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Download$HSI Is In A Panic
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After an extensive panic selling, the Hang Seng has formed another bearish reversal pattern of an evening doji star in the last three weeks.
A Long Trade In A Declining Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even as the market averages move into bear market territory, long trades can be found using technical trading strategies.
APO: Bucking The Tide In A Sea Of Red
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a fundamentally attractive stock rallies strongly on a day when the broad markets are tumbling, traders and investors should take notice.
After Six Up Weeks In A Row ...
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The broad market has been up six weeks in a row. We look at what happens after a run like that and discover it's bearish and bullish.
BAND Offers Hope In A Hopeless Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are shifts in how business will be done going forward and this company is in a position to lead.
Ballard Power Systems Back In A Trading Range
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is Ballard Power up for another break past its trading range?
Berkshire - A Safe Port in a Storm?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks were rocking in 2021. So what changed?
Berry Petroleum Caught In A Trading Range
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Berry Petroleum looks to be caught in a trading range but the longer-term trend could indicate an eventual break to the upside.
Buy When In A Correction
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When everyone is selling, that is when you should buy. The problem is, what do you buy?
Buying In A Confusingly Awful Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS..."When in doubt, stay out." So goes the saying, and with markets as confusing as they are now, this is probably the best strategy to take.
Buying Strength In A Time Of Weakness
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the SPX faltering and weakness setting in? If it is, now may be the time to identify strength to spot tomorrow's new stock leaders.
CBOE 10-Year Treasury Note Is In A Short-Term Congestion
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Prices are testing the 2004 high.
Can RPRX Surge In A Bullish Zone?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Repros Therapeutics has a few resistance levels and gaps to fill.
ChevronTexaco Corp. is Stuck in a Trading Range
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...ChevronTexaco Corp. has been stuck in a tight trading range the past few weeks. The stock's 50-day moving average, long-term downtrend line and a developing triple top formation are acting as resistance at the top of this trading range.
Constellation Energy Group And A Low Risk In A Volatile Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the market having lost nearly 10% in recent weeks, safety should be a consideration for all investors.
Costco - A Solid Stock in a Storm?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As we learn every time there is panic in markets, correlation for most, if not all asset classes, goes to one. But there are a few survivors in the fray. Here is one stock.
December Crude Oil is Stuck in a Trading Range
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...December crude oil has been stuck in a week-long trading range since selling off late last month. A break out of this trading range will determine whether or not prices continue their downward trend.
Dell Corrects In A Downward Channel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Strong stocks tend to correct in sideways channels. Divergence in the MACD histogram and the stock price are a signal that the consolidation may be ending and the next move is likely to be a continuation move.
Down Five Weeks In A Row -- What's Next?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stock market indexes have fallen five weeks in a row. Backtesting can show if that is bullish or bearish.
EUR/USD In A Tight Trading Range
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A trend is about to emerge in the short and intermediate time frames. A breakout technique might prove to be effective.
Even In A Bear Market, Opportunity Abounds
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Think it's difficult to make money in a bear market? Turn that frown upside down -- use the dips like rallies with put options.
FOURlER ANALYSIS! IN A NUTSHELL FASTER and BETTER by Anthony Warren Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...FOURlER ANALYSIS! IN A NUTSHELL FASTER and BETTER by Anthony Warren Ph.D. For those individuals who are currently using Fourier Spectrum analysis, this article describes some techniques that make the analysis easier to perform and the spectral plots eas
Finding Buys In A Bear Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As markets continue to plummet and volatility increases, stocks in tight trading ranges can offer safety and potential upside.
Gold Isn't In A Bubble, But It Is Overbought
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While gold trading hasn't reached a bubbly high, it could be time for a pullback.
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 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 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.
Have Natural Gas Prices Put In A Significant Bottom?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Natural gas prices have been declining for several months now but there are indications that the trend has reversed.
IBM In a Trading Channel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...IBM's weekly chart shows a likely trading range and if so, the upside is limited.
In A Down Market What Do You Buy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Warren Buffet announced that he bought stocks when the market crashed on Thursday, September 25, 2014.
In A Rut
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's the midterm outlook for the Russell 2000 stock index market.
In A Topping Market, Small Caps Have Diverged From Industrials
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In my last article, "Another Sign Of A Market Top?," we saw how the transports had diverged from the industrials, which is a Dow theory warning sign that a reversal may be in the offing. A falling Russell 2000 small-cap index adds more weight t
Intel Caught In A Trading Range
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Intel Corp. is in a sideways consolidation and will eventually break out but which way?
Investing In A Pharmaceutical Company
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Investing in a pharmaceutical company can be risky, but also extremely profitable.
Investing In A Post-WTC Economy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How do you go from a new economy to no economy overnight? And in this anxious day and age, how do Americans protect and build upon their investment portfolios?
Investing In A Recession
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...McDonald's — Warren Buffett's favorite diet.
Is The Market Really In A Trading Range?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It would seem so, since the market appears to be starting a five-month rally that should complete wave 2 of a long-term horizontal correction.
Key Factor In A Bull Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Studies show there is one key factor in stocks leading the next bull market as well earning the highest returns.
Lehman Bond Fund Puts In A Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The short-term downtrend has been broken, but resistance is standing in the way.
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!"
Mastering The MACD In A Strategy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Combine a long-term moving average with the classic MACD to create a trend-following trading strategy for trading forex pairs. Here's how
Media Tempest In A Teapot?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Joe Rogan and Spotify battle a media storm. So what's next?
Meredith Corporation: In A Bearish Trend?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Meredith Corp. rallied to its 52-week high, consolidated, and went through a bearish breakout. Could a downtrend be developing?
Met-Pro Corp. Now In A Downtrend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Now that Met-Pro Corp. (MPR) has closed below its most recent low of $15, it is officially in a downtrend.
Microsoft Caught In A Trap
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Microsoft has been range bound for over two years and the subsequent break is likely to fuel the next move in the Nasdaq.
NYT: Classic Pullback In A Bull Market?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of New York Times 'A' stock (NTY)are up by 38% since making a major multicycle low on May 1, 2013 and are now sitting at an important support level; if this level holds off further selling, the odds are good for a tradable bullish swing
Nortel in a Trend - But Will It Hold?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Nortel (NT-NYSE and NT-TSX) is anything but dull. And now it appears to be headed lower. Is this a predictable trend or will it fool investors again?
Pigs In A Poke
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A month-long negative stochastic divergence in May bellies suggests an April correction.
Profiting In A Presidential Cycle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...We elect a President every four years. How does that affect your portfolio?
Profiting In A Stage III Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How can you make money in a trading-range market?
Promising Signs That Stocks Have Put In A Major Bottom
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's been a tough year so far, but a number of factors are lining up to say there's a light at the end of the tunnel.
Ruby Tuesday Back In A Trend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ruby Tuesday had been consolidating for over three months and recently broke to the upside. The ADX has started rising after being below both the +DI and -DI. This indicates that the stock is going to continue its uptrend.
S&P 500 In A Bearish Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the daily chart shows a downleg, it's prudent to consult a longer-term chart (say a weekly one) for further insight.
SIDEBAR: SOURCES OF RISK IN A SECURITY
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SOURCES OF RISK IN A SECURITY Sources such as: Business risk: The degree of uncertainty associated with an investment's earnings and the investment's ability to pay investors the returns owed them.
Seasonal Variations In A Semiconductor Stock by Jack Karczewski
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Seasonal Variations In A Semiconductor Stock by Jack Karczewski Do seasonal variations exist in the heavily traded and researched stock market? Recently, a securities analyst was quoted as saying that semiconductor stocks declined an average of 40% from
Simple Techniques In A Volatile Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...DuPont is an example to highlight a few simple but reliable techniques that can save traders from huge uncertainty.
Spotting Accumulation In A Quiet Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Don't look at volume now to spot emerging bullish trends or you'll miss the next big move.
Suntrust Banks Caught In A Bearish Pattern
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Atlanta-based Suntrust Banks (with assets of $180 billion), one of the nation's largest and strongest financial holding companies, is testing support.
Techs In A Row
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What types of trends have developed in the Semiconductor and Biotech sectors?
Trading In A Sideways Market by Anthony Trongone
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:12 (22-27): Trading In A Sideways Market by Anthony Trongone When the markets are trading in a narrow range, you are likely to become susceptible to emotional trading. But if you follow the emerging patterns of a sideways mark
Using The Tick In A Short-Term Indicator by Daniel E. Downing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using The Tick In A Short-Term Indicator by Daniel E. Downing The tick index, the net difference of the number of stocks last traded on an uptick from those last traded on a downtick, is a well-known indicator, but it's got a problem. The raw number res
Weekly Nasdaq Engaged In A Trendline Test
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The current hesitantcy in the markets is aptly represented by the Nasdaq's current battle with a multiyear trendline.
What To Buy In A Tough Market For Income
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analysts are at loggerheads when it comes to market direction. The bears are shouting sell, but the bulls are saying that when everyone sells, that's the time to buy! So what should you do?
What's In A Trend?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trendlines, moving averages, and directional movement: three ways of knowing which way is up--or down.
Working Money: Even In A Bear Market, Opportunity Abounds by Austin Passamonte
Working Money: Profiting In A Stage III Market by Melvin Pasternak
Working Money: What's In A Trend? by David Penn
Yes, The US Is In A Recession
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...So when will the Dow Jones bottom?
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