... 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
Market Recap for Thursday, September 12, 2019 Apparently we're back in the "feel good" portion of the trade war as President Trump announced on Thursday that there would be a tariff delay, providing a "gesture of good will". Accordingly, global markets have rallied and... READ MORE
Stocks surged the last 12 days with small-caps leading the way higher. The Russell 2000 iShares (IWM) is up 6.8% and the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) is up 4.6%. Even though small-caps are leading short-term, they are still lagging on the three and six month timeframes.... READ MORE
Today, I ran the WealthWise Women "Pink Line" scan, which uses the 50-SMA and a Chandelier Exit to determine entries and exits. Many times, these stocks will have "popped" on the day I get the results for this scan, so these all did have big moves... READ MORE
I'm often asked about how technical indicators work across different time frames. The short answer is "Yes, they work." The longer answer, which explains how you need to use the toolkit differently depending on your time frame, follows. Many investors have a tendency to lock themselves... 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
Market Recap for Wednesday, September 11, 2019 On the 18th anniversary of 9/11, it was somewhat ironic that Boeing (BA, +3.51%) led the Dow Jones back above 27,000 and within 1% of its all-time high. Apple (AAPL, +3.05%) also performed quite well, with both stocks breaking... READ MORE
STOCK INDEXES GAIN MORE GROUND... The stock upturn that started last week when major stock indexes cleared their August trading range and 50-day averages gained momentum today. All three major indexes hit the highest level in more than a month. Chart 1 shows the Dow Industrials gaining 227 points (+0.... READ MORE
This week's action in the markets is pointing to a shift in money flows out of high multiple Technology stocks and into recently down-and-out Small Caps, Financials and Cyclicals. While it's too early to determine if the shift will remain in place, in the near-term we... READ MORE
TEN-YEAR TREASURY YIELD IS TESTING MAJOR SUPPORT...Bond yields have been falling all over the world since the end of last year. Several foreign government bond yields have fallen deeply into negative territory and have helped pull Treasury yields lower. The 30-Year Treasury Yield recently fell to a new record... READ MORE
Market Recap for Tuesday, September 10, 2019 We once again finished in bifurcated fashion on Tuesday with the small cap Russell 2000 ($RUT, +1.28%) and the Dow Jones ($INDU, +0.28%) leading the action, while the S&P 500 ($SPX, +0.03%) and the NASDAQ ($COMPQ, -0.04%... READ MORE
Today I used my general Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) scan to find my "diamonds in the rough." As it turned out, there were only ten results, which tells me that it may not be the best time to take on new longs. However, these stocks are showing some... READ MORE
DOW TRANSPORTS NEAR TEST OF OVERHEAD RESISTANCE...After lagging behind the rest of the market for most of the past year, transportation stocks are starting to show new life. Chart 1 shows the Dow Jones Transportation Average surging more than 1% today to the highest level in more than a... READ MORE
Market Recap for Monday, September 9, 2019 Monday's action was odd, mixed and bifurcated. The small cap Russell 2000 ($RUT) had a very strong day, rising 1.27%, while the NASDAQ, another aggressive index, fell 0.19%. The Dow Jones finished with a slight gain, but the S&... READ MORE
Welcome to the "DecisionPoint Daily Diamonds", a newsletter in which we highlight five "diamonds in the rough," taken from the results of one of my DecisionPoint scans. Remember, these are not recommendations to buy or sell, but stocks that I found interesting. The objective is to... READ MORE
RISING OIL PRICE BOOSTS ENERGY STOCKS...A jump in crude oil helped make energy the strongest sector on a generally flat market day. Chart 1 shows the Energy SPDR (XLE) climbing 2% to the highest level in a month (on rising volume), and showing upside leadership for the the first... READ MORE
* Long-Term Commodity Technicals are Finely Balanced * Gold Leads Commodities * Commodities Rise and Fall with Confidence * Short-Term Technicals are Encouraging * Platinum Breaking Out Commodities have been losing ground recently, but the latest data suggest that they may be in the process of turning around. If so, that could be important for... 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
Special Event Today! This is probably the most excited that I've been for an event ever. I honestly believe that the lineup of products and services that we've put together at EarningsBeats.com will benefit thousands of followers/subscribers across the globe. After spending 20 years... READ MORE
I maintain a "Strong Earnings ChartList", where I organize those companies who (1) beat Wall Street consensus estimates as to both revenues and earnings per share (EPS), (2) have adequate liquidity (generally trade more than 200,000 shares daily), and (3) have shown solid technical price action. The... READ MORE
The beauty of being both a fundamentalist and a technician is that the fun never stops. Many of you may view earnings season to last from the middle of the first month of each calendar quarter (when Dow Jones component stocks and the biggest money center banks begin reporting) to... READ MORE
It was a big week for stocks and the breadth indicators backed up the bullish price action. The S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) broke out of its August range to signal a continuation of the bigger uptrend. Even though the Index Breadth Model turned bearish in mid August, the... READ MORE
In the week that went by, the Indian equity markets did not make any directional move on any side. The index oscillated back and forth in a defined range and ultimately ended the week on a flat note. The India Volatility Index (INDIAVIX) also remained flat, losing just 0.01... READ MORE
Very soon, I will be launching a daily newsletter for DecisionPoint that will give you some stocks that have presented themselves in one of my many DecisionPoint scans. I do the analysis so you don't have to. I don't make trading recommendations, and certainly no promises... READ MORE
You board any airplane today and before it takes off, the flight attendants review all the exits with you. Cruise ships do life boat drills before departure. Exits on trains and buses are also clearly marked and labeled for emergencies. Clearly, the point is that you need to know how... READ MORE