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Download$DJUSCH Readies To Break Out From Ascending Triangle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US Chemical Index has formed an ascending triangle on daily and weekly time frames and is now ready to break out.
A Big Support Break For GDX
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After forming a massive head & shoulders pattern, the Gold Miners ETF broke support to confirm the reversal and establish a long-term downtrend.
A Break Of Key Support For Reliant Energy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A recent break of support could lead to further weakness for Reliant Energy.
A Break Of Trendline Support For Magnum Hunter Resources?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Magnum Hunter Resources looks to have breached last July's uptrend line but a further pullback could represent a good buying opportunity.
A Shake Or Break For The S&P 500?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A fracture of the lower channel line on the daily S&P 500 may be nothing more than an attempt to shake out weak longs -- or does this trend break signal more downside to come?
A Stochastic Breakout In December Coffee: Better Late On The Break Than Never
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A BOSO play in the stochastic helps traders climb on board a fast-moving market post-breakout.
Alaska Air Making Bid To Break Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Alaska Air likes the sound of falling oil prices as the stock moves to channel resistance and readies for a breakout.
Another Rectangle Break For Texas Industries
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Texas Industries broke rectangle support for the second time in six months, signaling yet another continuation of the long-term downtrend.
Apple Settles After Support Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apple has consolidated over the last two weeks and is likely to make a significant move sooner rather than later.
Are Internet Stocks Ready To Break Down?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A bearish consolidation pattern and negative divergences on the daily chart could point to lower prices for Internet stocks.
Baidu Stalls After Support Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After breaking double-top support in January, BIDU stalled over the last few weeks as volatility contracted. The stock is winding up for a move, but which way?
Banks Bounce, Then Break Down
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A positive divergence set up a bounce in October. Will a trendline break in November anticipate a breakdown?
Banks Break Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A three and a half month trading range in the regional banks HOLDRs leads to a move up as earning season begins.
Barrick Makes A Big Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Barrick Gold has been outperforming most gold stocks and recently broke to a new 52-week high on good volume.
Bear Break?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's the technical outlook for ES and YM futures markets.
Best Buy Making a Break For It
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Best Buy is tracing out an ascending triangle on the daily chart, but the weekly chart suggests that this could just be a reaction rally within a larger downtrend.
Big Blue Makes A Big Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...IBM is leading the market once again with a high-volume breakout.
Biotech HOLDRS Break Neckline Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A top has been brewing in the Biotech HOLDRS (BBH) for months and the stock finally broke neckline support. Now what?
Biotechs Ready To Break Out Of Consolidation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Biotechs are a key part of the Nasdaq index. The Nasdaq has broken out of its consolidation and its strength will naturally rub off on those constituent sectors that were also consolidating. The biotech index is one such sector and new 52 week highs ar
Break Faster Than Rally? by Alex Saitta
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do markets decline in value at a faster pace than they rally? The question is put to the test using the Chicago Board of Trade Treasury bond futures contract. Nearly all market analysts agree that the bull market in bonds began in 1981, when the price o
Break Out The Cigars - It's A Flag!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...August was a period of consolidation for the market. Two patterns were in the process of forming, one bullish and one bearish. Score one for the bulls!
Break Out, Fake Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why the May 19th bottom could lead to new all-time highs for the S&P 500.
British Pound Futures Break Down
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Most currencies are getting weaker as the U.S. dollar strengthens. British Pound futures broke down from a bearish head and shoulders top and the downtrend is likely to gather steam.
Broad Markets Finally Break Lower
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The noticeable trading range market behavior of the past few months appears to have given way to another leg down in the broad US markets.
Broad US Markets Break Higher From Consolidation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a month of sideways price action, the broad US stock indexes have finally tipped their hand, breaking higher on big volume and wide ranges.
Brokers Break Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Signs of a breakout in brokerage stocks can only be good for stocks.
CLF: Trendline Break And ABCD pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After rising in a bear market rally, shares of Cliffs Resources Inc. have broken a key trendline to the downside.
CRB Index Ready To Break Out?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a huge correction, the CRB index formed a strong bullish reversal pattern. Will the pattern break out successfully?
Can Retail Be Trusted To Break Out?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The retail stock HOLDRS wedged higher, but negative divergences frustrated progress.
Caterpillar Ready To Break Out?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will the stock break the previous high resistance?
Coffee Break?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...First it was gold, then oil, most recently the grains. Will coffee be next to surge?
Convincing Break Higher With USO
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's been a long, slow grind higher for USO, but the recent weekly breakout looks to be very convincing.
Copper's Convincing Break Higher?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Copper has staged a very strong and somewhat unexpected rally after taking a tumble during the first two months of 2010. Is this latest breakout destined to eventually challenge the all-time highs achieved in 2008?
Crude Oil Futures Break Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Crude oil has broken out of consolidation patterns both on the weekly and daily charts. Breakouts on two time frames simultaneously lead to powerful moves. One thing is sure: Crude oil has broken out of a strong base for this rally and it is unlikely t
Eagle Material Eager To Break Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The candlestick patterns and indicators could help us identify the breakout point.
Elan Corp. Can't Break 200-Week Moving Average
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a nice ride up, ELN seems to be running into resistance at the 200-week moving average. It will have to cross above this level in order to be bullish again, but does it have the strength?
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?
ExxonMobil Ready To Break Higher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After two months of choppy consolidation, ExxonMobil has a number of bullish technical measurements in agreement.
For Lubrizol, Time To Take A Break?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Picking tops and bottoms in the market can be a very dangerous prospect, but sometimes there are tell-tale indications about a warning of a trend reversal well in advance of the actual event.
GLD: Which Way for Pennant Break?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With a major pennant formation well under way on the daily chart of gold, can price cycle analysis provide some guidance as to which way price will break?
Gannett Looks To Break Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gannett sports an inverse head & shoulders pattern and signs of accumulation point to a breakout.
Gold Index Looks Rangebound, Waiting For Triangle Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold's choppy action may continue until we get a decisive move via a triangle break or a reversal off trendline.
Gold's Bad Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...News that the greenback surged to new highs against the euro was not good news for gold bulls.
IBM On The Verge Of A Big Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...IBM failed to hold onto its early January gains and is on the verge of a major support break.
Is Berry Petroleum Preparing To Break Out?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Berry Petroleum continues to be stuck in a trading range but the technicals point to higher prices down the road.
Is Honeywell International Ready to Break Down?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is Honeywell ready to resume its long-term uptrend or will the short-term bears sink the stock price?
Is The Financial Sector Ready To Break Out?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The pullback rally of the Financial Sector SPDR has moved closer to the moving average resistance. The technical check is necessary for the direction of the breakout.
Is This "Make It Or Break It" Time?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There's a pattern unfolding that could be trying to tell us where stocks are headed. What happens from here will say a lot.
JRJC Stands On Toes To Break Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...China Finance Online Co. Ltd. is likely to break out of a long consolidation range.
Johnson & Johnson Makes A Major Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a multi-month base, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) broke resistance and this broken resistance level provided the first key support test.
July Cocoa's Island Gap: Prelude To A Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A deep moving average convergence/divergence histogram trough suggests lower prices ahead for July cocoa.
KGC: Ready To Break Higher?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Kinross Gold Corp. appear to have already made a major low and may soon break higher.
LORL Eager To Break Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Loral Space & Communication has been traveling in bullish atmosphere. A likely breakout could give it a boost.
Legg Mason's Trendline Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In a bull market since the summer of 2002, Legg Mason experiences a major trendline break in the summer of 2004.
Liberty Global Likely To Break Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Liberty Global has reached an important zone. A stable bullish breakout would be an attractive buying opportunity.
MWIV Fresh Break To Post-Crash Highs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If the broad market is destined to move even higher now, MWI Veterinary Supply is one of the stocks most likely to lead the way up.
Midcap iShare MDY Consolidates After Support Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 400 Midcap iShare (MDY) recently confirmed a double top and has now formed a volatile consolidation just below broken support.
Nvdia Unable To Break Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Nvdia established resistance around $29 in mid-June, and the parade of bearish candlesticks confirms selling pressure.
Pharma HOLDRS Consolidate Above Resistance Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a breakout in mid-April, the Pharma HOLDRS formed a triangle above resistance, and volume flows pointed to an upside breakout.
Platinum Futures Break Out Ahead Of The Pack
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Platinum futures have broken out of a consolidation pattern while their more illustrious cousins gold and silver continue to consolidate. Breakouts of stocks and commodities in the same sector should be taken as a hint that similar breakouts will occur
Power Financial Corp. Makes a Triangle Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This Canadian financial stock has made a break past triangle resistance, which follows the strength of the financials in general the past week.
Pulte Advance to Make or Break Level
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The long-term trend for Pulte (PHM) is clearly bullish, but the daily chart shows a potentially bearish setup.
Pulte Returns To Neckline Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pulte Homes rallied over the last six months, but resistance from a neckline support break is close at hand, and the advance looks corrective.
RIG Returns To Resistance Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Transocean (RIG), a world leader in offshore drilling, broke major resistance in January and the current pullback looks like a classic throwback.
RIG Reverses After Support Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A failed support break for Transocean looks like a bear trap that could keep the long-term uptrend alive.
Ranged Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An expanding wedge coupled with a narrow-range channel spelled imminent action for the S&P.
SCM.V Ready To Break From Bull Flag?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Penny stocks are among the most volatile of all, but for the patient and wise, substantial gains are possible. Here's a fascinating setup in a Canadian precious metals stock.
Semiconductors Break Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After slipping into a sideways consolidation in the autumn of 2006, semiconductor stocks broke out in the spring of 2007.
Silver, Make Or Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The silver market, along with most other commodities, has taken a heavy hit over the past month. Currently, silver's price lies just above a key swing low made a week and a half ago. Will this support hold back more selling — or not?
Supercharged FCEL Makes A Break For It
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a textbook case of a short squeeze in action. In this case, powerful technicals and compelling corporate news helped.
TXUI Ready To Break Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Texas United Bancshares is ready for a break out in a flag & pennant formation.
Technology Select SPDR Ready To Break Down
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...XLK made a market low in mid-January and has been trading in an upward trend ever since. However, the evidence points out that this uptrend is nothing more than a bear market rally that is about to end.
The Market Begins To Break Away
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Good news from the European Union and the US sent the stock market soaring, with stock leaders offering solid trades for big profits.
The NYSE Composite's Make Or Break Channel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sticking to a single trend channel since rising from the October lows, the stocks of the NYSE ride support higher and higher.
The S&P 500's Make or Break Diamond
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The break from an intraday diamond formation should tell traders and investors all they need to know about the S&P 500's near-term direction.
Three-Line Break Reversal Signals by William Arnold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This charting technique is a simple but effective technique for determining the direction of the trend as well as changes in the trend. With volatility in the stock market increasing, many new and elaborate methods have been developed to predict market
Topping Out or Just Taking a Break?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The market is showing strong negative divergence again. Is it a pause or the end of another bear rally?
Trading The False Break Effectively
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A false breakout - or a fakeout - is when price momentarily moves above a previous high or below a previous low, but then goes back within the existing range. This happens when there isn't enough demand above the old high, or enough supply beneath t
Transports Break Massive Wedge
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Transportation Average (TRAN) is leading the market higher and challenging its 2001 highs.
Transports Stall Near Support Break
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After breaking support with the sharp decline, the Dow transports stalled over the last seven days, and it looks like a continuation pattern is forming.
URRE Big-Volume Break Above 200-Day EMA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Once one of the uranium mining industry's high-flying stocks, Uranium Resources may be staging a convincing turnaround.
Vintage Petroleum Looking To Break Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A break of key resistance at current levels could signal higher prices down the road.
Vulcan Materials Break Higher After Support Test
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The basic materials sector has rebounded strongly since March 2009. Here's a key player from that sector that just signaled a fresh buying opportunity for daily traders.
Will A Diamond Break The Banks?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bank rally has led the entire market higher throughout March, but two important patterns may be the driving forces that end this breath-taking rally. A tristar candle pattern formed on the XLF daily chart as a diamond chart pattern emerged on its hou
Will AbbVie Break to the Downside?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...AbbVie, Inc. (ABBV) is a large cap growth stock in the health care sector which has been on a tear for the bulk of 2017. It recently tested and retreated from its prior high. The question now is, what does this bode for the stock?
Will Gold Finally Break $1300 Hurdle?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...We are nearing the end of January already, so it might be a good time to wonder what the rest of 2019 will bring for investors. In this report, I will share my thoughts on metal prices.
Will NSM Break Out?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Deep below the neckline resistance, NSM formed a bullish engulfing pattern. The rally currently stands closer to same resistance. Will the stock break out?
Will Yahoo Break Higher?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...So is the entire broad market at a cycle high or is it simply regrouping before moving higher? A look at Yahoo's chart might help answer that question.
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