Chris Ciovacco: A golden cross occurs when a market’s 50-day moving average crosses above its 200-day moving average. We believe conditions have improved since central banks have cranked up the printing presses, which means the recent “golden cross” in the S&P 500 (NYSEArca:UPRO) may turn Read more…
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Jeb Handwerger: As we predicted, our uranium (NYSEArca:URA) and rare earth (NYSEArca:REMX) selections are amongst the leaders during this market rebound. Their underlying fundamentals are strong enough on their own to propel this move. In addition, the shorts may be running for cover Read more…
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Corey Rosenbloom: One of the main activities that trip up traders, especially new traders, is the concept of continual price movement in one direction without meaningful pullbacks – also known as “powerful trends,” “creeper trends,” or “positive feedback loops.” Read more…
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Andy Crowder: The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (
NYSEArca:SPY) has advanced a staggering 8.7% over the past month. For reference, 8.7% is typically the average ANNUAL gain for the S&P 500 – and we’ve
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Chris Ciovacco: Zero Hedge posted a TrimTabs video on January 20. TrimTabs reports on supply and demand of shares of stock and money available for investment. Some interesting highlights from the video: Read more…
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John Townsend: With the Sunday overnight trade about to begin in the Asian futures market, how about we take a look at what could be the mother of all trend line breaks this week. Yes, I’m talking Read more…
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Joseph L. Shaefer: The first 10 years of this new millennium were dubbed “The Lost Decade” for investors. 2011 was no different, ending flat for the year. So are the troubles we see so difficult that Read more…
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Keith Fitz-Gerald: Everybody is hoping for a swell earnings season on the assumption that it will help the markets move higher. However, if history is any guide, weaker earnings may be just what the doctor ordered. Read more…
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Corey Rosenbloom: With traders focused on the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) at the round-number reference level of 1,300, let’s take a quick look at two competing classic price patterns that have formed into this critical level. Read more…
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Don Miller: If you’re a longtime investor, you’re no doubt familiar with the Price/Earnings (P/E) ratio – a common measure for valuing the stock market. But you may not be as familiar with the more-obscure Earnings/Price (E/P) ratio, which some experts refer to as the “earnings yield” on stocks. Read more…
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Scott Pluschau: The S&P 500 Exchange Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:SPY) is forming a “Balance Area” for the past three days between a range of 127.29 and 128.23. I have marked this with a blue rectangle on the 30 minute chart below. A balance area is a term used in Auction Market Theory and what Read more…
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J.W. Jones: Last week we received reports that the unemployment rate in the United States was improving markedly. In addition, sentiment numbers were released that confirmed my previous speculation that market participants were becoming more and more bullish as prices in the S&P 500 Read more…
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Corey Rosenbloom: The S&P 500 is compressing between a shorter-term and broader consolidation pattern, so it could make for an interesting breakout resolution yet to come. Read more…
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Chris Ciovacco: Numerous markets and time frames still point to lower lows in stocks later in 2012. We believe the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) could push above 1,285 toward the 1,300 – 1,343 range. However, that move may be retraced fairly quickly, based on DeMark counts, increasing bullish Read more…
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The Daily Capitalist: I have frequently referred to a chart produced by a British analyst, Andrew Smithers (then click on “q and FAQs”,) who brilliantly (fortuitously) published a book in March 2000 proclaiming stocks to be in the greatest bubble in history- the very month that the NASDAQ peaked over Read more…
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