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Bullish AND Bearish Options Trade Ideas
by Tony Zhang,
Chief Strategist, OptionsPlay
In this video, Tony starts the week with a very different tone as he looks at how markets are currently playing out. He then shares individual trade ideas, pointing out which ones they continue to have a bullish or bearish outlooks on. He looks at some key stocks including META,...
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Stocks UNDER PRESSURE! Which Sector is Leading Now?
by Julius de Kempenaer,
Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com
In this exclusive StockCharts video,Julius takes a look at asset class rotation on Relative Rotation Graphs. He then addresses the 6 sectors that are NOT in the "best five sectors" for this week. To conclude, he dives into the Technology sector to find some of the best...
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Week Ahead: NIFTY Steps Into Next Week With These Two Negative Technical Developments
by Milan Vaishnav,
Founder and Technical Analyst, EquityResearch.asia and ChartWizard.ae
The markets extended their decline over the past five sessions and ended the week in a negative way. While the week started on a bearish note, the Nifty violated a few key levels on higher and lower time frame charts. Along with the weak undercurrent, the trading range widened again...
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Stock Market Panic: Why Strong Jobs and Inflation Signal Trouble Ahead
by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan,
Director of Site Content, StockCharts.com
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* Stock market indexes end the week lower on concerns of fewer rate cuts in 2025.
* Treasury yields rose on strong jobs data.
* Strong earnings from Delta Air Lines helped boost airline industry stocks.
December non-farm payrolls data came in much hotter than expected. More jobs were added, the...
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The Best Five Sectors, #2
by Julius de Kempenaer,
Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* The best five sectors remain unchanged.
* XLC and XLF are both starting to show weakness.
* XLI is holding above support, while XLK remains within rising channel.
The composition of the top five sectors remains unchanged this week, despite an interrupted trading week. This stability comes against a backdrop...
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THIS is the BEST Market Sector Right Now!
by Julius de Kempenaer,
Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com
In this exclusive StockCharts video,Julius takes a look at what he recently called "The Best Five Sectors" on a relative rotation graph side-by-side with their price charts. He then takes an in-depth at Consumer Discretionary, and shares some interesting stocks within, including AMZN, ULTA, and more.
This...
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Inflation Sparks Stock Market Downturn: What This Means for Your Portfolio
by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan,
Director of Site Content, StockCharts.com
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* Strong Services PMI and more job openings puts inflation narrative back in focus.
* Rising Treasury yields put pressure on large-cap tech stocks.
* Energy and healthcare stocks saw the biggest gains in Tuesday's trading.
What a difference a day makes! December ISM Services data suggests the service...
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BEST Options Trading IDEAS This Week!
by Tony Zhang,
Chief Strategist, OptionsPlay
In this video, after a general market and sectors review, Tony shares the latest OptionsPlay trade ideas, including bullish and bearish ideas for GOOGL, NVDA, DIS, SHOP, and many more. He analyzes sector rotation with RRGs, and takes a look at key earnings.
This video premiered on January 7, 2025....
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Which Top AI Semiconductor Stocks are Positioned for Growth?
by Karl Montevirgen,
Financial Writer
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* CES 2025 kicks off this week with many products likely to feature AI functionalities.
* Semiconductors are among the backbone components driving AI tech.
* Be sure to monitor the general industry and focus on key semiconductor stocks, a few of which may be approaching buy points.
On Tuesday, January...
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DP Trading Room: Does This Rally Have Legs?
by Erin Swenlin,
Vice President, DecisionPoint.com
In today's free DP Trading Room Carl and Erin discuss whether this market rally can get legs and push the market even higher? Mega-caps are looking very positive with the Magnificent Seven leading the charge. Technology is showing new strength along with Communication Services.
Carl starts the trading...
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These Riskier Areas Start the New Year RALLY!
by Mary Ellen McGonagle,
President, MEM Investment Research
In this video, Mary Ellen analyzes the divergence between the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq while highlighting some of the areas driving Growth stocks. She also talks about the continuation rally in Energy and Utility stocks and shares which stocks are driving these areas higher.
This video originally...
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The Best Five Sectors, #1
by Julius de Kempenaer,
Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Ever since the introduction of RRG back in 2011, many people have asked me questions like: "What is the track record for RRG" or "What are the trading rules for RRG"?
My answers have always been, and will continue to be, "There...
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DP Trading Room: Natural Gas (UNG) Breaks Out!
by Erin Swenlin,
Vice President, DecisionPoint.com
It's an interesting market day with the market moving lower despite positive seasonality. Natural Gas (UNG) broke out in a big way up over 15% at the time of writing. Is it ready to continue its big run higher?
Carl took the day off so Erin gave us...
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Week Ahead: NIFTY Consolidates, Must Close Above This Level Crucial to Avoid Weakness
by Milan Vaishnav,
Founder and Technical Analyst, EquityResearch.asia and ChartWizard.ae
After suffering a brutal selloff in the week before this one, the Nifty spent the truncated week struggling to stay afloat just below the key resistance levels. With just four working days, the Nifty resisted each day to the 200-DMA and failed to close above that point. The trading range...
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Trump's Policy Shift Reveals Potential Big Winner!
by Mary Ellen McGonagle,
President, MEM Investment Research
In this video, Mary Ellen highlights whether to buy last week's pullback. She discusses the rise in interest rates and why, as well as which areas are being most impacted. Last up, she reviews potential winners with new Trump policy, how to spot a downtrend reversal, and the...
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MUST SEE Options Trade Ideas! DIS, AAPL, META, BA, LULU
by Tony Zhang,
Chief Strategist, OptionsPlay
In this video, after a rundown of the general markets and sectors, Tony brings you the latest options trade ideas. These include a number of bullish and bearish ideas, including DIS, AAPL, META, BA, LULU, and many more.
This video premiered on December 23, 2024....
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DP Trading Room: Deceptive Volume Spikes
by Erin Swenlin,
Vice President, DecisionPoint.com
In today's free DecisionPoint Trading Room Carl discusses volume spikes and how we have to analyze big volume spikes carefully to determine whether they express a confirmation of a move or whether they are a special case and do not really provide insight.
Carl goes over the signal...
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Week Ahead: NIFTY's Behavior Against This Level To Influence Trends For The Coming Weeks
by Milan Vaishnav,
Founder and Technical Analyst, EquityResearch.asia and ChartWizard.ae
After staying in the green following a sharp rebound the week before this one, the markets finally succumbed to selling pressure after failing to cross above crucial resistance levels. The Nifty stayed under strong selling pressure over the past five sessions and violated key support levels on the daily charts....
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AI Boom Meets Tariff Doom: How to Time Semiconductor Stocks
by Karl Montevirgen,
Financial Writer
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* Semiconductors are caught in a tug-of-war with AI demand on one side and tariff fears on the other.
* The industry's technical performance shows a narrow standstill that can break either way.
* Watch SMH and its top three holdings—NVDA, TSM, and AVGO—for insights into timing...
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The Trump Trade? Not All as MAGA as You Might Think
by Martin Pring,
President, Pring Research
The "Trump Trade" refers to the market reaction and investment strategies that emerged following Donald Trump's election victories and his economic policies. It describes the shift in market sentiment driven by anticipated pro-business policies, tax cuts, and deregulation under his administration.
Investors initially rushed into sectors...
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Three RRGs to Keep You on Track
by Julius de Kempenaer,
Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* Track the Yield curve moving back to normal on RRG
* USD showing massive strength against all currencies
* Stock market drop not affecting sector rotation (yet)
The Yield Curve
The RRG above shows the rotations of the various maturities on the US-Yield Curve.
What we see at the moment...
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DP Trading Room: Is Broadcom (AVGO) the New NVIDA (NVDA)?
by Erin Swenlin,
Vice President, DecisionPoint.com
Today Erin looks at the Broadcom (AVGO) chart and compares it to the NVIDIA (NVDA) chart. She shows us the differences between the two and tells you whether she believes AVGO will be the new NVDA, meaning it will perform as NVDA used to perform with a concerted move up...
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Week Ahead: NIFTY Halts at Crucial Levels; Staying Above This Point Necessary to Extend The Move
by Milan Vaishnav,
Founder and Technical Analyst, EquityResearch.asia and ChartWizard.ae
The markets had a wide-ranging week once again; however, they ended near its high point this time. The Nifty had ranged sessions for four out of five days; the last trading day of the week saw the Nifty swinging wildly before closing near its high point. The trading range also...
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How to Buy WINNERS When They Pull Back!
by Mary Ellen McGonagle,
President, MEM Investment Research
In this video, Mary Ellen highlights how select M7 stocks, mostly TSLA, propped the markets up while some sectors continued to trend lower. She reviews how to find entry points in winning stocks, and also discusses why Small Caps are falling.
This video originally premiered December 13, 2024. You can...
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Master the MACD Zero Line for a Trading Edge!
by Joe Rabil,
President, Rabil Stock Research
In this exclusive StockCharts video, Joe shows how to use the MACD zero line as a bias for a stock. As opposed to offering a buy signal, this Zero line level can provide insight into a market or stock's underlying condition; Joe shows how to refine that information...
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Top Techniques for Finding Strength in Sectors
by Julius de Kempenaer,
Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com
In this exclusive StockCharts video,Julius gives a quick update on sector rotation, then examines the strength uncovered in Consumer Discretionary. He analyzes names like TSLA, AMZN, and LULU; some are in full swing uptrends, but there are also a few names that are on the verge of turning around...
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Several Intermarket Relationships Precariously Positioned for Stocks
by Martin Pring,
President, Pring Research
Chart 1 compares the S&P Composite with the NYSE A/D Line and its Common Stock counterpart. These, of course, are not intermarket relationships, but the chart does show that some near-term weakness would violate their bull market trendlines. Violating a trendline is not necessarily the end of...
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How to Spot Low-Volatility Stocks That are Ready to Explode
by Karl Montevirgen,
Financial Writer
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* If you want to reposition your portfolio for 2025, consider the potential policy changes that can significantly affect the market.
* Focusing on financials and using MarketCarpets Bollinger BandWidth setting identifies stocks with low volatility setups, among other qualities.
* Identify stocks that meet your investing criteria and add them...
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Options Trade Ideas YOU NEED to SEE!
by Tony Zhang,
Chief Strategist, OptionsPlay
Looking for options trade ideas? In this video, Tony presents some of the best options trading strategies! After discussing special 0DTE strategies, the big picture, and individual sectors and industries, Tony covers bullish and bearish ideas for stocks including NVDA, SHOP, GOOGL, META, CAT and many more.
This video premiered...
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Market As Good As It Gets
by Erin Swenlin,
Vice President, DecisionPoint.com
Today Carl looks at the 26 indexes, sectors and groups in a CandleGlance to see how the indexes stack up. It is clear that all of the indexes are as good as they can get. Carl warns that when things are as good as they can get, the only place...
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Week Ahead: Consolidation Likely as NIFTY Tests Crucial Levels; Guard Profits Mindfully
by Milan Vaishnav,
Founder and Technical Analyst, EquityResearch.asia and ChartWizard.ae
The markets closed with gains for the third week in a row, as key indices posting gains while extending their technical rebound. The Nifty trended higher most of the week. The volatility was largely absent, but the Indices stayed quite choppy on most days except the last, where it remained...
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Stay Away from Large-Cap Value Stocks
by Julius de Kempenaer,
Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* Growth stocks are regaining leadership over value.
* Small and mid-cap growth sectors are leading the charge.
* Large-cap value is currently the weakest market segment.
Growth vs. Value Rotation: The Pendulum Swings Again
Relative Rotation Graphs (RRG) are not just good tools to use in analyzing sector rotation; they&...
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Double Top on Industrials (XLI)
by Erin Swenlin,
Vice President, DecisionPoint.com
Industrials (XLI) benefited greatly from the "Trump Trade", but fell back to digest the gap up rally. It rallied again, but failed after overcoming overhead resistance at the prior November top. Now it is pulling back once again, which that has formed a bearish double top formation. The...
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Master the Market: Navigating Up Days and Down Days
by Karl Montevirgen,
Financial Writer
KEY TAKEAWAYS
* Assess the cumulative strength or weakness of a stock's up and down days to help decide on a prospective trade or investment.
* MarketCarpets can comprehensively display the cumulative strength or weakness of stocks in a specific group, such as the S&P 500.
* Discover how...
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Financials Primed to Beat Tech in December!
by Julius de Kempenaer,
Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com
In this exclusive video,Julius analyzes the completed monthly charts for November and assesses the long-term trends for all sectors. What we can expect for the coming month of December based on seasonality? With the technology sector under pressure, an interesting opportunity appears to be arising in Financials.
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DP Trading Room: Swenlin Trading Oscillators Top!
by Erin Swenlin,
Vice President, DecisionPoint.com
On Friday our short-term Swenlin Trading Oscillators (STOs) turned down even after a rally. This is an attention flag that we shouldn't ignore, but what do the intermediate-term indicators tell us? Are they confirming these short-term tops?
Carl goes through the DP Signal tables to start the program...
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Can the S&P 500 Rally Without Tech?
by Julius de Kempenaer,
Senior Technical Analyst, StockCharts.com
In this video from StockCharts TV,Julius takes a deep dive into US sector rotation, breaking it down into offensive, defensive and cyclical sectors. He first looks at the relative rotations that are shaping up inside the group, assessing each sector's price chart in combination with the rotation...
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OptionsPlay: Macro Market Outlook and Options Strategies
by Tony Zhang,
Chief Strategist, OptionsPlay
Join Tony as he walks you through a Macro Market outlook, and shares his top bearish and bullish options trading ideas. He talks growth vs. value, commodities, bonds, the Dollar Index, sectors like homebuilders and semiconductors, and stocks like NVDA, DIS, INTC, and more.
This video premiered on November 26,...
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Market Rally Broadens - New All-Time Highs?
by Erin Swenlin,
Vice President, DecisionPoint.com
Today Carl looks at the small-caps and mid-caps that have now begun to outperform the market. Clearly the rally is broadening, the question now is can we continue to make new all-time highs. It does seem very likely especially given the positive outlook on the Secretary of Treasury nomination.
Carl...
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Week Ahead: NIFTY Defends This Crucial Support; Chase Rebounds Mindfully
by Milan Vaishnav,
Founder and Technical Analyst, EquityResearch.asia and ChartWizard.ae
In a truncated trading week, the Indian equities closed the week with gains thanks to a robust technical rebound that it witnessed on Friday. The Nifty continued to wear a corrective look for three days; on the last trading day of the week, the Index managed to get itself into...
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