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Download$COMPQ At New High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Recently, $COMPQ breached historical resistance. Can a small bearish rally discourage the bullish breakout?
$RUT At Make-Or-Break Level
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Russell 2000 Small Cap Index has reached its historical peak. What's next?
2Bs And Negative Divergences: Silver Stalls At The Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Failure to follow through on the move above $14 creates potential for reversal or consolidation.
A 100 Year Look At The Dow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Has the Dow crested a 100 year wave?
A Closer Look At "A Developing Depression. . .Not A Boom"
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The above article appeared in the March 2004 issue of "Technical Analysis of STOCKS & COMMODITIES," by Robert R. Prechter and Peter Kendall.
A Closer Look At Divergences by Clive Roffey, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Closer Look At Divergences by Clive Roffey, Ph.D. In 1972, the investor and well-known goldbug James Dines produced a 600-page treatise called How The Average Investor Can Use Technical Analysis For Stock Profits. I regard this book, unfortunately now
A Company To Look At
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...WD-40 Company currently markets its products in 188 countries worldwide and recorded sales of $368.5 million in fiscal year 2013.
A Five-Wave Look At The Spring/Summer Rally of 2003
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An Elliott wave interpretation of the current bull market suggests a correction before higher prices.
A Fresh Look At Short-Term Patterns
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You may be familiar with some of the most popular short-term patterns, but do you know which work best? These test results may help you find out
A Gann Look At The S&P 500
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Financial events of the past few weeks have suggested that the US economy is headed for a recession. What do Gann charts have to say about it?
A Harami At Resistance For AMZN
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Amazon bounced back after a double-top support break in January, but a harami at resistance could spell the end of this bounce.
A LOOK AT GENERAL ELECTRIC.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Finding a stock to buy and hold is not that easy at the moment.
A Long-Term Look At The S&P 500
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A monthly view of the 2002–06 bull market in stocks suggests that the higher we go, the weaker we get.
A Look At ARK ETFs: Are They Ready For A Resurgence?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...ARK ETFs got crushed from their 2021 peak. Are they ready for a resurgence, or is more bad news ahead for this well-known family of ETFs? We'll examine some potentially deciding factors
A Look At Alcoa, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a stock keeps rising, when do you know to take profits?
A Look At Altria
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Altria Group pushed the tobacco industry higher last week making it today's featured tobacco winner.
A Look At Amazon
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a share price goes up and up and up, is there an end? Is it worth a buy?
A Look At Amazon
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Jeff Bezos has announced that Amazon is getting into healthcare. He is deciding to help homeless people and low-income communities with donations and not-for-profit schools.
A Look At Apple And Facebook
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two companies that have performed extremely well are Apple and Facebook. What does the future trend look like for them?
A Look At Ballard Power
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a share price rises to "king of the heap" and then crashes, is there a time of recovery?
A Look At Boeing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The share price of Boeing rose nearly 10% to a record high on Wednesday, July 26.
A Look At Canadian Marijuana Stocks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Marijuana is no longer the underground drug that can only be bought on street corners from criminals. It has become a viable industry.
A Look At Canadian Property
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Canadian Apartment Properties Real Estate Investment Trus (CAPREIT) is a share that should be looked at. With Warren Buffett stating that we would do better investing in property, this is a share worth looking at.
A Look At Community Health Systems
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With Obamacare somewhere in the future, should you start buying any stock involved in healthcare?
A Look At Denbury Resources
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A recent downturn in prices could create an attractive buying opportunity for long-term investors.
A Look At Easyhome Ltd.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a stock continues to rise, it means a correction must be on the cards. But that's not to say that a short-term trade is not possible.
A Look At Eli Lilly
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pharmaceutical companies have been worth looking at since the Affordable Health Care Act was introduced.
A Look At Four Stocks To Buy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."Buyers beware, the bear market has begun," says a well-known and respected currency and commodities analyst.
A Look At General Electric
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On April 10, 2015 General Electric Co. announced that it planned to create a simpler more valuable industrial company by selling most of GE Capital Assets over the next 24 months.
A Look At General Motors
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Warren Buffett buys shares in a company when he has trust in the CEO and management.
A Look At Gilead Sciences, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When Jim Cramer on "CNBC Squawk on the Street" says that he likes a stock, is it worth looking at?
A Look At Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In 1985 I was told by a fundamental gold analyst that there is more gold out of the ground than in the ground throughout the world. What does this mean for gold investments?
A Look At Hewlett Packard
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Hewlett Packard is splitting into two companies, HP, Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Enterprises.
A Look At Intel Corporation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The price of Intel Corp. rose from 88 cents in October 1990 to a high of $75.81 by August 2000. Then came the crash.
A Look At Johnson And Johnson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The share, Johnson and Johnson, is rated as one of top recommendations.
A Look At Leap, The Wireless Provider
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Leap is a wireless communications provider that offers wireless services under the Cricket brand. Leap's Cricket service offerings provide customers with unlimited access to wireless voice and data services for a flat rate without requiring a fixed-
A Look At LinkedIn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a reputable company's share price collapses, do you buy the share?
A Look At Mastercard and Visa
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The talk is that credit cards as we know them will move to the cellphone.
A Look At Microsoft
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Microsoft shares have been one of the best performing stocks since 2013. What's in store for the future?
A Look At Microsoft
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Microsoft has been at the top, fallen from that position and is now looking at the top again. Is it a buy?
A Look At Microsoft
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On April 4th, 1975, Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in Albuquerque to develop a wide range of products for computers.
A Look At Momentum
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's good to know when to enter or exit a transaction. Momentum indicators can give a trader some clues.
A Look At National Retail Properties
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With a recovering US economy, property prices and rentals paid should start increasing.
A Look At NeoPharm Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...NeoPharm is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the research, development, and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of various cancers. Should we keep an eye on it?
A Look At Nike
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On Friday, June 30, Nike shares rose strongly after reporting financial results for its fourth quarter.
A Look At Nividia Corp.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking for a technical analysis indicator that gives good returns can be a pain. Here is one that is a definite winner.
A Look At Qualcomm
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the world markets focussed on the problems in Greece, looking for a stock to trade can be a challenge.
A Look At Regional Banking
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Having a look at regional banks for a possible buy.
A Look At Relative Strength In The ETF World
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Keeping tabs on which industry groups and sectors are hot -- and those that are not -- is a sound way to build a solid foundation for your trading and investing decisions.
A Look At Retracements
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...No one can immediately recognize when retracements are beginning or how long they will last, but some methods have been developed that attempt to help traders and analysts arrive at estimations.
A Look At S&P 500 Using Gann
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analyzing the S&P 500 using a Gann square.
A Look At Silver
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Silver is the poor man's gold. As the price of gold dropped, the price of silver fell even faster. Is it time to start buying silver?
A Look At Tesla
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tesla's Model 3 has already racked up 232,000 pre-orders.
A Look At The DOW's Newest Member
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On June 29, 2018, General Electric (GE) got dropped from the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DOW). It was replaced by Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), a multinational holding company with several distinctive brands offering prescription and non-prescription
A Look At The Dow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow has come down 500 points from last February. What's the current outlook?
A Look At The Dow Monthly Chart
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will the Dow's recent low hold or will it go to 6400?
A Look At The Equal Weight NASDAQ 100
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The NASDAQ 100 Equal Weight Index looks stronger than its weighted brother, and both are poised to break out.
A Look At The Indexes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The charts of the three indexes are suggesting a correction. How much of a correction? Let's find out.
A Look At The Money Flow Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The money flow index is a long-standing popular indicator that helps you see whether money is moving into or out of securities in the context of volume. Find out how it's calculated and how it's used
A Look At The Presidential Cycle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...President Donald Trump has served his first year in office. What does the year ahead hold for him?
A Look At The Russell 2000
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Russell 2000 index measures the performance of the small-cap segment of the U.S. equity universe.
A Look At The Stochastic Oscillator
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Yes, there are so many indicators out there today to analyze a stock technically, that finding the best one is like pulling teeth.
A Look At United Continental Holdings
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Finding a share to consider buying is not an easy process.
A Look At United States Steel Corp.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a company makes a positive dividend announcement despite a recent share collapse, is the share worth looking at?
A Look At Viacom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the daily chart and weekly chart suggest a buy, does it mean you should buy?
A Look At Volume-Weighted Moving Averages
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are various moving average techniques, but volume isn't usually a part of its analysis. Except for this one method.
A Look At Walt Disney Co.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...We are always on the lookout for a share that shows promise.
A Look At Wells Fargo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With so many analysts calling for a decline in the stock market, looking for safe investments has become a must. Wells Fargo could be a share to buy and hold.
A Look At Yahoo!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Yahoo! was the web search ruler, then Google took over. What is the future like for Yahoo!?
A Look at LOOK's Complex Chart Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...LookSmart (LOOK) is a search engine that is one of the few Internet companies that are showing a profit. Their price has moved up strongly from $0.79 in October to above $3.00 today. Is it worth buying?
A Look at Spiders Using the Red/Green Strategy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SPIDERS (SPY) or SPDRs are the first index shares created by Amex and introduced in 1993. They are Standard & Poor's Depository Receipts and as such, reflect the movement of the S&P Index. They trade just like common stock under the symbol
A Monthly Look At The S&P 500 Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's a good habit to occasionally stand back and take in the longer term picture of the market place.
A Quick Look At Approaching Cryptocurrencies
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are candlestick patterns and basic technical analysis principles useful for trading cryptos? We take a look
A Quick Look at CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A look at CF's chart will show that it topped on June 17, 2015, reaching a high of 68.10 in a buying climax marked by unusually high volume. This marked the start of its sustained and protracted downtrend. By January 20, 2016, with the stock trading
A Statistical Look At Google
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis is an excellent method of confirming a traditional analysis of a market or security as it uses a completely different set of measurement tools, thus avoiding multicolinearity. Here I use statistical analysis to show the current long-
A Statistical Look At The QQQQ
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis is used to show the short-term trend of the technology market sector.
A Statistical Look At Transportation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis is used to show the long-term, intermediate-term, and short-term trends of the transportation market sector.
ACIW Loses Momentum At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After bouncing back to broken support, ACI Worldwide formed a bearish candlestick pattern and the MACD turned lower. This all suggests that resistance will hold and that the stock is headed lower.
AKS At A High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...AKS moved marginally above its previous high. Check out the stability and certainty in the rally.
AMD Flying High At Year-End
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With one of the highest relative strength rankings versus the Standard & Poor's 500, AMD finished out 2009 on a high note. Will this stock still be a buy if it retraces some of its recent gains?
AMMD At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The short-term corrective phase has hit a support level. Will AMMD establish support and resume a fresh bullish rally?
Abercrombie & Fitch Firms At Key Retracement
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Abercrombie & Fitch is stabilizing at a key retracement point just as a bullish candlestick reversal takes shape.
Adventures At Wally World
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Continuing with last week's test theme of applying the reversed MACD trading system to a variety of high- and low-volatility stocks, this week we look at a three-year backtest of the system on a more stable consumer staples stock, that of Wal-Mart S
Alaska Air Consolidates At Trendline Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a hard landing in January, Alaska Air managed to firm at trendline support, and the current consolidation holds the key to the next move.
Allergan Inc. (AGN): Another Run At A New High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Allergan Inc. shares prepare to push higher in a classic AB=CD Fibonacci swing pattern.
Amgen At New High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Amgen has sustained a new high.
An Elliott Wave Look At The Canadian Income Trust Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The first rule in Elliott wave analysis? The wave count must look right.
An In-Depth Look At Weekly Options
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If you're hesitant about trading options, it's best to try them slowly, one contract at a time
An Indicator To Look At
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Traders are always looking for an indicator that will give them successful buy/sell signals. Here is a strategy that you can consider.
Another Look At Amazon
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How successful is a double top formation?
Another Look At Amazon
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Amazon has grown and grown and grown, but is the company reaching its limit?
Another Look At Apple
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The year 2011 was a year of high volatility and stress. What about 2012?
Another Look At Apple, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is Apple going to give us another bite in the near future?
Another Look At Bank of America
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is Bank of America getting its house in order? Is it a BUY at current levels?
Another Look At Duke Realty Corporation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On July 14, 2013, I wrote asking whether it was time to start reinvesting in the realty market. I concluded that it was a must and Duke Realty Corporation (DRE) did recover, but then promptly fell more than its recovery. Is it a must again or is DRE an e
Another Look At FANG
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can FANG stocks tell us where the market is going? Let us have a look.
Another Look At FANG
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What are FANG Stocks? FANG is the acronym for Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google.
Another Look At Facebook
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Facebook, facebook, facebook — A company on almost everyone's computer, but does that mean you should invest in the stock?
Another Look At Facebook
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The shares of Facebook are up 38% year-to-date compared to the S&P 500's gain of 10%.
Another Look At Facebook
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...So, with the stock market suggesting negativity, is Facebook a buy?
Another Look At Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold is usually a hedge against inflation and global turmoil.
Another Look At Japan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a long bear market and last year's devastating earthquake, Japan's economy and market is rising fast.
Another Look At Lululemon
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lululemon Athletica, Inc., known by all, is a self-described yoga-inspired athletic apparel company.
Another Look At Marijuana Stocks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the legalization of marijuana stocks in Canada just around the corner, is it time to buy?
Another Look At Starbucks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Discussing the economy today is all politics. This is influencing constructive analysis.
Another Look At The Gold Price
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the recent name calling and threats between President Trump, North Korea and Iran, another look at the gold price is necessary. Historically, gold has traded inversely to the US$ but this is no longer the case. Gold is becoming a hedge against world
Another Look At The Indexes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The book emFire and Fury/em by Michael Wolff has taken over the news. Will it affect the market?
Another Look At The K-Wave
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Kondratieff Wave is a long-term economic cycle. How accurate is its prediction?
Another Look At The S&P 500
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are many bears out there. To what extent are they justified in their viewpoint?
Another Look At Wave Theory
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What do the swings on a chart really mean? Maybe organizing them into groups based on their size can help answer that question
Another Look At Westmoreland Coal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a share that suggested a failed bull symmetrical triangle in May 2011.
Another Look at the Amex Gold Bugs Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On October 29, 2002, I wrote the article "Anyone for Gold?" In it, I used a triangle formation to help determine not only a target price, but a time target as well. Here's a look at what has happened since.
Apple -- A Market Leader At A Critical Level
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Over the past year, shares of Apple doubled. With its stock price sitting right at a trendline, this market leader should be watched for clues on the short-term direction of the market.
Apple At New High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apple made an all-time high recently. Will the stock sustain at the new high or undergo a corrective rally?
Are We Finally at a Bottom? SPY Buy Setup
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The DeMark sequential is set up to provide a potential buy signal in the SPY.
At The Close
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It all began with manual trading, when you had to send a request to a broker or be present at the exchange every time you needed to place an order. With the later development of information technologies, users adapted to the possibilities of
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At The Close by Adrienne Toghraie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by Adrienne Toghraie When is it too soon or too late? How much is too much or not enough? Some of the most important questions that a trader must address have to do with getting the timing and the amount just right. There is an art to find
At The Close by Brandon H. VanLandingham
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Has this ever happened to you? You go long the market or a particular security and it immediately goes down; you go short and it immediately goes up. That is two back-to-back losses. Now extremely anxious, you ignore your trading rules and skip the
At The Close by Brian Twomey
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by Brian Twomey This indicator can be used with great reliability to catch moves in the currency markets. Doug Schaff, president and founder of FX Strategy, created the Schaff trend cycle indicator in the 1990s. It is the product of more
At The Close by Dan Altman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by Dan Altman Is Trading Right For You? If you are interested in becoming a trader, this is a very important question to ask yourself. ost traders new to the business don't ask themselves if trading is right for them. They may assume t
At The Close by Danish Kapur
At The Close by Dennis D. Peterson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:10 (97-98): At The Close by Dennis D. Peterson Chart Analysis Trying to anticipate market support and resistance requires practice and knowing a few rules. Let's take a look at the QQQQs. First, it's obvious from Figure 1 tha
At The Close by Dennis Peterson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:9 (98): At The Close by Dennis Peterson Trading The Qs One way to trade the NASDAQ Composite is to trade the QQQQ (NASDAQ 100 exchange traded fund). In recent days, trading out of my IRA has been challenging, since I can't sh
At The Close by Don Bright
At The Close by Don Bright
At The Close by Donald Pendergast
At The Close by Donald W. Pendergast Jr
At The Close by Eliot Brenner
At The Close by J.L. Lord
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:6 (98, 97): At The Close by J.L. Lord New Margin Rules (Part I) On April 2, 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted permission to the retail brokerage industry to adopt margin requirements in the style of t
At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:12 (98): At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Continuing from last month's look at crude oil contracts, we did experience some easing in crude oil prices. The 40-day moving average turned down, the upward sloping trendline
At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:12 (130, 116): At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Forex Trading And Technical Indicators Jeff Hughes is a self-taught technical trader of stocks who recently entered the foreign exchange (forex) market for the first time
At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:7 (97): At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan It doesn't hurt to remember that the simplest of indicators can provide a great deal of information. I'm looking at the daily chart of the Standard & Poor's 500 index when I say
At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:6 (98, 88): At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan The Standard & Poor's 500 index has not really been doing much of late to get excited about. If you look at the daily chart of the index in Figure 1, you will see that it has
At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:11 (130, 116): At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Just when I think I have a system in place and have it all figured out, the market pulls a fast one on me. Just when everything is moving along in one direction, something
At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:3 (110, 100): At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan In my February 2005 column, I hinted about coming up with In a new trading system. That was because the number of trades I was making per month had dwindled to one or two --
At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:4 (98): At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan So far, the 50-day moving average on the Standard & Poor's 500 chart has been acting as a good support level during February (Figure 1). Not only is it acting as a support, it ha
At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:1 (130, 116): At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan With the Presidential elections behind us, the "uncertainty factor" that was so often talked about for several months is no longer an excuse for the market's unpredictable
At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:10 (130, 118): At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan How did the markets open today? For the last four months, I've been watching market movements in the e-minis. After all, they are a popular trading instrument, and one tha
At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:11 (98): At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan For reasons that are obvious (think prices at the gas pump if you're confused), I have been watching the action in the crude oil market recently. Given that haven't seen prices
At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:9 (98): At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan The S&P 500 has done a good job staying above its 50- day moving average since May 18, 2005 (Figure 1). There was only one day (7/07/05) when it hit a point below the MA, but tha
At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:8 (98, 82): At The Close by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Here's an informal question and answer with Sohail Asghar, president of PennyStockAction.com and a pioneer of two independent home-based activities, penny stock trading and s
At The Close by Jeffrey P. Seyler
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:4 (98, 96): At The Close by Jeffrey P. Seyler An Update On Single-Stock Futures Now that single-stock futures (SSF) have been trading for more than four years, we have had an opportunity to see how they have developed and obs
At The Close by John A. Sarkett
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by John A. Sarkett Here's a turbocharged option strategy. Francisco Antonio Urrutia, a former banker with a penchant for a single index option and risk management, has been generating stupendous returns for the past three years. In this ni
At The Close by John McKinnon
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by John McKinnon Do you know how you will react under specific circumstances? Do your emotions keep getting in the way? Sometimes, the market is described as a living organism with a personality all its own. In an effort to understand this
At The Close by Koos van der Merwe
At The Close by L.A. Little
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by L.A. Little The name of Charles Ponzi, the Boston financier and swindler, has come to symbolize the idea of fraudulent investment operations where investors are paid handsome returns by subsequent investors rather than from profits. This
At The Close by L.A. Little
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by L.A. Little The Measure Of A Trader What makes a successful trader? IN 1973, Burton Malkiel published a book titled A Random Walk Down Wall Street, where he argued that asset prices typically exhibit signs of random walk behavior and
At The Close by Marge Sherald
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:8 (98): At The Close by Marge Sherald What do you think of when you think "cocoon"? Is it small, fetal, round, cozy ? formative? When trader Kenneth Branch uses the term, more often than not he uses it in regard to trading, in
At The Close by Moses Sanchez
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by Moses Sanchez Many people can be grouped into one of two categories. I am an eternal optimist while my wife is pessimistic and we complement each other perfectly. Investors or traders need to know which category they fall into and acknow
At The Close by Sam Baum
At The Close by Sarp Cercioglu
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by Sarp Cercioglu Although a general understanding of the intermarket dynamics between the credit and equity markets exists in the investment world, it really hasn't gone beyond the axiom of "What's good for bonds is bad for stocks and vice
At The Close by Teresa Lo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by Teresa Lo Looked At Market Sentiment Lately? The volatile markets make for uneasy market participants. Keep a calm, cool, collected eye out and don't get swept away by the hysteria of the crowds. IN the summer of 2002, market partici
At The Close by Thomas Bulkowski
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by Thomas Bulkowski Here's a handy set of tips on what to look for in a stock to add to your portfolio. Traders and investors are always shopping for bargain stocks. When you log onto your favorite website and see that the price of a stoc
At The Close by Tony Juste
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:4 (98): At The Close by Tony Juste Expectations Of A Rangebound Market Expectations have tremendous importance in the decisions of speculators, and that may lead them to ignore other variables of the market. Here's a recent s
At The Close by Vikrant Goyal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:6 (97, 96): At The Close by Vikrant Goyal A Sweet Report Sugar prices are moving up after a lull of a quarter century. Will history repeat itself? Since 1966, global sugar prices have seen two major boom? bust cycles. Remarka
At The Close by Wallace Wang
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by Wallace Wang It can be done, and here's how. It's a fact of modern-day life that no matter what kind of computer you use today, you're going to have to replace it tomorrow. Most traders these days are probably using Windows XP, but if y
At The Close by Wayne Whaley
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by Wayne Whaley Can a simple and popular strategy such as the 200-day moving average crossover outperform a buy & hold strategy? The trend is your friend" is one of the first rules in trading. Given the big moves in commodities in 2009, I
At The Close by William Ferree
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close by William Ferree Where Do Indexes Reverse? Those big round numbers have an influence on prices?sometimes great, and sometimes (surprisingly) not so great. Big round numbers, those with a single digit followed by zeroes, obviously have an
At The Close: New Margin Rules (Part II) by J.L. Lord
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close: New Margin Rules (Part II) by J.L. Lord New Margin Rules (Part II) AS I wrote in the June 2007 issue of STOCKS & COMMODITIES, while the new margin rules are a powerful addition to retail traders, they do not imply there is free money to b
At The Close: Sugar: Beyond The Bear Market by John Rose
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close: Sugar: Beyond The Bear Market by John Rose Sugar: Beyond The Bear Market On May 9, 2006, the New York Board of Trade sponsored its first sugar convention in New York City. The event was well attended, and many of the major players in the
At The Close: Understanding The Trading Enviornment by Joseph J. Mertes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At The Close: Understanding The Trading Enviornment by Joseph J. Mertes Spending time to assess the market environment you are trading is a good habit to develop. I have a lot of trading experience from trading -- some good, some bad, but great lessons
AutoZone At The Tipping Point
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes one of the leaders in a market starts showing signs of trouble. What does that imply going forward?
Autozone At A New High And Climbing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How do you argue with a stock that is making new highs, seemingly week after week? The simple answer is you don't.
Autozone Fails At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a failed breakout and successful support break, Autozone looks poised to move lower.
Barrick Gold Stalls At Key Retracement
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Barrick Gold (ABX) suffered a sharp decline in January and the current advance looks like a corrective rally.
Bearish On Microsoft - Is An Industry Shake-Up At Hand?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Earnings for companies in the personal computer space have been under pressure lately. But is this a temporary setback or lasting trend?
Bears Gathering At Resistance For IJR
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The big trend remains bullish, but a recent gathering of bearish candlesticks near resistance may limit further upside for the short term.
Biotech i-Shares At 52-Week High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will Biotech i-Shares sustain at its new high?
Biovail (BVF) Hints At Upleg
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Biovail's stock has been battered over the past year due to missed financial targets, regulatory investigations, and revelations that its chairman-CEO had sold millions of his Biovail shares.
Bovespa Consolidates At Key Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After an important trendline break, the Bovespa is consolidating and further weakness would be most bearish.
Brazil ishares At 52-Week High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The various bullish breakouts helped the Brazil iShares hit a 52-week high. Technically, the chart looks very promising even above the recent high.
Breakaway Gaps At The Top: Selling Plays
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using candlestick patterns and indicator divergences can help traders reinforce their assessment when trying to identify breakaway gaps.
Breakfast At Tiffany's
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Okay, so it's not breakfast, but it is a cup & handle formation, with coffee? Bagels still to come.
Buckeye At 52-Week High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bullish breakout of Buckeye Technologies is likely to slow down near the new high.
Buying At The Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Over the years, I have learned that the simplest strategies always give the best results. Here is a strategy that I read about recently that was so underemphasized, it almost slipped by me unnoticed. I have tested it, improved on it, and I must say, it
CAN SLIM II: The Gold At The End Of The Rainbow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Now that you have the CAN, try rearranging your alphabet.
CAT Trading At Multimonth Highs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of CAT recently surged higher on a powerful breakaway gap; the stock's key technicals are also in agreement with the move higher.
CF Industries At A Three-Year High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some stocks were hardly even scratched by the July/August swoon in the broad markets.
CISCO At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a bullish breakout, Cisco turned sideways with the robust support of the 200-day moving average. Will the stock break down or will it sustain near support?
CMG: Market Chipping Away At Recent Gains
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a fundamentally sound stock experiences violent daily price action, a closer look is in order.
Canadian Dollar At Parity?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A popular newsletter writer in his report has suggested that he believes the Canadian dollar will go to parity with the US dollar. I don't see it, but then...
Canadian Nickel Giant, Inco Ltd. At A Crossroads
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The world's second largest nickel producer is at a crucial point in its chart formation.
CarMax, Inc.: Bullish Momentum At 52-Week Highs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Buying a new 52-week high can make sense if numerous market and technical dynamics properly converge.
Cisco Forms Harami At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a mean decline the last few weeks, Cisco formed a potentially bullish harami that could foreshadow an oversold bounce.
Comcast Fails At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite a big surge in late October, Comcast failed to break resistance and formed a big bearish engulfing pattern. In addition to affirming resistance, this candlestick pattern points to lower prices ahead.
Comerica Consolidating At The Lower End
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will the stock form a strong bottom to initiate a bullish rally?
Computer Technology Index At Breakout Point?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A long-term bullish reversal pattern has appeared on the monthly time frame.
Compuware Corporation At A Critical Point
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The daily chart of Compuware (CPWR) shows an intriguing 6-month ascending triangle. The volume on this triangle is far from perfect; however, it does diminish from left to right.
Crude Firming At Key Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a three-month decline, crude oil reached key support that could make or break the long-term uptrend.
Cycles & Patterns: A Look at Microsoft
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Microsoft has always reported good earnings and met their earnings whisper number, yet, before every earnings announcement, there has always been speculation that 'this time they will miss.' Now that their legal case with the government has be
Cyclicals At Support?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cyclical stocks can be a good place to start when looking for an economic recovery.
Cypress Semiconductor At Crucial Levels
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After hitting a 52-week high, Cypress Semiconductor marched toward a crucial resistance level. An ascending channel that formed during an upward rally shows new trading strategies.
DJIA At Critical Support Level
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average is near 12,000, a price level that has proven to be of unusual importance in the past.
Does The S&P 500 Have A Seasonal Shot At 1220?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock market is truly independent with no real agenda to push, and very hard to get a straight answer from at times. But it may be tipping its hand, offering traders a fairly low-risk long setup.
Dow Fails At Broken Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a sharp decline late last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average failed to reclaim broken support, and the downtrend looks set to continue.
Dow Jones Industrial Average At Crossroads
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With stronger support & resistance at different levels, is it wise to expect wide range moves in the DJIA?
Dow Utilities Consolidate At Flag Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After getting pummeled in October, the Dow Jones Utilities Average formed a bearish flag and met resistance just above 400.
Dow Utilities Consolidation At Key Retracement
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Utilities have performed well over the past year, but the average is meeting resistance near a key retracement point with a potentially bearish pattern emerging.
Dr. Reddy's Labs At New High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bullish breakout of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories has hit new highs. Can the stock be traded at higher levels?
Duke Energy At New 52-Week High?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Electric utility stocks may not be the biggest movers in the market, but they are still a good way to add diversity and stability to a stock portfolio.
EGO At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will Eldorado Gold Corp. sustain support?
Early Hints at General Motors' Weakness
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Multiple negative divergences are often an early sign of trouble ahead. Some are starting to appear for GM and traders should watch for additional confirming weakness via price action and pattern violation.The indicators and volume show that despite the
Eldorado Gold At All-Time High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a stock in a hot industry group makes an all-time high, should you jump on the momentum bandwagon and take your chances, or should you take a different route, one that stacks the probabilities of a winning trade in your favor?
Energy Sector Trading At Lower Range
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Due to the weak trend, the bullish rally of XLE gradually plunged below its major support levels. The range-bound movement of the sector index is likely to affect the breakout of Chesapeake Energy Corp.
Energy Sector and S&P 500: A Look At Pairwise Correlation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can you develop a trading strategy out of a correlation pattern between two assets? Here we analyze the movement of the S&P 500 index with its various sectors to find out if any correlation patterns stand out
Engineered Look At Trends In Cycles
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's easier to gain from trending markets than choppy or cyclical market movements. But you can detect trends from a cyclical perspective.
Engineering Look At Cycles by Arthur Zernov
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do cycles exist in markets? Here's a look at the markets from a different angle -- one that will help you realize that there is a harmony among cycles, events, and market behavior. The existence of cycles in stocks and commodities prices is considered
Entering Trades At Pullbacks by Candy Schaap
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Entering Trades At Pullbacks by Candy Schaap When opportunities knock, tell them to come in! Here's how pullbacks in trends offer opportunity. Anybody who has ever bought an asset, whether it's bonds, stocks, mutual funds, or real estate, knows that pr
Equivolume & Candlesticks: Together At Last
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's the best of both worlds. Find out how this new and improved charting tool -- the Arms Candlevolume -- can help you identify where the strength is in any market.
Euro At Half-Mast
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The euro recently escaped from a confined trading range with a sharp move higher, confirming the breakout, and is now pausing for breath.
Euro At Make Or Break Point
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The euro's three-month-long decline has been put on hold for the time being, but is the recent runup from the lows confirmation of a trend reversal, or will strong resistance force a retest of the March 2010 low?
Euro Index Consolidates At Key Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even though the Euro Index has stabilized near key support, it has yet to forge a bullish reversal to trigger an advance.
Exelon At Trendline Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Exelon is sitting on a long-term trendline and may be ready to continue its trend.
Fibonacci Levels Show S&P 500 At A Turning Point
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market is caught between Fibonacci support and resistance levels, with bulls and bears battling for control.
For GDX, Is A Major Bottom At Hand?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When an area of support holds after three widely spaced tests, it may be time to start looking for signs of a bullish breakout.
For Western Digital, Another Attempt At A 52-Week High?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even though they're up by more than 60% since late November 2011, shares of Western Digital appear ready to make another attempt at a new 52-week high.
Ford Motor At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The current technical supports are highly important for Ford Motor.
Ford Teeters At Key Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ford is consolidating at a support level that holds both short- and long-term implications for the stock.
Forex At A Glance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the foreign exchange market for you? Find out here.
Four Stocks To Look At
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the up/down movement in the stock market recently, finding a stock to buy and hold for the long term is not that easy.
Frontier Oil is at a Key Juncture Right Now
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The chart for Frontier Oil is painting two different pictures. Though some of the technicals are indicating significant resistance at current levels, others are projecting higher prices.
GS: Failure Swing Hints At Bigger Pullback
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After hitting a five year high in early November 2014, shares of Goldman Sachs are reversing lower in the wake of a failure swing.
Gamestop Reversal At Hand?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One of the weaker stocks in the S&P 500, Gamestop, staged a noticeable reversal today. But will this move have follow-through ability?
Gas Prices at the Pump Should Fall under $3.10
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Futures prices are directly related to the price consumers pay at the pump.
Gold At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Gold & Silver Index has been trading in a wide range over the past few months. The index rally has benefited a few gold equities like Gold Fields and Kinross Gold. Do chosen stocks and the index go hand in hand?
Goldman Fails At Broken Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Goldman Sachs failed to move back above broken support on the latest rally, and a continuation lower is in the cards.
Google Firms At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Google formed a bullish engulfing pattern at long-term support, and follow-through would give way to an oversold bounce.
Google, Inc. and Chipotle, Together At Last
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Positive earnings are lifting the market and here are two stocks set to explode higher.
Gymboree Fails At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gymboree failed a major resistance, and a momentum breakdown points to lower prices over the next few weeks.
HR At Support-Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Healthcare Realty is trying to shift into a bullish zone.
Having A Look At Aflac
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With Obamacare taking center stage in the US, should you start buying shares in health insurance companies?
IBKC At A Critical Level?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The descending rally of Iberiabank Corp. is likely to turn volatile near its support & resistance level.
IBM At All-Time High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...IBM was consolidating for quite a while. The long-term charts of the stock look healthy and bullish.
IR At 52-Week High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will Ingersoll-Rand establish support at its 52-week high?
If At First You Don't Succeed by John Clayburg
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If At First You Don't Succeed by John Clayburg Systems you create don't always work quite right at first. And when you revise them, your "improvements" don't necessarily help. It's what you ordered ? but not what you wanted. What to do? For those who us
International Look at Indexes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's not hard to figure out who's leading the pack but are they leaders or going against the grain and due to expire?
International Paper Consolidates At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a capitulation, International Paper found support near its prior low, and the current consolidation holds the key to the next move.
Interview: Looking At Markets With Fawad Razaqzada
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fawad Razaqzada is a market analyst and economist who has worked for several leading brokerages as a market analyst in London, specializing in forex, commodities, stock indexes, and cryptocurrencies. He uses his knowledge of economics together with funda
Is A Google Reversal At Hand?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's been a great run for GOOG since it went public nearly ten years ago. In November 2013, it officially became a 10-bagger. Is there a big correction in the cards for the stock?
Is It Time To Look At DDD Again?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When an Elliott wave count synchronizes with an indicator does it mean it is time to buy the stock?
Is It Time To Look At Daimler?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Yes--I would love to own a Mercedes Benz, but...
Is It Time To Look At The Banks?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bubble that burst in 2007 was created by the banking industry.
Is It Time To Look At UK Banks?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Banks in the United Kingdom, as we all know, took a big hit as the 2007 bubble burst.
Is It Time To Nibble At Gold?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The XAU i-Share is close to thinking so.
Is It Time To Start Nibbling At Gold?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has said, "buy gold."
Is R2K Closing Out 2010 At Yearly High?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Russell 2000 is less than 20 points shy of exceeding the April 2010 high of 745.95. Does this key small-cap index have enough fuel left to close out 2010 at its highest price of the year?
Is Seaspan Corp. A Stock To Look At?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is this stock one to look at or shy away from?
Is The Amazon.com Cyclical Turn At Hand?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite today's selloff in the broad US markets, Amazon shares managed to produce a potentially significant, bullish reversal bar.
Is The QQQQ Breakout At Hand?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trapped in a trading range since early November, is the NASDAQ 100's tracking stock finally ready to move higher?
Is The Top At Hand?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many methods can be used to determine if the stock market is still in a bull market or if a new bear market is just now getting under way. The method used here analyzes each stock within the S&P 500 and draws a conclusion as to the whole of the stock
Italy iShares At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The potential bullish breakout of the Italy iShares could come to an end because of various resistance levels.
JNPR Finds Support At Gap
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oversold stochastics and gap support could lead to a bounce for Juniper.
Japanese Stock Market At Tradable Low
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Nikkei 225 index has been in a bear market since 1989, but there have been a number of trading opportunities.
June Crude Rally Retreats At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Three months' worth of price consolidation prove a barrier to crude oil's attempt to move higher in early March.
Krispy Kreme Part II- A Closer Look at an Inflated Stock
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (KKD) has been one of the few bright spots in the past year's nightmarishly bear market. But as the stock market bottoms out and other companies begin seeing profits again, how long will KKD continue its strong upward tr
Leading Indices At Bull Market Peaks by Tim Hayes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Leading Indices At Bull Market Peaks by Tim Hayes So which indices do you think most reliably lead the market? To find out, STOCKS & COMMODITIES contributor Tim Hayes, who was also interviewed in the August 1991 issue, examined 14 indicators for their m
Let Us Look at Lucent
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lux means light in Latin, but things have not been bright for Lucent. How does it shine today?
Lexmark Gets Cold Feet At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lexmark is up over 20% since July, but a shooting star and high-volume drop suggests an end to the current runup.
Lexmark Turning Back At The Gap
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lexmark (LXK) broke support with a big gap and both are now returning to haunt the stock on its recovering.
Light At The End Of The Tunnel For BAC?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...These have been tough times for the banking sector. But there may be some light at the end of the tunnel.
Long-Term Look At The DJIA For August 2012
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The long-term trend of the stock market does not change very often, but it is advantageous to take a look at the market at least once a month to know what the long-term trend is doing. This analysis will use statistical analysis to determine the present
Long-Term Look At The Transports For August 2012
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Use statistical analysis to determine the health of the long-term trend of the Dow Jones Transportation Average.
Looking Again At Sony
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In my article about Sony of August 17, 2011, I wondered if Sony was another Apple waiting for someone with imagination and vision. Has that time come?
Looking At 10-Year Stock Price Patterns by Lewis Carl Mokrasch, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking At 10-Year Stock Price Patterns by Lewis Carl Mokrasch, Ph.D. Many temporal cycles have some influence on the stock and commodity markets. One, the decennial pattern, receives more attention near the beginning and end of decades. Studying stock
Looking At A Dog
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a share is newly listed on the market and then drops 80% plus, do you look at it for a future buy?
Looking At A Gold Nibble
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The price of gold has fallen dramatically over the past year. Is it time to start loading up on gold shares?
Looking At A Head And Shoulders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A head and shoulder formation is pretty accurate in suggesting a target.
Looking At A Weekly Chart
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When you rely on a program to analyze the market, how do you identify which shares to look at?
Looking At Allied Properties REIT
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When in doubt, stay out, or as is done in today's uncertain market, buy interest-bearing stocks.
Looking At Canada Through i-Shares' MSCI Canada Index Fund
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Canada is in the throes of a political crisis. How is this reflected in the market?
Looking At Canadian Bonds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a market starts suggesting negativity, looking for a safe investment becomes a must.
Looking At Canfor
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The housing market is slowly recovering. Is it time to look at companies that produce wood needed in the building of houses?
Looking At Cloud
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cloud computing is becoming popular as a way to save data and make it available to the numerous computers, cell phones, and tablets you may have in your possession.
Looking At Cycles
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...We live in a world of cycles and many believe there is a correlation between cyclical movements and our emotional ups and downs. Here's a look at some of the different types of cycles as they relate to the financial markets.
Looking At Cycles Through Gann
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...W.D. Gann left so much material behind when he died that nobody is quite sure what strategy he used to amass his fortune. Here is one strategy he may have used.
Looking At Family Dollar
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Welcome to Family Dollar stores, your neighbourhood dollar discount store.
Looking At Ford Again
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It does look as though Ford Motor Co. is hinting at a buy.
Looking At Futures With Volume-Weighted MACD Histogram
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Combining volume with momentum is a tool used to spot trend changes in stocks that can be applied to futures markets as well.
Looking At Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Last week, analyst after analyst interviewed on Canadian television was bullish on gold for the long term. Why, then, am I long-term bearish?
Looking At Gold Through The Eyes Of Gann
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold has been making new highs as the market has been falling.
Looking At McDonald's
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Walk into any McDonald's and you always have to stand in line to be served.
Looking At Minute-By-Minute Stock Option Data Part 2: Short Margins
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Can retail traders make more money using straddles or strangles than by just buying a call or put? Can retail traders make money using option strategies that include margined short option positions? We explore these questions here using the minute-by-min
Looking At Minute-By-Minute Stock Option Data, Part 3: Alternatives To Black-Scholes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many concerns have been expressed over the years about the assumptions made by the Black-Scholes model (and some other option models) with regard to the volatility and continuity in the markets. When trading very short-term option contracts, do the model
Looking At Momentum With TRIX by Ed Downs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking At Momentum With TRIX by Ed Downs The TRIX oscillator has unique properties that make it ideal for identifying direction of trend as well as cyclical entry points. Last month, Ed Downs showed us how various oscillators can be tuned to the person
Looking At Oil For The Long Run
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Monthly charts can offer traders a different perspective.
Looking At Other Markets by Gail Mercer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking At Other Markets by Gail Mercer Most new traders gravitate to the S&P mini because of its average price range. But here's a look at daily price movement in the currency futures vs. that of the S&P 500. Which one has larger price movements? any
Looking At Pfizer On A Shorter Time Scale
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a short-term outlook to Pfizer, using short-term indicators.
Looking At Qualcomm
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Action around the Consumer Electronics Show got under way on January 7, with a preshow press event for Qualcomm Inc.
Looking At Qwest
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is Qwest making a comeback, and will it reach the glorious heights of April 2000 once more?
Looking At REITs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A REIT is a security that sells like a stock on the major exchanges and invests in real estate directly.
Looking At The Indexes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Reaching a high of 26153.42 in January 2018, the Dow Jones Index has since fallen. What now for the future?
Looking At The Market With Auction Market Analysis by Tom Alexander
Looking At The NASDAQ In A Simple Way
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes we are inclined to overlook what charts are telling us because we need to be convinced by complexity. Here is a chart staring us in the face and shouting, "Watch me!"
Looking At The Sign In The Road. . .
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On June 15th, I presented an article, "New Bull Market. . . Or?" In it, I showed my preferred Elliott Wave count, but every Elliottician has an alternate strategy ready to pull it out at a moment's notice. Here are two of mine.
Looking At Three Banks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market has started recovering, and the banks have moved up with the market.
Looking At Time Warner
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (FOXA) made a bid for Time Warner, Inc. (TWX) but it was rejected.
Looking At Two That Were Way Up There Once
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here are two shares that were way up there and are now way down there.
Looking At Western Lithium Canada
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...First announced 10 years ago, cold fusion has been largely dismissed by the scientific community.
Looking For Interest? Look At LBS
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the market as volatile as it is at the moment, investors are always looking for interest. Take a look at this stock.
Lubrizol Stalls At Key Retracement
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After stalling within a key retracement zone, downside volume is picking and Lubrizol looks like it is putting in a high.
MSO: At A Low?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Go directly to jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. So says the game Monopoly, but Martha Stewart proved otherwise. The share price of MSO rose strongly, and Stewart herself collected far more than the perfunctory $200. The question is, after all i
Manhattan Associates Inc. at "Half Mast"
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Manhattan Associates Incorporated (MANH) is at the end of the supply chain.
Marijuana Stocks To Look At
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Canada legalized medical marijuana in 2001. The industry has since evolved much more.
MasterCard Firms At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a decline in the first two weeks of January, MasterCard became oversold and then firmed at support. Look for a range breakout to trigger a rally.
Micron Technology: Distribution At Multiple Degrees
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Micron Technology (MU) are up sharply since October 2012 but may be ready for a proportional correction as money flows wane.
Midcap ETF Turned Back At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P Midcap ETF was turned back at resistance for the third time, and a bearish triple top is taking shape.
Mind The Gap At Ameristar Casinos
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a laborious advance over the last six months, Ameristar Casinos broke down in a big way, signaling a continuation of the prior decline.
Momentum Sours At Children's Place
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Children's Place formed a triangle over the last few months, and the stock now looks poised for a breakdown and continuation lower.
Multiyear Bull Run Terminates At Coca-Cola Co.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a 69-month long bull run, shares of Coca-Cola Co. have finally entered a major corrective pattern.
NASDAQ 100 At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The NASDAQ 100 is weak and just keeps getting weaker, but is it ready to turn? And if so, where might it go to?
NASDAQ Fails At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...NASDAQ cannot hold above 2300 and the bearish candlestick reversals are confirming resistance.
Nasdaq Turned Back At Formidable Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Nasdaq's impressive rise (similar to other indices) was finally halted by its overhead resistance line - the 200-day exponential moving average.
Natural Gas: Another Look At The Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Was the summer correction in natural gas only the beginning of an even deeper descent?
Newmont Mining At 11-Month High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Although shares of Newmont Mining aren't doing as well as you might think with the price of gold now at over $1,800 per ounce, the fact that the stock in sitting at an 11-month high is surely good news for bullish precious metals stock traders.
Nibbling At Facebook
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is it time to start nibbling at Facebook (FB) shares again? My charts are not sure which way to go.
Nortel - Something To Look At?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The period before Christmas, especially when Christmas falls on a week day, means days of low volume and much volatility as traders take profits before the long weekend, and mutual funds adjust their portfolios to "pretty-pretty" the picture o
Nvdia Trying To Reverse At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Nvdia has been a stellar performer since August, but a potential double top and bearish engulfing pattern could mark the end of the run.
Oil At A Short-Term Top?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The price of oil has risen dramatically this year, with analysts attributing much of the rise to geopolitical concerns. While unrest in Iran and terror attacks in Niger are likely to continue, traders seem to be less concerned about their impact on the s
One For Three Ain't Bad At All
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If you want to trade a system successfully, you need to stay in the game to come out a winner.
Optimizing Portfolios Using Value At Risk by Luis Ballesca-Loyo
Oracle Turned Back At Gap
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oracle surged at the beginning of January, but failed in the gap zone and currently remains just short of a breakout.
PCG: Important Support Test At Hand
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of PG&E may soon have the opportunity to test two important support levels as October approaches.
PRGO At 52-Week High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Perrigo is likely to sustain its bullishness, even at the new high.
Pay Day At Paychex
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Paychex formed a large inverse head & shoulders formation, and a high-volume break above neckline resistance signals a continuation of the long-term uptrend.
Petsmart Rolls Over At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a weak rally to resistance, a key momentum indicator is rolling over and Petsmart looks poised to continue its downtrend.
Positive MACDH Divergence At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US dollar/Swiss franc pair hints at reversal as year-to-date lows are tested in mid-July.
Pulte Fails At The 200-Day Average
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pulte Homes (PHM) failed to break long-term resistance, and a recent downturn in momentum opens the door to lower prices.
Pulte Is Failing At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Uninspiring money flows and resistance spell trouble for Pulte Homes.
QLogic Firms At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...QLogic Corp. formed a bullish engulfing pattern at support, and an upturn in the stochastic oscillator would argue for a retracement of the prior decline.
Quick-Scans: One Day at a Time
Quick-Scans: Trade the Right Stocks at the Right Time by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
Range Resources At A Key Inflection Point
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Downtrend resistance and moving average support are converging for Range Resources. So which way will the stock break in the near term?
Rate Rally Retreats At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Resistance at the upper boundary of a trend channel sets up a short-term 2B top and a pullback in yields.
Retail HOLDRS Still Firming At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The retail HOLDRS formed an island reversal at support, adding to the parade of bullish reversal patterns over the last two months.
Rounding Top at Wal-Mart
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Throughout these past two difficult years Wal-Mart (WMT) has held up considerably well. As WMT approaches its September low it is difficult to believe it will smash through this area, but it will happen.
Runaway Gap At Rediff: Exhaustion Of A Rally?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a dream run from a mere $7 to $22 in just four months, Rediff.com still shows no signs of a slowdown.
Russell 2000 At 79% Fibonacci Support - Will It Hold?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tuesday's intraday reversal off of major Fibonacci support looks like a hopeful development, but just how far might the Russell 2000 index travel before stalling again?
Russell 2000 At Crucial Levels
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a short-term bearish reversal pattern appeared on the daily chart, the Russell 2000 Small Cap Index turned weaker. The recovery is likely to be sluggish.
S&P 500 At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 is stuck between support and resistance.
S&P 500 At The Crossroads
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will important support hold? The Fibonacci .236 retrace level for the S&P 500 (SPX) February-to-April rally is at 2040.03. On May 6th, the SPX hit 2039.45 and proceeded to rally for three days. As of the close on May 13th that rally has been almost
SLX Resting At Key Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One of the strongest relative strength exchange traded funds over the past year has been the Market Vectors Steel Index ETF. It's stumbled lately, but it may be poised to retrace a portion of those recent losses.
SNN At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The head & shoulders continuation pattern has extended strong neckline support for Smith & Nephew PLC. Will the stock form multiple shoulders or breach the neckline support?
SOX Is Oversold And At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Conditions are ripe for a bounce as the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index trades near support and becomes oversold.
SPY Forms Harami At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a sharp rally, the Standard & Poor's 500 EFT formed a harami at resistance and on-balance volume sported a large negative divergence.
SVU A Better Buy At Lower Prices?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Supervalu, a major regional grocery chain, have been falling for the past three months. Is a turnaround finally at hand?
Schlumberger Fails At 50
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Schlumberger (SLB) was profiled about a month ago on Traders.com Advantage. At the time SLB broke falling price channel resistance (green arrow) and appeared headed for a breakout at 50. Well, the breakout came and quickly went as the stock failed to hol
Schlumberger Stalls At 50
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Schlumberger broke double bottom resistance at 47 way back in May, 2003, but cannot seem to shake this level for good.
Seeing Double At Xerox
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Xerox successfully tested its August low in November, and a double bottom is taking shape. Strong upside volume points to a breakout.
Setting Strike Price Probability At Expiration by David White
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:12 (56-59): Setting Strike Price Probability At Expiration by David White Here's one way you can increase your odds for a short-term play. Nassim Taleb's exceptional book, Fooled By Randomness, helped me finally gain the prop
She flashes signals from the pit at CBT by Phyllis Brock
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...She flashes signals from the pit at CBT by Phyllis Brock At precisely 8:00 a.m. Central Time a buzzer sounds and the financial floor of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBT) bursts into life. Runners scurry about carrying messages between traders, brokers an
Short-Term Look At The Dow
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This analysis shows that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is losing its upward momentum and looks to be in a topping process that could reverse its direction soon.
Silver Futures Reversal At Hand?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Silver has managed to keep grinding higher for five consecutive months, rising in value by nearly 80% between July 28 and January 3. Is this rally in the terminal phase, or is there reason to believe that even higher prices can be achieved before a meani
Software HOLDRS Firm At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a big move in April and May, the software HOLDRS (SWH) corrected with a falling flag. That correction could be coming to an end.
Southern Co. At 52-Week High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Should you continue to hold long positions in Southern Co., or is it time to book profits?
Spread Analysis And A Look At Unknown Fundamentals by Darin Newsom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:12 (42-46): Spread Analysis And A Look At Unknown Fundamentals by Darin Newsom How do you know what the underlying fundamental situation is when the supply and demand factors remain unknown? Basically, commodity market analys
Step Up To Trade At The NYMEX by Victoria Woolley
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Step Up To Trade At The NYMEX by Victoria Woolley How do you get to be a floor trader at the New York Mercantile Exchange? Like Broadway, it's practice, practice, practice. Ever wonder what the training process is for new options traders, how their per
Stocks & Commodities V. 26:8 (98, 97) At The Close by Sarp Cercioglu
Stocks & Commodities V.15:14 (646: Product Review: : A-T Attitude
Stocks At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Value Line Geometric Index show that stocks could deliver large gains in the months ahead.
Stocks For The Long Term? Looking At Value Line
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Value Line Index shows that stocks have gone nowhere for 16 years, but traders have enjoyed sizable moves in both directions.
Stocks To Look At
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Finding which stock to buy can be a challenge.
Support Is Close At Hand For The FTSE
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some indicators suggest that support is close at hand for the FTSE and that traders should prepare for a bounce.
Symantec Having Trouble At 50
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Symantec has been battling with resistance in the upper 40s the entire year. With a head and shoulders taking shape over the last three months, the bear may be about to win the war.
TEVA At Support-Resistance Zone
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...TEVA Pharmaceutical is consolidating near its immediate support.
TLP At Tricky Support-Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The volatile rally of TransMontaigne Partners LP has found a resting point.
TSX Energy Index At A Record High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Canadian Energy Index officially known as the S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index has broken through to a three year high.
TWX Stuck At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The pullback rally of Time Warner faces strong hurdles on its bullish path.
Taiwan iShares Back At Crossroads
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Taiwan iShares is tangling around the resistance area -- which direction should it move now?
Take A Look At Broadcom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What to do when one sees an inverse head & shoulders pattern developing on a weekly chart.
Take A Look At Spectrum Pharma
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The share price has doubled in a month.
Take A Look At TASER Int'l
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...TASER International looks promising.
Take A Look At Teekay
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If you think oil prices are going up but you do not want to own oil, take a look at this company.
Take A Look At The Dow by Daniel E. Downing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Take A Look At The Dow by Daniel E. Downing In the past, one of the first requirements of being a technical analyst was a promise of sorts to ignore the price action of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. A technician had to focus on the action of more br
Taking A Look At Bristol-Myers Squibb
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is Bristol-Myers Squibb a buy candidate? Let's see.
Taking A Look At NOW
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...ServiceNow (NOW) has recently been notching impressive gains in its share price with its recent quarterly earnings surprise. What do the technicals say about the current trend continuing?
Tech Data Firms At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tech Data is firming at support, and traders should watch for a consolidation breakout to trigger the next signal.
Technology Select Sector Consolidating At New Levels
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...XLK is undergoing healthy consolidation at all-time highs, leading to a bullish rally.
Texas Instruments Firms At Trendline Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Texas Instruments fell hard in January, but a bullish candlestick reversal at support argues for a bounce.
Texas Instruments Turned Back At Key Moving Average
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Texas Instruments is dragging the semiconductors sector lower with a break below a key moving average.
The Brain Drain At Yahoo!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When CEO's announce that they are leaving a company, do you sell the share?
The Consumer Discretionary SPDR Stalls At Key Retracement
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a big move in November, the Consumer Discretionary SPDR has stalled over the last few weeks and underperformed the S&P 500.
The Dollar Is At A Critical Juncture
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While the US dollar has been undeniably strong recently, it is now at a critical juncture that may temporarily halt its uptrend.
The Gold/US Dollar Ratio At Major Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After completing a major third wave up, the gold/US dollar ratio sits right at major support, which may also be the low of corrective wave A.
The Hammer is About to Fall at Home Depot
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The previously invincible home improvement behemoth Home Depot (HD) is ready to drop in spite of a strong housing market. Is this a contradiction or a sign of things to come?
The Market At A Critical Impasse, And Those Rising Wedges
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At a glance, the market looks like it's having just another pullback, but in fact, it is reaching a potential impasse that could reverse its current trend.
The Money Tree Grows Slowly -- At First
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Face it. Odds are you will never win the lottery. With a little foresight, though, you can retire in style -- with even more monthly income than you would have if you picked the winning numbers in a million-dollar jackpot. Here's how.
The Oil Services Index Tries To Regroup At Key Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Services Index (OSX) has been in a steep correction the last several weeks but is now showing signs of bottoming out.
The S&P 500's Kick Save At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dipping lower in response to a negative stochastic divergence, the S&P 500 finds support at old highs and old trend channels.
The Thorn At The Bottom by Alexander Sabodin
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Thorn At The Bottom by Alexander Sabodin Here's a reversal pattern that occurs frequently but is difficult to discern during its formation. The thorn pattern is encountered quite frequently, but it is difficult to discern while it is being formed
The Tide Is Turning At Tidewater
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A recent gap off support with big volume and a strength in two key indicators point to higher prices for Tidewater.
The US Dollar Index: Is A Breakout Or Reversal At Hand?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After an impressive three-month bull rally, the US Dollar Index is approaching an important resistance barrier: the upper Keltner band on its weekly chart.
The USD/JPY Breakout Stalls At Target
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bulls exit as a swing rule projection from a recent breakout in the greenback/yen is reached.
The VIX & SPX Are At Key Levels Once Again
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Near-term action in both the VIX and SPX will likely determine whether current weakness in the market will continue.
This Gold Index Hints At Retracement
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold prices have been advancing nicely since breaking above $430 several weeks ago. Now there is a hint of weakness.
Time To Look At Gold Again
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is gold gearing up for a breakout?
Tomorrow's Tuition At Today's Price
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's one way to make college possible for your children.
Trading Turns Quiet At Starbucks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading in Starbucks has turned quiet the last few weeks, and traders should watch for a break from the current trading range for the next directional clues.
Transports Find Support At Old Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking for the true measure of the move as an old breakout level supports a bounce in the Dow transports.
Transports Hesitate At The Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are the Dow transports failing to confirm the new highs in the Dow industrials?
Trouble at 30 Again For Newmont Mining
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite having trouble again at 30, Newmont (NEM) remains in a long-term uptrend and a continuation higher is expected.
Two Patterns At Play With The January Effect And The Presidential Cycle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two patterns at play could take the market higher despite current shifts under way if you know what they are.
U.S. Dollar Index At A Crossroads
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With major support and resistance levels converging, the U.S. dollar index is due for a significant move soon.
US Dollar Index Firms At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US Dollar Index remains in a clear downtrend, but the index is firming near oversold territory and looks ripe for at least a bounce.
US Dollar Reversal At Hand
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trends don't usually turn on a dime, and the US Dollar Index has also been taking its time in preparation for what looks to be a significant trend reversal -- toward higher ground.
US Stock Market at Support or Prelude to Crash
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...US main stock indices have returned to important support. See what the technical indicators are saying.
Utilities Select Sector Consolidates At Previous High Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The previous high in XLU was at its all-time high. The security is back to its prior high pivot and is now accumulating the strength for a further surge.
Value At Risk And Technical Analysis by Luis Ballesca-Loyo
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Value At Risk And Technical Analysis This method uses market volatility and the concept of value at risk to help determine meaningful stop-loss prices and position limits for trading securities. Many traders and investors apply security analysis techni
Value At Risk For The Small Investor
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Protecting your capital and limiting losses is fundamental to trading. But how can you estimate your possible losses for better risk management? Here's a method you can use
VeriSign Hints At A Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...VeriSign Inc., which is the encryption and authentication leader on the Internet (which most people recognize as the small padlock icon in their web browser when shopping online), has edged past a breakout point.
Viacom At Home
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the financial crises hurting our pockets, more and more are staying home watching TV.
WMZ Consolidates At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will WMZ see a bullish breakout?
WTI Weekly, OPEC, NOPEC: A Look At Market Structure & Order Flow v Fundamental Expectations.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the sell-side price discovery and failure of support for Tuesday, July 2, 2019's auction following OPEC's pomp and circum
WYN: Monthly Sell Signal At Major Cycle High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a stunning 3,600% rally since November 2008, shares of Wyndham Worldwide are primed for a major correction.
Wal-Mart Fails At Resistance (Again)
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Wal-Mart surged to resistance in early June but failed to exceed resistance, and a recent flag break is short-term bearish.
Wal-Mart Firms At Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a sharp decline to support, Wal-Mart formed a triangle consolidation, and traders should watch these boundaries for the next signal.
Wasting Energy At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking at wedge formations near resistance levels can help confirm the next market trend.
Weyerhaeuser: A Spike At The Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Spikes are emotional patterns. When they are printed after a long trending period, they may represent a long-term reversal point.
What I Learned When I Looked At Minute-By-Minute Stock Option Data, Part 1
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Coming up with new option strategies to trade isn't easy. Sometimes, looking at things in a new way gives you a fresh perspective
What Is Googling At Google?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Last week it was announced that Yahoo! had more hits than Google.
What's Cooking At Citigroup?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Vikram Pandit resigned abruptly last month as CEO of Citigroup. The bank paid him a bonus of $6.7 million for work he did for the bank this year.
Will IBM Fail at Gap Resistance?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Big Blue has been here before ($90), three times in the last 10 months, only to be turned back each time.
Working Money: CAN SLIM II: The Gold At The End Of The Rainbow by S. Yamanaka
Working Money: Forex At A Glance by John Devcic
XLK Stuck At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bullish rally of the technology select sector has slipped into a long-term consolidation period.
Yahoo Is Oversold and at Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oversold momentum oscillators and firmness at support could foreshadow a bounce in Yahoo!
Yahoo! Consolidates At Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a late June surge, Yahoo! formed a tight consolidation during the last six days and the subsequent break will dictate the next tradable move.
eBay Hints At A Trend Change
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock price hit a two-year low last August. Is it recovering?
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