May 27, 2011

A Tale Of Two Equity Curves -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

When developing and testing various trading systems, learn to identify the most desirable kinds of equity curves....(more)

ConocoPhillips Completes First Leg Down? -- Alan R. Northam

ConocoPhillips is currently in an established intermediate-term bear market trend. Is the first leg down complete or does it have further to go? Statistical analysis is used to explain.
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$SOX Under Pressure? -- Chaitali Mohile

The long-term bullish breakout of the semiconductor index has turned sideways. Will it attract fresh bearish interest?...(more)

May 26, 2011

Tech And Small Cap Point Toward Lower Stock Market -- Mike Carr, CMT

Bull markets are usually led higher by stocks in the NASDAQ and small-cap stocks. But not right now....(more)

Are Diamond Patterns Friend Or Foe? -- Koos van der Merwe

Diamonds are a girl's best friend, so goes the song. Are they a trader's, though?...(more)

May 25, 2011

JNPR Heading Toward New 2011 Lows? -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Down by more than 17% since early March, shares of Juniper Networks look primed for even more declines as the broad market tanks....(more)

XLE In Intermediate-Term Downtrend -- Alan R. Northam

Statistical analysis shows that XLE has entered into an established intermediate-term downtrend. Unless volatility subsides, however, this downtrend could be short-lived....(more)

Tea Leaves, Voodoo, And Other Technical Tools -- Billy Williams

Many investors dismiss technical analysis as reading tea leaves and market voodoo, but using indicators like relative strength show when a stock is about to rise....(more)

May 24, 2011

With IWM, Russell Selloff Looms Large -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Is the mid-spring selloff finally here? One simple trading system may have the answer....(more)

DJIA Trend Reversal? Not Yet! -- Alan R. Northam

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....(more)

May 23, 2011

Did Gap Really Fall Because Of Cotton Prices? -- Mike Carr, CMT

The announcement from Gap may reveal more about the economy than the company.
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Playing The Dividend Game -- Koos van der Merwe

Below is a trading strategy I learned in the 1980s. Applying it to Annaly can be profitable....(more)

Breakouts And Breaking Points -- Billy Williams

In the current market, price trades near its annual highs and while it may look like a potential breakout to newer highs, the nagging question is whether the market could be at its breaking point....(more)

May 20, 2011

The End Of The Bull Run For Silver? -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Who would have believed in early 2003 that the price of silver -- at $5 an ounce -- was destined to rise to nearly $50 an ounce in only eight years? Is this latest plunge merely a blip, or is it warni...(more)

May 19, 2011

Quantitative Easing And Commodities -- Matt Blackman

Previously, I discussed the impact that quantitative easing was having on stocks. Now let's look at how the stimulus programs have affected commodities....(more)

Risk-Free Trade Now In USD/JPY Swing Trade -- Jamie Theiss

After the first profit target is hit, we now have a risk-free trade....(more)

When The Market Falls, Look For Income -- Koos van der Merwe

The market is falling. You can either go to cash and earn a low interest, or you can look for a stable share that pays a reasonable interest....(more)

May 18, 2011

Crude Oil Looks Bearish -- Mike Carr, CMT

Rate of change is bearish for crude oil on monthly and daily charts....(more)

Asking The Trillion-Dollar Question: Will There Be A QE3? -- Matt Blackman

According to economist David Rosenberg, there is an 86% correlation between the size of the Federal Reserve balance sheet (read: stimulus programs) and the S&P 500. Quantitative Easing 2 ends in June....(more)

YHOO Shock Selloff May Initiate Further Declines -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Yahoo shares had been chopping sideways in a six-month, $3-wide consolidation zone, but the recent decline in the stock now has all the makings of a significant trend reversal....(more)

May 17, 2011

S&P 500 Momentum Is Bearish -- Mike Carr, CMT

Multiple time frame analysis points to lower stock prices....(more)

NVDA Leading The Charge Lower? -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

After making an astounding run higher in late 2010 and early 2011, shares of Nividia Corp. appear to be homing in on a vitally important support area....(more)

May 16, 2011

Is Microsoft Desperate? -- Koos van der Merwe

Microsoft announced that it would acquire Skype. What's this mean for the Redmond giant?...(more)

May 13, 2011

First Energy's Momentum-Fueled Keltner Clash -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

When a surging stock hits an outer Keltner channel for only the third time in 10 years, momentum traders will take notice....(more)

Is Sotheby's A Bubble Proxy? -- Matt Blackman

What if there was a stock that provided a reliable warning of a bubble about to break?...(more)

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