On this week's edition of Stock Talk with Joe Rabil, Joe shows how to use the MACD indicator to zero in on the best trade locations. This indicator is a trend/momentum tool, but also functions as an overbought/oversold oscillator, and Joe explains when how to recognize... READ MORE
In today's video, I'm going to introduce you to my favorite way to explain markets, price action and where the market might be headed, plus cover a few technicals with you. We will talk with three finance experts within our Modern Family to find out more.... READ MORE
On this week's edition of Trading Simplified, Dave shows his methodology in action by sharing a new mystery chart, then follows up on his "Next 100 Trade" series. For the "Mind the Trade" segment (trading psychology), he reiterates an important question that you must... READ MORE
The big daddy of all market trends is the secular or very long-term one, and it's about to have a big influence as to whether the June low will hold, meaning prices are about to reach new all-time highs, or if we are going to return to a... READ MORE
In yesterday's DecisionPoint Trading Room (airs 3p ET), Carl took a close look at the VIX over the years. We discussed last week in our DecisionPoint Alert subscriber blog that sentiment simply wasn't THAT bearish yet. This chart really reflects what we're talking about.... READ MORE
In this week's edition of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I look at seasonality and try to align the theoretical expectations for the relative performance of sectors against the S&P 500 going into September with the current reality as it is playing out on the... READ MORE
I have created a video recap for today's daily; the link to watch is below. Transportation stocks are an excellent measure of industrial and manufacturing strength and supply and demand. In this video, I discuss the Transport (IYT) ETF, which is a good indicator of economic health, as... READ MORE
On this week's edition of The DecisionPoint Trading Room, Carl opens things with a discussion regarding the benefits of dividend investing, particularly if/when we finally begin to see an end to the current bear market conditions. He gives us his perspective on today's market action... READ MORE
Traders can improve the odds of success by focusing on ETFs in leading uptrends. TrendInvestorPro identifies such ETFs with a table that shows Trend Composite signals and the 52-week range indicator. These ETFs are then singled out for chart analysis and we are featuring the DB Energy ETF (DBE) today.... READ MORE
The week that went by fared very much on the expected lines. In the previous technical note, it was mentioned that, given the unabated up-move in the markets for a couple of weeks, perhaps it was time that the markets take a breather. In the week before this one, the... READ MORE
Fed Chair Powell's comments today that bringing down prices "is likely to require a sustained period of below-trend growth and an increase in unemployment" brought the markets to its knees. The remarks increased fears of a prolonged rate-hike cycle which, in turn, pushed stocks sharply lower.... READ MORE
On this week's edition of StockCharts TV'sThe MEM Edge, Mary Ellen shares a key level that was broken in the S&P 500, as well as what to be on the lookout for going forward. She also reviews stocks that are bucking the downtrend and... READ MORE
Friday's sudden 3-4% drop felt like a wake-up call of sorts. At least it did for me, as I remained bearish through much of the recent rally phase. How could the market rally given all the macro headwinds -- inflationary pressures, higher interest rates, a hawkish Fed? Tony... READ MORE
The Economic Modern Family tells us the macro story, and the charts are warning us. The indices and sectors closed the week lower and very stressed out. The speech by Fed Chair Powell on Friday clarified what some did not want to believe, while others knew and were prepared for:... READ MORE
Staying out of a sector can be as important as being in the right sector. This is particularly true for the Communication Services Sector, and has been for a long time already. The Relative Rotation Graph above shows the rotation over the last 30 weeks, starting the week of 1/... READ MORE
STOCKS SELL OFF FOLLOWING POWELL SPEECH... A modest rally attempt was turned back pretty decisively today following a speech by Fed chief Powell that sounded more hawkish than the market was expecting. Friday's heavy selling also reinforced the view expressed last Friday that the summer rally in stocks... READ MORE
Jerome Powell speaks at Jackson Hole later today. If he is somewhat dovish, TG wonders, will the market pop a little? But that pop might be into some major resistance. On this week's edition of Moxie Indicator Minutes, TG talks about how the Moxie Indicator is telling us... READ MORE
It's no secret that I've turned very bullish. I stuck my neck out and made my bullish call on June 16th -- right at the bottom. I've seen absolutely nothing to change my mind since that bottom. The biggest question to me is whether... READ MORE
Determining the stride of an uptrend or downtrend is an essential Wyckoff technique. The stride of a trend is often set early in that trend and then prices can adhere to that pace of advance or decline for the majority of the bull or bear run. Trend determination techniques have... READ MORE
In this week's edition of the GoNoGo Charts show, Alex and Tyler review the important macro forces influencing equity performance this week. As rising rates resume and the dollar churns higher, short-term headwinds for risk assets deliver consolidation within our recent "Go" trend. The blended weight... READ MORE
On this week's edition of Stock Talk with Joe Rabil, Joe explains how he learned to trade in multiple timeframes. He shows how the simplicity of MACD can be a great launching pad for understanding multiple timeframe confluence. Joe then covers the stock requests that came through this... READ MORE
I have created another video recap for today's Daily. The link to watch is below. The focus is on our Grandma of the Economic Modern Family -- Granny Retail. I use the ETF XRT as the benchmark. XRT is the largest retail ETF, but not the only one... READ MORE
On this week's edition of Trading Simplified, Dave continues his "Next 100 Trades" series by showing a mystery chart for his next trade and following up on recent trades, warts and all. He then continues his "Mind The Trade" (trading psychology) segment. This week,... READ MORE
Back in June, I wrote an article entitled Are Commodities Losing their Mojo?It drew attention to the fact that some long-term indicators were pointing to at least a temporarypull-back in prices. That process is already underway, but the article also pointed out that energy usually lags other industrial commodity... READ MORE
The chart above is the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, and reflects that inflation is historically high. The Fed has been trying to get a handle on the inflation problem, but the graph seems to illustrate that inflation may not be contained. The Fed has had to act.... READ MORE
In this week's edition of StockCharts TV's Sector Spotlight, I share my thoughts on potential developments for the S&P 500. First, from an asset allocation perspective, I focus on the development of the USD and interest rates in relation to the stock market. Then,... READ MORE
I alerted EarningsBeats.com members to the probability of short-term weakness at the start of options expiration week last Monday. There are plenty of short-term inefficiencies in the stock market and none are bigger than the manipulation around options-expiration week. It's the primary reason why the S&... READ MORE
Now that I am back from vacation, I thought we would mix it up for you all and do the Daily as a video a couple of times per week, so that I can explain the charts in more detail and speak directly to all of you. We will continue... READ MORE
On this week's edition of The DecisionPoint Trading Room, Carl opens this week's show by covering the major markets and asset classes. He reviews the mega-cap stocks that are leading the market lower. DP indicators came through on warning that there was trouble ahead; Carl explains... READ MORE
After continuing to rise in an unabated manner for three sessions out of four in the truncated week, the Indian equity markets managed to end the week on a positive note, but also witnessed a sharp profit-taking bout in the last trading session. The markets began the week a bit... READ MORE
Successful investing calls for much the same prerequisites as those required to become a professional athlete. Fortunately, we investors have a much longer shelf life than pro athletes. Here's how I took advantage of this reality. Maturing as an investor does not automatically mean you are becoming a... READ MORE
A key breadth indicator, which has indicated every swing top thus far in 2022, generated another sell signal on Friday. By the way, in case you're wondering, today's title is a direct reference to my friend Tom Bowley's quite well-timed show on StockCharts TV,... READ MORE
In this special presentation courtesy of StockCharts TV'sThe MEM Edge, Mary Ellen reviews last week's stalling action in the broader markets, as well as the rotation into more defensive areas. She also highlights 2 key metrics to pay close attention to determine if it's... READ MORE
Since my introductory article on the topic, 2018's "Combining Relative Rotation Graphs and the "Turtle Soup" setup", I have mentioned and used this strategy a few times in my articles and analyses. The main goal has been to combine the power of RRG and... READ MORE
The S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) surged to its falling 200-day SMA here in August and even edged above this key level intraday on Tuesday. Even though the ETF is close to crossing above the 200-day, chartists would be better off taking a step back to avoid a whipsaw.... READ MORE
S&P 500 STALLS AT 200-DAY AVERAGE...The two month rally in stocks has run into a couple of formidable resistance lines while in an overbought condition. Last week's message showed the S&P 500 nearing a test of its 200-day moving average and a falling... READ MORE
On this week's edition of Moxie Indicator Minutes, TG discusses how the market has been on a bullish streak for several weeks now and run into several overhead MAs that will probably be resistance. This doesn't mean that the market has to fall apart right away... READ MORE
On this week's edition of Stock Talk with Joe Rabil, Joe shows 4 patterns that can be helpful in looking for a reversal when a trend still appears to be in place. He shows the different patterns, along with Moving Average and MACD configuration. Since there were lots... READ MORE
On this week's edition of Trading Simplified, Dave continues his "My Next 100 Trades" series with some trades and follows up on existing trades. He also touches upon nuances of trend following, stock selection, money management and the psychology of sticking with the methodology vs. the... READ MORE
It's a Primary Bull Market for the Dollar Chart 1 shows that the US Dollar Index is very much in a primary bull market, having violated a (dashed) secular down trendline a few months ago and, more recently, completed a 7-year rectangle formation. The green-shaded areas identify those... READ MORE