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ChartTrader – Finding Clues to Signal an End to the Correction, Tech ETFs Lead Lower, Defensive ETFs Hold Up (Premium)

Stocks were hit with strong selling pressure in April, but the weight of the evidence remains bullish. This means the decline is viewed as a correction within a bigger uptrend. Most stock-based ETFs and stocks will remain under pressure as long as SPY and QQQ are in corrective mode. I am marking

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ChartTrader – Outsized Declines, Bearish Breadth Thrusts, Oversold Conditions and Correction Targets (Premium)

Stocks were hit with strong selling pressure here in April. This selling pressure triggered outsized declines and bearish breadth thrusts. The uptrend, which began with the November breakout, has been derailed. Even so, the longer term indicators are still bullish and this is considered

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ChartTrader – Downside Participation Expands, SPY Breaks, QQQ Holds, Yields Rise, SOXX Joins ITB and XRT (Premium)

SPY fell 3.6% so far in April and is below its 50-day SMA for the first time since October. This looks like the start of a pullback because downside participation expanded significantly, just as it did in mid August. Some 83% of S&P 500 stocks were above

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ChartTrader – ATR-SAR Holds for SPY/QQQ, Beaks for XRT/ITB, Yields Rise, Breakouts Fail for ADI/MCHP (Premium)

Weakness is spreading as the 10-yr Treasury Yield rises above 4.5%. Even though the rise is not that sharp, the market is re-pricing interest rate expectations going forward. This is especially visible in the Consumer Discretionary sector and Small-caps. Selling pressure increased markedly over

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ChartTrader – 4wk HL% Triggers, but Short-term Evidence Still Bullish – Symols: FAN, PRNT, BR, MCHP, NBIX, NTNX, NVDA (Premium)

The weight of the long-term evidence remains bullish, but the short-term evidence is starting to turn as the 4-wk High-Low Percent indicator combo turned bearish. I consider this strike two against the short-term bulls. Strike one was the gap down

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ChartTrader – ST Evidence Bullish, IWM Lags, Symbols: XLE, XLC, XLK, IGV, SKYY, CIBR, AMD, FTNT, LLY, HPE – (Premium)

Stocks fell on Tuesday and then recovered somewhat on Wednesday. Overall, SPY is leading the market with the strongest short-term uptrend. QQQ stalled since March 1st, but this is just a consolidation within a bigger uptrend.

ChartTrader – ST Evidence Bullish, IWM Lags, Symbols: XLE, XLC, XLK, IGV, SKYY, CIBR, AMD, FTNT, LLY, HPE – (Premium) Read More »

ChartTrader – Long and Short Term Uptrends, Watching TLT and $TNX, Symbols: CPER, URA, XBI, VRTX, REGN – (Premium)

The weight of the evidence is bullish for the long-term and the short-term. Long-term, the Composite Breadth Model is positive. Short-term, 4wk High-Low Percent for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 remains net bullish, while SPY and QQQ continue to stair-step higher.

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SystemTrader – Planning for Good Times and Bad – Risk vs Reward – Positions vs Cutoff (Premium)

Everyone has a trading plan until they go into drawdown. The Dual Momentum Rotation Strategies are off to a great start here in 2024. This is the easy part. Don’t forget that RISK is always lurking in the equity markets and this is something we must always take into account. There is no reward without risk.

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Overbought Conditions Reflect Strength and Said Strength Drives Momentum Rotation Strategies

Momentum and trend strategies are off to a roaring start here in 2024. More often than not, these strategies buy leading stocks that appear overbought. Buying stocks that appear overbought often goes against our “gut feel”, but overbought conditions reflect strong buying pressure and this is clearly

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Stock-Strategy: Dual Momentum Rotation Strategy for S&P 500 Stocks

Momentum strategies performed well in the first quarter of 2024. The S&P 500 Dual Momentum Rotation Strategy gained 24.8% in the first three months and handily outperformed its benchmark. $SPX was up 10.2%. Breaking it down, the strategy was up 7.3% in January, 11.1% in February and 4.7% in March. S&P 500 stocks even outperformed Nasdaq 100 stocks in March.

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Stock-Strategy: Dual Momentum Rotation Strategy for Nasdaq 100 Stocks

Momentum strategies performed well in the first quarter of 2024. The Nasdaq 100 Dual Momentum Rotation Strategy gained 16.8% for the first three months and handily outperformed its benchmark. $NDX was up 8.5%. Breaking it down, the strategy was up 6.1% in January, up 11.9% in February and down 1.6% in March. NDX stocks underperformed the broader market in March.

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