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My bread and butter trading strategy is to look for consolidations within long-term uptrends, and during bull markets. We are clearly in a bull market with SPY, QQQ and IWM hitting new highs. Today’s report will feature a simple strategy
Using the PPO to Define Trend and Aroon to Identity Breakouts After Corrections Read More »
This is a follow-up report on the PPO-Aroon strategy. We are featuring two ETFs with bullish Aroon signals this past week and three with bullish setups. All five are in long-term uptrends and they recently corrected within these uptrends…
$XLU $XLP $SDY $ITA $GLD
Aroon Setups and Signals for 5 ETFs, Include a Commodity ETF Read More »
Inflationary pressures remain as the Agriculture and Oil ETFs hit new highs. Bonds, which broke down in March, reversed their short-term upswings with sharp declines the last few days. $IEF $TLT $USL $GLD $GDX $SLV $CPER $DBB $SRUUF $DBA $IBIT
Bonds Extend Downtrends – Oil and Ag Hit New Highs – Gold Oversold in Uptrend Read More »
The defensive sectors underperformed in April as money piled into the technology sector. Tech is leading the market, but Healthcare and Staples are … Tickers: $XLP $XLV $ITA $KMI $NOC $LMT $RTX
Two Defensive Sectors – An MLP Stock and 3 Oversold Aerospace/Defense Stocks Read More »
Evidence remains bullish, but oil and interest rates weigh on parts of the market. AI complex leads, breakouts in cloud and cybersecurity. $SPY $QQQ $IWM $IJH $XLK $XLI $XLB $XLE $XLU $AIQ $ARTY $SMH $SOXX $SIXG $IYZ $IDGT $DTCR $TAN $CIBR $SKYY
Energy SPDR Breaks Out, SPY/QQQ become Overbought, Five Sector Leaders Read More »
Today’s report starts by reviewing the evidence for a bull market and highlighting trend signals for the sector SPDRs. Attention then turns to the Industrials and Materials SPDRs because
Corrections in Bull Markets – Pullbacks in Uptrends – Gap-Breakouts in XLI and XLB Read More »
Bonds rebounded in April, but remain with their March breakdowns. These rebounds look like bear market bounces. In contrast, energy, industrial metals and …
$IEF, $TLT, $USL, $GLD, $GDX, $CPER, $DBB, $SRUUF, $DBA $IBIT
Bearish Setups in Bonds – Gold Follows Bonds – Bitcoin Hits Bearish Setup Zone Read More »
The energy sector led the market from January to March, but took a breather in April as the tech sector rebounded. Despite weakness this month, the declines in the Energy SPDR and Natural Gas ETF look like corrections within…
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Two Natural Gas Stocks with Tradable Pullbacks Read More »
Stocks went from risk-off in March to risk-on in April as QQQ and XLK surged 12% and 16%. Blame is on semiconductors and AI related ETFs. $SPY $QQQ $IWM $IJH $XLK $AIQ $ARTY $SMH $SOXX $XLK $XLE $FCG $AMLP $TAN
AI, Semis, Datacenter and Connectivity Lead – Energy ETFs Setup within Uptrends Read More »
Today’s report will compare performance for the major index ETFs and analyze the Russell 2000 ETF in detail. Read until the end to see our offer for a Master ETF ChartList to jump start your analysis process.
SPY and QQQ Get the Headlines, but Small and Mid Caps are Leading Read More »
emis and AI names led a sharp rebound in the stock market over the last 11 trading days. QQQ and XLK went from downtrend signals to … $SPY, $QQQ, $IWM, $XLK, $AIQ, $SMH, $SOXX, $PBW, $IBB, $XBI, $GLD, $GDX, $CPER, $DBB
Cup Half Full as Tech Comes Back – AI, Semis, Biotech and Clean Energy Lead Read More »
Volatility is the order of the day since March 2nd (27 trading days). The US Oil Fund was up 70% on April 6th and is currently up 52%. The Gold SPDR was down … $IEF, $TLT, $USL, $GLD, $GDX, $CPER, $DBB, $SRUUF, $DBA $IBIT
Bonds and Metals are Positively Correlated – Oil Remains Elevated – 2022 Redux Read More »
As noted in Tuesday’s report, we are seeing strength in semiconductors, materials, healthcare and infrastructure. Today’s report features stocks from these groups. $ADI $MCHP $BLL $DY $LLY
Stocks Setups in Semiconductors, Materials, Healthcare and Infrastructure Read More »
Stocks fell short of a Zweig Breadth Thrust with the oversold bounce as it hits a moment of truth. Will the market continue to channel March 2025? $SPY $QQQ $WTIC $XLV $XLB $XLI $XLP $SMH $SOXX $ITA $PBWE $IFRA $GRID $IBB $XBI
The Zweig Breadth Thrust is setting up with an oversold reading on March 20th. Stocks firmed after this reading and have one day to produce a classic Zweig Breadth Thrust (ZBT). Note that the Zweig
NYSE Zweig Breadth Thrust Sets Up – How to Identify a Participation Stampede Read More »
The Zweig Breadth Thrust is setting up since March 20th as the market became deeply oversold. A subsequent thrust signal would show a stampede in upside participation and set the stage for the next leg higher. Today’s report covers
Zweig Breadth Thrust Sets Up – Using SPX and SP1500 Stocks – Adding an Exit Strategy Read More »
Oil and ag are the only asset class ETFs that are working since the war with Iran began. Of the 21 asset class ETFs, the only gainers are … ETFs covered: $IEF, $TLT, $STIP, $DBA, $WEAT, $CORN, $CANE, $GLD, $GDX, $CPER, $DBB, $SRUUF, $IBIT
Oil and Ag Lead – STIP Offers Safe-Haven – Physical Uranium Surges of 200-day Read More »
It is usually best to ignore the headlines and focus on price action. Oil fell some 5%, but remains in the upper 90s. Perhaps more telling, August 2026 Oil Futures are … $AMGN, $HON, $KALU $TXN
A Biotech, an Industrial, an Aluminum Player and a Semiconductor Read More »
The stock market continues to show similarities with March 2025. SPY broke its 200-day, 50+ percent of stocks are in downtrends and yield spreads widened. Symbols covered: $SPY $QQQ $STIP, $WTIC, $XLV, $XLU, $IFRA, $SMH
The macro environment continues to deteriorate as oil prices remain elevated, interest rates are rising and SPY breaks its 200-day SMA. Today’s report compares the oil and interest rate shocks in 2022 with the current environment.
SPY/QQQ Break – High-Low Line Flattens – Lessons from the Oil/Rate Shock of 2022 Read More »
