It's been a historic bull market for stocks - One of the best periods to own equities in American history. I hope you participated along with us.

But believe it or not, the U.S. was not the biggest winner. There are other parts of the world that have actually outperformed U.S. equities - both the S&P500 and the Nasdaq100 returns. 

Look at the Tel Aviv 125 Index, for example, breaking out of this multi-year base to new all-time highs:

You may have heard by now. The so called, "Buffett Indicator" is flashing what we're being told are "warning signals" of an imminent market collapse.

It is the "Buffett Indicator" after all. And Warren Buffett is one of the all-time greats.

But let me fill you in on a little secret. The only people who actually care about this ridiculous excuse for a "market gauge" are journalists writing their glorified gossip columns and charlatans trying to do their best to scare you. 

That's it.

They claim that the "Buffett Indicator" is this magical signal based on a ratio between the total market-cap of U.S. stocks relative to U.S. GDP. 

It's so hilarious that even Charlie Munger came out and said that, "Just because Warren thought of something 20 years ago doesn't make it a law of nature. There is no natural correlation between GDP & Corporate Profits"
 

The "Buffett Indicator" is not a thing. Not even the guy who it's named after thinks it's relevant. 

Meanwhile, here's a chart of Berkshire Hathaway chugging along in a strong uptrend making higher highs and...

This is the weekly post that aggregates all the charts we put together throughout the week and organizes them all into one, easy to flip through deck.

Crude oil is setting up for a big move, and almost nobody is paying attention. In fact, sentiment in the energy trade couldn’t be more bearish right now. Everyone hates it, everyone. 

As Strazza said on our call yesterday, “Even Warren Buffett is losing money on this one.” That’s the vibe.

XLE keeps dropping, the bearish sentiment intensifies, yet producers are stepping in and buying. That’s a bullish signal if I’ve ever seen one.

There are plenty of reasons to start liking energy here, especially when headlines like these are flying under the radar of most U.S. investors. 

Sure, this crisis might trigger a short term pop, but I’m not in it for a flash move, I’m looking for a trend. 

And the pieces for a sustainable breakout are falling into place.

Let’s talk about seasonality. Most people think energy’s best season is summer. Makes sense, right? But the data tells a different story. Energy peaks in the summer, then drifts into bearish seasonals, until now.

The sweet spot for energy? It’s right...

Below is the 11th ASC Mastermind  Course. In this video, I dive into the world of mega-caps.

Mega-cap stocks are, by definition, the best stocks. You can't have a stock be worth hundreds of billions of dollars without it going up a lot. 

And yet, this does not mean that all mega-cap stocks go up consistently, or that once a stock reaches mega-cap status it stays there. 

We know this is not true. So we use our technical analysis framework to identify the best ones. This video will show you how we do it. 

Enjoy.

During this time of the year, I find myself thinking back on the prior 12 months. It's hard not to right?

I wanted to send a short note today reminding everyone to look around. Understand what is happening out there and why it's been happening. 

This year more than ever, we are grateful for the permabears, who are so darn good at convincing all those gullible sheep to fight a perfectly good bull market, that it's helped the rest of us make so much more money.

The S&P500 is up 28% this year. The Nasdaq100 is up 30%. This is after the 2023 returns of 26% for the S&P500 and 54% for the Nasdaq100. 

They cried and cried about a recession. But all we got was the Nasdaq literally doubling in total value.

These are historic returns that have rarely ever been seen in American history. 

But I have to say, if it wasn't for these angry permabears promising you a crisis every day the past 2+ years, our returns would not have been as good.

If Wall Street sell side analysts weren't so bad at their jobs, these gains would likely not be anywhere near what they've been.

If economists didn't put on blindfolds when walking into...

Last month the S&P500 and Nasdaq100 both closed at the highest levels in history. December is now on pace for another new all-time monthly closing high, for the 10th time this cycle.

The trend here for stocks is NOT down.

This is a bull market. And sector rotation continues to drive it higher.

We discussed this all and what we're looking for come the new year during our LIVE Video Conference Call this week. 

I really encourage you to give this video a watch to prepare you for what 2025 will bring. You'll...

From the Desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

Welcome to The Junior International Hall of Famers.

With the goal of finding more bullish setups, we have decided to expand one of our favorite scans and broaden our regular coverage of the largest US-listed international stocks, or ADRs.

This scan is composed of the next 100 largest stocks by market cap, those that come after the top 100 and are thus covered by the International Hall of Famers universe.

Many of these names will someday graduate and join our original International Hall Of Famers list. The idea here is to catch these big trends as early on as possible.

Let’s dive right in and check out what these future big boys are up to.

This is our Junior International Hall of Famers list:

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And here’s how we arrived at it…

We removed laggards which are down 5% or more relative to the ACWI Ex. U.S. Index $ACWX over the trailing...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

Our Hall of Famers list is composed of the 150 largest US-based stocks.

These stocks range from the mega-cap growth behemoths like Apple and Microsoft – with market caps in excess of $2T – to some of the new-age large-cap disruptors such as Moderna, Square, and Snap.

It has all the big names and more.

It doesn’t include ADRs or any stock not domiciled in the US. But don’t worry; we developed a separate universe for that. Click here to check it out.

The Hall of Famers is simple.

We take our list of 150 names and then apply our technical filters so the strongest stocks with the most momentum rise to the top.

Let’s dive right in and check out what these big boys are up to.

Here’s this week’s list:

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We filter out any laggards that are down -5% or more relative to the S&P 500 over the trailing month.

Then, we...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

Dividend Aristocrats are easily some of the most desirable investments on Wall Street. These are the names that have increased dividends for at least 25 years, providing steadily increasing income to long-term-minded shareholders.

As you can imagine, the companies making up this prestigious list are some of the most recognizable brands in the world. Coca-Cola, Walmart, and Johnson & Johnson are just a few of the household names making the cut.

Here at All Star Charts, we like to stay ahead of the curve. That's why we're turning our attention to the future aristocrats. In an effort to seek out the next generation of the cream-of-the-crop dividend plays, we're curating a list of stocks that have raised their payouts every year for five to nine years.

We call them the Young Aristocrats, and the idea is that these are "stocks that pay you to make money." Imagine if years of consistent dividend growth and high momentum and relative strength had a baby, leaving you with the best of the emerging dividend giants that are outperforming the averages.

By...

From the Desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

Welcome to The 2 to 100 Club.

In this scan, we look to identify the strongest growth stocks as they climb the market-cap ladder from small- to mid- to large- and, ultimately, to mega cap status (over $200B).

Once they graduate from small-cap to mid-cap status (over $2B), they come on our radar. Likewise, when they surpass the roughly $30B mark, they roll off our list.

But the scan doesn't just end there.

We only want to look at the strongest growth industries in the market, as that is typically where these potential 50-baggers come from.

Some of the best performers in recent decades – stocks like Priceline, Amazon, Netflix, Salesforce, and myriad others – would have been on this list at some point during their journey to becoming the market behemoths they are today.

When you look at the stocks in our table, you'll notice we're only focused on Technology and Growth industry groups such as Software, Semiconductors, Online...

From the Desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

When investing in the stock market, we always want to approach it as "a market of stocks."

Regardless of the environment, there are always stocks showing leadership and trending higher.

We may have to look harder to identify them depending on current market conditions. But there are always stocks that are going up.

The same can be said for weak stocks. Regardless of the environment, there are always stocks that are going down, too. 

We already have multiple scans focusing on stocks making all-time highs, such as Hall of Famers, Minor Leaguers, and the 2 to 100 Club.

We filter these universes for stocks that are exhibiting the best momentum and relative strength characteristics. 

Clearly, we spend a lot of time identifying and writing about leading stocks every week, via multiple reports.

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