March 20, 2009

Amazon.com: A Pause Before Moving Even Higher? -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

The Internet retail industry group has high relative strength versus the S&P 500, and Amazon.com is among the strongest within the group....(more)

ImmunoGen Surges Above Resistance -- Chaitali Mohile

Since October 2008, ImmunoGen has been in a bullish mood. After an extensive advance rally, the price movement is likely to slow down. What should your action plan be in the current technical conditio...(more)

March 19, 2009

Resistance Is Near -- James Kupfer

The Dow Jones 30 is nearing a critical test area. A significant top is likely very near....(more)

JAVA Shares Jump On IBM's $6.5 Billion Offer -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Sun Microsystems stock rose 79% on word that IBM had offered $6.5 billion in cash to acquire the Silicon Valley tech giant....(more)

XLU Rally Is Getting Stronger -- Chaitali Mohile

XLU is undergoing a pullback rally in a highly bearish trend. The size of candlesticks along with the indicators on the chart of the stock will help identify the strength in the rally....(more)

March 18, 2009

Emini S&P Tests November Low -- Paolo Pezzutti

Last week has given hope for a longer rebound. The Elliott wave count indicates that this phase of the bear market may be over....(more)

MAS Has Weak Relative Strength -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

The S&P building products group has the worst 13-week relative strength vs, the S&P 500. Here's a look at one of the weaker stocks in this group....(more)

IWW Is Oversold -- Chaitali Mohile

The momentum indicators of the Russell 3000 Value iShares are highly oversold. The price chart shows a bullish candlestick formation and potential target for the relief rally....(more)

March 17, 2009

CIU Is Consolidating -- Chaitali Mohile

Will the breakout rally of CIU continue?...(more)

March 16, 2009

Breaking Ranks With The Bears -- Ron Walker

Is the market now breaking ranks with the bears? Recoveries are usually multifaceted, integrating candlestick reversal patterns, trend changes, chart patterns, indicators, moving averages, and diverge...(more)

Capitulation Confirmed With Massive Wave Of S&P 500 Component Buy Signals -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

The bear market reversal in the S&P 500 appears to have some staying power. More than 40% of this index's component stocks flashed a buy signal over the past two sessions....(more)

Back To Basics -- Alan R. Northam

Is the stock market at the bottom and ready to start a new bull market, or is the stock market bottom still ahead of us? Let's go back to the basics of technical analysis to answer this question....(more)

Is It Time To Buy eBay? -- Koos van der Merwe

The stock market has moved up strongly the past four days. Many investors believe that the move up is a correction in the bear market, but is it?...(more)

March 13, 2009

Will Malaysia iShares Form An Ascending Triangle? -- Chaitali Mohile

After hitting a major downside target, the Malaysia iShares is likely to form an ascending triangle. Will the pattern undergo a bullish reversal breakout?...(more)

March 12, 2009

Back To School? -- Koos van der Merwe

When times are tough, like now, and people are being handed pink slips, is it time to go back to school?...(more)

A Reversed MACD Long Entry Signal For ORLY -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

One of the better-performing NASDAQ 100 stocks during the 2007-09 bear market, a specific mechanical trading system has fired a long entry signal on O'Reilly Automotive....(more)

Using the Bullish Percent Index -- Mike Carr, CMT

Trading success often comes from looking at indicators that others fail to consider. The bullish percent index (BPI) may have value because so few traders understand its importance....(more)

DJ Vu: Where Is the Next Top? -- James Kupfer

Continuing an exploration of the similarities between today's market environment and the Great Depression leads to a price target for this move up....(more)

Wireless Telecom Industry Group Strong In 13-Week Relative Strength -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

The wireless telecom industry group is currently #1 in 13-week relative strength versus the Standard & Poor's 500. Is it too late to buy now, or to add on to an existing long position?...(more)

March 11, 2009

Measuring Market Sentiment Using Breakout Ratios -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Here's a unique way to measure the bullish/bearish bias of the individual stocks that make up any given index or industry group....(more)

ABM Industries Breakout -- Chaitali Mohile

ABM Industries has spurred bullish reversal formations on different time frames. Are news-influenced breakouts reliable?...(more)

DJ Vu, Part II -- James Kupfer

History may be happening again in more ways than one....(more)

March 10, 2009

Coils & Ledges Patterns -- Austin Passamonte

Known by many names, price action coiled sideways in clear fashion are powerful setups from which to trade. Practically all markets form ledges and coils on all time frames, but the lesser volatile th...(more)

Retail HOLDRS Range-Bound -- Ron Walker

The next rally in the retail HOLDRS may have been signaled when prices crash-landed into the support made last November. If this level of support continues to hold, RTH may begin a run back to its key...(more)

March 09, 2009

Gold Rolling Over -- James Kupfer

Gold has potentially put in an intermediate-term top....(more)

Intraday Flags, Pennants, & Wedges -- Austin Passamonte

Skilled traders recognize the basic price pattern on their charts. Repeated sequences of price bars in distinct pattern formation are merely human emotions of fear & greed measured with real money at ...(more)

March 06, 2009

Gold Turns Down -- Alan R. Northam

GLD made a bull market top in March 2008. Since then, GLD has been consolidating its gain from its 1999 runup. The target price for the completion of the consolidation in GLD is calculated at $66.
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Measuring Your Trading Temperament -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

A well-tested trading system can help make the decision making process less stressful, but every trader needs to determine his or her tolerance for risk and drawdown before committing to a mechanical ...(more)

Money Flows Improving For Natural Gas -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

When will natural gas finally find a solid floor? Money flow analysis may offer some clues....(more)

Is The A-B Base What The Bottom Will Look Like? -- Koos van der Merwe

Is this A-B base the future market bottom picture?...(more)

The Dow(n) Channel -- James Kupfer

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has formed a very steep downsloping channel....(more)

Range Resources Triangle -- James Kupfer

Range Resources is worth watching for a potential breakout....(more)

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