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The weight of the evidence remains bullish for stocks. Breadth improved from May 15th to 28th, but slipped over the past week. This is not a major slip, but shows the split in the broader market. The pockets of strength are still bigger than the pockets of weakness, but this is not a bull market that lifts all boats. It is a selective bull market.
Today’s report starts with the oil patch as Baker Hughes returns to the breakout zone. We then feature two stocks from the industrials sector. Trane Technologies pulled back to a Bullish Setup Zone and Johnson Controls broke out of a falling wedge. We end with a utility stock (PG&E) that is firming at its rising 200-day SMA. $BKR $TT $JCI $PCG
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Today’s report starts with our weight-of-the-evidence charts, and the evidence is bullish. We project a path forward for $SPY and $QQQ, and highlight the breakouts in $RSP, $IJH and $IJR (equal-weights, mid-caps and small-caps). Attention then turns to setup consolidations in Industrials ($XLI), Communication Services ($XLC) and Finance ($XLF). We also feature breakouts in the Aerospace & Defense ETF ($ITA) and Broker Dealer & Exchanges ETF ($IAI).
This page covers the ranking table for the rotation strategy trading Nasdaq 100 stocks (RO-Investor-NDX). The ranking table includes the sector and industry for sorting to find specific groups (software, semiconductor). Table indicators include the Momentum Rank, PPO Trend (up/down), Broad Breadth Model (bull/bear), the NDX momentum indicator and the 5-day change in momentum. The default sort puts the strongest stocks at the top and each stock includes a SharpChart link.
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This page shows Trend Trio150 signals and momentum scores for the Dow 30 stocks and the 11 sectors SPDRs. Updated every Saturday morning, this table keeps you on top of trend changes. There are sortable columns for trend signals, signal date, change since signal, momentum score and momentum change.
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This page shows Trend Trio150 signals for S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 stocks. Updated every Saturday morning, this table keeps you on top of trend changes. There are columns for trend signals, signal date, change since signal, momentum and momentum change.
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This page covers the signals and portfolio for the rotation strategy trading Nasdaq 100 stocks (RO-Investor-NDX). The strategy starts with our stock market breadth model to define the broad market environment. There is a table showing the current portfolio, gain/loss and new entry/exit signals. Two sidebars make it easy to compare the current ranking with the prior week’s ranking, and see which stocks made the cut. A second table shows the most recent closed positions with their gain/loss and bars traded.
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This page covers the signals and portfolio for the rotation strategy trading S&P 500 stocks (RO-Investor-SPX). The strategy starts with our stock market breadth model to define the broad market environment. There is a table showing the current portfolio, gain/loss and new entry/exit signals. Two sidebars make it easy to compare the current ranking with the prior week’s ranking, and see which stocks made the cut. A second table shows the most recent closed positions with their gain/loss and bars traded.
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This page covers the signals and portfolio for the rotation strategy trading ETFs (RO-Investor-ETF). The strategy starts with our stock market breadth model to define ETF eligibility. There is a table showing the current portfolio, gain/loss and new entry/exit signals. Two sidebars make it easy to compare the current ranking with the prior week’s ranking, and see which ETFs made the cut. A second table shows the most recent closed positions with their gain/loss and bars traded.
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This page covers the ranking table for the rotation strategy trading S&P 500 stocks (RO-Investor-SPX). The ranking table includes the sector and industry for sorting to find specific groups (housing, semiconductor). Table indicators include the Momentum Rank, Trend Filter (strong/not), Broad Breadth Model (bull/bear), the SPX momentum indicator and the 5-day change in momentum. The default sort puts the strongest stocks at the top and each stock includes a SharpChart link.
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This page tracks Trend Trio signals and momentum ranking for over 250 ETFs. Users can identify new trend signals, track existing signals and see the percentage change. Sortable columns make it easy to filter for uptrends and then sort by momentum to rank trend strength. The table includes links to a StockCharts chart with corresponding indicators.
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Updated at the end of every week (usually Saturday mornings), this page shows charts and current signals for the Broad Breadth Model (BBM). The model uses an array of breadth indicators from various indexes for a weight of the evidence approach to assess conditions for the broader stock market (large-caps, mid-caps, small-caps). Stock market conditions are favorable when this model is bullish (positive) and unfavorable when the model is bearish (negative).
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This page covers the ranking table for the rotation strategy trading ETFs (RO-Investor-ETF). The ranking table shows the ETF universe with a sortable prefix, which makes it easy to find specific groups (tech ETFs, commodity ETFs). Table indicators include the Momentum Rank, Trend Trio (up/down), Broad Breadth Model (bull/bear), the momentum indicator and the 5-day change in momentum. The default sort puts the strongest ETFs at the top and each ETF includes a SharpChart link.
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Technology is the leading sector with the largest gains since April and new highs throughout May. Within the sector, Semiconductors (SMH, SOXX) and AI (ARTY, AIQ) are leading the way. These two groups are not alone because the $IGV $SKYY $CIBR $ARKF
The Breakout Parade within Tech – Cloud, Cybersecurity and Software – What’s Next? Read More »
May is proving to be a volatile month for the asset class ETFs. There were big price swings in bonds, oil, copper, and agriculture. Headlines drive short-term swings, but the bigger trends remain intact. Bonds are trending lower, oil is holding its breakout, copper remains in an uptrend and agriculture is setting up with a bullish pullback. $IEF $TLT $USL $GLD $CPER $DBB $SRUUF $COPX $URA $DBA $IBIT
Gold Extends Correction – Copper & Uranium Miners Bounce off Support – Ag Oversold Read More »
Today’s report features three stocks from the industrials sector: Fastenal, PACCAR and Norfolk Southern. We also cover a biotech breakout (Illumina) and a diversified utility with a bullish triangle (Evergy). $FAST $NSC $PCAR $ILMN $EVRG
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The weight of the evidence remains bullish for stocks as the bull market shows signs of broadening. The S&P 500 EW ETF hit a new high, while small-caps and mid-caps turned up. $IJH $IJR $RSP $XLV $IBB $XLI $ITA $SKYY
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The S&P SmallCap 600 SPDR and S&P MidCap 400 ETF (IJH) are setting up with wedge/flag breakouts and short-term breadth looks poised to break out for confirmation. $IJR $IJH $SMLA50R $MIDA50R
MidCap and SmallCap ETFs Get Short-term Breakouts as Breadth Sets Up Bullish Read More »
Breadth indicators deteriorated from mid April to mid May, but this is more of an opportunity than a threat. First, SPY and S&P 500 breadth are bullish, which sets the bullish tone for the stocks. This means bullish outcomes are more likely than bearish outcomes. $SPY $RSP $SPXA50R
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May is proving to be a very volatile month for the asset class ETFs, but most of the trends remain in place. The Copper and Uranium Miners ETFs surged and fell back with sharp declines as both tests support. $GLD $SLV $IEF $TLT $CPER $DBB $SRUUF $COPX $URA $DBA $IBIT
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