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DownloadANN Breaks Wedge Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ann Taylor Stores rallied the first five months of the year, but the advance formed a bearish wedge and a recent support break ended the rally.
Air Products Breaks Wedge Trendline
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After meeting resistance from two key moving averages, Air Products broke a rising wedge trendline and appears to be set to continue lower.
Aladdin Knowledge Breaks Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. appears to have completed a long consolidation and now has broken out of a seven-month trendline for another move up.
Ameristar Casinos Inc. Breaks Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...ASCA breaks into an 18-month high.
Apple Breaks Higher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apple Computer (AAPL) has been leading the market in 2004 and just signaled another continuation higher.
Barr Labs Breaks Down From Consolidation Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Most stocks or commodities cannot maintain a sharp rise or fall for an extended period of time. Sharp moves in any direction are often followed by a consolidation pattern, with an eventual breakout or breakdown in the same direction. The Barr Labs chart
Bearish mMm Pattern Breaks The Greenback/Swissy Down
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A break below support at the 50-day EMA and a confirming close make for a lower USD/CHF.
Biotech Index Breaks Consolidation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a fairly lengthy consolidation, the Amex Biotech Index broke resistance to signal a continuation higher. But how much higher?
Boeing Breaks Lower
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...High oil prices and travel anxiety add fuel to a breakdown.
British Pound Index Breaks Down Further
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The British Pound Index ($XBP) broke key support in May and looks set to continue lower after a flat consolidation.
CDE: When The Levee Breaks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As anticipated, the smart money -- in one of the most volatile precious metals mining stocks of all -- finally made their move on Election Day.
CNET Breaks Out To New 52-Week Highs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks breaking out of consolidation or continuation patterns are always the surest trades. In this example, CNET breaks out of a flag pattern on very heavy volume to hit new 52-week highs.
Cabela's Inc. Breaks Out Of Symmetrical Triangle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CAB reached its previous high by moving out of the symmetrical triangle it had been in.
Choice Point Breaks Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Good relative strength and a recent breakout point to higher prices for Choice Point Software (CPS) over the next few weeks.
Citigroup Breaks Down From A Broadening Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Financial stocks are generally the first casualty of rising interest rates. Citigroup's (C) chart has broken down from a broadening top and is likely to see lower levels in the days to come.
Citigroup Breaks a Three Year Trendline
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Does Citigroup (C) have enough power to keep on going?
Citigroup Maintains Uptrend, Breaks Out Of Consolidation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Markets are actually in sharp up or downtrends only 30% of the time. Seventy percent of the time, they are either in weak trends or "choppy," moving in a sideways consolidation. The US market seems to be going through a weak trending phase and
Coca-Cola Breaks Falling Wedge Trendline
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Coca-Cola (KO) sports a long-long term falling wedge breakout confirmed by MACD.
Colgate Breaks After Volatility Contraction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After going through a Bollinger band contraction, Colgate-Palmolive broke support to signal the start of a leg lower.
CompuDyne Corporation Breaks Out Of An Ascending Triangle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ascending triangles are different from other triangles. They give an indication of the direction of their breakout before the event. An ascending triangle breakout on heavy volume is a good reason to be long on a stock and CompuDyne Corporation's c
Concur Technologies Breaks Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CNQR does a dramatic breakout of an ascending triangle.
Cummins Breaks Flag Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a weak rally, Cummins Engine broke flag support, and that could lead to an even bigger trend reversal.
Deere Breaks Down On Big Volume
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After two months of flat trading, Deere & Co. established a directional bias with a support break.
Delta Breaks Free
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a multimonth consolidation period, Delta Airlines finally broke free of resistance to confirm a bullish continuation pattern.
Dollar Breaks Range Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After firming the last few weeks, the US Dollar Index broke range resistance, which argues for higher prices in the coming weeks.
Dycom Breaks Down
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dycom Industries has undergone a bearish breakout.
EchoStar Breaks Out Of An Ascending Triangle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A breakout of an ascending triangle on good volume gives good reason to be long this stock.
Eli Lilly Breaks Resistance On Good Volume
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The health-care sector has been strong lately, and Eli Lilly is doing its part with a consolidation breakout on good volume.
Euro Index Breaks Flag Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a weak rally the last two months, the euro index broke flag support to signal a continuation of the larger downtrend.
ExxonMobil Breaks Triangle Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a long consolidation, ExxonMobil broke triangle resistance to signal a continuation higher.
France Index Had Two Major Breaks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Present correction in the French CAC 40 Index is the combination of global uncertainty and two major breakouts on technical charts.
GS Energy Index Breaks Triangle Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The GS Energy Index broke triangle support, but a potentially bullish wedge is forming and a wave C may be ending.
Genuine Parts Breaks Out On Good Volume
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a long consolidation, Genuine Parts (GPC) broke resistance to confirm a bullish continuation pattern.
Gold Breaks Upward
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Gold Index has veered downward in a narrow range over the past few months. The bullish breakout has brought back the lost glitter of the precious metal. How long can we stay positioned on gold?
Gold Rush: NEM Breaks Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After gold's big breakout in the summer and the recent bullish consolidation, I have been drawn to gold miners, and one that has caught my attention now is called Newmont Goldcorp Corp (NEM), which has broken out.
Halliburton Breaks To New 52-Week High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After three weeks of range-bound price action, shares of Halliburton have just made a decisively bullish breakout.
How Sentiment And Social Media Breaks The Roof
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Have sentiment and social media data reached a tipping point?
Humana Breaks Flag Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Humana broke flag resistance with good volume, and the next resistance level marks the neckline of a larger head & shoulders reversal pattern.
IBM Breaks Wedge Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...IBM failed to take out resistance, and the high-volume decline looks like the start of an extended down move.
India Fund Breaks Down - Is It Because Of Election Results?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Most people think that the Indian market went through a crash because the government expected to come to power lost their elections, but technical charts show a different picture.
JCP Breaks Channel Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...JC Penney hit resistance from a key moving average and then broke channel support to signal a continuation of its long-term downtrend.
Janus Breaks Out Of Short-Term Reversal Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is a good example of an inverse head & shoulders formation on the chart for Janus Capital Group (JNS).
June Crude Breaks Down
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Signs of slowing momentum in mid-February lead to a trendline break in mid-March.
Kimberly Clark Breaks Triangle Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After consolidating for months, Kimberly Clark finally made up its mind with a support break that signals a continuation of the long-term downtrend.
LSI Breaks Flag Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a Bollinger Band contraction, LSI broke rectangle resistance, signaling a continuation of the January surge.
Lehman Treasury Bond Fund Finally Breaks Down
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Lehman Treasury Bond Fund was recently turned back at a key resistance level, confirming a significant top in prices.
Maxim Breaks Neckline Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Maxim Integrated Products formed a large head & shoulders pattern in the first six months of the year, and the July breakout opens the door to higher prices.
Microsoft Breaks Triangle Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Microsoft appeared to have a harami at support in late October. The stock did indeed bounce, but the gains failed to hold and a recent triangle support break points to lower prices.
Microsoft Makes Two Big Breaks
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A symmetrical triangle breakout on the weekly chart and falling wedge breakout on the daily chart point to higher prices for Microsoft.
NASDAQ Composite Breaks Above MT Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In an uptrend, once a resistance level is broken, it should turn into support.
NASDAQ Composite Breaks Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...NASDAQ Composite surged on positive divergence in a bullish atmosphere in the market.
NYSE Composite Index Breaks Down Further
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The NYSE Composite Index has broken the bearish flag & pennant pattern.
Nasdaq 100 Breaks Triangle Trendline
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On the 30-minute point & figure chart, the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) formed a triangle over the last few months and has broken above trendline resistance.
Nasdaq Composite Breaks Down From A Bearish Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Nasdaq composite broke down from a bearish head and shoulders pattern on both the daily and weekly pattern. It has returned from the upper end of its weekly range to continue trading in a consolidation range.
Nasdaq Composite Breaks Overhead Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The high-tech index hit a 2006 high of 2375 in April and then fell more than 300 points into the dog days of summer. Now an upleg is under way.
Nokia Breaks Triangle Resistance On Good Volume
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In another positive sign for tech stocks, Nokia gapped up on good volume and broke triangle resistance to signal a continuation higher.
Novavax Breaks Higher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This specialty biopharmaceutical company leaps out of a consolidation pattern as it eyes previous resistance levels.
Novell Breaks Neckline Resistance On Good Volume
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Novell diverged from NASDAQ in March, and a recent breakout on good volume points to higher prices in 2005.
OEX Breaks Neckline Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a long, drawn-out consolidation, the S&P 100 made a directional decision with a big support break.
One For Silver Bulls: PAAS Breaks Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The chart of Pan American Silver Corporation (PAAS) was painting a rosy picture as the stock cleared a key resistance level after the formation of a bullish continuation pattern.
PetMed Express Inc. Breaks Down
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...PetMed Express Inc. (PETS) broke down from a double top, then had a relief rally only to find resistance again near the double top and selling on heavy volume. If you missed the double top breakdown, the relief rally after the breakdown is a good point
QQQQ Breaks Key Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The QQQQ has now broken below key support drawn off the mid-March price low, confirming that crash wave (3) of 3 is now under way. The target price for the completion of the crash wave is calculated to be $28.03. However, once the crash wave is complete,
S&P 500 Breaks Series Of Peaks And Troughs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 has now broken its series of lower peaks and lower troughs, signaling the end of the bear market downtrend that began in October 2007. However, it is still unknown as to whether a new bull market upward trend is in progress.
SPX Breaks 200-Day Moving Average—Again
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 broke its 200-day moving average for the fourth time in two years. Despite these breaks, the bulls recovered and the index moved to new highs each time.
Semiconductor Index Breaks Down
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Semiconductor Index was undergoing a steady bullish rally until an unanticipated breakdown appeared. Will the index resume its bullish path or will it drop further?
Silver Breaks Down After A Vertical Rally
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Words from Alan Greenspan can often make or break a market. Silver has again proven this to be the case. Silver leads the commodity tailspin. But were there warnings of this crash?
Silver Breaks Out As Yields Dip
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is THIS the start of another major rally for silver after a lengthy consolidation?
Silver Breaks Triangle Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is silver invalidating the perfect triangle? It appears so.
Silver Wheaton Breaks Above 200-Day EMA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The precious metals sector has been holding its own lately; one of the key stocks to watch here is Silver Wheaton, which has just completed a very convincing bullish breakout.
Starwood Breaks Triangle Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Starwood Hotels recently broke triangle support to signal a continuation of the long-term downtrend.
Stock Market Breaks Through Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How long can the rally last, and where are the next resistance areas?
Strayer Education Breaks Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...STRA has moved out of a flag & pennant formation. The rally will lead to a new level of $131.
Tax Breaks On Investment Expenses
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's never too early or too late to start thinking about your taxes. Here's a start.
The CAC Breaks Out Of A Consolidation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The CAC (French index) broke out of the 3720 level to target the next level of 3840. Most European indexes entered a consolidation before the Dow and are breaking out before the Dow completes its consolidation. Looking for such intermarket relationship
The Russell 2000 Breaks Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A temporary top appears to be forming on the Russell 2000 as it sinks below support.
Tibco Breaks Neckline Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tibco Software (TIBX) signaled a continuation higher with a neckline breakout confirmed by volume and relative strength.
Trading Trendline Breaks (Part 1) by Sylvain Vervoort
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading Trendline Breaks (Part 1) by Sylvain Vervoot One of the best trading methods in technical analysis is the application of trendline breaks. Find out why. am convinced that one of the best trading methods using technical analysis is the app
Trading Trendline Breaks by Sylvain Vervoort
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading Trendline Breaks - PT 2 by Sylvain Vervoort Trendlines are common technical analysis charting tools, but there are a number of ways to implement them in your trading. Here's an in-depth look at trendlines. Previously, I discussed how trendlines
Trading Trendline Breaks, Part 3 by Sylvain Vervoort
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading Trendline Breaks, Part 3 by Sylvain Vervoort Previously, I discussed how trendlines are plotted and how they can be used. This time, I am going to show you Abercombie & Fitch Co. (ANF). The numbers here represent the labels on the chart displaye
Two Bullish Breaks For The NASDAQ 100
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Breakouts above a three-month downtrend line and a one-month uptrend line are positives.
Tyco International Breaks Higher
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Seemingly in sympathy with the overall markets, Tyco makes a move higher. What is the upside?
UnumProvident Breaks Triple Top
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A recent recovery and PnF breakout point to higher prices down the road for UnumProvident.
Using Fibonacci-Level Breaks To Identify Reversals
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here is a very simple, reliable way to help identify a true trend reversal -- and maybe make some trading profits, too.
VISX Inc. Breaks Eight Month Consolidation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the advance off the March lows, the major indexes have retraced 50-62% of their Jan-Mar declines. During this same timeframe, VISX Inc. (EYE) outperformed the major indexes by exceeding similar retracement levels and breaking above key resistance at
Valero Breaks Rising Wedge Trendline
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock price for Valero has broken below support on both the weekly and daily charts.
Verisign Breaks Higher From Consolidation
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Verisign, a name familiar to all NASDAQ 100 traders, is on the move again, this time breaking sharply higher from a five-week old consolidation pattern.
W.W. Grainger Inc. Breaks Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Symmetrical triangles are difficult to trade because they do not give any directional information about their breakouts. But they occur far too frequently for traders to ignore them. In this article, I look at W.W. Grainger's (GWW) symmetrical tri
When Fear Breaks Out!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The week of February 24, 2020 will go down in history as one of the most volatile in the stock market's history. The S&P 500 fell almost 400 points to close below 3,000 for the first time since October 2019. Further declines look inevitable. Wal
Working Money: Tax Breaks On Investment Expenses by Paul C. Adair
XLE Breaks Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Head & shoulders patterns have become a common sight on the technical charts of stocks and indexes. But the path prices take can differ.
XM Satellite Breaks Wedge
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a bounce in January-February, XM Satellite is running into stiff resistance and a recent bearish engulfing pattern points to lower prices ahead.
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