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
Dave Keller breaks down the support and resistance that could separate short-term market noise from something more concerning.... 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
Gold has broken through downtrend resistance and posted its best weekly gain since January. Will it break through near-term resistance between $4500 and $4600?... READ MORE
The SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) went through a Bollinger Band Squeeze-thrust sequence for the second time in 12 months. What does it mean for GLD? Arthur Hill breaks it down for you.... READ MORE
While AI continues to dominate headlines, leadership is expanding into Materials, Industrials, and Energy. Dave Keller, CMT, explains how sector rotation fits the market cycle and highlights three stocks showing strong relative strength that could lead the next phase of the bull market.... READ MORE
With market breadth improving, the S&P 500 has potential for an upside breakout. Arthur Hill analyzes market breadth indicators and shows why an upside breakout is possible in the SPY.... READ MORE
The S&P 500 remains trapped in a trading range, but market breadth tells a more nuanced story. Dave Keller, CMT, reviews key breadth indicators to explain what's supporting the bull market, where warning signs remain, and what would confirm a more bullish outlook.... READ MORE
Growth stocks may be out of favor, but now might not be time to give up on them. Here's one key price point in the chart of IWF that could determine whether or not growth stocks regain their leadership.... READ MORE
SpaceX's stock price has fallen about 50% from its peak. Has the selloff run its course? Here's a look at the charts and the levels to watch.... READ MORE
Fibonacci retracements help investors identify high-probability support, resistance, and price targets. Dave Keller, CMT, uses NVIDIA and Adobe to demonstrate how selecting the right swing highs and lows creates a disciplined framework for anticipating market turning points.... 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
The VanEck Agribusiness ETF (MOO) is on the verge of a breakout. Arthur Hill analyzes the chart and explains why a breakout looks likely.... READ MORE
With Treasury yields breaking lower, some market groups could gain a meaningful tailwind. Dave Keller, CMT, highlights why small caps, homebuilders, and real estate may benefit from falling rates, along with the technical signals supporting these emerging opportunities.... 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
With the U.S. Dollar Index is looking bullish, Martin Pring analyzes the index using KST, Special K, and a diffusion indicator in order to judge the overall direction for the dollar.,... READ MORE
The Mag 7 stocks have been under pressure, and the charts of MAGS and QQQ are cracking. However, July is a seasonally strong month for tech stocks; Mike Zaccardi explains how you can position yourself.... 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
As false breakouts take place in some of the major indexes, Martin Pring reviews breakouts in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Value Line Geometric Average and identifies key areas to monitor.... 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
Julius de Kempenaer, creator of RRG, presents his weekly update on US sector rotation using Relative Rotation Graphs.... READ MORE
Market breadth often reveals what headline indexes miss. Dave Keller, CMT, explains the three breadth indicators at the core of his process - cumulative advance-decline lines, McClellan Oscillator, and percentage of stocks above key moving averages - and how they help confirm market trends.... 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
Stocks sold off as headline risk rattled investors. Discover what the S&P 500, Nasdaq, semiconductors, and oil are signalling next. ... 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
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
Inflation, weakening breadth, and buyer exhaustion in technology stocks raise warning signs as key stock market indicators point to growing risk.... READ MORE
Dave Keller reviews his 10 most important charts for June 2026, highlighting key breakout, breakdown, and trend continuation setups across various sectors. Learn the levels, momentum signals, and moving averages that could shape the market’s next move.... 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
After a sharp June pullback, investors are reassessing the outlook for growth stocks. Dave Keller, CMT, outlines four possible paths for the Nasdaq 100 through late July, exploring how sector rotation, interest rates, and market leadership could shape the next move.... READ MORE
A second Hindenburg Omen confirmation has emerged as market breadth weakens beneath new highs in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Dave Keller, CMT, explains why the signal should be viewed as an early warning sign, not a prediction, and how investors can prepare for rising risk.... READ MORE
Dave Keller explains how Fibonacci retracements can help identify support, resistance, price targets, and risk management levels. Using examples from MSFT, LULU, and AT&T, he shows when Fibonacci analysis is most effective and how traders use these key levels to plan their next move.... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… You invested a lot of money into a bad stock, and you realized it too late. It plunged, and you've taken a huge loss. So, later, you buy a sizable position in a much stronger company. It pulls back, as all stocks do. You... READ MORE
Get a behind-the-scenes look at how technical analysts set up their game plan for Tom's Super Bowley Fantasy Stock Draft. Discover how they analyze the overall market, the strategies they follow, and how they pick sectors and stocks that will outperform the market.... 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
Tony Zhang shows how to find a defined-risk trade by scanning small-cap setups and ranking bulish options strategies.... READ MORE
Legendary trader Larry Williams returns with a timely update on where he believes the markets are headed next, explaining why market cycles, money flow, and seasonal patterns still point to higher stock prices in 2026.... READ MORE
Ahead of SpaceX's anticipated IPO, several space-themed ETFs are seeing massive inflows, with NASA and UFO are displaying solid uptrends. Here's what you should be monitoring ahead of SPCX's debut. ... READ MORE
Before We Dive In… Whether you trade for the short-term or long-term, the first thing you probably do every morning is check the headlines: CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business, or whatever suits you. We all do this, because markets react to information. And we don't want to... READ MORE