ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Value Line Index is understudied but one of the broadest measures of the stock market. Right now, it seems to be breaking out of a rectangle.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When big-name stocks severely lag the broad market indexes, look for possible short setups as the S&P 500 maxes out on the current upswing.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using the Value Line index allows us to see how the broad market is doing, and right now, that is potentially bullish.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Compared to most other stock industry groups, commodity-linked ETFs are still standing tall. Are good trading opportunities still available here?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The broad markets may look a little shaky right now, but the gold/silver industry group is still chugging higher. Here's a look at one of the better performers in the precious metals complex.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Denbury Resources appear to only have just begun to initiate the second wave of a selloff that got under way in early April 2011.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a look at Odyssey Re Holdings, the strongest stock in the strongest industry group compared with the New York Composite Index.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Value Line Index offers a useful way to monitor market breadth and confirm the major trends.