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Download$XTC Has A Long Way Ahead
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The North American Telecommunication Index is in a completely bullish mood.
Alcatel-Lucent Has Vertical Fall
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...ALU slipped faster with three gaps down. The return journey could begin soon, according to oscillators.
American Express ... Membership Has Its Rewards?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Take advantage of the multiple chart pattern formations on American Expess (AXP).
Amgen Has Another New High
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Amgen are trading at the highest levels since early 2007, offering a low-risk covered-call setup for conservative traders.
Apple Has A Long Way Ahead
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apple Inc. has recovered from its historical correction. The indicators and price charts show more appreciation in the share value.
BOOM Has Hit Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dynamic Material Corp. is likely to open a fresh short selling opportunity for short-term traders.
BWLD Has Surged
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Buffalo Wild Wings has violated the upper Bollinger band with the huge gap-up breakout. The Bollinger band is one of the reliable technical tools that can be used to identify the trading directions and the volatility.
Big Blue Has Lower Targets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Since topping out at the first of the year, IBM has faltered. Lower targets are in sight as two technical tests approach.
Brazil iShares Has Strong Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Brazil iShares has moved above its previous high resistance on its third attempt on strong volume and may develop a fresh uptrend with this breakout.
Bristow Group Has Highest RS In Oil Services Industry Group
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The energy sector has roared back to life over the past two weeks. Here's a look at one of the strongest equity performers from the oil services group.
Broadvision Incorporated (BVSN) Has Turned Around
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's a little late to get in, but here's an analysis of a turnaround stock.
CM Has Short Swing Setup
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Financial sector stocks are still weak, and here's a look at one that looks ready to fall further.
CRR Has Strong Volume On Channel Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a fundamentally sound stock makes a major breakout on heavy volume, it usually pays to take a closer look.
Cascade Bancorp Has A Bullish Engulfing Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...CACB is in an intermediate downtrend. Will a bullish engulfing pattern really offer a reliable buying opportunity?
Clean Edge U.S. Liquid Series ETF - This Thoroughbred Has Left The Gate
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The clean technology economy is on fire.
Coca Cola Has Plenty Of Fizz Left In Bull Run
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Coca-Cola are surging higher yet again.
Determining Who Has Control With Price
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Price can be as crazy, but if you know how to determine who has control of price, you'll know what direction to trade in despite volatile price action.
Do You Buy When A Head & Shouders Has Bottomed?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a head & shoulders pattern has hit the target suggested by the pattern, do you buy the share or do you wait for a more definite buy signal?
Energy Select SPDR Has Peaked
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bull market in XLE that started in 2002 came to an end in May 2008. XLE has broken the up trendline and is now in a market correction that could see XLE fall to 50 or more.
Energy Select Sector Has Robust Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...XLE shows the bullish symptoms to continue the upward rally by entering the new uptrend with a gap-up breakout.
First Solar Has A Bright Future For Put Writers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Solar power is becoming more and more important as a form of energy. Hence, it is worth your while to keep such companies on your watchlist. In terms of technical analysis, First Solar (FSLR) sits on top of the list.
Fiserve Has A Mind Of Its Own
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While the Nasdaq wallows near its lows for the year, Fiserve (FSIV) is breaking resistance barriers on good volume.
Foundry Networks Has Turned the Corner
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Foundry Networks (FDRY) has bottomed just like most of the other networks. However, they all haven't had the same "pop" as Foundry. This equity rocketed off its bottom of $4.08 in October, 2002 and zoomed to $10.88 on December 2 in less
GATX Corporation (GMT) Has Bottomed
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...GMT's near-perfect triangle formation breaks out to the upside.
Gamestop Has A Daily Buy Signal Amid Bullish Weekly Backdrop
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A daily based system buy signal is nice, but when it occurs in union with a bullish weekly chart breakout setup, serious traders will want to take note.
Has Bombardier Turned The Corner?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Canadian-based Bombardier fell on hard times through poor management and a competitive industry. Is the "dead duck" starting to show signs of life?
Has Cadence Design Systems Signaled A Possible Double Top?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cadence Design Systems is the world's leading electronic design automation technologies and engineering services company.
Has Centex Corp. Turned The Corner?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After falling from $58 to $41, a bottom may be in for this Dallas, TX–based leading home building company.
Has Coke Overcome Its Divergence Effect?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Coca-Cola Enterprises rallied upward on strong negative divergence. Will any buying opportunities be introduced by reducing divergence?
Has Corriente Resources Solved Its Political Problems?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Corriente Resources is a Canadian-based exploration company specializing in copper and copper-gold opportunities, with its main focus being Corriente Copper Belt in Ecuador
Has December Crude Oil Put in a Bottom?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...December crude oil broke out of a bearish rectangle formation early last week. However, the contract bounced off a key retracement level, which could signal a potential bottom in crude oil prices.
Has Gold Turned Bearish?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the bearish range-bound price action and breaching of the support line highlighting bearish days for the gold spot price?
Has Homebuilders Put In A Bottom?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Reports are that the economy may be on the road to recovery as homebuilding picks up. Has homebuilding stocks bottomed and a new bull market emerged, or is homebuilding stocks setting themselves up for a fall?
Has Housing Hit The Wall?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Housing stocks have seen some big moves since October 2011. Recently the index flashed a sell signal. Is the move over?
Has Lumber Bottomed?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bump-and-run reversal or set up for a head and shoulders bottom ... the lumber bear market appears to be ending.
Has Natural Gas Topped Out?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Natural gas prices have moved higher in recent weeks, as predicted, but has the uptrend reversed?
Has Pfizer Fizzled?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pfizer (PFE) has come off its recent peak. Is this the start of a bigger downleg or just a normal correction?
Has Research In Motion Beaten The Bear Rally Blues?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Research In Motion's (RIM) chart shows what counts in the short term. RIM has posted a smaller-than-expected loss in its fiscal first quarter of 2002, but also lowered financial guidance for the overall year.
Has Sunopta Optimized Its Place In The Sun?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sunopta Inc. operates in three principal businesses: natural and organic food product sourcing, processing, and packaging; processing, distribution and recycling of environmentally responsible aggregate products and; engineering and marketing of a clean
Has Teva Overdosed?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Teva Pharmaceuticals develops, manufactures and markets generic pharmaceuticals. Teva sells its products to chains, wholesalers, distributors, hospitals, managed care entities, and government agencies. With the high cost of pharmaceuticals, generic drugs
Has The French Index Stabilized?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After correcting 600 points, the French CAC 40 Index has been consolidating near support. Will the index recover or take another plunge?
Has The Gold Vein Dried Up?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many investors have given up on gold at these extended levels, thinking that it is all tapped out. But certain technical signs suggest that we may soon be ushered into the next phase of the gold rush.
Has The Long Correction Ended For Gap Inc.?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The decline in Gap Inc. from July 2004 to July 2006 looks like a massive correction that the October breakout just ended.
Has The NASDAQ Bull Taken Over?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Last week, I wrote that I believed the Dow Jones Industrial Average had bottomed, and that the bull has taken over from the bear. This week, I see no reason to change my tune.
Has The Trend Reversed For USEC Inc.?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A combination of Elliott wave theory and pitchfork analysis may have signaled a bottom for this stock.
Has USO Peaked?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...USO may be poised to form a double top.
Has Volatility Lost Its Edge? by Mark G. Levey
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Has Volatility Lost Its Edge? by Mark G.Levey Does volatility still offer the same advantage it once did in trading the Standard &PoorÕs 500 index? HereÕs a followup to previous STOCKS & COMMODITIES articles. From a statistical standpoint, assuming an
Has eBay Had Enough?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...EBAY is down over 50% this year, but there are signs of support near current levels, and the stock looks ripe for at least an oversold bounce.
Has the AMEX Oil Index Put in a Significant Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The AMEX Oil Index (XOI) has been in a two-year downtrend but is now showing signs of reversing course.
Has the Gold Bough Been Broken?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As gold stocks soar toward resistance, gold futures appear to have topped out for the time being.
Hecla Mining Has More Gains Possible
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Hecla Mining, despite recent sales growth and earnings woes, has just completed a daily cycle low, rising after a successful test of support.
Hewlett Has Been Revving Up
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In my previous article at the end of February I suggested that the small head and shoulders top pattern would have a pullback into the $17.00 area and then drop to the buy long position of $14.00. This short was profitable at that time and I prognostica
How Has The Stock Market Priced Itself? by Gordon W. Neal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How Has The Stock Market Priced Itself? by Gordon W. Neal Here's a statistical view of the stock market using the Standard & Poor's 500 as the basis for analysis, and a collection of fundamental influences. Assessing whether the overall market is pric
How Has The Stock Market Priced Itself? by Gordon W. Neal
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How Has The Stock Market Priced Itself? by Gordon W. Neal Sometimes, the most puzzling of trading questions can be answered with the simplest of technical methods. Here, two such methods are combined for trading: Tushar Chande's variable indexed dynamic
If the Bear Has Really Ended...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Early market leadership indicates small-cap value is the best area for new investments if stocks are headed higher.
Interview: Larry Levin Has Those Traders' Secrets by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 25:1 (66-72): Interview: Larry Levin Has Those Traders' Secrets by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan Larry Levin is the president of Secrets of Traders, a commodity trading educational firm dedicated to helping traders succeed in the futur
Kendle Intl. Has Ascending Triangles
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The same pattern has been formed on two charts of different time frames, reinforcing the pattern and the trend.
Kenneth Cole Has Potential Bullish Head & Shoulders Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Head and shoulders reversal patterns are the Labrador retrievers of chart formations--reliable and popular. Kenneth Cole Productions is setting up for a bottom head and shoulders reversal pattern.
Kinross Gold Has Short Strangle Op
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Option volatilities are still high, and here's an interesting trade setup in one of the gold mining industry's better-performing stocks.
Krispy Kreme Has Lost its Luster
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In an earlier article at the end of February I discussed the rising wedge on Krispy Kreme Doughnuts (KKD). This big bearish pattern with the smaller head and shoulders pattern within has changed somewhat since that discussion, so I thought an update was
LPNT Has A Dark Cloud Cover
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lifepoint Hospital formed a dark cloud cover after a significant upward rally forming a rising wedge. These two bearish patterns may drag down the stock.
Level 3 Communications Has Turned the Corner
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In these volatile times it is difficult to find a long position that makes you feel comfortable.
MAS Has Weak Relative Strength
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P building products group has the worst 13-week relative strength vs, the S&P 500. Here's a look at one of the weaker stocks in this group.
MRX Has More Downside
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bearish signals on the technical charts of Medicis Pharma Corp. suggest a strong breakdown.
Manhattan Associates Has Broken Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Watch to take a long position in this stock on the strength of a near-perfect ascending triangle.
McDonalds Corporation Has Broken Its Trend.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's an example of a perfect symmetrical triangle chart formation.
NASDAQ 100 Outperforming Russell 2000, Has Breakout Potential
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The NASDAQ 100 index has been outperforming the Russell 2000 for more than six months now, and the technicals appear to support this trend continuing.
NetFlix Has Broken Through Major Resistance... Again
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's been a volatile journey for this stock but traders who have been able to hang on have been generously rewarded as it hits a new all-time high.
Nextel Has Turned Around
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Nextel has broken through their rectangle formation that had been in a consolidation pattern going back to November.
Novell Inc. Has Chart Woes
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Novell, Inc., (NOVL) a leading provider of information solutions, appears in trouble on this daily chart.
Oil Has A VIX
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Equity traders have long used the volatility index to monitor the volatility of the market. Oil and gold have similar measures.
Oriental Financial Group Has Multiple Bullish Signs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A small bank shines bright amid the ruins of financial stocks.
Pactiv Corp Has Different Trading Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pactiv Corp. is in a steady uptrend. The breakout pattern of the stock is very different.
Palm Inc. Has a Bleak Future
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The near-term future for Palm Incorporated (PALM) has become increasingly weak.
Par Pharma Has An Inverse H&S
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Par Pharmaceutical chart is showing an inverse head & shoulders pattern.
Philip Morris Has Safety and Growth Potential
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Where can I safely put my money to work and receive a reasonable rate of return? The answer is in Philip Morris (MO). Naturally, there are some negatives attached to this equity, but it's a very strong chart. If you are able to focus on the medium
Procter & Gamble's Weekly Chart Has Challenges
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two patterns have emerged on Procter & Gamble's weekly chart: A large triangle and a potentially bearish rising wedge.
Rf Micro Devices' Triangle Formation Has Investors Guessing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This 8-month symmetrical triangle on Rf Micro Devices Incorporated (RFMD) has everyone heading in the wrong direction.
S&P 100 Has More Downside
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 100 has retraced back to 38.2% retracement levels. The correction may hit the lowest level.
SOLF Has Bullish Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The flag & pennant breakout in the stock rallied to new highs on overbought RSI; the doji star may drag down the stock moderately.
Salesforce.com Has A Wide Range Breakout
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Salesforce.com shares took off like a rocket on Thursday, issuing a fresh Raff MarketSpace stock system buy signal.
Silver Has Established Strong Support
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After correcting 15 points from the new high, the silver spot price is consolidating. The index is likely to maintain its bullishness.
Silver Standard Resources Has Short-Term Setup Based On Long-Term Cycle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold and silver stocks have rebounded strongly since making a major low in October 2008. Here's a look at a fundamentally intriguing stock that's currently offering a fairly low-risk trade setup.
Sycamore Networks Has Seen the Light
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Like so many other stocks, Sycamore Networks (SCMR) has bottomed out. A 7-month bottom reversal-ascending triangle has formed on their daily chart with perfect volume on the creation of the pattern.
The NYSE Composite Has Bullish Divergences In Two Time Frames
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Like every other broad market index, the NYSE Composite has taken a severe beating. However, signs of life on both the daily and weekly time frames suggest that a significant low has been made.
The Signpost Has Changed
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Elliott wave has become a signpost in the wilderness, and the sign, just down the road, has changed.
The Tide Has Turned for Procter & Gamble
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It has been a good ride up since April 2001. Now it is time for a breather for Procter and Gamble (PG).
Thunder Energy (THY-T) In Toronto Has Broken Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Watch the volume as Thunder Energy completes an ascending triangle and double bottom formation.
Vaxgen Inc. Has Breakout Potential
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Vaxgen (VXGN) is looking bullish -- provided a breakout on good volume ensues.
Vital Image Has Formed Descending Triangle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With this stock is entering a bearish trend, a major downturn is possible.
What Has October Got To Do With The Bailout?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...September is known as the month the market usually slows down, and October is known as the month for drama. What does a Gann chart say?
Working Money: Has The Gold Vein Dried Up?
XLU Has More Upper Space
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ever since the Utility Select SPDR began its bullish journey, the sector moved in a steady rhythm in an ascending channel. The movement within the channel has allowed perfect entry-exits for the traders. Let's look at the current one.
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