ChartWatchers

BLOOD ON THE CARPETS

Chip Anderson

Chip Anderson

President, StockCharts.com

Hello Fellow ChartWatchers!

Sorry for the ghastly title to this article, but the charts are rather ghastly as the moment and - as the image below shows - the damage is widespread:

That is a snapshot of our S&P Sector Market Carpet right now. Each stock in the carpet is represented by a colored square. The color of the square is determined by the change in the stock's price since February 1st. Dark red indicates a greater than 5% loss; dark green indicates a greater than 5% gain.

As you can see, there's only one sector that survived February - the Energy stocks. Our PerfChart tool brings that fact into even sharper focus:

Keep these two great tools in mind as you follow the upcoming twists and turns in the markets. They should keep you out of trouble.

Chip Anderson
About the author: is the founder and president of StockCharts.com. He founded the company after working as a Windows developer and corporate consultant at Microsoft from 1987 to 1997. Since 1999, Chip has guided the growth and development of StockCharts.com into a trusted financial enterprise and highly-valued resource in the industry. In this blog, Chip shares his tips and tricks on how to maximize the tools and resources available at StockCharts.com, and provides updates about new features or additions to the site. Learn More