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
Big Tech may grab the headlines, but some of this rally’s strongest participation is showing up elsewhere. Mary Ellen McGonagle shows where the broader move is taking shape and what the charts are signaling now.... 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
Dave Keller explains why the recent breakout could mark the beginning of a new uptrend, as well as the one key level that still needs to be cleared before the move is fully confirmed.... 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
Where could the market’s next leaders come from? Dave Keller shares 10 charts that could help identify the strongest opportunities developing across growth stocks, recovery candidates, and fresh technical breakouts.... 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
As semiconductor stocks are retreating, China ETFs are displaying strengthening relative strength. Could it be an opportunity to diversify your portfolio during the second half of the year? ... READ MORE
Should you rely on AI models to pick your stocks? Discover the pitfalls of relying on AI decisionmaking when trading — and how the tools offered by StockCharts.com can help you make your own best choices.... 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
Is this the start of the next advance, or another false breakout? Dave Keller explains the signals he’s watching before revealing his Top 10 Stock Charts for July 2026.... 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
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
Most investors use RSI to spot overbought and oversold conditions, but Dave Keller explains why one specific RSI signal may be far more important—and how it can reveal whether a pullback is simply noise or the start of something bigger.... 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
After a powerful rally pushed major indexes higher, new challenges are starting to emerge. Tom Bowley explains what options expiration, semiconductor weakness, and shifting market leadership could mean for stocks in the weeks ahead.... 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
Most momentum investors focus on stocks with high SCTR rankings, but emerging leaders often appear earlier. Dave Keller, CMT, shares a simple scan combining new three-month highs with lower SCTR scores to identify stocks just beginning a potential accumulation phase.... 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
Economic indicators can help you make trading and investing decisions. Martin Pring shows how you can use indicators to identify peaks and troughs in market cycles.... 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
A broadening rally can tempt investors into buying stocks that are already overstretched. Here's how you can safely identify the next market leaders and apply a risk-defined options strategy with a favorable risk-to-reward ratio. ... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… You want to achieve brilliance? Answers aren’t the best measure. But generating great questions is, at least according to ancient wisdom. This distinction is especially relevant when you’re working with an AI-driven chatbot. The difference between getting the “same old, same old” and... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… We already covered Market Summary basics in a previous article. So, in this installment, we’re going to talk about creating an ecosystem—wiring together all of the parts to make an even more powerful and customizable tool for your workflow. We can also make this... READ MORE
The AI narrative is shifting. With semiconductor stocks facing a downside correction, here are the two cheapest semiconductor stocks to buy put options on now.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… When you buy a home, you don’t just look at the price and the staged pictures. You check everything from the neighborhood down to the foundation. Yet even though you wouldn’t evaluate a house from just one angle, traders often do exactly that with... READ MORE
What does a ceasefire in the U.S.-Israel war with Iran mean for the stock market? Here's a rundown of the most geopolitically sensitive charts that can determine if the upside rally has legs.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… Many traders pay attention to only two signals when using the Relative Strength Index (RSI): overbought and oversold. The problem is if you do it that way, you’re focusing on minor clues while missing the bigger picture. Here’s something you might not know: you... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… Last time, I showed how an index can keep climbing even as fewer stocks do the work; rallies that look strong but may already be weakening underneath. The Bullish Percent Index (BPI) measures how many stocks in an index are flashing Point & Figure buy signals.... READ MORE
Are you struggling to make sense of a headline-driven stock market? Learn how a simple ChartList can help you stay focused, reduce uncertainty, and spot key market reversals.... READ MORE
Investors and traders should keep an eye on the trends developing in the tech stocks. NVIDIA's annual GTC AI conference could be the catalyst that moves the sector.... READ MORE
When most investors use Relative Rotation Graphs (RRGⓇ), they often focus on stocks or ETFs that are sitting in the Leading quadrant. But, by the time a security is deep in the Leading quadrant, most of the move may be over. In this video, Julius de Kempenaer explains why the... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… In our last breadth article, we explored how Point & Figure buy signals give a unique angle on index strength or weakness. Today, we’re going to widen our breadth lens across four time horizons, which will give us clues on strength from periods of short-... READ MORE
Uncover the strongest stocks in any index using four powerful StockCharts tools! Grayson Roze shows how you can sort, filter, scan, and review index members efficiently across multiple timeframes for the best results.... READ MORE
Emerging market ETFs like IEMG are outperforming the S&P 500. See what technical analysis and seasonality reveal about what's next.... READ MORE
Dave contrasts trend-following momentum strategies with value-oriented approaches focused on buying weakness, and explains how technical analysis uses leading and lagging signals.... READ MORE
Market breadth is driving stocks as macro data returns. SCTR, BPI, and moving averages reveal where leadership is forming.... READ MORE
Tech stocks are pulling back, but the stock market isn't breaking. It's rotating. See which asset groups are showing strength and how simple scans can help uncover opportunities.... READ MORE