Before We Dive In… You know the pain of always having to build charts from scratch. Most of us deal with this on a regular basis. You’ve got charts for different timeframes, charts for trends, a chart for momentum, charts for different styles and setups, etc. It’s a... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… The evening of April 14, 1912 was moonless and calm in the North Atlantic Ocean. For the crew of the RMS Titanic, it must have felt like a night of smooth sailing. However, the lack of moonlight and waves weighed on the horizon’s visibility. Nobody... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… If you're confused about how bond yields are affecting the stock market, this one’s for you. As I’m writing this, there’s been lots of news coverage on rising bond yields and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s attempt to bring those yields... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… Gold, silver, and Bitcoin are three entirely different assets. Gold’s a monetary metal. Silver’s a hybrid of monetary and industrial. Bitcoin’s a volatile crypto that somehow earned its street cred as digital gold. Yet they've lumped together under the “safe-haven”... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… Imagine giving a presentation on your blog or in a webinar where your SharpCharts pixelate the more you zoom in. You’ve put a lot of work into building a good chart, but, on the big screen it looks like a blurry mix of jagged mush.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… Do you know how many candlestick patterns are out there in the technical pattern universe? Just a little over 100. However, not every candlestick pattern has proven to be reliable or effective based on historical consistency. For this article, I want to zoom in on five... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… You’ve done your research. You’ve identified the instruments you want to trade. And now you’re ready to pull the trigger. At this point, you can easily jump the bridge between commitment and action. But the smartest way to go about it is to... READ MORE
Before We Dive In... Momentum stocks have been yielding outsized returns over the last few years. Recently, however, they started to unwind. The chip industry was one of its biggest drivers, according to Axios. When the Fed’s June rate decision was announced, investors got spooked. That’s a clean... READ MORE
Breakout trading, pullback trading and reversion setups each fit different market conditions. Joe Rabil shows how recognizing the right setup can help avoid forcing the wrong trade.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… In the last article, we covered the Trend part of the DecisionPoint Market Scoreboard. The scoreboard has four segments, and they’re meant to be read together. But each segment is already technically rigorous. If you’re new to it, you might find yourself confused. So,... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… You open your charts on a Monday morning, bad week behind you. And it turns out this one’s worse. Positions are under pressure, with one reversing badly. So you check the indicators. Trend says one thing; momentum says another. Volume’s no help this time.... READ MORE
Joe Rabil shows how recognizing the right setup can help you avoid forcing the wrong trade.... READ MORE
Tom Bowley presents a practical look at how seasonality can strengthen a setup and when the numbers deserve more scrutiny. He shares what he looks for before using seasonality to support a trading setup.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… The Performance Spread is a new indicator on StockCharts. It may not look like much at first. Compare a stock to a benchmark; line's up means it’s outperforming, line's down means it’s lagging. Too clean? Many people stop right there,... READ MORE
Seasonality is an important tool, but not an end-all be-all. Tom Bowley uses several examples to show where seasonality can add to, but can't outweigh, the value of a chart.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… Nobody associates stock screeners with lost time, opportunity, and money. But a mishandled screener can deliver those as quickly as it can the opposite. StockCharts’ Screener is a powerful tool, but, if you steer it the wrong way, you’ll end up with either nothing, mismatched... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… Swing traders operate on relatively narrow time frames. They hold positions for days, maybe a week or more. If you’re looking for swing trading opportunities, fundamentals may be lower on the totem pole of criteria. You’re looking for technical setups, often from different angles.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… StockCharts’ Screener is built for convenience and speed. Simple and straightforward. You’ve got a thesis. You stack indicators. Layers upon layers. You plug it in, results come in fast. You’re in discovery mode. But something’s missing. The presets don’t seem to match... READ MORE
Tony Zhang explains how the Wheel Strategy can help long-term investors use options to buy stocks intelligently while generating repeatable income. Learn how the StockCharts + OptionsPlay workflow helps identify candidates, sell cash-secured puts, and manage covered calls.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… Stock screen results are only as effective as the filter combinations you put in. Give it something basic, and basic is what you get back. Give it a combination that's unique, and you'll get a result that perhaps others miss. StockCharts'... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… There are times when you want to find tradable securities based on a simple premise. You want stocks or ETFs in certain groups exhibiting a few key technical and fundamental characteristics. What you don’t want to do in this early stage is to craft a... READ MORE
The StockCharts Screener has arrived. Discover how this powerful new tool can help you quickly narrow thousands of stocks, simplify your research, and transform the way you find new opportunities.... READ MORE
Learn how to uncover early opportunities and evaluate options strategies with the StockCharts + OptionsPlay workflow.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… It’s easy to get too caught up in the present. Especially when it comes to investing. You’ve got news headlines, economic reports, current price moves, and just about everything to distract from what matters most: context. This is an exploitable blind spot, and not... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… Indicators are designed to help you perceive certain market dynamics more clearly. But first they have to consume data: Price. Volume. These are key ingredients. Extended hours trading changes the recipe. Volume vanishes. Thin trading distorts calculations. Momentum gets magnified. Trends look different. The math is... READ MORE
Gatis Roze continues his series on the importance of personal cybersecurity.... READ MORE
SharpCharts just got one of its biggest indicator updates yet. Grayson Roze reveals 14 new indicators and enhancements that can help you uncover stronger trends, compare relative strength, and get more from every chart.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… Gold has been all over mainstream financial news since 2020. Prior to that, it was a “barbarous relic.” Yesterday’s money. But then the world changed; inflation came back, debt got heavier, currencies looked shakier, geopolitics got uglier. Suddenly, gold became a “hot asset” again. Strange... READ MORE
Most investors use RSI to identify overbought and oversold conditions, but Dave Keller explains how its real value lies in revealing trend strength, illustrating how RSI ranges can distinguish between phases, confirm trends, and help you recognize meaningful market shifts.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… There are plenty of tools on StockCharts for tracking emerging leaders. But only one enables you to find them quickly through color codes. Here’s a simple method: pair StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) with MarketCarpets. Now you can identify stocks that are rotating from average performance... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… You spot a clear market pattern. Maybe it’s a smooth upswing and pullback. Maybe it’s a symmetrical triangle, or a rectangle pattern. It’s ideal for a swing trade. You jump in. But once your position’s open, how far can it go? Where’... READ MORE
With growth stocks posting some astonishing gains over the course of the week, Tom Bowley explains how pullbacks in leading industry names can be a valuable opportunity.... READ MORE
Tony Zhang explains why the biggest winning stocks are often identified long before they become obvious. Discover a structured approach for finding early breakout candidates and evaluating options strategies before the crowd catches on.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… You see that volume histogram beneath your chart? It holds a lot of insight. Perhaps more than you realize. But not in its default position. First, you have to rotate it. Turn it into a Volume-by-Price indicator. This gives it range across the x... READ MORE
Bruce explains the Wyckoffian notion of the Composite Operator, including what it is, how it is integral to the Wyckoffian trading philosophy, and how DLTR recently exemplified C.O. Accumulation in action.... READ MORE
Dave Keller breaks down the Hindenburg Omen and Titanic Syndrome, two breadth indicators designed to identify conditions often seen near major market tops, and explains why recent signals deserve attention.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… Sectors show the market’s inner rumblings. Money flows in. Money pulls out. Pressure builds beneath the surface. Sectors, and the opportunities they present, are never static. Some opportunities are obvious. Others stay buried in the noise. Following sectors can give you an advantage; if you... READ MORE
Join David Keller as he explains how traders analyze price gaps.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… Many traders spend too much time flipping through charts to find the right setup. Sometimes, they’ll find something that looks good, while other times, they get a bunch of duds. But what if that process was backwards? Instead of searching for stocks, what if you... READ MORE
With cybersecurity becoming ever more important to daily life -- trading being no exception -- Gatis starts off a three-part series on the topic by looking at the big picture.... READ MORE