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StockCharts Insider: The Hidden Library of 100+ Pro Chart Templates - Ready to Use, Ready to Customize

StockCharts Insider: The Hidden Library of 100+ Pro Chart Templates - Ready to Use, Ready to Customize

Before We Dive In… You know the pain of always having to build charts from scratch. Most of us deal with this on a regular basis. You’ve got charts for different timeframes, charts for trends, a chart for momentum, charts for different styles and setups, etc. It’s a...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: Nifty Snaps 8-Week Losing Streak; Sustaining Above This Point Crucial for Sustaining Rebound

Week Ahead: Nifty Snaps 8-Week Losing Streak; Sustaining Above This Point Crucial for Sustaining Rebound

The Nifty is marking its first positive week after 8 weeks of decline, but the recovery remains tentative; Milan analyzes what the coming week has in store....   READ MORE 

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StockCharts Insider: The Titanic Syndrome - A Crash Warning Explained From the Iceberg Up

StockCharts Insider: The Titanic Syndrome - A Crash Warning Explained From the Iceberg Up

Before We Dive In… The evening of April 14, 1912 was moonless and calm in the North Atlantic Ocean. For the crew of the RMS Titanic, it must have felt like a night of smooth sailing. However, the lack of moonlight and waves weighed on the horizon’s visibility. Nobody...   READ MORE 

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StockCharts Insider: What Rising Bond Yields Mean for Your Stocks

StockCharts Insider: What Rising Bond Yields Mean for Your Stocks

Before We Dive In… If you're confused about how bond yields are affecting the stock market, this one’s for you. As I’m writing this, there’s been lots of news coverage on rising bond yields and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s attempt to bring those yields...   READ MORE 

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Think This Is a Market Top? Look Again

Think This Is a Market Top? Look Again

It might look like a market top, but Tom Bowley says the risk-on signals tell a different story. He also ranks the 10 strongest industry groups right now....   READ MORE 

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This is the Indicator I'd Use if I Could Only Pick One

This is the Indicator I'd Use if I Could Only Pick One

Joe Rabil shows how ADX measures trend strength, how +DI and -DI reveal who’s in control, and why the 25 level matters. See the four ways he uses ADX to recognize strength, fading trends, and potential breakouts....   READ MORE 

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My Top 10 Charts to Watch in October 2026

My Top 10 Charts to Watch in October 2026

Dave Keller shares his Top 10 Charts to Watch for October 2026, featuring established uptrends, fresh breakouts, and a couple of potential reversal candidates....   READ MORE 

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three checks: good, OK, bad of mega cap growth stocks

The Good, the OK, and the Bad of Mega Cap Growth

Not all mega cap growth stocks are showing the same technical picture. Dave Keller, CMT, explains how bucketing charts into good, OK, and bad categories can focus your attention, using NVIDIA, Alphabet, and Broadcom to illustrate bullish, neutral, and bearish setups....   READ MORE 

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StockCharts Insider: Gold, Silver, and Bitcoin — The Best (and Worst) Months to Own Each

StockCharts Insider: Gold, Silver, and Bitcoin — The Best (and Worst) Months to Own Each

Before We Dive In… Gold, silver, and Bitcoin are three entirely different assets. Gold’s a monetary metal. Silver’s a hybrid of monetary and industrial. Bitcoin’s a volatile crypto that somehow earned its street cred as digital gold. Yet they've lumped together under the “safe-haven”...   READ MORE 

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3 ADX Signals Every Trader Should Know

3 ADX Signals Every Trader Should Know

Learn three practical ways to use the ADX indicator to spot trend strength, breakout setups, pullbacks, and signs of trend exhaustion....   READ MORE 

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Person studying charts with magnifying glass: S&P 500 may look strong

The S&P 500 May Look Strong, But the Market Beneath It Does Not

The S&P 500 is threatening new all-time highs, but market breadth tells a very different story. Dave Keller, CMT, reviews weakening advance-decline lines, deteriorating moving average breadth, and expanding new lows to explain why the market's underlying strength remains questionable....   READ MORE 

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StockCharts Insider: 5 Bullish Candlestick Patterns — Ranked, Tested, and (Mostly) Easy to Spot

StockCharts Insider: 5 Bullish Candlestick Patterns — Ranked, Tested, and (Mostly) Easy to Spot

Before We Dive In… Do you know how many candlestick patterns are out there in the technical pattern universe? Just a little over 100. However, not every candlestick pattern has proven to be reliable or effective based on historical consistency. For this article, I want to zoom in on five...   READ MORE 

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3 Strong Charts From 3 Very Different Sectors

3 Strong Charts From 3 Very Different Sectors

How do you find strong stocks across all 11 S&P 500 sectors? Dave Keller, CMT, uses SCTR rankings and disciplined chart analysis to identify compelling setups, highlighting Robinhood, Nucor, and Meta as examples of technical patterns that reveal emerging opportunities....   READ MORE 

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Five Groups are Standing Out, and One is Leading Them All

Five Groups are Standing Out, and One is Leading Them All

Five of the strongest industry groups are separating from the pack; Tom Bowley reveals which group stands above the rest....   READ MORE 

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The Best Five Sectors This Week #84

The Best Five Sectors This Week #84

Julius de Kempenaer presents his weekly sector rotation update for US sectors, using Relative Rotation Graphs....   READ MORE 

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The S&P 500's Bearish Setup Just Failed. Now What?

The S&P 500's Bearish Setup Just Failed. Now What?

Frank Cappelleri tracks the next breakout test and whether renewed strength in large-cap growth can keep the move going....   READ MORE 

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Stop Using MACD Alone! Here's a Better Way to Time Entries

Stop Using MACD Alone! Here's a Better Way to Time Entries

MACD indicator signals can look very different across timeframes. Joe Rabil uses multi-timeframe analysis to show how a higher-timeframe setup can sharpen entry timing on the lower timeframe....   READ MORE 

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Bitcoin on fire: finally breaks out and moving higher

Bitcoin Finally Breaks Out: Here’s How High It Could Go

A bullish cup-with-handle pattern in Bitcoin suggests a measured move target near $108,000. With technical momentum and seasonality on its side, things look strong for the cryptocurrency....   READ MORE 

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Bollinger Band chart: Nifty rangebound

Week Ahead: NIFTY Must Reclaim Key Level to Extend Technical Rebound; Leadership Slowly Changing Hands

The Nifty is range-bound, trading between clear support and resistance levels. A break above 23,500 could trigger a rebound, whereas a break below 23,000 could result in a further retracement....   READ MORE 

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chart pattern: bull flags are everywhere

Bull Flags Are Everywhere. But Are They Confirmed?

Bull flag patterns are appearing across individual stocks and the S&P 500, but the pattern means little without confirmation. Dave Keller, CMT, explains how trendlines, moving averages, and RSI can help confirm a bullish breakout or warn that the setup is failing....   READ MORE 

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Federal Reserve: Will Fed cause market top

Will the Hawkish Fed Cause a Major Market Top?

History sides with the bulls when the Fed starts hiking interest rates. Tom Bowley looks at past interest rate hikes and analyzes the S&P 500's price action....   READ MORE 

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The Only Thing Working in This Market Right Now

The Only Thing Working in This Market Right Now

In a week where biotech, semiconductors, and software defied expectations, Mary Ellen investigates what's causing them to go up....   READ MORE 

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Chart breaking out: Mag 7 stocks break out

MAGS Takes the Lead and Makes Waves

The Mag 7 ETF is making waves as it breaks out of a bullish continuation pattern, with follow-through at the breakout and positive relative strength vs. the SPY. Arthur Hills analyzes and breaks down the chart....   READ MORE 

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Magnifying glass viewing charts of stock market: key levels to watch

Stocks Turn Lower After the Fed: Key Levels That Matter Now

Post-Fed weakness puts stocks under pressure as Treasury yields, oil prices, and volatility rise. Here are the key SPY and QQQ levels to watch....   READ MORE 

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The 3 Trade Setups Every Trader Should Know

The 3 Trade Setups Every Trader Should Know

Breakout trading, pullback trading and reversion setups each fit different market conditions. Joe Rabil shows how recognizing the right setup can help avoid forcing the wrong trade....   READ MORE 

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StockCharts Insider: The DecisionPoint Trend Model, Unpacked

StockCharts Insider: The DecisionPoint Trend Model, Unpacked

Before We Dive In… You open your charts on a Monday morning, bad week behind you. And it turns out this one’s worse. Positions are under pressure, with one reversing badly. So you check the indicators. Trend says one thing; momentum says another. Volume’s no help this time....   READ MORE 

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The Hindenburg Omen Keeps Firing in 2026. Should You Worry?

The Hindenburg Omen Keeps Firing in 2026. Should You Worry?

Dave Keller breaks down the three components behind the Hindenburg Omen, explains why he treats it more like a "tornado siren" than an outright sell signal, and looks back at previous signals to see what happened next....   READ MORE 

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AI's New Threat Could Be a Boon for Cybersecurity Stocks

With AI at the forefront, cybersecurity will become even more important, and these three cybersecurity stocks could show potential. ...   READ MORE 

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Using Breadth and Bollinger Bands to Find Oversold Conditions in the Semiconductor ETF (SMH)

Using Breadth and Bollinger Bands to Find Oversold Conditions in the Semiconductor ETF (SMH)

The VanEck Semiconductor ETF fell hard in July and has formed a corrective pattern. How can you take advantage of a bullish setup in SMH? Try using these two indicators to help identify the end of the corrective pattern....   READ MORE 

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ADX and RSI Do Different Jobs. Here’s How to Use Them Together

ADX and RSI Do Different Jobs. Here’s How to Use Them Together

Joe Rabil shows how recognizing the right setup can help you avoid forcing the wrong trade....   READ MORE 

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The Best Five Sectors This Week #81

Technology takes the lead this week, while Industrials show weakness. Julius de Kempenaer analyzes stock market sector performance using RRG charts....   READ MORE 

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Don’t Use Stock Market Seasonality Without Checking This

Don’t Use Stock Market Seasonality Without Checking This

Tom Bowley presents a practical look at how seasonality can strengthen a setup and when the numbers deserve more scrutiny. He shares what he looks for before using seasonality to support a trading setup....   READ MORE 

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The Top 10 Charts to Watch in September 2026

The Top 10 Charts to Watch in September 2026

Dave Keller shares his Top 10 Charts to Watch for September 2026, looking for both established leadership and emerging opportunities across the market....   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: Without Triggers, The Technical Setup Stays as It Is; Watch These Levels

Week Ahead: Without Triggers, The Technical Setup Stays as It Is; Watch These Levels

With Nifty caught between support and resistance and trapped in a range, Milan Vaishnav examines what the week ahead holds and what it might take for Nifty to regain directional strength....   READ MORE 

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Weakening Market Breadth Could Signal Trouble Ahead

Weakening Market Breadth Could Signal Trouble Ahead

The S&P 500 remains in a primary uptrend, but weakening market breadth suggests cracks may be forming beneath the surface. Dave reviews three breadth indicators showing bull market fatigue and the key signals that could confirm a more meaningful breakdown....   READ MORE 

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Using Seasonality to Enhance Your Trading Results

Using Seasonality to Enhance Your Trading Results

Seasonality is an important tool, but not an end-all be-all. Tom Bowley uses several examples to show where seasonality can add to, but can't outweigh, the value of a chart....   READ MORE 

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Industrials SPDR Pulls Back within Uptrend - Is this a Threat or an Opportunity?

Industrials SPDR Pulls Back within Uptrend - Is this a Threat or an Opportunity?

Arthur Hill shows how establishing the long-term trend and finding the tradable setups within it can help you find meaningful opportunities in the Industrials sector right now....   READ MORE 

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The Market Is Flat. So Where Is the Money Going?

The Market Is Flat. So Where Is the Money Going?

Tom Bowley follows the money as technology and semiconductor stocks cool, revealing where relative strength is building and which groups could step up next....   READ MORE 

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These Two Markets are Starting to Look Sick

These Two Markets are Starting to Look Sick

Martin Pring analyzes the charts of $MOEX and $SSEC as the Russian and Chinese markets flash long-term sell signals. Is the Russian economy in trouble, and is China poised for a sizable correction?...   READ MORE 

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The Best Five Sectors This Week #80

The Best Five Sectors This Week #80

Julius presents his weekly update on US sector rotation using relative rotation graphs, as Healthcare rises in the ranks while Financials and industrials fall....   READ MORE