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SPOT ETFs APPROVED!! The Technical Case for Bitcoin

SPOT ETFs APPROVED!! The Technical Case for Bitcoin

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 

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Markets: Week 1, Week 2 -- What's Next in Week 3?

Markets: Week 1, Week 2 -- What's Next in Week 3?

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 

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The Halftime Show: Escape the Chaos - Discovering the Key to Tackling Market Uncertainty

The Halftime Show: Escape the Chaos - Discovering the Key to Tackling Market Uncertainty

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 

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Don't Miss Out! 2 Promising Sectors in Early 2024

Don't Miss Out! 2 Promising Sectors in Early 2024

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 

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Commodities Trade Analysis: Aluminum

Commodities Trade Analysis: Aluminum

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 

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Is it Prime Time for Small Caps?

Is it Prime Time for Small Caps?

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 

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January 2024: The Final Bar's Top 10 Must See Charts

January 2024: The Final Bar's Top 10 Must See Charts

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 

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Bank Earnings Up -- Time to Look at Regional Banks ETF

Bank Earnings Up -- Time to Look at Regional Banks ETF

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 

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The Hoax of Modern Finance - Part 4: Misuse of Statistics and Other Controversial Practices

The Hoax of Modern Finance - Part 4: Misuse of Statistics and Other Controversial Practices

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 

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Three Charts to Track Impending Doom

Three Charts to Track Impending Doom

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 

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MEM TV: Jobs Growth Reveals NEW Opportunities in These AREAS

MEM TV: Jobs Growth Reveals NEW Opportunities in These AREAS

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 

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Prepare for 2024: Martin Pring's Expert Insights on the Equity Market

Prepare for 2024: Martin Pring's Expert Insights on the Equity Market

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 

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New Year Starts With a Bang as Leadership Areas Get Hit

New Year Starts With a Bang as Leadership Areas Get Hit

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 

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Unlocking Growth: The Importance of Market Pullbacks

Unlocking Growth: The Importance of Market Pullbacks

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 

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Supercharge Your SUCCESS with The Ultimate List of Prebuilt Charts

Supercharge Your SUCCESS with The Ultimate List of Prebuilt Charts

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 

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Hot Jobs Data Sends Stock Market Seesawing, Ending Nine-Week Winning Streak

Hot Jobs Data Sends Stock Market Seesawing, Ending Nine-Week Winning Streak

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 

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Super Cycles Do Not Just Fade Away

Super Cycles Do Not Just Fade Away

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 

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Earnings for 2023 Q3 Show Market Still Overvalued

Earnings for 2023 Q3 Show Market Still Overvalued

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 

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SPY Resting at Support, But Financials Showing Strength

SPY Resting at Support, But Financials Showing Strength

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 

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Growth Stocks Drop Again -- and That's Just the Beginning?!?

Growth Stocks Drop Again -- and That's Just the Beginning?!?

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 

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GNG TV: Remaining Objective About Trading Rules is CRITICAL!

GNG TV: Remaining Objective About Trading Rules is CRITICAL!

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 

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Three Intermarket Relationships to Watch in Early 2024

Three Intermarket Relationships to Watch in Early 2024

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 

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Discover the Hottest Sectors of 2024!

Discover the Hottest Sectors of 2024!

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 

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January: NASDAQ Has the Best Odds of Gains, BUT...

January: NASDAQ Has the Best Odds of Gains, BUT...

"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 

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Technology Shares PLUNGE to Kick Off 2024

Technology Shares PLUNGE to Kick Off 2024

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 

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The Science and Art of Stock Market Predictions

The Science and Art of Stock Market Predictions

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 

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Guidelines for 2024 | Focus on Stocks: January 2024

Guidelines for 2024 | Focus on Stocks: January 2024

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 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Likely To Ring In The New Year In This Way

Week Ahead: NIFTY Likely To Ring In The New Year In This Way

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 

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STRONG Indicators for 2024!

STRONG Indicators for 2024!

On this week's edition of Moxie Indicator Minutes, TG points out how broadly supported the market has been this time around, and how he's seeing excellent setups on the higher time frames. He walks us through some of the action that is making him look forward...   READ MORE 

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MEM TV: Don't Miss These! TOP Sector and Industry PICKS for 2024

MEM TV: Don't Miss These! TOP Sector and Industry PICKS for 2024

In this episode of StockCharts TV'sThe MEM Edge, join Mary Ellen as she as she dives into the latest news and trends that are driving price action in the markets. From housing updates to consumer confidence and inflationary data, she breaks it all down and shows you how...   READ MORE 

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Unlocking Russell 2000 SECRETS & Volatility INSIGHTS!

Unlocking Russell 2000 SECRETS & Volatility INSIGHTS!

In this special all-Mailbag edition of StockCharts TV'sThe Final Bar, Dave answers viewers' burning questions, ranging from the effectiveness of short-term moves with the 5-day MA to deciphering the mysteries of the Russell 2000's growth or value positioning and much more! Click here to take...   READ MORE 

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GNG TV: GO TRENDS Emerging Across the Globe!

GNG TV: GO TRENDS Emerging Across the Globe!

In this edition of the GoNoGo Charts show, as the S&P 500 continues trading at all-time highs on this final trading day of the year, Alex and Tyler take a look at GoNoGo Trend® conditions across asset classes, style boxes, and emerging markets indices. The conditions in the...   READ MORE 

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Which Sectors Benefit Most From the Large- to Mid- & Small-Cap Rotation?

Which Sectors Benefit Most From the Large- to Mid- & Small-Cap Rotation?

KEY TAKEAWAYS * Money rotating away from large-cap stocks * Re-distribution and new inflow to mid- and small-caps * Majority of sectors show preference for equal weight ETFs over Cap-Weighted counterparts I have used this Relative Rotation Graph regularly in the past few weeks to indicate the ongoing rotation out of large-cap stocks...   READ MORE 

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Ready Yourself for 2024 With Macro to Micro Analysis

Ready Yourself for 2024 With Macro to Micro Analysis

For the new year, we have given you an extensive 3-pronged look at the markets. First, we have the general outlook for the economy and markets through the Outlook 2024. This is the general outlook for 2024, including the recap of 2023 and how the predictions I made then played...   READ MORE 

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Investing in 2024: 3 Promising Opportunities To Watch

Investing in 2024: 3 Promising Opportunities To Watch

KEY TAKEAWAYS * The stock market ended with a bang in 2023 in spite of inflationary fears * Small caps and emerging markets are breaking out of a trading range so look for value plays in these asset groups * Bitcoin has soared and the trend is likely to continue in 2024 The...   READ MORE 

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Intermediate-Term Participation Levels Are Very Overbought, and They Are Weak Long-Term

Intermediate-Term Participation Levels Are Very Overbought, and They Are Weak Long-Term

When we discuss participation, we are referring to the more specific and accurate assessment of breadth available with the Golden Cross and Silver Cross Indexes. The venerable and widely-known Golden Cross is when the 50-day moving average of a price index crosses up through the 200-day moving average, which signals...   READ MORE 

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The Vanity Trade 2024: All About Me!

The Vanity Trade 2024: All About Me!

According to Wikipedia, "Self-help or self-improvement is a self-directed improvement of oneself—economically, physically, intellectually, or emotionally—often with a substantial psychological basis." In the Outlook 2024, I quote Raymond Lo yet again, "The Dragon is considered a ‘Star of Arts.' The industries that will perform...   READ MORE 

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More from Mish's Outlook 2024 -- 17 Predictions

More from Mish's Outlook 2024 -- 17 Predictions

One area I cover in the Outlook 2024 is the teachings of Raymond Lo and how he sees the upcoming Year of the Dragon. Part of my comments on his analysis is based on this statement by Lo: "Many has the misunderstanding that the Dragon is glamorous auspicious animal...   READ MORE 

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Week Ahead: NIFTY Takes Breather After Seven Weeks of Gains; What to Expect Next?

Week Ahead: NIFTY Takes Breather After Seven Weeks of Gains; What to Expect Next?

In the previous technical note, it was categorically mentioned that, given the unabated upmove, the markets have risen near-vertically. This has caused the indices to deviate greatly from their mean, making them overextended and prone to violent profit-taking bouts. While weekly, the markets have just consolidated, but on the daily...   READ MORE 

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Inflation Data Brings Holiday Cheer As We Head Into Year-End

Inflation Data Brings Holiday Cheer As We Head Into Year-End

The markets were handed a holiday gift today after the Commerce Department reported that underlying inflation pressures are continuing to slow down. This has left more income at the disposal of households with increased spending that will help the overall economy. News of declining inflation sets the stage for interest...   READ MORE