Expert technical analysis of financial markets by JC Parets
We saw some late week strength in US Stocks for two consecutive weeks. When buyers have had the opportunity to buy stocks on weakness, have they shown up to do so? I would argue yes.
That doesn’t mean that we’re not below overhead supply in most sectors and indexes. There are a few exceptions but let’s get right into it and see what’s going on.
Here is the video from my BNN Bloomberg interview this week. They asked me if I thought the media was making too big of a deal out of an inversion of the yield curve and I agreed that of course they did. That’s what the media does, irresponsibly exaggerate things that don’t need to be exaggerated at the expense of their audience. I’m happy to come on TV to bring some sense of reality to the conversation. Someone has to. In this video we discuss the ongoing Cyclical Bear Market in stocks and what we’re waiting for to confirm that a new Cyclical Bull is getting started. [Read more…]
What is the best chart in the world right now? I don’t know. I guess that really depends on your time horizon, risk tolerance and overall market goals. These are different for all of us.
Today, I want to share what I think are collectively the 120 best charts. The way I see, there is no ONE chart that can tell today’s story. But as a unit, these 120 slides give us a good look at the current market environment. [Read more…]
In a recent blog post on All Star Charts, we discussed the importance of big bases. In a nutshell, we like big bases because it reveals levels of “price memory” and indicates institutional support. You can read the post here.
At times of market uncertainty, indecision, or stress, it can be constructive to focus our attention to stocks in the process of building bases or just emerging from them. Today’s market environment certainly qualifies as uncertain if not also indecisive. As such, we’re digging into stocks that have recently broken out from significant bases. [Read more…]
One of the most important concepts we talk about in Technical Analysis is confirmation.
Whatever thesis we have, we need price to confirm it before we can act…and if it doesn’t then we need to respect that and get out of the way.
Risk management is our main priority and two simple charts do a great job of highlighting why we wait for confirmation.
From the desk of Tom Bruni @BruniCharting
Tuesday’s Mystery Chart is one of my favorite charts right now, so thank you all for your feedback and participation.
I received a lot of answers, but I’d say 1/3 of you were buying a breakout, 1/3 were fading this strength, and the last 1/3 were yawning and off to find something more exciting.
With that as our backdrop, let’s get into it.
From the desk of Tom Bruni @BruniCharting
Last night was our Members-Only Conference Call where we discussed the major themes we’re seeing across asset classes.
A big theme was the lack of direction within Equities and last month’s failed breakout to new highs in the US as we “catch down” to some of the weakness we’re seeing globally.
As a result, today I want to revisit an exercise I performed in late May when the environment was pretty similar to today…and that was to look for stocks with “big bases.”
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Todd Sohn is one of my favorite guys to talk to about the markets. He often sends me charts that no one else is looking at and points out important data that most people aren’t talking about. His unique perspective on the market definitely makes him stand out from the rest. Todd and his team at Strategas do great work and it’s a real pleasure to have him on the podcast. In this conversation we discuss the current environment for US Stocks, Interest Rates, Precious Metals and the sentiment driving current trends. He offers good advice for both new technicians and seasoned veterans. If you’re at all interested in the market, this is an episode you can’t miss. Enjoy! [Read more…]
