I keep coming back to the fact that we've just experienced a reset in the context of a bull market.
The primary uptrends are still higher.
So when I see coins consolidating and retesting support in the context of bull markets, I'm viewing that as a buying opportunity.
On the other end of the spectrum, there are a number of coins that have broken down to new lows. But it wouldn't surprise me to see these catch higher in the coming weeks, putting in the classic 'not a top' pattern we've seen so much in this bull market.
Here's this week's crypto roundup. It's an opportunity for us to take a step back, set aside the distractions, and delve into the key charts shaping the crypto complex.
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.
We love our bottoms-up scans here at All Star Charts. We tend to get really creative when making new universes as we want to be sure they will deliver us the best opportunities the market has to offer.
However, when it comes to this one, it couldn’t be any simpler!
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 stocks.
Welcome to The Junior Hall of Famers.
This scan is composed of the next 150 largest stocks by market cap, those that come after the top 150 and are thus covered by the Hall of Famers universe. Many of these names will someday graduate and join our original Hall Of Famers list. The idea here is to catch these big trends as early on as possible.
There is no need to overcomplicate things. Market cap is a quality filter at the end of the day. It only grows if price is rising. That’s good enough for us.
Have you heard about the breakout in America's online marketplace?
Amazon is up 5% this week as it follows other mega-cap growth stocks to new record highs. Everyone is talking about it.
But there's more to this story.
Online retail is a burgeoning industry, offering investment opportunities in a variety of companies around the world.
These growth stocks provide some of the highest beta vehicles as they are direct plays on the consumer economy.
And Amazon doesn't dominate around the globe the way they do in America. There are other regional plays that offer investors exposure to higher growth markets outside the US.
With Amazon $AMZN making a decisive resolution to fresh all-time highs today, it is an opportune time to talk about the broader online retail space.
Let's dive in!
Following the path of other Magnificent Seven names, here's Amazon.com $AMZN surging to new all-time highs:
Recently, some of the best opportunities have been in the mega-cap space. Look at recent gains in Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Apple.
People like to complain that “all” the gains are being concentrated in fewer and fewer names at the top of the pyramid. Why is that a bad thing? We can trade those names, can’t we? And why wouldn’t we?
In the past week, I’ve added more exposure in my portfolio to this area.
Related to the tail (big caps) that wags the dog (the market), isn’t this true of our own history of trades?
Don’t our small handful of large winners account for the lion’s share of our total gains? And don’t 80% (or more) of the rest just result in a net wash?
Kind of like the S&P 500, no?
Don’t hate. Participate.
We discuss all this and more in this week’s Jam Session:
Tomorrow is the last day of June. So do you know what that means????
NEW MONTHLY CHARTS!!!!
If you're new around here, I will just tell you that there is NOTHING, and I mean absolutely NOTHING, I do that adds more value to my approach than this process of taking a step back and reviewing a list of Monthly Charts.
It's so easy to get lost in the day to day noise of the markets.... What did the Dow do today? What did the Powell say? Who reported earnings this morning? etc etc...
I have found over the years that it is so important to just stop, take a deep breath, and focus on the direction of the primary trends.
The reason is because asset prices trend. They're not random. We know this. It's just a fact.
So if we know for a fact that asset prices trend, don't you think it would be advantageous to identify the direction of those trends?
As it turns out the answer is an overwhelming YES!
Here's a good example of the Nasdaq going back 25 years.
If your house is anything like mine, you likely have an Amazon truck delivering packages to your doorstep at least once per week. In my neighborhood, the Amazon delivery truck does twice daily rounds. We're on a first-name basis. (His name is Henry).
Those packages have price tags attached to them. You'll find them in your credit card statements. It is likely not an insignificant line item in your monthly budget.
Today, the stock is making a move to fresh all-time highs, breaking out of a high three-month consolidation.