KEY TAKEAWAYS * Use the StockCharts MarketCarpets to get a fast snapshot of market trends without sifting through endless news. * Toggle between performance and technical rankings like SCTR to find hidden opportunities. * Make MarketCarpets part of your daily routine to catch opportunities faster than traditional methods. When Wall Street rings its... READ MORE
The week that went by was in complete contrast to the week before, as the markets heavily consolidated in a tight range. In the previous week, the Nifty had seen a significant retracement of over 1167 points; however, over the past five trading days, the index stayed totally devoid of... READ MORE
In this StockCharts TV video, Mary Ellen highlights what's driving these markets higher despite a rise in interest rates. She also focuses on the leadership area in Technology and shares several stocks from this group. Last up, she reviews how to quickly uncover top stock candidates when a... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * SPY is starting to resolve its negative divergence with RSI. * Large-cap growth is coming back into favor. * Magnificent 7 stocks provided 2.9% of the S&P 50's 6.8% performance over the past five weeks. Where is the Recent Performance in the S&... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * Doing a top-down sector-to-industry analysis can be an effective way to find tradable opportunities. * It makes sense to compare charts to see which ones are outperforming and which are underperforming. * Get a bigger picture, drill down using relative performance indicators, and then examine specific key levels of each... READ MORE
In this video from StockCharts TV,Julius presents a few conflicting rotations and signals that continue to warrant caution while the S&P 500 keeps hovering just above support. With the negative divergences between price and MACD/RSI remaining intact, SPY should not break 565. Julius looks at rotations... READ MORE
During today's market analysis Carl laid out his reasons why we believe we are at a market top. He discusses the current market price action combined with exclusive DecisionPoint indicators to substantiate his position. Don't miss his analysis. Carl also goes though the Magnificent Seven by... READ MORE
On the back of one of the major FII selloffs seen in recent times, the markets succumbed to strong corrective pressure through the week and ended on a very weak note. The Nifty 50 remained under selling pressure; at no point in time did it show any intention to stage... READ MORE
In this StockCharts TV video, Mary Ellen highlights the continuation rally in AI-related stocks while also reviewing broader market conditions. The move higher in yields as well as volatility were discussed heading into next week's FOMC notes and inflation data. This video originally premiered October 4, 2024. You... READ MORE
In this video from StockCharts TV,Julius explores the October seasonal outlook for the S&P 500 and various sectors. Seasonality suggests a potential rise in the S&P 500, fueled by strength in technology, but there are still concerns about the ongoing negative divergence between price and... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * Vistra Energy can be a big player in providing nuclear power to AI companies. * Vistra Energy's stock price has hit an all-time high. * There are support levels on the daily price chart that could present buying opportunities in VST. Utility stocks are now becoming cool. Going... READ MORE
In this exclusive StockCharts TV video, Joe explains how to use two timeframes to identify 2 important characteristics of a great setup. For examples, he shares a few Chinese stocks that are showing great strength to the upside and what levels to watch for a pullback. Joe also covers the... READ MORE
In this video from StockCharts TV,Julius takes a detailed look at the monthly charts for all US sectors and the S&P 500. With many sectors breaking to new highs, he highlights how the long-term uptrend for the S&P 500 remains intact. Julius also examines the... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * The leading sector performer in Q3 was Utilities, up by 19.35%. * Utility stocks are gaining attention because of their ability to power up AI companies. * Many utility stocks provide dividends, which could add some extra cash to your portfolio. September, typically considered to be the weakest month... READ MORE
In today's free DecisionPoint Trading Room, Erin pulls out her exclusive DecisionPoint Diamond Scans and finds us some new and interesting stock symbols to explore further. These scans are very powerful and bring the best charts to your attention. DecisionPoint has a new Scan Alert System for purchase... READ MORE
In this StockCharts TV video, Mary Ellen reviews the broader markets, including sector and industry group rotation, before highlighting the sharp move into Chinese stocks. She shares her thoughts on whether it's too late to participate. In addition, she looks at the key traits that signal your stock... READ MORE
As we near the end of what has been a fairly solid Q3 for the equity markets, we are left with the eternal question for investors: "What's next?" We now have the Fed's first rate cut in the rearview mirror, with multiple rate cuts... READ MORE
On Friday mornings in our DP Diamonds subscriber-only trading room, the DecisionPoint Diamond Mine, I like to look for a "Sector to Watch" and an "Industry Group to Watch" within. These are for your watchlist and not necessarily ready for immediate investment. In the case of... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * Negative divergence remains a distracting factor * Defensive rotation still present * Industrials and Materials on positive track toward leading RRG quadrant Despite a backdrop of conflicting market signals, there are still sectors within the S&P 500 that are showing promising movements and potential opportunities for investors. Today,... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * Investors began piling into real estate stocks over the last three months. * XLRE is now just under 1% from its 52-week high, as indicated by the Distance From Highs indicator. * With a potential dip on the horizon in XLRE, watch these levels to spot zones of opportunity from... READ MORE
In this video from StockCharts TV,Julius assesses current rotations in asset classes and US sectors using Relative Rotation Graphs, finding a lot of contradictory behavior. Taking a step back, he focuses on the weekly timeframe to find some more meaningful trends and shy away from day-to-day noise. He then... READ MORE
In today's free DP Trading Room Carl reviews the charts of two new members to the SP500, Dell (DELL) and Palantir (PLTR). Are they poised to break out on this news? Carl also discussed the inflation on housing prices to open the show. Before going over the signal... READ MORE
In this StockCharts TV video, Mary Ellen reviews the broader markets after last week's rate-cut induced rally. She also shares stocks that are breaking out of bases and poised to trade higher. The "nuclear renaissance" is also discussed, as well as stocks that will benefit the... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * Sector Rotation remains defensive * S&P chart showing resemblence to late 2021 * Negative divergences still in play First of all, I apologize for my absence this week. I caught something that looked like Covid, and felt like Covid, but it did not identify (pun intended) as Covid.... READ MORE
In this exclusive StockCharts TV video, Joe shows how to use RSI in multiple timeframes to identify the next buying opportunity in the SPY. Joe thinks this rally is important; he uses the ADX to distinguish between the strength in different indices. Joe demonstrates how he moves quickly around ACP,... READ MORE
As part of Carl's review of Gold charts, he explained how we use the close-ended fund, Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) to measure sentiment for Gold. Depending on how PHYS trades, it trades at a discount or premium based on the physical Gold that it holds. These discounts... READ MORE
In this StockCharts TV video, Mary Ellen reviews the broader markets and highlights pockets of strength that are starting to trend higher. She also shares add-on plays to the move into home construction stocks, and shows key characteristics needed to confirm a downtrend reversal in select stocks. This video originally... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * Tech bounce is judged as recovery within downtrend. * XLP, XLF, and XLV are positioned for outperformance in coming weeks. * The XLP chart is showing interesting characteristics which we have seen before Tech Rallies, But Remains Inside the Lagging Quadrant A quick look at the Relative Rotation Graph for... READ MORE
In this exclusive StockCharts TV video, Joe discusses why he is a bottom-up technical analyst. He explains the difference between top-down and bottom-up analysis and uses this to show the strongest sectors rotating to the upside right now; this approach will help give advance notice of which areas to focus... READ MORE
In this video from StockCharts TV,Julius takes a look at rotations in an asset allocation RRG. He compares fixed-income-related asset classes, commodities, the US dollar, Bitcoin and stocks to a balanced portfolio of 60% stocks/40% bonds. The long-lasting outperformance of stocks seems to be coming to an end.... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * The real estate sector gains ground as interest rate cuts loom. * Technology stocks are showing slight gains, but not enough to shift momentum. * Energy prices slide lower on weakened demand. The Real Estate sector took the lead in Tuesday's trading, probably because interest rate cuts are... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * With Fed rate cuts now widely anticipated, investors are looking to the biotech industry for potential investment opportunities. * Biotech, a highly-speculative industry, has declined sharply since 2020 as inflation, along with higher interest rates, set in. * You can spot green shoots of capital flowing into biotech; watch the... READ MORE
The recent decline last week revealed that the artificial intelligence bubble is deflating. Magnificent Seven stocks are unwinding in response to investors losing confidence in the AI trade in general. Carl gives us a complete picture of the Magnificent Seven in the short and intermediate terms. It doesn't... READ MORE
After initially forming a fresh incremental lifetime high, the markets succumbed to selling pressure from higher levels after spending some indecisive sessions during the week. The week that went by saw some early signs of the Nifty entering into broad corrective consolidation while ending near its low point of the... READ MORE
In this StockCharts TV video, Mary Ellen reviews the current downtrend taking place in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, and highlights the "uninverting" yield curve. She finishes with a deep dive into Nvidia, sharing how to handle the stock depending on your investment horizon. This video... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * The SCTR Report highlighted two gold miner ETFs, indicating that the industry is seeing positive movement. * A deeper dive into gold miner ETFs uncovers problems and opportunities. * The ZigZag line applied to the chart of GDX helps identify entry and exit levels. On Thursday afternoon, I dove into... READ MORE
In this exclusive StockCharts TV video, Joe shares how he identifies and trades a reversal pattern. Highlighting what causes him to focus in on a stock, he shares the 1-2-3 reversal pattern, along with the keys in MACD and ADX that allow you to improve the risk/reward equation in... READ MORE
KEY TAKEAWAYS * Extended uptrends often start with a bang, a big bang. * Chartists can find big bangs by measuring price moves in ATR terms. * Paypal broke a major resistance level with a 5+ ATR advance in August. Extended trends often start with big bangs and major breakouts. Chartists can identify... READ MORE
The past session for the markets stayed quite trending, as the headline index continued with its upward move. While extending its gains, the Nifty 50 Index ended the week on a very strong note. Witnessing a strong momentum on the upside, the market expanded its trading range as well. The... READ MORE
In this StockCharts TV video, Mary Ellen reviews the broader markets, including NASDAQ weakness, and the outperformance in the equal-weighted S&P 500. She examines NVDA and shares how you should trade the stock depending on your investment horizon. Last up, Mary Ellen reveals top stocks in leadership areas.... READ MORE