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Article Archive For Keyword: Support

  • A Big Support Break For GDX

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After forming a massive head & shoulders pattern, the Gold Miners ETF broke support to confirm the reversal and establish a long-term downtrend.

  • A Break Of Key Support For Reliant Energy

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A recent break of support could lead to further weakness for Reliant Energy.

  • A Break Of Trendline Support For Magnum Hunter Resources?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Magnum Hunter Resources looks to have breached last July's uptrend line but a further pullback could represent a good buying opportunity.

  • A Confluence Of Support For IWM

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The big trend is up and a confluence of support indicators suggests that the mild correction may be nearing an end.

  • A Major Confluence Of Support For Crude Oil

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Light sweet crude is approaching a key support zone, which could act as a significant reversal point for prices.

  • A Major Support Test For The Nikkei

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Nikkei is trying to firm near its March lows, but momentum has yet to turn up and traders should watch for a signal line crossover in the MACD.

  • A Sharp Selloff Into Major Support For NOV?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of National Oilwell Varco have been performing poorly compared to its oil services group peers, but a tradable multicycle low may soon be at hand.

  • A Support Test For THQI

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...THQ Inc. is testing support from its prior low, and traders should be on guard for a bounce and a potential double bottom.

  • AAPL Nearing Major Support?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) have sold off hard since topping nearly seven weeks ago, but this key tech issue may be getting very close to a significant reversal point -- and possibly a great low-risk buying opportunity. Here's a closer look.

  • ABT Anticipating A Move Higher After Support Test

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Unlike most stocks, Abbott Labs only recently made its major low. Is this stock staging a turnaround, or is this latest rally a fakeout?

  • ADM Just Above A Critical Support Zone

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A variety of indicators and systems are all in agreement that lower prices are very likely for shares of Archer Daniels Midland in the days and weeks ahead.

  • AIT Volatile, Holding Strong Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The short-term moving average offered support during wide-range volatile days. These shaky moves are likely to sustain until some descending directional moves come in.

  • AMMD At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The short-term corrective phase has hit a support level. Will AMMD establish support and resume a fresh bullish rally?

  • ANN 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.

  • APL Near Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bearish reversal candlestick patterns have temporarily terminated the bullish rally of APL.

  • ASEI Retracing Toward Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...ASEI made a 52-week high but failed to sustain at a new top. Will the declining rally establish support or drift down farther?

  • Alaska Air Consolidates At Trendline Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a hard landing in January, Alaska Air managed to firm at trendline support, and the current consolidation holds the key to the next move.

  • Alliance Data Systems: Easy Short Into Support?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Alliance Data Systems (ADS) are heading lower after breaking a key support level.

  • Amazon.com: Support Level Is Near

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's been a long time since shares of Amazon.com have seen a correction like this one, but its long-term trend is still up.

  • American Express Flirts With Double Top Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...American Express (AXP) formed a double top in 2006, but support is refusing to go quietly and the pattern has yet to be confirmed.

  • Amex Cyclical Index Reaches Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An oversold oscillator and key support level could lead to a bounce in the Amex Cyclicals Index.

  • Amgen Testing Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Amgen failed to break above an important trendline in September, but the recent support test looks successful and this could foreshadow a breakout.

  • Anadarko Petroleum Bounces Off Support Again

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A bullish consolidation pattern may point to higher prices for the stock.

  • Anchoring Support And Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's how you can use support/resistance lines, swing points, and volume to anchor support and resistance zones. What does a horizontal support or resistance line mean to you? What gives it significance? Traditionally, the thought is that the number

  • Another CRB Support Level

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The CRB has fallen to a significant Fibonacci retracement level. Look for a bounce near here.

  • Apache Hits Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apache Corp. declined sharply with the rest of the energy sector, but a bounce could be in the cards now that the stock is oversold and at support.

  • Apollo Group Bullish Breakout After Support Test

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Down by more than 40% from its mid-January 2012 high, shares of Apollo Group have begun a significant, bullish price reversal.

  • Apple Consolidates Near Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apple is holding up better than the broader market as it consolidates near support, but a range break is needed to trigger the next signal.

  • Apple Near Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apple Inc. is heading toward the lowest support. Can the stock form a bottom?

  • Apple Settles After Support Break

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apple has consolidated over the last two weeks and is likely to make a significant move sooner rather than later.

  • Apple Struggles Near Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A strong technology stock like Apple, Inc., can go jittery when volatility returns to the NASDAQ Composite.

  • Australian Dollar -- Support Test In Progress

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Australian dollar appears to be successfully testing important support levels now and may be in position to recover as the US dollar falters.

  • Automated Support And Resistance by Mel Widner, Ph.D.

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Automated Support And Resistance by Mel Widner, Ph.D. Support and resistance analysis is a proven method for selecting key price levels for trading decisions; traders usually perform the analysis by hand. The automatic charting method and new oscillator

  • BP Plunges To Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The negative rally has pulled BP Amoco below the various support areas.

  • Baidu Stalls After Support Break

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After breaking double-top support in January, BIDU stalled over the last few weeks as volatility contracted. The stock is winding up for a move, but which way?

  • Best Buy Becomes Big Sell as Key Support Shattered

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Best Buy plunged nearly nine percent, setting the stage for yet more downside.

  • Best Buy Tests Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Best Buy has a large double top working on the weekly chart, but support has yet to be broken and there is a small double bottom working on the daily chart.

  • BestBuy: Will Its Next Support Level Hold?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Every stock has a period of correction and/or consolidation after enjoying a strong rally phase, but in the case of BestBuy (BBY), its current selloff is a major bearish trend reversal, rather than a proportional correction against the prior uptrend. Now

  • Between Support And Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...December gold features two key levels that will have to be exceeded before traders know which way is up ... or down.

  • Biotech HOLDRS Break Neckline Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A top has been brewing in the Biotech HOLDRS (BBH) for months and the stock finally broke neckline support. Now what?

  • Boeing Cruises Down to Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Boeing apparently has found support at its 20-day exponential moving average.

  • Boeing Tests Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Boeing formed a large bearish reversal pattern over the last five to six months, and key support is at hand.

  • Bollinger Bands For Support And Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Prices that move beyond Bollinger bands often do so at their own peril as this look at Hormel suggests.

  • Bonds Hit Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The iShares 20+ Year Bond ETF declined sharply over the last five days, but support is at hand and traders should be on guard for a bounce.

  • Bovespa Consolidates At Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After an important trendline break, the Bovespa is consolidating and further weakness would be most bearish.

  • Broadcom Finds Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Broadcom Corp. had wild swings in price over the past two years. Where is it headed now?

  • Bullish Engulfing Seals Support For Steel Tech

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A huge bullish engulfing pattern for Steel Technologies reinforces support and sets the stage for further gains.

  • Buy Support, Sell Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's what to look for if you want to trade within a price channel

  • CCJ's Successful Support Test Completed?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by more than 30% in fewer than three months, shares of Cameco Corp. may be setting up for yet another push higher.

  • CH Robinson Hits Big Support Zone

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With the long-term support at hand and oversold conditions prevailing, CH Robinson is at its make-or-break point.

  • CISCO At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a bullish breakout, Cisco turned sideways with the robust support of the 200-day moving average. Will the stock break down or will it sustain near support?

  • CTX Tests Head & Shoulders Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Centex has formed a bearish head & shoulders pattern over the last few months and looks poised to break support for a bearish signal.

  • Can Support Hold In The SPX?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The SPX touched on support on October 4 and then rallied. Now, the question is: Will it hold?

  • Canadian Dollar Futures Descending Toward Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Canadian dollar futures enjoyed a nice bull run in 2009, but the technicals now suggest that it may take a while for the loonie to meet or exceed its October 2009 highs.

  • Candlesticks For Support And Resistance by John H. Forman

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V.13:06: (243-246): Candlesticks For Support And Resistance by John H. Forman Even as you read this, the candlestick charting technique, with its origins in Japan, is being absorbed into the ways of Western technical analysis. Here's how candlestick cha

  • Caterpillar, Inc. Hits Strong Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A short-term bearish rally of Caterpillar, Inc. has reached the previous low. Will the rally rest or plunge further?

  • Celestica Searching For Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This well known tech stock trades on both sides of the border and is nearing what may be crucial support.

  • Chevron Gaps Off Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A gap off support and an advance on high volume increase the odds of a flag breakout for Chevron.

  • Cisco Forms Harami At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a mean decline the last few weeks, Cisco formed a potentially bullish harami that could foreshadow an oversold bounce.

  • Cisco Nearing Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cisco Systems is approaching a potential support line. But how solid is the support?

  • Cisco Slips, Slides To Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If your playbook reads "buy tech," does that make CSCO a go-to stock?

  • Citigroup: Correcting Back To Support?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a major year-long rally, Citigroup shares appear to be in the initial stages of a proportional correction.

  • Citigroup: Major Support Test Imminent?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Citigroup shares have finally started to correct, but will a fast-approaching support area have what it takes to stop a further decline?

  • Citrix Finds Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Citrix Systems shows signs of life with a high-volume bounce off support and a challenge to its 50-day moving average.

  • ConocoPhillips Channel Support Test Soon?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...ConocoPhillips stock has risen steadily within the confines of a fixed price channel for more than four months now. Are the shares preparing for another channel support test?

  • Consol Energy: Bearing Down On Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Consol Energy are down markedly in the last five weeks and are now approaching a major support level.

  • Copper - Approaching Major Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See where this important industrial metal could make a bottom.

  • Copper Approaches Major Support Test

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The price action in copper since July 2008 has been horrific, but an important support test may be in the offing.

  • Crude Firming At Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a three-month decline, crude oil reached key support that could make or break the long-term uptrend.

  • Crude Oil Hits Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The light crude oil rally has temporarily halted. The temporary bearish rally is likely to create a new buy setup.

  • Cueing Off Support And Resistance Levels by Thom Hartle

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cueing Off Support And Resistance Levels by Thom Hartle Tracking previous highs and lows and analyzing price action can provide clear indications of trend direction. Early in your trading career, you probably learned that you should buy at support and

  • 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.

  • Cyclicals At Support?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Cyclical stocks can be a good place to start when looking for an economic recovery.

  • DAX Hits Support Zone

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The German DAX Index hit a big support zone in mid-August, and a break above short-term resistance would revive the long-term uptrend.

  • DJIA At Critical Support Level

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average is near 12,000, a price level that has proven to be of unusual importance in the past.

  • DJIA Finds Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bull run in the Dow Jones Industrial Average halted its upward climb.The correction that began from the new high is likely to find an important support. Can we see a bottom?

  • DRE: Will Its 200-Day Average Provide Support?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Duke Realty recently ended a multi-month rally. Will its latest major pullback to support result in another leg higher?

  • December Natural Gas Bounces Off Long-Term Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...December natural gas (NGZ2) has seen a sharp sell off over the last few weeks, as weakness in the crude oil futures market has weighed on prices. However, the contract successfully tested key long-term support in the $3.72 to $3.76 range last week.

  • Dell Inc. Finds Major Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a previously faltering stock manages to once again find support above its 200-day moving average, it's a bullish sign.

  • Dell Reaches Critical Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This Dell daily chart depicts a large symmetrical triangle that is a neutral pattern until it breaks.

  • Dell Testing Another Layer Of Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One area of key support has already been taken out. Can Dell hold the next line?

  • Discovering Support Levels

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How to use Fibonacci analysis to find high probability bottoms.

  • Discovering Support Levels - Part Two

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What are the consequences if the S&P 500 breaks below important support?

  • Disk Drive Index Hits Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Computer Disk Drive Index ($DDX) remains in a clear downtrend, but support is at hand and RSI shows signs of a bottom.

  • Dow Chemical Testing Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dow Chemical led the materials sector higher from mid-August to early December, but a double top is taking shape with signs of distribution.

  • Dow Diamonds Still Holding Pitchfork Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The recent advance in the Dow diamonds may lack a certain power, but pitchfork support is still holding and higher prices are expected.

  • Dow Fails At Broken Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a sharp decline late last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average failed to reclaim broken support, and the downtrend looks set to continue.

  • Dow Jones Basic Materials Hits Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Basic Materials Index led the market lower last week, but traders should be on guard for a bounce as the index is now oversold and at support.

  • Dow Likely To Test Downside Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The candlestick formations, tweezer top and bearish engulfing pattern, have the Dow primed for some downside action.

  • Dow Mini: Retest Of Support Likely

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average gets closer to support levels as negative news affects investor attitudes.

  • Dow Nears Support Zone

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow Jones Industrial Average has entered a support zone that marks the make-or-break level for the medium-term uptrend.

  • Dow Transports Testing Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Dow transports show good relative strength and recently formed a potentially bullish pattern.

  • Dr. Resistance And Mr. Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After breaking down from an intraday triangle, prices rallied back toward the breakdown point in a classic example of support turning into resistance.

  • Dr. Reversal And Mr. Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What do you do when a riot of technical indicators and setups suggests that a market has run out of upside in the near term?

  • Duke Energy Pulling Back To Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Further price weakness in the near term could create an excellent buying opportunity for this stock.

  • Dynamic Support And Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's how you can use the principles of random walk theory to develop volatility-based dynamic support and resistance lines that can be useful in either oscillating or trending markets

  • EGO At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will Eldorado Gold Corp. sustain support?

  • ENDP Prior Resistance May Become Support Area

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a strong relative strength stock makes a new high after a break in major resistance, savvy traders plan ahead for a possible long reentry point.

  • Emerging Support For Rowan Cos.

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The recent pullback in Rowan Cos. may provide an excellent buying opportunity for investors.

  • EnCana Corporation Testing Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...EnCana Corporation's triangle breakout is in jeopardy if the stock cannot hold support at current levels.

  • 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.

  • Euro Index Consolidates At Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even though the Euro Index has stabilized near key support, it has yet to forge a bullish reversal to trigger an advance.

  • Evidence-Based Support & Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here are two new indicators based on evidence from priceÐvolume behavior to help create dependable support and resistance lines that accurately identify the prices where supply and demand pools are located.

  • Exelon At Trendline Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Exelon is sitting on a long-term trendline and may be ready to continue its trend.

  • Exploring Charting Techniques: Demystifying Support & Resistance, Part 4

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are so many possible support and resistance levels on a chart. How do you know which ones to use? How do you apply them? Here in this fourth part of an ongoing series on charting techniques, we take out some of the mystery.

  • ExxonMobil Corp. Approaching Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...ExxonMobil Corp. recently broke out of a long-term triangle formation. Now that the stock has proceeded to pull back and key support is coming into play, a good buying opportunity has presented itself.

  • ExxonMobil Surges Off Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a rather sharp correction from mid-May to July, ExxonMobil found support and surged on good volume. A little follow through would trigger a breakout.

  • FCX Gaps Below Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold are selling off hard, gapping below a key support level.

  • FCX: Major Support And Strong Money Flow

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Freeport McMoran Copper And Gold are trading just above a high probability support area at a time of bullish money flows.

  • FR Regaining Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The First Industrial Realty is undergoing a pullback rally on weaker notes. Can the lost support be regained?

  • Fannie Mae Consolidates Near Short-Term Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock is consolidating and in the intermediate term, a bullish head & shoulder formation is developing.

  • FedEx: Will Its Current Support Level Hold?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Now that FedEx shares have put in a major high, the big question now is to determine where the next major support levels are.

  • Fibonacci Levels Can Identify Support And Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Many floor traders look at these price points to take action, and screen traders can also benefit from this indicator.

  • Flagging Into Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A bullish flag that ends where moving average support begins can be a prelude to profits.

  • Flextronics Surges Off Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a long-drawn-out consolidation, Flextronics broke resistance with a surge off support, and this breakout points to higher prices down the road.

  • For PBG, Is Gap Support Test A Go Or No-Go?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a stock with solid fundamentals suddenly gaps higher, there is usually a good reason for the upward surge. Let's examine Pepsi Bottling Group's price action in the aftermath of one such gap.

  • For STZ, 200-Day EMA Offering Temporary Support?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a steady, long-term uptrend ends in a shocking selloff, don't expect a strong rebound right away.

  • For Terex Corp., Major Support Test Looms Large

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Terex Corp. may be preparing to make a major retest of support near the $22 price zone.

  • Ford Motor At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The current technical supports are highly important for Ford Motor.

  • Ford Motor Retraces To Support Zone

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After experiencing a volatile rally, Ford has moved back to the level of its previous congestion area, which is now the support area of the next rally.

  • Ford Teeters At Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ford is consolidating at a support level that holds both short- and long-term implications for the stock.

  • Forest Oil Bounces Off Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Could the recent bounce lead to a resumption of the longer-term uptrend?

  • Freeport McMoran: Closing In On Near Term Support?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold have sold off hard since the start of 2014 and are down more than 18% in just over three weeks.

  • Frontier Oil - A Classic Example of Broken Support Turned Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Frontier Oil broke a spread quintuple bottom in the $14.50 to $15.00 range back in July. Since then, this area of broken support has acted as stiff resistance for the stock.

  • FuelCell Energy Pulling Back To Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...FuelCell Energy broke out of a bullish triangle formation last month and is now pulling back to long-term support levels.

  • GBP/USD Rising From Consolidation Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The British pound/US dollar forex currency pair has been range-bound since June 2009, offering daily based swing traders with a fresh long entry opportunity.

  • GDX Approaches Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Gold Miners ETF has been range-bound since November, and traders should prepare for a bounce as the exchange traded fund nears range support.

  • GDX Approaching Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold mining stocks have pulled back recently, but now they may be setting up for a short-term reaction move higher.

  • 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.

  • Gamestop: Fibonacci Swing Ratios Reveal Next Support Levels

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gamestop Inc. 'A' shares have been hammered hard for the past nine weeks, but a key leading indicator can help uncover where its next major price support level is.

  • Gap Off Support Bodes Well For EMC

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a selling climax in July, EMC Corp. (EMC) surged off support with a gap, calling for higher prices.

  • General Electric Co. Testing Major Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...General Electric (GE), one of the market's bellweather stocks, has been sliding down hard. It has now reached an important support level, will it hold?

  • Get Support Or Die Tryin'

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After retracing 50% of its advance from the September lows, the US Dollar index futures are begging for a bounce.

  • Global Crossing: Support And Potential Demand Add Up To Buy

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading near support and just below the squeeze trigger price, Global Crossing may be ready to move significantly higher.

  • Gold Bugs Index Nearing Possible Support?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Down by 40% in little more than six months, the ARCA gold bugs index is now in the vicinity of two important support areas.

  • Gold Retesting Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will gold sustain support or initiate a fresh bearish rally?

  • Gold Support And Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This past week has seen gold finally rise to briefly touch the $400 barrier for the futures (Comex) traders while the spot price reached a high of $398.

  • Golden Support Levels

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Gold is continuing to drop. Where might it find support?

  • Goldman Fails At Broken Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Goldman Sachs failed to move back above broken support on the latest rally, and a continuation lower is in the cards.

  • Google Bounces Off Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Google has been trading flat during the last few months, but support is holding and the recent upturn in stochastics argues for higher prices.

  • Google Firms At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Google formed a bullish engulfing pattern at long-term support, and follow-through would give way to an oversold bounce.

  • Google May Retrace Back To Support Zone

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The uptrend in Google is well developed and easily sustainable. Some minor twists suggest profit-booking for safe trade, as support can get retested.

  • Guidelines With Support And Resistance by Richard L. Evans

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Guidelines With Support And Resistance by Richard L. Evans Given the explosive growth of the financial markets, with all the derivative products and the increased complexity of trading strategies, all aided by the evolution of computers, some exotic for

  • HAL Breaking Higher After Test Of Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Building upon a steadily rising period of accumulation, Halliburton appears ready to move higher after a favorable test of support.

  • HMA: Proportional Pullback To Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Healthcare Management Associates, Inc. are up by more than 150% since June 2012 and may soon be offering traders and investors a low risk pullback entry opportunity.

  • HP: Expecting A Bounce From Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Truly an epic market performer during 2012/2013, shares of Helmerich & Payne may be nearing the end of a proportional pullback to support.

  • Halliburton Hugs Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With Halliburton locked in a tight trading range near support, a breakdown would confirm a descending triangle, while a breakup would argue for a retracement rally.

  • Hang Seng Trades Down To Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Hang Seng is consolidating at support with the long-term uptrend hanging in the balance.

  • Home Depot: Approaching Support Area

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of home improvement retailer Home Depot are descending toward a key support zone.

  • Honeywell International Approaching Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A confluence of support at slightly lower levels should keep Honeywell shareholders in the game for the time being.

  • How To Use Support To Trade Trends

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading range-bound stocks has been the cornerstone of many successful traders, but one small tweak in this approach can lead to many home-run trades.

  • 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.

  • IGT: Some Support is Bigger Than Others

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will a support area hold? It depends on how much it matters to the buyers.

  • IMAX : Heading For Support?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of IMAX Corp. are off by nearly 14% since late May 2013; is this stock due to meet up with major support soon?

  • Identifying Crucial Support And Resistance Levels by Ned Gandevani

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Identifying Crucial Support And Resistance Levels One tenet of technical analysis is the concept of support and resistance. In it, markets stop declining, thereby establishing a support level. A resistance level is set when a rally completes its rise. S

  • Industrial Select Below Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The descending rally of the Industrial Select Sector has breached one more support zone. Can XLI be shorted at the current levels?

  • International Paper Consolidates At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a capitulation, International Paper found support near its prior low, and the current consolidation holds the key to the next move.

  • Internet HOLDRS Testing Support With Two Harami

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two bullish candlestick reversals show promise for the Internet HOLDRS, but these have yet to be confirmed, and momentum favors the bears.

  • Inverted Hammers Find Support For Wal-Mart

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a decline into mid-January, Wal-Mart firmed with a pair of inverted hammers, and improving OBV points to higher prices.

  • Is Cisco Losing Support?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A gap up in Cisco created a strong support line for the bullish rally. Any move below the support level could result in a big drop.

  • Is there a next support level for the Nasdaq?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Well, it looks like the Nasdaq has taken a rough beating, rougher than what was imaginable.

  • 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.

  • JNPR Finds Support At Gap

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oversold stochastics and gap support could lead to a bounce for Juniper.

  • July Copper: Support To Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The support that kept copper high in the spring threatens to become resistance in summer.

  • KEY: Major Support Level Broken

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bears go on full alert as major financial sector stocks such as KeyCorp begin to slice beneath significant support levels.

  • KKD: More Declines Before Hitting Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Large bearish gaps made soon after an all-time high is reached in a popular stock usually warn of an extended correction, if not an outright bear market.

  • Keeping In Mind Support And Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Clarifying the terms "support" and "resistance" can make all the difference for your trading.

  • Key Support For The AMEX Oil Index

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Limited downside potential offers a good buying opportunity in integrated oil companies.

  • Key Support Test For UPS

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...UPS is testing key support. A downside break would be most bearish for the stock and the Dow transports.

  • 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.

  • Kuala Lumpur Composite Finds Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Kuala Lumpur Composite has a classic correction working, and the end of the decline could be at hand.

  • LLY: Nearing A Significant Support Zone?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Eli Lilly are down by 11% over the past month but may get a bit of a bounce if a key support level holds up.

  • Lam Research Corp. Establishes Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The potential support and falling wedge strengthens the prospective upside rally. In the current volatile situation, this rally could halt for a while before initiating the up move.

  • Long-Term Fibonacci Support and Resistance by Kevin W. Murphy

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here's a historical review of the major swings in the stock market and the Fibonacci relationships. According to long-term FibonacciÝ support and resistance levels in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), we are approaching a notable resistance leve

  • MCK Ready To Rise After Support Test?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of McKesson Corp. rose by more than 222% between late November 2008 and mid-April 2012. Does this stock have some more bullish ground to cover, or is a major trend reversal coming up?

  • MSFT Tests Support With A Harami

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Although Microsoft remains in a clear downtrend, the stock is testing support with a bullish candlestick pattern that could foreshadow an oversold bounce.

  • Major Support Test Soon For FCX?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Being aware of major price cycles and key areas of support and resistance in your favorite stocks can help you stay abreast of potentially profitable price moves.

  • MasterCard Firms At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a decline in the first two weeks of January, MasterCard became oversold and then firmed at support. Look for a range breakout to trigger a rally.

  • McDonald's Tests For Short-Term Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A hammer candlestick formation associated with the oversold stochastic indicates that a short-term reversal could be on the horizon.

  • Median Line Support for Calpine Corp.

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Median lines can act as good reversal points, as illustrated by Calpine Corp.

  • Memc Electronic Hits Wedge Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Memc Electronic is consolidating after a support break, but relative weakness and a potentially bearish pattern could spell further weakness.

  • MetLife: Dropping Hard - Into Major Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Up by more than 80% between November 2012 and January 2014, shares of MetLife are falling fast now; look for major support levels to be hit soon.

  • Micron Finding Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Micron came down hard after the July surge, but currently it is consolidating at a logical support level and should be watched closely.

  • 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.

  • Midcap iShare MDY Consolidates After Support Break

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 400 Midcap iShare (MDY) recently confirmed a double top and has now formed a volatile consolidation just below broken support.

  • Millennium Pharmaceuticals Bouncing Off Strong Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a big rise, stocks will often languish sideways or correct down before making another bull move.

  • Monster Reversal From Major Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do the broad US markets still have enough get-up-and-go to recover from the recent round of losses? Perhaps. Here's an encouraging breakout/momentum play in an up-and-coming S&P 500 component stock that's on the move.

  • Morgan Stanley Price Finds Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock finds an important support in the $60 area and outperforms the DJ Investment Services Index.

  • Moving Averages with Resistance and Support by Dennis L. Tilley

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Moving averages are a popular way to signal trends. Combine moving averages and the classic chart analysis of support and resistance for trading mutual funds. Most simple moving average systems require one or two additional confirmation signals to avoi

  • NASDAQ 100 At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The NASDAQ 100 is weak and just keeps getting weaker, but is it ready to turn? And if so, where might it go to?

  • NASDAQ Composite Breaches Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The NASDAQ Composite has moved below the support line of a triangular formation.

  • NASDAQ Short-Term Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Recent commentary of market analysts has them looking at NASDAQ support as a possible market bottom. However, this is only a short-term area of support with much further to go on the downside.

  • NOV: Major Support Test

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Now at an important AB=CD price target, will shares of National Oilwell Varco be able to regain some of their recent decline?

  • NYMEX Crude Oil Continuous Contract: Down To Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Bollinger Bands suggest a trading range is developing.

  • Nasdaq Resistance and Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Changing the time frame of a chart can often reveal trends, resistance and support more easily.

  • Natural Gas, Equities Nearing Major Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Although the stocks in the natural gas industry group have fallen sharply, they, along with natural gas futures, may be near critical support.

  • New Support Of XLI

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bullish rally of the Industrial Select Sector has turned down various forms of resistance formed by the previous corrective rally. How far can the index run?

  • Newmont Hits Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After an island reversal in November, Newmont Mining consolidated the last few weeks. Resolution of this consolidation will provide the next signal.

  • Nexen Inc. Pulling Back to a Key Support Zone

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Nexen Inc. has been on a tear after breaking out of a seven-month trading range back in May. Now that the stock has proceeded to pull back, I would look to accumulate shares at near-term support levels.

  • Next Support for the Nasdaq

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Given the current weakness of the technology sector and the typical October activity, many may be thinking that you can't go wrong buying at these prices.

  • Nikkei Free-Falls To First Support Zone

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even though the Nikkei is near support, the sharp decline signals a sharp shift in trader sentiment that is unlikely to dissipate overnight.

  • Novellus Declines To Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The current trend for NVLS is up, but the stock reached an important long-term retracement with a potentially bearish pattern taking shape.

  • 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.

  • Oil And Gas Stocks Approaching Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Services Index and AMEX Oil Index could be due for a bounce.

  • Oil Service HOLDRS Enter Support Zone

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a high-volume decline, the oil service HOLDRS entered a support zone that could ultimately lead to a bullish reversal.

  • Oil Service Stocks Test Support Of Trend Channel

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the advance in oil prices stalls, oil service stocks move to the low end of a trend channel that has contained prices for months.

  • Oil Services Index Bounces of Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Services Index bounced off key support in the 92-93 range last week. Though a further pull back is possible in the near-term, the long-term technicals point to higher prices down the road.

  • Oracle Hits Support Zone

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oracle declined to a support zone and became oversold. The short-term trend is down, but traders should watch for a bounce of support and a potential reversal.

  • PCG: Important Support Test At Hand

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of PG&E may soon have the opportunity to test two important support levels as October approaches.

  • PetSmart: Gap Down To Major Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The smart money has been quietly accumulating shares of PetSmart Inc. during the stock's recent 10% correction.

  • Positive MACDH Divergence At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US dollar/Swiss franc pair hints at reversal as year-to-date lows are tested in mid-July.

  • Predicting Prices With Support And Resistance by Thomas N. Bulkowski

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Predicting Prices With Support And Resistance by Thomas N. Bulkowski Support and resistance are important chart patterns. Read this to find out why. I consider support and resistance (SAR) the most important chart patterns. Why? By finding SAR, you can

  • QLogic Firms At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...QLogic Corp. formed a bullish engulfing pattern at support, and an upturn in the stochastic oscillator would argue for a retracement of the prior decline.

  • 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,

  • Quicksilver Resources Nearing Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Quicksilver recently broke out of a bullish trading range and is now falling back toward key support, making the stock an attractive buy at lower levels.

  • RIG Reverses After Support Break

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A failed support break for Transocean looks like a bear trap that could keep the long-term uptrend alive.

  • Radware Stands On Crucial Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...RDWR is ready to give a bearish moving average crossover signal and also stand on the support, which when violated may lead to a downtrend.

  • Resistance And Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do you want to profit in the market? Then you need to understand resistance and support levels.

  • Retail HOLDRS Still Firming At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The retail HOLDRS formed an island reversal at support, adding to the parade of bullish reversal patterns over the last two months.

  • Rowan Hits Neckline Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In spite of a 30% decline in 2006, Rowan Companies could still be in a long-term uptrend as the stock tests support from a massive head & shoulders pattern.

  • Russell 2000 Approaches Make-Or-Break Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bear market continues to soldier on, but a fast-approaching, critical support level may prove to be a significant battleground between hard-core bears and value-conscious long-term investors.

  • Russell 2000 At 79% Fibonacci Support - Will It Hold?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tuesday's intraday reversal off of major Fibonacci support looks like a hopeful development, but just how far might the Russell 2000 index travel before stalling again?

  • Russell 2000 Hits Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Russell 2000 bore the brunt of selling pressure over the last two to three weeks, but the index could be ripe for a bounce as it becomes oversold and trades at support.

  • Russell 2000 Potential Support Soon?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What a month! The big bad bull is on the run, but several key Fibonacci support levels may help stop the current slide.

  • Russell 2000 Retesting Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Russell 2000 Small Cap Index is undergoing a relief rally. Will this rally sustain its momentum?

  • S&P 500 Holds Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Simple technical tools can help traders spot the trend.

  • S&P 500 Index Testing Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The S&P 500 Index has pulled back to significant support, which may provide a good buying opportunity in the near-term.

  • S&P 500 Support Levels To Watch

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After such a big run higher, it's not surprising that the .SPX is due for a breather. Just how big a decline awaits may be determined by its strongest support levels.

  • S&P 500's Channel Support And Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A break below the lower boundary of a trend channel finds the S&P 500 running up against resistance that was once support.

  • S&P Seeking Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Measuring support and resistance zones via Fibonacci and retracement tools.

  • SLV Breaches Important Support Line

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After undergoing a bullish breakout, the iShares Silver Trust formed an intermediate top.

  • SLX Resting At Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...One of the strongest relative strength exchange traded funds over the past year has been the Market Vectors Steel Index ETF. It's stumbled lately, but it may be poised to retrace a portion of those recent losses.

  • SNN At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The head & shoulders continuation pattern has extended strong neckline support for Smith & Nephew PLC. Will the stock form multiple shoulders or breach the neckline support?

  • SOX Is Oversold And At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Conditions are ripe for a bounce as the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index trades near support and becomes oversold.

  • Sandisk: Head & Shoulders Or Just A Support Test?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sandisk has a potentially bearish pattern working, but the stock is assumed bullish until the bear is confirmed.

  • Schlumberger Support Test Under Way

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Having tested its 200-day exponential moving average three times since early August 2012, shares of Schlumberger Ltd. may be preparing for another swing higher into early November 2012.

  • Semiconductor Index Is Losing The Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The index after consistent bearish breakouts is retesting the supports in a strong downtrend.

  • Semiconductor Index Retracing To New Support?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the Semiconductor Index likely to test the newly formed support or plunge further? Is this corrective rally suitable to trigger fresh long positions?

  • Shanghai Composite Consolidates Below Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After breaking support in late October, the Shanghai Composite has traded flat as it gears up for its next move.

  • Shanghai Composite Enters Support Zone

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Shanghai Composite has been a roller coaster over the last two years and is now approaching a major support zone.

  • 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 Bouncing Off Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...SSRI is bouncing off a long-term support zone and is entering into a corrective rally that could see silver move up to $21.00 per ounce before the selloff resumes.

  • Silver Wheaton Approaching Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Having risen nearly threefold since making a major low in November 2008, shares of Silver Wheaton may be approaching an important test of support.

  • Small Caps Testing Important Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Small cap stocks, which led the market higher in 2003, are testing an important support level that could hold the key to the overall market.

  • Software HOLDRS Firm At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a big move in April and May, the software HOLDRS (SWH) corrected with a falling flag. That correction could be coming to an end.

  • Starbucks: Figure Charting For Price Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Starbucks (NYSE: SBUX) looks well-positioned to test record highs in the neighborhood of 45 1/4 given its intermediate price momentum since May. A solid 10-day horizontal formation in the 39/40 area represents the early stages of a consolidation area th

  • Starwood Breaks Triangle Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Starwood Hotels recently broke triangle support to signal a continuation of the long-term downtrend.

  • Support & Resistance Axioms by David G. Ondercin, Phd

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Support & Resistance Axioms by David G. Ondercin, Phd Here are seven axioms for the practical application of support and resistance levels to your trading. Support and resistance are of central importance to all traders and a necessary starting point f

  • Support And Resistance Levels

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Support and resistance levels can reveal important information about price activity in the markets. The chart of the Nasdaq Composite chart shows how, by taking note of these support and resistance levels, you could have exited any open positions prior

  • Support And Resistance Levels by John J. Kosar

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Support And Resistance Levels by John J. Kosar With the advent of personal computers and charting software, support and resistance levels and their value as a technical tool have been overshadowed by sophisticated indicators. Nonetheless, support and re

  • Support And Resistance Lines Define Market Trends

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Support and resistance lines not only help traders in identifying areas of support and resistance, but they can be used to determine the trend of the market.

  • Support And Resistance by Stuart Evens

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Support And Resistance by Stuart Evens Support and resistance are basic tools used by traders to identify key reversal areas. Here's a look at the basics of support and resistance levels and how to determine which levels might be important in the futur

  • Support Becomes Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...S&P 500 hits resistance, has a decline into October begun?

  • Support For The Yen

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is the yen really turning around?

  • Support Is Close At Hand For The FTSE

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some indicators suggest that support is close at hand for the FTSE and that traders should prepare for a bounce.

  • Support Tests Looming For Russell 2000

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...All trends reverse direction, eventually. The big question for Russell 2000 index traders: Is this only a pullback in a continuing bull run, or is it the beginning of a major trend reversal?

  • Support Tests, Money Flow Divergences, and Scalp Profits

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Executing trade entries near strong, well-defined support and resistance areas can be an effective trading strategy, particularly when combined with momentum and money flow divergence analysis.

  • Support Turned Resistance for Apache Corp.

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Apache Corp. (APA) had been in a steep uptrend since late last year. However, the stock recently broke its long-term uptrend line, which has now turned into resistance.

  • Support and Commodities

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...An important test of support looms for the CRB Index now that its year-long bull market is over.

  • Support and Resistance on QCOM

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ready to move up or just sideways?

  • Support and Resistance with the Andrews Pitchfork by Barbara Star

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Support And Resistance With The Andrews Pitchfork by Barbara Star, Ph.D Here's a charting technique that's available in most of today's popular software. If you're not familiar with it, here are some tips to using it. If you are familiar with it, it's t

  • Swiss Franc Cannot Hold Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Swiss franc broke support last week and the long-term uptrend is on the verge of a reversal.

  • Talisman Energy Approaching Some Key Support Levels

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Despite meeting its minimum upside target, Talisman Energy may have further to go.

  • Tech Data Firms At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tech Data is firming at support, and traders should watch for a consolidation breakout to trigger the next signal.

  • Technical Tools For Day Traders, Part 2: Pivot System Support and Resitance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Judgements made about likely market behavior which are based on momentum analysis can be even more productive if you have predetermined levels available to act as "price templates" for interpreting the day's trading activity. The Pivot Sys

  • Technical Tools For Day Traders: Part 3: Dynamic Support & Resistance Levels

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As helpful as Pivot System levels often are, they have one significant drawback--they are calculated from the prior day's price action and may not accurately reflect recent changes in market psychology.

  • Telus Corp. Bouncing Off Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Canada's second-largest telecommunications company rose past the $50 mark several months ago and now may be ready to challenge its $65 high.

  • Texas Instruments Firms At Trendline Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Texas Instruments fell hard in January, but a bullish candlestick reversal at support argues for a bounce.

  • Texas Utilities Bounces Off Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Utility stocks have been hit hard the last few months, but a recent bounce off support from Texas Utilities could buoy the group.

  • The DJIA's Test Of Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The intraday charts magnify the short-term tug-of-wars between the bulls and the bears that causes day-to-day price fluctuations. The intraday charts provide a swing trader a wealth of information, such as key levels of support and resistance. But the in

  • The Gold Bugs Index Hits Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The December decline in the Amex Gold Bugs Index hit support and recent firmness could foreshadow a break higher.

  • The Gold/US Dollar Ratio At Major Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After completing a major third wave up, the gold/US dollar ratio sits right at major support, which may also be the low of corrective wave A.

  • The Kuala Lumpur Composite Enters Big Support Zone

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a sharp decline in the last two to three months, a few chart signals have come together to suggest support for the Kuala Lumpur SE Composite.

  • The Light Crude Oil Hits Crucial Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The declining rally of the Light Crude Oil Index has retraced towards robust supports. Will the index surge or break support?

  • The Oil Services Index Tries To Regroup At Key Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Oil Services Index (OSX) has been in a steep correction the last several weeks but is now showing signs of bottoming out.

  • The Paper Index Forms Neckline Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After consolidating for about a month and a half, the US Paper Index rallied higher. The index turned downward without hitting the potential target. What's next for the index?

  • The Russell 2000 Breaks Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A temporary top appears to be forming on the Russell 2000 as it sinks below support.

  • The S&P 500's Kick Save At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Dipping lower in response to a negative stochastic divergence, the S&P 500 finds support at old highs and old trend channels.

  • The Strength Of Support And Resistance by Christopher Narcouzi

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Strength Of Support And Resistance by Christopher Narcouzi Measuring Overhead Supply Here's how to quantify support and resistance so you can get a good idea ahead of time whether they will hold up when tested. Stocks run up and down between suppo

  • The V-Trade Part 5: Technical Analysis -- Moving Average Support & Resistance And Volatility Bands

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this fifth part of an ongoing series that outlines one trader's comprehensive approach to trading, we look at the next technical analysis portion of the method -- support & resistance and volatility bands

  • Trading 101: Support, Resistance, And Divergence

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes, a seemingly perfect trade setup appears, one that deserves a second look. Here's a look at one such intraday setup and the real-life trade that followed.

  • Trading Stocks Using Major Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are three critical elements when trading stocks off of support levels. Do you know what they are?

  • Trading Support & Resistance Levels In FX

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The forex markets typically move in a zigzag fashion, and that makes entry and exit decisions challenging. Here we look at a few tried and true methods to identify strong support & resistance levels in the forex markets

  • Trailing Resistance And Support Stops by Sylvain Vervoort

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trailing Resistance And Support Stops by Sylvain Vervoort In this, the final part of a three-part series, we will look at a short-term trailing stop that moves close to the price action. The different trailing stops I discussed in parts 1 and 2 allow f

  • TransOcean Ltd Near Major Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Down by more than 21% over the past nine weeks, shares of Transocean Ltd. (RIG) are closing in on an important support level.

  • Transportation Average Establishing Support?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The bearish rally of $TRAN has reached important support levels. Will the index establish support or break down?

  • Transports Find Support At Old Breakout

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Looking for the true measure of the move as an old breakout level supports a bounce in the Dow transports.

  • Transports Stall Near Support Break

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After breaking support with the sharp decline, the Dow transports stalled over the last seven days, and it looks like a continuation pattern is forming.

  • Trendlines: From Support To Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Whether as support or resistance, trendlines can play more than one role in bull markets.

  • US Dollar Index Firms At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The US Dollar Index remains in a clear downtrend, but the index is firming near oversold territory and looks ripe for at least a bounce.

  • US Dollar Index Hits Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a decline during the last few weeks, the US Dollar Index hit a key support area that represents a big make-or-break level.

  • US Stock Market at Support or Prelude to Crash

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...US main stock indices have returned to important support. See what the technical indicators are saying.

  • Using Pitchfork Channels To Determine Support & Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Pitchfork channels can identify good buy and sell points, as illustrated by Meridian Resources Corp.

  • Using Two-Year Support Levels For Entries

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...You can use multiyear support and resistance levels to help enter positions

  • VALE: Key Support Test Underway

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Vale Sa. are off by nearly 29% since early January 2013, with more declines possible if key support fails to hold.

  • VALE: Testing Major Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Negative momentum on three of its key time frames suggests that shares of Vale S.A. may still have more downside as the second quarter of 2014 approaches.

  • Vulcan Materials Break Higher After Support Test

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The basic materials sector has rebounded strongly since March 2009. Here's a key player from that sector that just signaled a fresh buying opportunity for daily traders.

  • WMB Pullback To Support?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Williams Cos. have experienced a particularly strong rally since October 2011. Is the latest pullback in the stock a buying opportunity?

  • WMZ Consolidates At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will WMZ see a bullish breakout?

  • WTI Weekly: Heightened Volatility Saw Rotation To Both Statistical Resistance And Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the rotation between resistance and support on Thursday, March 20, 2020. Market structure and order flow provide insight into the ac

  • WTI Weekly: Key Resistance Held As Sell Excess Formed, Driving Price Lower To Statistical Support.

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the sell-side defense of key resistance and subsequent price discovery lower for Friday, December 20, 2019's auction. Market st

  • WTI Weekly: Key Resistance Held Targeting Statistical Support Below

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the sell-side defense of key resistance and subsequent price discovery lower for Tuesday, September 24, 2019's auction. Market

  • WTI Weekly: Key Support Failed Early Before A Correction To Statistical Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the failed rally from key support and subsequent selloff on Friday, January 15, 2021. Market structure and order flow provide insigh

  • WTI Weekly: Key Support Failed Early Before A Correction To Statistical Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the failed rally from key support and subsequent selloff on Friday, January 15, 2021. Market structure and order flow provide insigh

  • WTI Weekly: Key Support Fails As Correction Unfolds To Daily Statistical Support Target

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the buy-side continuation for Wednesday, March 17, 2020 which ultimately failed at statistical resistance. Market structure and orde

  • WTI Weekly: Key Support Fails As Correction Unfolds To Daily Statistical Support Target

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the buy-side continuation for Wednesday, March 17, 2020 which ultimately failed at statistical resistance. Market structure and orde

  • WTI Weekly: Key Support Fails Driving Price Lower To The Daily Statistical Low Target

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the rotation between resistance and support in Tuesday, April 7, 2020's auction. Market structure and order flow provide insigh

  • WTI Weekly: Market Structure Signaled The Selloff To Statistical Support Was Halted

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the rally from key support on Thursday, October 15, 2020. Market structure and order flow provide insight into the actual transactio

  • WTI Weekly: Overnight Flush To Key Statistical Support Finds Buying Interest.

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the rotation between resistance and support in Monday, April 6, 2020's auction. Market structure and order flow provide insight

  • WTI Weekly: Prior Key Resistance Becomes Support As Rally Continued To Statistical Resistance.

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the breakout through key resistance and subsequent rally on Friday, March 5, 2021. Market structure and order flow provide insight i

  • WTI Weekly: Selling Activity Near Key Resistance Targeted Key Statistical Support Below

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the selloff from key resistance in Tuesday, December 1, 2020. Market structure and order flow provide insight into the actual transa

  • WTI Weekly: The $65 Option Wall Served As Support Into Late November.

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In this article, we examine the order flow and limit order book data in the WTI futures market that provides insight into the sell-off and subsequent rally at key support on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Market structure and order flow provide insight into

  • Wal-Mart Firms At Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a sharp decline to support, Wal-Mart formed a triangle consolidation, and traders should watch these boundaries for the next signal.

  • Wal-Mart Near Short-Term Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock of the retailing giant has been moving in a trading range during the past year.

  • Watch Out Below! Nasdaq support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As the tech-laden Nasdaq Index nears the 2,000 mark on the 1-year anniversary of its 5,132 high, we're left wondering where the bottom lies.

  • Where Will Support For Japan iShares Be Established?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The downslope continues for Japan iShares. So where will be the support established?

  • Will Fibonacci Support Hold For DBA?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Some say Fibonacci is science and others say it's numerology, but one thing is for certain: traders do pay attention to key Fibonacci support/resistance levels.

  • Will Support Hold For Micron Technology?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the broad market is falling fast, it pays to keep an eye on a stock's price behavior as it approaches a major support level.

  • With BMC Software, Successful Test Of Gap Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Will shares of BMC Software follow through, rising in the wake of a successful test of gap support?

  • With Shares Of Twitter Nearing Support Is It Time To Give It A Second Look?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Twitter (TWTR) closed on May 2, 2016 near support after several days of heavy selling. Is it now time to give the shares a second look for a possible long play?

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  • Working Money: Resistance And Support by Dennis D. Peterson

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Working Money: Resistance And Support by Dennis D. Peterson Do you want to profit in the market? Then you need to understand resistance and support levels. A resistance level is the ceiling price area that a stock repeatedly tries to break through abov

  • XAU Gold Index Bounces Off Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Just as the price of gold falters, the gold index and gold stocks bounce to confuse traders.

  • XAU Gold Index Caught Between Support And Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...This widely followed index of gold stocks finds itself at a level where the next move can go either way.

  • XLF Retraces To Previous Support Level

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The higher tops could not stop the Financial Select Sector SPDR from retracing back to the previous support level. The fresh bullish rally is likely to move with a depressed mood.

  • Xilinx Testing Critical Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Weak relative strength and a new low in on-balance volume point to a support break in Xilinx.

  • Yahoo Is Oversold and at Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Oversold momentum oscillators and firmness at support could foreshadow a bounce in Yahoo!

  • Yahoo! Gaps Off Support

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Yahoo! had a rough summer, but the stock found support from last year's low and a gap-up kick started a breakout on good volume.






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