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DownloadA Closer Look At "A Developing Depression. . .Not A Boom"
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The above article appeared in the March 2004 issue of "Technical Analysis of STOCKS & COMMODITIES," by Robert R. Prechter and Peter Kendall.
A Spring And Summer Not To Remember
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...No one can deny that the first year of the millennium has turned out to be less than spectacular for the markets. But is it typical? First, Staff Writer David Penn looks at the first half and its lack of memorable activity, and speculates what kind of
Amazon - Investors Not Lovin' It
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What happens when earnings are in line with expectations but spending plans displease?
Armstrong World Industries: It's The Pattern, Not The Name, That Matters
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Different analysts can see different patterns in charts, but all analysts should agree on whether the patterns are bullish or bearish.
Big MO's Double Bottom: 2B Or Not 2B?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Declines in September test lows were established in May. Will a lack of downside followthrough spell a reversal and double bottom for shares of Altria Group?
Bullish Engulfing Pattern: To Buy Or Not To Buy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When you see a familiar chart pattern on a price chart, should you automatically do what the pattern suggests, or should you look at it more closely before making the decision? Here are some scenarios that could play out when a bullish engulfing pattern
CRASH As In The Movie, Not The Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The chart hinted at the surprise win on the last trading day before the Academy Awards.
DJIA Trend Reversal? Not Yet!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Statistical analysis is used to show that the Dow Jones Industrial Average remains in an intermediate-term uptrend but also warns that a trend reversal could be just ahead.
Double Bottom Or Not?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sure looks like a double bottom on the daily chart of the Russell 2000 index, doesn't it? Might we get a sustainable rebound in its aftermath?
Down But Maybe Not Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Since touching a high of $67.61 on January 20, 2020, Intel Corp.(INTC) has been in a downtrend. This DOW behemoth, founded in 1968 may be down but is it out? Let's study some charts.
Down But Not Out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 has taken a hit, but the trend is still up. For now, anyway.
Fear, Not Greed, Is Your Friend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Most major financial news services deliver a steady diet of fear. Instead of running into a cave and hiding, you're better off embracing fear. Here's why
February Not The Best Time To Buy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Over the past 20 years, February has been a down month. While seasonals are just one indicator, they add to the bearish case in a down market.
First Niagara Financial Group: Sell Or Not?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What happened to the year-end rally, anyway? No one knows, but here's an interesting-looking short sell trade setup in shares of First Niagara Financial Group.
For Teradyne, Take The Money And Run--But Not Yet
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Of all of the stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500, Teradyne has the strongest short-term momentum. Is there still time to extract some profits on a move higher in this stock?
Head & Shoulder Warnings Should Not Be Ignored
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On August 2, I warned that head & shoulders top patterns were popping up on a number of major indexes and ETFs. So what does that mean?
In Sector Funds, Transportation Is Hot, Energy Not
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the broad US markets likely getting close to an interim (maybe even major) cycle top, here's a look at the strongest and weakest funds in the Fidelity Select Sector mutual funds complex.
Information Bias, Or Why More Is Not Necessarily Better
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Information bias is a cognitive bias which leads us to believe that more information is better or complexity is preferable to simplicity. Sometimes we collect information which is ultimately irrelevant to the decision we are trying to make but we feel mo
Is R2K Cycle Low in Place - Or Not?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cyclical analysis of the broad stock indexes can be a useful and rewarding endeavor for the astute technician. Here's a look at the current weekly price cycle pattern in the Russell 2000.
It's USO, Not UFO
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The tradable could start flying and soon, but it will not be unidentified. Now, where it could fly to is the real question.
Long Term Returns: What's Realistic And What's Not?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is a 10% annual return possible year after year? Maybe not every year. Definitely not every fund. But you'll be surprised at what you can get.
MMM Not Keeping Pace
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The DJIA hit a new all-time high this week, but component 3M remains well below its prior high and is running into major resistance.
Market Challenges Are Not Limited To Politicos In Europe
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the situation in Europe continues to deteriorate, there are signs that stock market challenges are not limited to bumbling politicians in that area alone.
Mutual Funds For The Not So Dumb - Eric Tyson
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...At first glance, Eric Tyson appears to know as much about finance as he does about, well, dummies. After all, in addition to being an award-winning personal finance journalist and guest on programs such as PBS's Night Business Report, CNBC, and NBC&
NASDAQ Bottom? Not Yet!
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The NASDAQ recently made a huge upward move of 9.53% and market analysts are saying that the bottom of the bear market may be at hand. However, the NASDAQ has further to go on the downside before the market bottom is found.
Nasdaq Shooting Star Not A Shining Star
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Rising wedges try to seduce the bulls with false confidence. Bearish candlestick serves as a warning to alert traders.
Nasdaq TRIN Not Oversold Yet
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oversold readings in the Nasdaq TRIN have preceded a number of rallies over the last twelve months. Despite the current decline, the Nasdaq TRIN has yet to become oversold and this suggests more room for downside.
Not A Time To Pick Market Tops In .SPX
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a powerful trend takes hold, it generally pays to give such a market move the respect it deserves.
Not For Much Longer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Previously, peanut farmer Jimmy Carter had been regarded by some as the worst US President. Not for much longer.
Not Just For Tree-Huggers Anymore
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is it time to consider investing in socially responsible companies?
Not So High On The Hogs: Divergences And Breakdowns In The October Contract
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Negative divergences in the stochastic and the MACD histogram anticipated a late summer correction in lean hog futures.
OEX Is Down, But Not Out Just Yet
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 100 broke key support last week, but the decline over the last two months could still turn out to be a normal correction.
Oil Services Not Impressed With Oil
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While oil exceeded its March high with ease, the Oil Service HOLDRS (OIH) is having a little more trouble and meeting resistance from its March high.
Retail Sector Says Market Bottom Not In Yet
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are many ways to measure if the current low in the market is the bottom. Among these is the major trend direction of the retail market sector.
SPX: Overbought, But Not Bearish
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even though the stochastic oscillator moved into overbought territory in September, the bulls keep charging and the S&P 500 has yet to lose upside momentum.
Sprint: New Technology Not Paying Off So Far
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The communications company plans a huge investment to implement a new technology to access the Internet.
Stock Tips: Take 'Em Or Not?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You pay a visit to your dentist. With your mouth open as he inspects your teeth, he talks, nonstop, and passes on a stock market tip. Do you take it?
The Bull Market Is Not Over
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Taking a long-term view of the markets, I came to a surprising conclusion: The bull market that began more than two decades ago is not over, even though the sting of the year 2000 "meltdown" is still painfully etched in the minds of many trader
The Holy Grail Is Not for Sale
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If you use a trading system or are connected with system design--such as a system developer, a vendor, or are looking to purchase a system--you will want to read this. Here, we introduce how to apply forensic analysis to algorithmic trading systems. It m
The January Barometer May Not Work This Year
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A market adage claims, "As goes January, so goes the year." Are we likely to see more declines over the next 11 months?
The January Reversal: 2B or Not 2B?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...New highs need follow-through in order to be trusted.
The Story Is In The Charts Not The News
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Kylie Jenner, the social media maverick with over 250 million followers, looks set to become one of the youngest billionaires in U.S. history. Ulta Beauty, Inc. (ULTA) has helped in no small way to amplify her fortunes. This is because with 970 stores sp
The Time To Short A Stock Is Not When It's In An Uptrend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the madness surrounding stocks like GME, it seems that now is a good time to go over this basic principle of trend trading
The Time To Short A Stock Is Not When It's In An Uptrend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the madness surrounding stocks like GME, it seems that now is a good time to go over this basic principle of trend trading.
The Upper Right Of The Chart Is Not Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One mistake that some people make is to look at a chart in a defined trend and think because it has reached the top of the chart (in an uptrend), price has to decline. The upper right of the chart is not resistance. It is simply a line generated by the c
The Upper-Right Of The Chart Is Not Resistance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What goes up comes down, but when
Three Black Crows - Not A Winner
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ameristar Casinos are having a run of bad luck and candlestick readers had ample warning before the crows flew south.
Three Black Crows - Not A Winner
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ameristar Casinos are having a run of bad luck and candlestick readers had ample warning before the crows flew south.
To Cover Or Not?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Covered call writing is one of the most popular option strategies, but there is, of course, a catch. This variation will reduce risk and increase profitability and compare it with related call writing strategies.
To Gold Or Not To Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is it time to buy gold? My charts are saying, "Not yet."
To Invest (Or Not) In Gold
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite what some investors say, find yourself a real investment, because the yellow metal is not it. What’s that, you say? Gold isn’t a real investment?!
To REIT Or Not To REIT?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are modeled after mutual funds. They are often publicly traded and they purchase, manage and rent physical real estate. Typically, a particular REIT will have a specific property type they invest in like single-famil
To Short Or Not To Short?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...That is the question. Here's a detailed discussion of short selling.
To Trade of Not to Trade (or how I done it) by JACK K. HUTSON, EDITOR
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...To Trade or Not to Trade (or how I done it) by JACK K. HUTSON The format of sharing trading experiences is an easy way for Technical Analysis Group members, as well as others, to tell how they used chart work and technical analysis in the day to day tra
Trade The Chart, Not The System by Anthony Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:6 (44-47): Trade The Chart, Not The System by Anthony Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTA This is why you need to constantly monitor the performance of your trading system. Changing economic conditions can affect the performance of any
Turning 40? Toys Or Treasures? Why Not Both?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If you think reaching 40 means more spending than saving, then think again! There's still plenty of time before retirement to put your earnings to work. And if Congress cooperates, a higher annual IRA contribution limit could still help you retire a
United Technologies Corporation Will Not be Flying High for Much Longer
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If you are holding this equity in a long position, the time is right to abandon your long holdings and go short.
VIX Watchers Should Not Get Overconfident
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...More technical traders pay attention to the volatility index these days, hoping for a lasting turn in the market from bearish to bullish.
Volatility In The News, But Not The Market
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Large daily swings in the major stock market indexes seem to be grabbing headlines, but indicators show volatility is unusually low.
Water ETFs: Go With The Flow Or Not?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Water is a lifesaver around the world and will always be an essential and critical element of our lives and the planet's survival. Some investors may wish to consider adding a small position of one of these ETFs to their portfolio Since two of these ETFs
What's (Not) Up With Biotechs?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In Q1-2104, biotech companies are up nearly 15% YTD. But they were up nearly 35%. What happened?
When Not To Trade
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is waiting on the sidelines the ideal way to make a profit?
Why I Am Not A Bear
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...All you hear and read nowadays is that the market is in a bear correction and it will test the low reached in March 2009, if not fall even lower. Here's why I believe otherwise.
Why Not Oil Stocks?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Should you buy oil company stocks when they are close to their 52-week highs? Or should you wait? Here's what you need to know about oil.
Why the Rally in Starbucks May Not be Over
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Starbucks' bullish trading range and "out-of-favor" status with Wall Street may indicate higher prices ahead.
Will AI Ever Be Useful For Technical Analysis? Part 1: It's Not A Given
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are AI tools giving traders improvements in alpha and beta, and if not, why not
Working Money: To Invest (Or Not) In Gold
Working Money: To Short Or Not To Short by Neil A. O'Hara
eMAGIN Corporation.... Not That Imaginary
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In today's market, with the liberation and occupation of Iraq affecting the market adversely, it is not easy finding a company that looks interesting as far as good profits are concerned. Here is one possibility that has shown up quite clearly on my
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