We kicked off the new year of 2024 with an overheated stock market, excessively bullish breadth indicators, and euphoric sentiment levels. While the first week in January felt like a "wake-up call" pullback for awestruck bulls, this last week saw the S&P 500 push right back... READ MORE
(This is an excerpt from the subscriber-only DecisionPoint Alert on DecisionPoint.com) This week, the markets experienced a dramatic bias shift. We measure the Intermediate-Term Bias using our Silver Cross Index (SCI). The SCI measures how many stocks within an index, sector, or industry group hold "silver crosses"... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * The stock market exhibited tentative behavior this week probably due to uncertainty about inflation and geopolitical developments * S&P 500 index touched a high but pulled back to close slightly higher * Crude oil prices broke above $75 but pulled back and is holding support at its 200-week... READ MORE
Larry is going LIVE! Don't miss the upcoming "Family Gathering" webinar with Larry Williams, airing live through Zoom this coming Tuesday, January 16 at 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time. In this must-see event, Larry will be presenting his current opinions on a broad variety of current... READ MORE
On this week's edition of Moxie Indicator Minutes, TG points out how the market is still digesting the big move from the November/December run. It ran a huge sprint, and now needs to cycle down in order to create room for the next leg up. The internals... READ MORE
With the news on geopolitical escalation, soft versus hard landing, disinflation versus reinflation, growth versus value, and credit default versus available disposable income, gold and silver are even more interesting now. Gold's behavior has been more of sell strength and buy weakness for some time. What has changed... READ MORE
As the SEC approved spot Bitcoin ETFs Wednesday, investors in a broad basket of cryptocurrencies witnessed strengthening Go trends and substantial advances in trends which took hold in October 2023. In this edition of the GoNoGo Charts show, Alex and Tyler review current trends across asset classes and sector groups.... READ MORE
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Dave presents a special all-mailbag episode, answering viewer questions on simple vs. exponential moving averages, the benefits of analyzing sector rotation, and a good first chart for beginners learning technical analysis. This video originally premiered on January 12, 2024. Watch... READ MORE
My many decades of business, investing, and sports experience has shown me time and time again that parallel lessons in all three arenas are remarkably worthy teachers. One essential lesson today (January 2024) is to not allow yourself to become a "legend in your own mind." Yes, you... READ MORE
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Dave highlights three leading growth stocks continuing to push to new swing highs. He also breaks down key market sentiment indicators, including the VIX, AAII survey, NAAIM Exposure Index, Rydex fund flows, and put/call ratios. This video originally premiered... READ MORE
I began the week focused on bank earnings, which we will wake up to tomorrow. In that Daily, I wrote, "one can assume that bank stocks, which already started off the year extremely well, have potential to shine. "However, we know that assumptions can be tricky. There are... READ MORE
On this week's edition of Stock Talk with Joe Rabil, Joe shows how the 18MA can be a powerful tool when used in conjunction with the 40MA line. First, Joe explains why he uses a 18MA instead of a 20MA, demonstrating how this MA line can act as... READ MORE
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Adrian Zduńczyk, CMT of The Birb Nest discusses upside potential for Bitcoin and Ethereum based on expectations around new Bitcoin ETFs, as well as a bullish technical configuration. Dave highlights leading growth stocks, like META scoring new 52-week highs, as... READ MORE
Looking at the Economic Modern Family (weekly charts), all of them, to date, peaked in December. The Russell 2000, Regional Banks, Transportation and Retail, as far as index and sectors go, backed off the most from their peaks. Semiconductors are more sideways since the peak, as well as Biotech (which... READ MORE
Uncertainty needs attention in order for it to make you second guess yourself. Instead, wait for trends to change, and then make changes. On this week's edition ofStockCharts TV'sHalftime, Pete Carmasino shares a broad market overview, starting with a divergence signal on the bullish percent of... READ MORE
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Julius de Kempenaer of RRG Research talks stocks over bonds and highlights two sectors with upside potential based on improvements in their relative strength. Dave unveils a bearish momentum divergence for Netflix and reveals two technology stocks that could still... READ MORE
As a main aluminum producer, Alcoa (AA) announced cost-cutting measures, along with plans to curtail production at one Western Australian Refinery. But that is just one facility, and the company plans to continue to operate its port facilities located alongside the refinery. Plus, it will continue to import raw materials... READ MORE
A couple of weeks ago, I took note of the widespread interest in small caps amongst the technical community. I don't normally follow cap plays, but my contrary bones began to shake when I saw such acclaim at their recent performance following several false dawns in the last... READ MORE
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Grayson Roze and Dave break down the trends for the top ten stocks and ETF charts for December 2023. They'll identify key levels and signals to watch for using technical analysis tools including moving averages, relative strength, RSI,... READ MORE
Starting with the Jeffries Group on January 9th, by Friday, we will see Bank of America (BAC), JP Morgan (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), and Citigroup (C), as well as a few other banks, all report earnings. In my 2024 Outlook and this Year of the Dragon, Raymond Lo writes, "... READ MORE
Note to the reader: This is the fourth 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... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * January through March is the weakest three-month period for stocks in an election year. * The McClellan Oscillator turned bearish this week, suggesting at least a short-term pullback for stocks. * The VIX remains low, but a push above 15 could indicate further downside, retracing the gains from Q4. Okay,... READ MORE
Not a great start to the year! In this episode of StockCharts TV'sThe MEM Edge, Mary Ellen takes a look at where the broader markets closed, and sees we're hovering around some rather critical areas. The sharp pullback in growth stocks drove last week's... READ MORE
In this must-see once a year special, Martin breaks down his comprehensive equity market outlook for 2024, accompanied by Bruce Fraser. Encompassing a secular (multi-business cycle) perspective of the forces that are likely to influence stocks and bonds over the coming years, Martin presents a look ahead at what'... READ MORE
Last week, Growth stocks came under selling pressure, with the Nasdaq falling over 3% amid sharp declines in most of the Magnificent Seven names. These weren't the only 2023 darlings that pulled back, as Semiconductor and Software stocks also underperformed. In turn, the Technology sector was the worst... READ MORE
On this week's edition of Moxie Indicator Minutes, TG highlights the continuing market pullback that started right around the turn of the new year. This is very much expected, since the November/December run was so intense. Most tickers have become overextended and are in need of coming... READ MORE
On this week's edition of StockCharts TV'sStockCharts in Focus, Grayson kicks off the New Year by hooking you up with every chart you could ever need, and you don't have to create a single one yourself! In just a couple of clicks, you can... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * The stock market indices closed higher for the day but ended the week lower * The 10-year Treasury yield closed higher at 4.04% * In spite of the pullback in equities, the stock market indices are still looking technically strong You can't blame the market for taking... READ MORE
On inflation I like this quote- "Goods deflation likely transitory as downward pressure on goods demand and input costs are fading. 1H24 global core inflation likely to settle near 3%, which won't resolve the immaculate disinflation debate." And this quote does not include the steep rise... READ MORE
S&P 500 earnings are in for 2023 Q3, and here is our valuation analysis. The following chart shows the normal value range of the S&P 500 Index, indicating where the S&P 500 would have to be in order to have an overvalued P/E... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * SPY is testing, maybe breaking, short-term support * Next support in 455 area * Financials sector tails on daily and weekly RRG moving back in sync * All banks inside the leading quadrant HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! (I guess that is still allowed on day 5...) Let's kick off the... READ MORE
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, guest Jeff Huge, CMT of JWH Investments speaks to how extreme breadth conditions, sky-high valuations and overly bullish sentiment readings could indicate the beginning of a bear phase in 2024. Dave highlights two value sectors showing renewed signs of strength... READ MORE
In this edition of the GoNoGo Charts show, Alex and Tyler take a look at the GoNoGo Trend® conditions of several key areas of the market. The seasonal roadmap of 2023 may be overemphasized by many market commentators, and remaining objective about trading rules is critical in times like these.... READ MORE
It has been a great rally, but this week has seen the DJIA violate its post November up trendline. In addition, the 9-day RSI has retreated below its 70 overbought zone for the first time since early November, and the daily KST has triggered a sell signal. Is it time... READ MORE
On this week's edition of Stock Talk with Joe Rabil, Joe explains how to use the MACD zero line in 2 consecutive timeframes to identify ideal entry zones. He presents two examples of how this pattern works and when to enter. He also examines what he is seeing... READ MORE
"January provides us with a wealth of information that gets our year off to a good start, financially and emotionally. "The data is specifically chosen to begin in 2009 because that is the bottom of the most significant bear market prior to the 2022 bear market, and 2009... READ MORE
In this edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, guest Mish Schneider of MarketGauge talks strength in small caps, leadership in retail, and the importance of watching junk bonds for risk-on conditions. Dave charts pullbacks in AAPL and NVDA, and shares two names pushing higher as value beats growth... READ MORE
Over the holiday, I thought a lot about predictions and how they are formed. The dictionary meaning of prediction is a statement about a future eventor data.Many of the predictions for 2024 that I have seen are made by what we assume are knowledgeable people in the financial fields.... READ MORE
Let's Get This Out of The Way Right Now For the last 18 years, I've had a love affair with my annual forecast report. Until I began writing this letter, it was the only thing I did. Many of you purchased it last year, and some... READ MORE
The equity markets have ended the year on a very strong note. As the week comes to a close, we not only end the month, but also the year. On a monthly basis, the NIFTY has had a stellar run this December, having gained 1598 points (+7.94%). On a... READ MORE