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Buy Breakout or Fade Divergence on Growth Stocks?
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Dave presents a mailbag show discussing key technical analysis topics. He covers breakouts, the role of TSX, CCI signals, Gartner Group (IT) strategies, seasonal patterns, ATR use, NVDA Fibonacci retracements, and managing high-yield stocks like GLP. You don't...
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The Fourth Bitcoin Halving Is Upon Us: Is Now the Time to Go Long?
by Karl Montevirgen,
Financial Writer
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* Bitcoin halving are often considered pivotal events for the cryptocurrency
* Bitcoin prices are rising, but momentum appears to be dwindling
* If Bitcoin stalls and reverse, there are a few potential support levels to watch
Bitcoin is about to undergo its fourth halving on April 19. For crypto enthusiasts,...
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These Breadth Charts PROVE How Strong This Bull Market Is
by Grayson Roze,
Chief Strategist, StockCharts.com
On this week's edition of StockCharts TV'sStockCharts in Focus, Grayson explains the importance of market breadth and shares some of the most crucial charts for understanding what's truly happening beneath the surface of the market. Using the Sample Chart Gallery, you'll see...
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How to Analyze Volume Trends on Multiple Time Frames
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Dave highlights charts breaking above resistance levels, including Gold Shares (GLD), Phillips 66 (PSX), Capital One Fence Corp (COF), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), and DraftKings (DKNG). Dave also interviews Buff Dormeier of Kingsview Investment Management, who shows how he uses RSI, the...
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Market Research and Analysis - Part 3: Market Trend Analysis
by Greg Morris,
Veteran Technical Analyst, Investor, and Author
Note to the reader: This is the fourteenth in a series of articles I'm publishing here taken from my book, "Investing with the Trend." Hopefully, you will find this content useful. Market myths are generally perpetuated by repetition, misleading symbolic connections, and the complete ignorance of...
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One Month of Positive Seasonality Remaining -- OBV Says, "Maybe Not."
by Carl Swenlin,
President and Founder, DecisionPoint.com
The late Yale Hirsch (Stock Trader's Almanac) has long been known for identifying the six-month periods of positive and negative seasonality in the stock market. The positive period is November through April, and the negative period is May through October. We are currently in a positive period, which...
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Return of the Meme Stock Frenzy: Is Now the Time to Shift Your Investment Focus?
by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan,
Director of Site Content, StockCharts.com
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* Wednesday's broad stock market rally shows that investors are still willing to take chances in the stock market
* Even though the stock market rallied, Communication Services and Technology were the worst performing S&P 500 sectors on Wednesday
* Gold prices have been on a tear...
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S&P 7000 By End of 2024?
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, guest David Hunter of Contrarian Macro Advisors shares his updated target for the S&P 500, and makes the case for a bullish melt-up phase for stocks, bonds, and gold. Â Dave Keller focuses in on the relative performance of...
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When These Levels Break, The S&P 500 is Going to Explode Higher
by Julius de Kempenaer,
Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* Consumer Discretionary Beating Staples
* Sectors Pushing Against Major Resistance Levels
Summary
The Relative Rotation Graph for US Sectors for this week mainly shows a continuation of the rotations as they were underway last week.
XLB: This is moving from lagging into improving at a strong RRG-Heading, underscoring the...
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Three Industrial Stocks With Room to Run!
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Dave welcomes guest Mary Ellen McGonagle of MEM Investment Research. David compares two stocks in the same industry group with dramatically different chart patterns. Which one would you want to own here and why? Mary Ellen shares three stocks with...
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Surprise Negative Divergence on Nasdaq Advance-Decline Line
by Erin Swenlin,
Vice President, DecisionPoint.com
We were perusing the Advance-Decline Line charts that we have and noticed something that surprised us. The Nasdaq Advance-Decline Line is trending lower while prices continue higher. This is negative divergence we didn't expect to see.
What makes that negative divergence even more interesting is looking at the...
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Don't Bet on Lower Rates
by Martin Pring,
President, Pring Research
To paraphrase the late great contrarian Humphrey Neil: When everyone thinks alike, it's usually time to look for a turn in the market.
It seems to me, after reviewing an unscientific survey of the financial media, that everyone and his dog (no disrespect to our canine friends) is...
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DP Trading Room: Shake Up at Boeing (BA)
by Erin Swenlin,
Vice President, DecisionPoint.com
Today Carl and Erin reviewed the Boeing (BA) chart together discussing the technical ramifications of the step down of the CEO and two other board members. We do note that the CEO will finish out the year so problems could continue throughout the year. The technicals on the chart are...
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Week Ahead: Short Week May Not See NIFTY Adopting Sustained Directional Bias; Volatility May Return
by Milan Vaishnav,
Founder and Technical Analyst, EquityResearch.asia and ChartWizard.ae
After a corrective action the week before, the markets continued to wear a tentative look throughout this past week as well.
In the previous technical note, it was mentioned that the level of 22525 has become an intermediate top for the markets, and any runway upsides should not be expected....
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Look Out Below! The Bear Case For Apple
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* While the long-term trend in Apple has been quite strong, the weekly charts shows a clear double-top pattern with declining momentum.
* Our Market Trend Model currently reads short-term bearish, medium-term bearish, and long-term bullish.
* A break below price support around $169 could open the door to further downside,...
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The Stock Market This Week: What This Surging Bull Means
by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan,
Director of Site Content, StockCharts.com
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite are holding strong
* Gold and the US dollar trend higher in spite of dovish Fed comments
* Cannabis stocks trade higher on news of partial legalization in Germany
It was an action-packed week in the stock market....
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MEM TV: Get In EARLY! These Areas Are Seeing LIFT OFF
by Mary Ellen McGonagle,
President, MEM Investment Research
In this episode of StockCharts TV'sThe MEM Edge, Mary Ellen reviews what's shaping up in the broader markets after the Fed announced their rate cut plans. She also shares how to use ETFs to shape your investment decisions for the longer term. In addition, Mary Ellen...
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The Best Leading Indicator for Stocks
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Dave brings you another mailbag show! Explore the differences between RSI and Accumulation Distribution for stocks. Compare the benefits of SharpCharts or ACP on StockCharts. Understand the nuances between Keltner and Bollinger Bands. Discover why considering sector trends and using...
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Post-Fed Rally Ignites Flurry of New Highs
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Dave comments on AAPL's breakdown on antitrust legislation, the breakouts occurring in the homebuilder space, and how to play names like WDC gapping into key resistance levels. Guest Chris Verrone of Strategas Research Partners compares the S&...
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Is China a Basket Case or a Screaming Buy?
by Martin Pring,
President, Pring Research
By now it's common knowledge that the Chinese property sector is in crisis, foreign investment has slowed, and youth unemployment is at record levels. Should be time to sell Chinese equities, right? After all, we don't know when the other shoe is going to drop. They...
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Market Research and Analysis - Part 2: Using Technical Indicators
by Greg Morris,
Veteran Technical Analyst, Investor, and Author
Note to the reader: This is the thirteenth in a series of articles I'm publishing here taken from my book, "Investing with the Trend." Hopefully, you will find this content useful. Market myths are generally perpetuated by repetition, misleading symbolic connections, and the complete ignorance of...
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The Top Candlestick Pattern For Entries
by Joe Rabil,
President, Rabil Stock Research
On this week's edition of Stock Talk with Joe Rabil, Joe demonstrates how to use the "Big Green Bar" candlestick pattern. This candlestick provides great confirmation on certain types of entry points, and can also be helpful for exits. Joe finishes up the show covering the...
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Market Rips Higher After Fed Announcement
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Dave tracks the S&P 500's first close above the 5200 level as risk assets pop higher following Fed Chair Powell's comments this afternoon. He digs into market breadth indicators, which remain bullish on short-term,...
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Downside Risk in a Bullish Market
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Dave welcomes guest Chris Ciovacco of Ciovacco Capital Management. David focuses on downside risk for GOOGL and AMZN, and shares one utility name that should be on your radar! Chris updates a weekly S&P 500 chart he first...
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Energy: A Long-Term Turnaround in Relative Strength is Brewing
by Julius de Kempenaer,
Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* Energy sector showing relative strength in three timeframes
* The sector is nearing a heavy resistance area
* A long-term turnaround in relative strength appears to be underway
Energy Improving in Three Time Frames
Watching the sector rotation at the start of this week shows a continued improvement for the...
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Larry's "Family Gathering" March 19, 2024 Recording
by Larry Williams,
Veteran Investor and Author
It's March Madness in the stock market!
In this video, Larry begins by presenting his Trading Days of the Month (TDOM) for the rest of March, as well as the days to hold back on trading. He also presents what he dubs his "Machu Picchu" trade....
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The Bond Market is Signaling a Potential Short-Term Trading Opportunity
by Stewart Taylor,
Retired Technical Analyst
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* If treasury yields break out higher, consider selling the breakouts of bear flags and view short-term declines as selling opportunities
* If yields break down lower, consider buying bull flags and setups.
* There's a chance that yields could push higher before correcting.
In our last piece, we...
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"Family Gathering" Meeting Today at 2:00 PM Eastern
Today, Larry Williams will be hosting a "Family Gathering" meeting at 2pm Eastern Daylight Time (11am Pacific). Sign-in in begins 5 minutes prior. The show will be recorded and posted online for those of you who cannot attend. Use the link below to join:
Link to Join Webinar:...
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How Would YOU Rank the Magnificent 7 Stocks?
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Dave recaps the continued leadership rotation from growth to value, with SMCI breaking below $1000 and GOOGL dropping a shooting star candle on Monday's session. He walks through a process to compare and contrast the Magnificent 7 stocks,...
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DP Trading Room: Use a Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) Sort to Find Winners!
by Erin Swenlin,
Vice President, DecisionPoint.com
Today Carl and Erin open the show with an example of how you can find stock and ETF relative strength using a Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) sort. Many may not know but PMO readings can be compared to one another to determine relative strength.
Carl gives us a review of...
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Rates Look Set to Rise as TLT Resumes its Downtrend
by Arthur Hill,
Chief Technical Strategist, TrendInvestorPro.com
The 20+ Yr Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) failed again at the falling 40-week SMA and looks poised to resume its bigger downtrend. Keep in mind that bonds and yields move in the opposite direction. A resumption of the downtrend in TLT translates into a resumption of the uptrend in the...
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Week Ahead: Technical Setup Stays Weak; NIFTY May See Corrective Pressure At Higher Levels
by Milan Vaishnav,
Founder and Technical Analyst, EquityResearch.asia and ChartWizard.ae
After inching higher for six weeks with intermittent corrective bouts, Indian equities finally took a breather and succumbed to a corrective move as it ended the week on a negative note. In the previous weekly technical outlook, it was categorically mentioned that the markets remain prone to corrective retracement. In...
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How To Profit From Bullish Gap-Down Reversals
by Mary Ellen McGonagle,
President, MEM Investment Research
The S&P 500 ended the week with a slight pullback that has this Index closing below its key 10-day simple moving average, but above its 21-day moving average. With the RSI and MACD in positive territory, the near-term uptrend in this Index remains in place. While last week&...
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MEM TV: Risk-Off Signals Possible Downside Ahead
by Mary Ellen McGonagle,
President, MEM Investment Research
In this episode of StockCharts TV'sThe MEM Edge, Mary Ellen reviews investors' responses to the rise in interest rates after inflation numbers come in higher than expected. She also shares how riskier areas of the market sold off while cyclicals came into favor. Earnings reports continue to...
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Stop Trading In The WRONG DIRECTION With This Simple Rule
by Grayson Roze,
Chief Strategist, StockCharts.com
On this week's edition of StockCharts TV'sStockCharts in Focus, Grayson shares a little trick out of his own process to make sure he's trading in the right direction. If you find yourself buying a new stock only to watch it go down, down, down...
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What's the Downside Risk for QQQ?
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* A bearish momentum divergence and declining Bullish Percent Index suggests rough waters ahead for the QQQ.
* The 50-day moving average and Chandelier Exit system can serve as trailing stops to lock in gains from the recent uptrend.
* If stops are broken, we can use Fibonacci Retracements to identify...
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Spot The Warning Signs of Bankruptcy!
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Dave presents an in-depth discussion on technical analysis patterns, market trends, and risk management. Explore how to spot bankruptcy risks, candlestick patterns, Dave's approach to QQQ, optimizing the Market Trend Model, RSI and MACD signals, "master risk...
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Decisive Long-Term Breakout for Gold
by Carl Swenlin,
President and Founder, DecisionPoint.com
This month, the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) broke out to new, all-time highs. That was a significant long-term move, which we will discuss when we get to the monthly chart.
Of more immediate interest is the fact that sentiment is still bearish, which bodes well for a continued advance. We...
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The Mighty Have Fallen! TSLA and NVDA On The Rocks
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Dave tracks the day's weaker session, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down slightly and the small cap S&P 600 down 1.6%. He covers energy stocks breaking higher on stronger crude oil prices,...
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These Signals Will Improve Your Timing!
by Joe Rabil,
President, Rabil Stock Research
On this week's edition of Stock Talk with Joe Rabil, Joe explains how to use the MACD crossover signal and the Pinch play signal. There are times when one is better than the other, and he uses several examples to show this distinction. He discusses how the low...
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