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Dell's Bullish Climb: Should You Get In Now?

by Karl Montevirgen

When the market is rallying in full swing, it can sometimes be difficult to select which stocks, among the hundreds, might present the best case to buy. For spotting the strongest stocks on a technical basis, the StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) can be an essential tool  Read More

DecisionPoint

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Signal Scoreboard As Good As It Gets

by Carl Swenlin

At DecisionPoint, we track intermediate-term and long-term BUY/SELL signals on twenty-six market, sector, and industry group indexes  Read More

ChartWatchers

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United Airlines Stock Soars: Watch For a Promising Buying Opportunity

by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

Airline stocks had a strong day, with United Airlines (UAL), American Airlines (AAL), and Delta Airlines (DAL) posting strong gains  Read More

Stock Talk with Joe Rabil

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Why the MACD Crossover Signal is SO Important

by Joe Rabil

In this exclusive StockCharts TV video, Joe shares the MACD downside crossover signal and explains the different ways it can play out when it takes place above the MACD zero line  Read More

RRG Charts

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Sector Rotation is Giving Conflicting Stories!

by Julius de Kempenaer

In this video from StockCharts TV, Julius dives in to the sector rotation model, trying to find any alignment between theoretical and real-life rotations of sectors in combination with the economic cycle  Read More

The Mindful Investor

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The Master Sentiment Chart You Need to Follow

by David Keller

At some point, this raging and relentless bull market has to slow down -- right?!? And yet, as you'll see from a quick review of three key market sentiment indicators, there could still be plenty of room for further upside in risk assets  Read More

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Larry Williams Focus On Stocks

Larry's Final LIVE "Family Gathering" Webinar Airs THIS WEEK - Friday, October 18 at 2 PM EDT!

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ChartWatchers

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SCTR Report: American Tower is Breaking Out Now; Don't Miss It!

by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

Semiconductors sold off on Tuesday, crushing the Technology sector. But the Real Estate sector didn't suffer a similar fate; in fact, it was the top sector performer for the day  Read More

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Martin Pring's Market Roundup

The Next Big Move in Yields May Be Different Than You Think

by Martin Pring

Below, Chart 1 shows a weekly plot for the 30-year yield, where we can see a perfectly formed top whose completion was followed by a negative 65-week EMA crossover. At the time of the breakdown, there were few grounds for suspecting a false break  Read More

The Mindful Investor

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Stay Ahead: Key Sentiment Indicators to Track in October 2024!

by David Keller

Which market sentiment indicators should we follow to validate the current bull market phase and anticipate a potential market top? David Keller, CMT breaks down three sentiment indicators he's watching in October 2024, explains their calculations and methodology, reviews their s  Read More

Don't Ignore This Chart!

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MarketCarpets: The Fastest Way to Scan for Hidden Market Opportunities

by Karl Montevirgen

When Wall Street rings its opening bell, there are two things you need to do to start your day: Get the big picture on what's happening in the markets. Spot the market opportunities, especially the ones that aren't apparent. There are plenty of ways to get your market updates  Read More

DecisionPoint

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DP Trading Room: NVDA Lifts Semiconductors Higher

by Erin Swenlin

It's time to put Semiconductors in the spotlight. NVDA is starting to trade at all-time highs again and that is likely to bring the Semiconductor industry group up to its own all-time highs. Erin discusses Semiconductors "under the hood" and highlights the NVDA chart  Read More

GoNoGo Charts

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Equities Stay Strong as Technology Returns to Out-Performance

by Tyler Wood

Good morning and welcome to this week's Flight Path. Equities saw the "Go" trend not just survive but stay strong this week as the indicator painted a week of uninterrupted bright blue bars  Read More

Analyzing India

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Week Ahead: While Nifty Consolidates, Keeping Above These Levels Crucial

by Milan Vaishnav

The week that went by was in complete contrast to the week before, as the markets heavily consolidated in a tight range  Read More

Art's Charts

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Cybersecurity ETF Comes to Life with New Trending Phase

by Arthur Hill

The Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) is resuming the lead as it surged to new highs this past week. It is important to note that CIBR began its leadership role a lot earlier because it hit a new high in late August  Read More

The Mindful Investor

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The One Volume Indicator You Should Follow

by David Keller

I was asked recently about volume, specifically why I don't feature volume often on my daily market recap show, CHART THIS with David Keller, CMT  Read More

The MEM Edge

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Last Week's Pullback is a Buying Opportunity!

by Mary Ellen McGonagle

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  Read More

DecisionPoint

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Small-Caps Get on Board!

by Erin Swenlin

Yesterday, we posted a short video about the lack of participation within the mid-and small-cap universes. Here, we had a rally to new all-time highs, yet we weren't seeing much of anything out of the broad market  Read More

RRG Charts

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It's Large-Cap Growth Stocks (Mag 7) Once Again

by Julius de Kempenaer

Where is the Recent Performance in the S&P 500 Coming From? Let's start with the relative rotation graph (RRG) for growth and value sectors, dissected by size to get a clearer picture. The first RRG reveals a standout performer: the large-cap growth group  Read More

DecisionPoint

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Alert: Small-Caps Not Participating in New All-Time Highs

by Erin Swenlin

DecisionPoint has started posting short video alerts on our YouTube Channel. These videos are less than four minutes and give you the scoop on news you need to know about the market right now. Subscribe to the DecisionPoint  Read More

Don't Ignore This Chart!

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Tech vs Semiconductors: Which One Should You Be Trading?

by Karl Montevirgen

As an investor and a technical analyst, there are numerous tools available for you on StockCharts that you can use to find tradable opportunities. One idea is to begin with a survey of top-performing sectors  Read More

Stock Talk with Joe Rabil

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What's Wrong With This SPX Breakout?

by Joe Rabil

In this exclusive StockCharts TV video, Joe presents the price pattern to follow the recent breakout in the S&P 500. He discusses narrow range bars, wide range bars and when they are important  Read More

The Mindful Investor

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Three Thoughts on Risk Management for October 2024

by David Keller

Even though the S&P 500 index appears to be relentlessly pursuing new all-time highs, the traditional seasonal weakness in October leads me to be very focused on risk management right about now  Read More

ChartWatchers

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SCTR Report: Carvana Stock Skyrockets, Hits a New 52-Week High -- What This Means for Investors

by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

Apologies for revisiting Carvana (CVNA), but it has such a beautiful chart pattern playing out the way it should. After bottoming out in a cup with handle pattern on the weekly chart and breaking out of the handle, Carvana stock has been in an upward-moving trend  Read More

RRG Charts

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Why This S&P Support Level is SO IMPORTANT

by Julius de Kempenaer

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  Read More

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Oil Prices Soar Amid Middle East Tensions – What's Next for Gas Prices?

by Karl Montevirgen

Monday saw something of a bloodbath on Wall Street, with the Dow ($INDU) plunging over 500 points at its worst and the S&P 500 ($SPX) and Nasdaq ($COMPQ) falling over 1%. Higher oil prices, triggered by tensions in the Middle East, played a big hand in Monday's market mayhem  Read More

The Final Bar

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Market Top in October? 2007 vs. 2024

by David Keller

Will we see a major market top during the month of October? Dave breaks down three market breadth indicators and compares their current configuration to what we observed at the 2007 market top  Read More

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Martin Pring's Market Roundup

Did We Just See a False Breakdown in Crude Oil?

by Martin Pring

Using West Texas Crude, Chart 1 features one of my favorite techniques for identifying changes in long-term trends, which is simply a PPO using the 6- and 15-month parameters. When it is above zero, it's bullish, and when below, bearish  Read More

GoNoGo Charts

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Equities Remain in "Go" Trend and Lean into Energy

by Tyler Wood, Alex Cole

Good morning and welcome to this week's Flight Path. Equities saw the trend remain and as the week came to a close we saw more strong blue "Go" bars as price rallied close to prior highs  Read More

DecisionPoint

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DP Trading Room: A Case for a Market Top

by Erin Swenlin

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  Read More

Analyzing India

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Week Ahead: Putting Market Moves in Perspective; Watch Nifty From This Angle

by Milan Vaishnav

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  Read More

The MEM Edge

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Stealth AI Stocks Are Taking Off in a Flat Market

by Mary Ellen McGonagle

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  Read More

ChartWatchers

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Stocks Soar, Energy Prices Spike: Are Geopolitical Tensions to Blame?

by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

After Friday's stellar jobs report—254,000 jobs added in September vs. the Dow Jones forecast of 15,000—stocks and Treasury yields initially reacted with a big jump. The data confirms the strength of the labor market and the US economy  Read More

The Mindful Investor

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Does the Market Have Bad Breadth?

by David Keller

As a bull market reaches an exhaustion point, market breadth indicators often tend to diverge from the price action of the benchmarks. This "breadth divergence" occurs as leading names begin to falter, and initial selling drives some stocks down to new swing lows  Read More

Art's Charts

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What More do the Bulls Want?

by Arthur Hill

It is a bull market for stocks. On the chart below, the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) recently broke rim resistance of a cup-with-handle pattern and is trading near a 52-week high  Read More

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by Tony Zhang

We know that successful options trading requires precise analysis and actionable options strategies. That's why we're excited to introduce a groundbreaking partnership between OptionsPlay and StockCharts  Read More

Trading Places with Tom Bowley

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Jobs Soar Past Estimates, But What Happens Next?

by Tom Bowley

This morning, September nonfarm payrolls soared past expectations, 254,000 vs. 132,500. Adding to the bullishness was the upward revision to August nonfarm payrolls as the prior reading of 142,000 was boosted to 159,000  Read More

RRG Charts

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Will Technology Drive S&P Higher in October?

by Julius de Kempenaer

In this video from StockCharts TV, Julius explores the October seasonal outlook for the S&P 500 and various sectors  Read More

Don't Ignore This Chart!

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Gold Price Surge: What Goldman Sachs' $2,900 Forecast Means for Investors

by Karl Montevirgen

Here's the issue with gold: it's difficult to find as much info on it as stocks. For many investors, the buzz around Costco's (COST) gold sales put gold back on the mainstream radar. But that won't tell you if it's still a smart buy or what price you should pay for it  Read More

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Martin Pring's Market Roundup

China Stocks May Be On to Something

by Martin Pring

China's stock market exploded last week in an amazing rally, so formidable that it raises the question of whether it could be the start of a new bull market, or just a short-covering rally which will quickly fizzle out  Read More