Art's Charts

May 2014

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Chart Setups: COPPER, GME, NBL, $WTIC, XRT

by Arthur Hill

Today's charts feature five setups from across the board. A key industrial metal retraced 50-62% of its prior advance and may hit resistance soon. A game retailer with high short interest gapped up. An oil services company shows signs of firming in a key retracement zone... Read More 

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Small-Cap Financials are Still Underperforming

by Arthur Hill

Note that I will be taking a day off on Friday and Art's charts will not be updated until Monday. Stocks took a breather on Wednesday with small losses in the major index ETFs... Read More 

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Techs Lead Market High - Gold Confirms Bearish Continuation Pattern

by Arthur Hill

Stocks were higher again on Tuesday with small-caps leading the way. The Russell 2000 ETF and Russell MicroCap iShares gained 1.44% and 1.92%, respectively. Strength in small-caps triggered a breakout in IWM as it moved above its mid May high... Read More 

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Chart Setups: CY, GPS, LB, MRVL, USG

by Arthur Hill

Today's charts feature five setups in various groups. We start with a semiconductor stock making a breakout on high volume. Next, there are two retailers with bullish continuation patterns forming. Both broke out with gaps and are now consolidating... Read More 

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IWM Moves Back above Key Moving Average - SPY Hits New High

by Arthur Hill

Last week was a pretty good week for stocks. First, small-caps led the market as the Russell 2000 ETF gained over 2%. Second, the Consumer Discretionary SPDR led the sectors higher with a 2.09% gain. Third, Treasuries actually fell as the 20+ YR T-Bond ETF lost .74% last week... Read More 

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IWM Keeps Bear Trap Alive - ITB Bounces within Downtrend

by Arthur Hill

Stocks moved higher on Thursday with another lopsided advance. The Russell 2000 ETF gained around 1%, but the S&P 500 SPDR gained just .30%. Small-caps led and large-caps lagged. Eight of the nine sectors were higher with the consumer discretionary and finance sectors leading... Read More 

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Charts: ANF, AKAM, CYH, DDD, FB

by Arthur Hill

Today's charts feature five setups in various groups. We start with an internet stock that is firming in a gap zone and retracement area. There is a clothing retailer with a bearish wedge. Next up is a hospital stock that appears to be healing with a gap and surge on good volume... Read More 

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Media Stocks Lead XLY - Small-Cap Breadth Indicator Remains Bearish

by Arthur Hill

Stocks rebounded on Wednesday with large-caps leading the way. The Dow Diamonds (DIA) and S&P 100 ETF (OEF) rose around 1%. All sectors were up with consumer discretionary and industrials leading... Read More 

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Retailers Weigh on Market, but SPY and QQQ Hold Up

by Arthur Hill

Stocks came under selling pressure with retailers leading the way lower. The Russell 2000 ETF and Russell MicroCap iShares lost around 1.5% on Tuesday. The S&P 500 SPDR and Nasdaq 100 ETF led up relatively well with losses of .63% and .36%, respectively... Read More 

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Charts: AMD, GLF, F, FAST, TWO

by Arthur Hill

Today's charts feature five setups in various groups. A little chip maker found support near its prior gap with a breakout the last two days. An offshore driller shows signs of buying pressure after a breakout. An auto maker bounces off support... Read More 

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Techs and Small-Caps Lead the Bounce

by Arthur Hill

Stocks rallied on Monday with techs and small-caps leading the way. The Russell 2000 ETF gained over 1% and the Nasdaq 100 Equal-Weight ETF advanced .85% on the day. Seven of the nine sector SPDRs were higher with technology, finance and consumer discretionary leading... Read More 

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MidCap AD Line Breaks First Support

by Arthur Hill

Stocks remain mixed overall, but selling pressure is quietly spreading. The S&P 500 SPDR and Nasdaq 100 ETF continue to hold up well, but the Russell 2000 ETF and small-caps remain relatively weak. The market as a whole remains vulnerable as long as small-caps under perform... Read More 

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Test Looms for SPY as TLT Surges to Highest Level of 2014

by Arthur Hill

Stocks took it on the chin Thursday with the major index ETFs falling across the board. Reading the financial media, one would have expected 2+ percent declines and blood in the street. The losses, however, where relatively modest and the Russell 2000 did not lead the way lower... Read More 

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IWM Traces out Bearish Continuation Pattern

by Arthur Hill

Small-caps once again led the market lower with the Russell 2000 ETF and Russell MicroCap iShares losing over 1.5% on the day. The Dow Diamonds and S&P 500 SPDR held up relatively well and lost around .5% on Wednesday... Read More 

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Chart Setups: FB, FLIR, POOL, PTC, Z

by Arthur Hill

Today's charts feature five setups in various groups. Facebook, the king of social networking, has a big reversal pattern taking shape. Flir Systems fell sharply and then formed a bearish continuation pattern... Read More 

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XSD Triangulates - UUP Breaks Free - TLT Bounces within Uptrend

by Arthur Hill

Stocks were mixed on Tuesday with the Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) falling around 1% and the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) advancing .1% on the day. Eight of the nine sector SPDRs were up, and just one down. The gains were small with the Energy SPDR (XLE) leading the way (+.38%)... Read More 

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SPY Challenges Prior High - GLD Remains with Bearish Pattern

by Arthur Hill

Stocks surged with a broad-based rally led by small-caps. The Russell 2000 ETF and the Russell MicroCap iShares gained over 2%, while the Dow Diamonds and S&P 500 SPDR gained less than 1%. It was a lopsided rally, but a little relative strength in small-caps is positive overall... Read More 

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Charts: ARG, BBT, IMMR, JBP, UAL

by Arthur Hill

Today's charts feature five setups in various groups. Air Gas recovered from a support break and broke flag resistance. BB&T, a regional bank, held above its February low and bounced on good volume the last two days... Read More 

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SPY Maintains Upward Bias - UUP Triggers a Bear Trap

by Arthur Hill

Not much happened in the stock market last week. The Dow Diamonds advanced .59%, the Nasdaq 100 ETF fell .79%, the S&P 500 SPDR decline just .05% and the Russell 2000 ETF lost 1.79%. The nine sector SPDRs were split with four up and five down... Read More 

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QQQ Holds Wedge Break - Consumer Discretionary Weighs on Market

by Arthur Hill

The bulls tried to rally the market in early trading, but the early gains failed to hold as stocks moved lower in the afternoon. Once again, the Russell 2000 ETF and Russell MicroCap iShares led the way lower... Read More 

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SPY Forms Bull Flag - GLD Forms Bearish Continuation Pattern

by Arthur Hill

Stocks opened weak, firmed and rallied into the close. The major index ETFs finished with modest gains, but the Nasdaq 100 ETF closed slightly lower. The Finance SPDR and Utilities SPDR led the sectors higher... Read More 

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Chart Setups: AMGN, AXP, MSFT, PBCT, RF, TTGT

by Arthur Hill

Today charts feature three stocks from the finance sector, two from the tech sector and a biotech. Buying pressure is showing up in American Express over the last three days. Regional banks PBCT and RF are firming at key retracement... Read More 

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SPY Breaks Trend line as QQQ Tests Wedge Support

by Arthur Hill

After opening weak and recovering on Monday, stocks opened slightly lower and declined on Tuesday. I consider a weak open and steady decline more negative because it suggests consistent selling pressure... Read More 

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SPY Holds Breakout as XLF Recovers after Weak Open

by Arthur Hill

The major index ETFs opened weak, but firmed in the first thirty minutes and bounced to close virtually unchanged. The overall results were mixed with the Nasdaq 100 ETF advancing .53% on the day and the Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) closing .12% lower... Read More 

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Charts: AYI, BMY, FLEX, UNH, USB

by Arthur Hill

AYI Tests Support Zone. BMY Bounces off Big Support. FLEX Forms Big Bull Flag. UNH Firms with Large Spinning Top. USB Finds Support near Key Retracement. Video is not available at the moment because we moved to a new blogging platform over the last few days... Read More 

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GLD Goes for a Breakout as TLT Hits a New High

by Arthur Hill

Nothing much changed last week. SPY broke flag resistance and continued to lead the major index ETFs. IWM remains in a downtrend and formed a rising wedge, which could be a bearish continuation pattern. The markets shrugged off good economic news and closed weak on Friday... Read More 

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Gold and the 10-Yr T-Yield Test their April Lows

by Arthur Hill

There is no change on the charts as the current patterns held up. SPY and QQQ have flag breakouts, while IWM is bouncing within a downtrend. IWM could be forming a bear flag/wedge over the last few days... Read More 

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Charts: ADSK, DDD, ISIL, ITRI, PVH

by Arthur Hill

ADSK Corrects after Strong Advance DDD Firms at long-term Support ISIL Breaks Out after Earnings ITRI Tests Island Reversal Zone PVH Breaks Flag Resistance Video is not available at the moment because we moved to a new blogging platform over the last few days... Read More 

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UUP Tests Support as GLD Stalls at Key Level

by Arthur Hill

Trading remains mixed as the market awaits the employment report on Friday, or perhaps jobless claims today. Despite a mixed market, the S&P 500 SPDR and Dow Diamonds continue to behave and act like they want to move higher. The Nasdaq 100 ETF also has a flag breakout working... Read More