From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

The market is very erratic right now.

Last night the futures were as high as 3,970, and now we're back to 3,900.

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Alfonso Depablos @AlfCharts

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:

The largest insider buy on today's list comes in a Form 4 filing by Energy Holding Corp.

The firm revealed a $21 million purchase of Tecnoglass $TGLS shares.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

What a week.

On Monday in the live trading room I said $SPY is at 407.40, and we are extended to lock in some profits.

I didn't think we'd see SPY 390 in a matter of days.

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.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

All the major indices broke below their 200-day moving averages.

That's not really what I wanted to see, but it happened.

The biggest Form 4 filing on today's hot list is from Catherine Spear, CEO of FIGS Inc $FIGS.

Spear reported the purchase of 790,000 FIGS shares, equivalent to $4.9 million.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

If the market can hold on to yesterday's low, I think there's potential we can head higher.

We really need to push past $SPY 400 with force and head straight to 405, then 408.

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.

Now, we're also highlighting lagging stocks on a recurring basis.

Welcome to the Short Report.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Fed Chair Jerome Powell spoke again today, but the market could not get going to the upside.

The semiconductors have been very strong this week. That's usually a positive sign for the market.

Maybe they're decoupling; time will tell.

We’ve been looking out for this filing since last week!

Right on time, Uncle Warren strikes again with the Berkshire put in Occidental Petroleum $OXY.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

The market hit the breaks yesterday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech.

Powell is to speak again today, which could make for sloppy trading.