GOLD AND SILVER SURGE... A couple of recent messages described the price of gold being in a downside correction but finding support near its 200-day moving average. The most recent message showed both metals gaining more ground which suggested that their correction might be ending. Both precious metals are surging... READ MORE
In this special episode of Real Trading with Larry Williams, Larry presents his forecast for the coming year in the markets. He reviews his 2020 forecast, goes over what he thinks is going to happen in 2021 and shows how you can better understand the future of the markets. This... READ MORE
Last month, the gold price slipped down very closely towards its 12-month MA. This is not a perfect indicator, but most downside penetrations are followed by bearish action, so you could say that gold is at the crossroads. Chart 1 tells us that prices have bounced a bit since then,... READ MORE
FREEPORT MCMORAN HITS NEW 52-WEEK HIGH... This article is about using charts in different time spans to gain a better perspective on an individual stock or any other market. I'm using copper producer Freeport McMoran (FCX) to make that point. I'm picking that stock because it&... READ MORE
RUSSELL 2000 ISHARES WEAKEN...Stocks are having trouble holding onto today's intra-day records. Small caps in particular are showing some new signs of weakness. The daily bars in Chart 1 show the Russell 2000 iShares (IWM) trading lower for the third day in a row. Of more concern... READ MORE
20-DAY AVERAGES ARE HOLDING... Yesterday's message used hourly bar charts to show the three major stock indexes holding short-term support levels. Today's daily bars show stocks continuing to stay above their green 20-day moving averages. They're usually the first line of support on market... READ MORE
The global business cycle is nothing more than a chronological sequence of economic and financial market turning points. One of these involves a bottoming of commodity prices, as a new bull market gets underway. That reversal occurred several months ago and has recently been confirmed by numerous long-term indicators. That... READ MORE
STOCK INDEXES HOLD SHORT-TERM SUPPORT... The Dow and S&P 500 have spend the past the last couple of weeks consolidating within existing uptrends. And they've managed to hold onto their existing uptrends. The hourly bars in Chart 1 show yesterday morning's pullback in the... READ MORE
PRECIOUS METALS ADVANCE... My message from December 8 wrote about gold trying to find support near its 200-day moving average. It also showed silver trying to stabilize as well. Both precious metals are having a strong day and moving above some short-term resistance levels. Chart 1 shows the Gold Shares... READ MORE
Years ago, before online charting platforms were widely available, technicians resorted to chartbooks published on a weekly or monthly basis and received days later in the snail mail. Using their long-term perspective helped a lot of us to appreciate that surpassing Dow 1,000 (see Chart 1) was a really... READ MORE
STOCK INDEXES MAINTAIN UPTREND... Stocks experienced some minor profit-taking over the last week but have maintained their uptrends. All three of the major stock indexes have found support along their 20-day moving averages. Chart 1 shows the Dow Industrials bouncing off their green 20-day line. Charts 2 and 3 show... READ MORE
ENERGY LEADERS...This morning's message showed the price of oil breaking above its August high which helped make energy the day's strongest sector. Energy stocks are also among the day's biggest individual gainers in the overall market. Three of the individual leaders are shown... READ MORE
UNITED STATES OIL FUND BREAKOUT... The price of crude oil continues to rise and is pulling energy shares along with it. Chart 1 shows the United States Oil Fund (USO) surging to the highest level in eight months after clearing its previous high formed during August. The USO has also... READ MORE
SHORT-TERM MOMENTUM INDICATORS START TO WEAKEN... Stocks are still in the midst of a strong run that started in early November. But they're starting to look stretched over the short run; and may be vulnerable to some profit-taking. The two upper boxes in Chart 1 show the RSI... READ MORE
Two Stock Market Relationships That Have Just Turned Positive A few weeks ago, I wrote about some intermarket relationships pointing in the direction of higher stock prices. Picking through my StockCharts chart lists earlier in the week, I noticed a couple more that have only just moved into the bullish... READ MORE
GOLD SPDR TRIES TO HOLD 200-DAY LINE...Gold has been in a downside correction since the start of August. And it's now undergoing an important test. Chart 1 shows the Gold Shares SPDR (GLD) trading back above their 200-day moving average after slipping below it near the end... READ MORE
In this special episode of Real Trading with Larry Williams, Larry explores the famous "Santa Claus Rally" and how it applies in 2020. The rally is coming earlier than you might expect in the season for toy, candy, jewelry, and other related stocks. So when does/did the... READ MORE
CANADIAN DOLLAR HITS TWO-YEAR HIGH...With the U.S. dollar falling to the lowest level in more than two years, foreign currencies are rising. One of them is the Canadian Dollar. The weekly bars in Chart 1 show the $CDW rising to the highest level in two years. Since Canada... READ MORE
FALLING DOLLAR BOOSTS COMMODITY PRICES...One of the side-effects of a falling dollar is usually rising commodity prices. That's partly because global commodities are priced in dollars. And our first chart reflects their inverse relationship. Chart 1 shows the Invesco DB Commodity Index (DBC) in a rising trend... READ MORE
TEN-YEAR TREASURY YIELD NEARS 1%... Treasury bond yields continue to climb and are hitting new recovery highs. Chart 1 shows the 10-Year Treasury Yield trading rising 5 basis points today to .96%. It also touched the highest level since March. That's obviously bad for Treasury bond prices which... READ MORE
Since its intraday high (set in August), the price of the SPDR Gold Trust, the GLD, has fallen close to 15%. That's not enough to qualify for a bear market under the media's arbitrary and totally useless 20% standard. However, it is enough for bulls like... READ MORE
AIRLINE ETF CLEARS JUNE HIGH... Airline stocks continue to gain more altitude and show stronger chart patterns. Chart 1 shows the US Global Jets ETF (JETS) surging to the highest level since the spring. The upper box shows its relative strength ratio rising to the highest level since June. A... READ MORE
NASDAQ 100 HITS NEW RECORD...With the Dow and S&P 500 reaching new records, the tech-dominated Nasdaq market has been lagging behind. Not anymore. Chart 1 shows the Invesco QQQ Trust trading in record territory today. It's also the strongest of the major U.S. stock... READ MORE
Last September, I pointed out herethat the ratio between the S&P Composite and the MSCI World Stock ETF (SPY/ACWI) had reached a critical juncture and needed an immediate rally in order to avoid an important sell signal. That point has been flagged with the green arrow. As... READ MORE
DOLLAR DROPS TO TWO-YEAR LOW... The decline in the U.S. dollar continues. Chart 1 shows the Invesco US Dollar Index (UUP) dropping to the lowest level in two years. Previous messages have described some of the intermarket side-effects of a weaker greenback. One of them is that it'... READ MORE
DOW REACHES 30K... Chart 1 shows the Dow Industrials hitting 30,000 and setting a new record. The S&P 500 isn't far behind. Chart 2 shows the S&P 500 in a coiling pattern which also favors higher prices. The Nasdaq is lagging behind but... READ MORE
ENERGY ETFS CLEAR THEIR 200-DAY AVERAGES... Energy stocks are continuing to show new market leadership. They're getting help from rising oil prices. Last Thursday's message showed the Energy SPDR (XLE) testing its 200-day moving average. Chart 1 shows the XLE moving decisively above that long term... READ MORE
MAJOR STOCK INDEXES CONSOLIDATE...Major stock indexes continue to consolidate their November gains, and remain above recent support levels. Chart 1 shows the Dow Industrials pulling back over the last three days, but remaining above underlying support along their October peak and recent low near 29,000. Chart 2 shows... READ MORE
* Russell 2K at a Record High * Some Small-Cap Sector ETFs Breaking as Well Russell 2K at a Record High Small-caps have been underperforming since early 2018, but, in the last few weeks, have begun to emerge as relative outperformers. We can see this from Chart 1, where the iShares Russell... READ MORE
MONDAY BREAKOUTS ARE STILL INTACT... Stocks are ending the week on a firm note; and are holding onto upside gap breakouts achieved earlier in the week. Stock indexes have spent the week consolidating their sharp gains on Monday and are remaining above some chart support levels. Chart 1 shows the... READ MORE
Pfizer (PFE)'s announcement about a vaccine may have triggered a sharp rally on Monday, but its real effect was to boost confidence, which improved the status of a lot of different relationships that I follow, portending further gains for stocks and commodities down the road. Swings in sentiment... READ MORE
ROTATION INTO VALUE CONTINUES... Yesterday's positive vaccine news contributed to a rotation into economically-sensitive value stocks at the expense of technology driven growth stocks. That rotation was accompanied by a jump in bond yields which touched an eight-month high. Signs of that rotation can be seen again today.... READ MORE
POSITIVE VACCINE NEWS CAUSES STOCKS TO SOAR...News of a vaccine with a 90% success rate caused stocks to soar today with the Dow and S&P 500 setting new records. The Nasdaq and so-called "stay at home" stocks are lagging behind or losing ground. Today'... READ MORE
GLOBAL STOCKS HAD A STRONG WEEK... Stocks had one of the strongest weeks in months as election results appear to be leaning in the direction of a more divided government. That might reduce chances for higher taxes and more regulations. Major stock indexes ended the week within striking distance of... READ MORE
DOLLAR NEARS YEARLY LOW... The U.S. dollar continues to weaken against both developed and emerging market currencies. Chart 1 shows the Invesco Dollar Bullish Fund (UUP) nearing a test of its yearly low. A drop below that level would put the dollar at the lowest level since early 2018.... READ MORE
GOLD ASSETS TURN UP... While global stocks are having another strong day, precious metals are starting to perk up as well. Chart 1 shows the Gold SPDR (GLD) jumping today to the highest level in nearly two months. Gold has been in a downside correction since early August, but remains... READ MORE
They say that the Chinese economy has emerged from the pandemic quicker than the rest of the world. Recent action by Chinese ETFs certainly underscores such a possibility, as many have broken out from multi-week consolidation patterns. I last wrote about Chinese ETFs back in July,when we considered a... READ MORE
DROP IN BOND YIELDS CASTS DOUBT ON STIMULUS SPENDING...After rising over the last two months, bond yields fell sharply today. The 10-Year Treasury yield on Tuesday reached the highest level since early June on expectations for more stimulus spending and the resulting need to finance that spending by selling... READ MORE
STOCKS HAVE ANOTHER STRONG DAY... Major stock indexes are trading sharply higher as we await the results of the presidential election. Increased expectations for a divided government may be helping fuel today's strong stock reaction. The three charts below show the three major stock indexes rising above their... READ MORE
STOCK INDEXES ARE HAVING A STRONG ELECTION DAY... Stocks are rallying for the second day in a row after finding support near their September lows. Chart 1 shows the Dow Industrials bouncing impressively off their 200-day moving average. Chart 2 shows the S&P 500 also rallying for the... READ MORE