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Defining the Stock Market with the Composite Breadth Model

ChartTrader Weekly Report – Market Analysis, Leading Groups (ETFs), Chart Setups and Trading Ideas (Premium)

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Today’s report starts with the CBM to define the market. We then address the recent market mood swing as volatility picked up, techs started lagging and defensive groups started leading. Cybersecurity and Fintech are leading within tech and we feature four stocks from these groups. Symbols Covered: XLU, XLP, XLV, XLK, SOXX, CYBR, IGV, FINX, XLRE, ITB, ITA, KIE, IBB, FAN, PBJ, PANW, CYBR, JKHY, PYPL

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This Housing-Related Stock Just Printed a 5 for the Trend Composite

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The Home Construction ETF (ITB) is leading the market as it surged to a new closing high this week. While this high is certainly bullish and points to upside leadership, the real signal triggered back in early July as the Trend Composite turned bullish with an outsized move. Let’s review this signal and then look at a recent signal in

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ChartTrader – Broad Breadth Model – SPX-NDX Breadth Model – Yield Spreads (Premium)

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This report covers the broad market environment and will be updated every Friday. We start with the breadth models to define the broad market environment (bull market or bear market). The first model covers the broader market, while the second model emphasizes the Nasdaq 100. And finally, we finish with yield spreads to assess conditions in the credit markets.

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ChartTrader – Overbought Conditions – Price Surges – Volatility Spikes – SPY, QQQ & MAGS – Key Tech ETFs and Stocks (Premium)

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Today’s report starts with short-term overbought conditions, the 12 day surge and the increase in volatility. We then turn to the long-term trends for SPY, QQQ and MAGS. Several tech-related ETFs and tech stocks broke short-term resistance levels and we will set the key levels to watch going forward. Analysis covers SOXX, IGV, CIBR, NVDA, AVGO, AMAT, GOOGL, MSFT and more.

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ChartTrader – Healthcare and Biotech Continue to Lead – Three Healthcare Stocks with Breakouts  (Premium)

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This report starts with the leaders over the last ten days and the leaders based on 52-week highs. Large-cap tech stocks led the 10-day surge, but Healthcare, Consumer Staples and Biotech are leading on charts. We then analyze the Healthcare SPDR, Biotech ETF and three Healthcare stocks (CAH, INCY, ILMN)

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ChartTrader – Healthcare Sector Leads – 3 Healthcare Breakouts – GOOGL, MSFT and Six Tech ETFs Test Key SMAs (Premium)

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This report starts with the Healthcare SPDR because it is one of the leading sectors right now. Also notice that the Consumer Staples SPDR, Utilities SPDR and Real Estate SPDR are also leading with new highs this week. Leadership from the defensive sectors points to some risk

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ChartTrader – Nikkei Unwind – SPY/QQQ/MAGS Corrections – VIX – Symbols: NVDA, AVGO, GEHC, ABT (Premium)

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This report starts a long-term look at the Nikkei, which started breaking down in July. US stocks rebounded after sharp declines on August 5th, but they have yet to fully recover and remain in short-term downtrends. We will look at the corrections in SPY, QQQ and MAGS.

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ChartTrader – VIX and Yield Spreads Surge – Correlations on Rise – A Canary for SPY – TLT Holds Breakout (Premium)

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Increasing uncertainty is causing the markets to reprice. SPY, QQQ and IWM hit new highs in July and were priced for the best of all worlds. We then got a shakeup in the presidential race, a weak jobs report and a route in the Nikkei. Markets do not like uncertainty and

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ChartTrader – VIX Spike – NDX Breadth Deteriorates – Short-term Breadth Not Yet Oversold – SPY Downside Target (Premium)

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Selling pressure broadened over the last three days with the broader market (S&P 500 stocks) joining tech-related stocks (Nasdaq 100 stocks) in the sell off. The long-term trends are still up for SPY and QQQ. In addition, the Composite Breadth Model and the SPX-NDX Breadth model remain

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ChartTrader – SPY and QQQ Pop – Cybersecurity and Software Pullback – SOXX Surges – Symbols: CIBR, IGV, PANW, CPER, TLT, STLD (Premium)

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This report starts with the short-term breakouts in SPY and QQQ. Battered semiconductor stocks led the surge and we will look at the Semiconductor ETF today. We also cover the Software and Cybersecurity ETFs, which represent

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ChartTrader – Bull Market – Not Yet Oversold – Mid and Small Breakouts – Corrections AI Stocks: NVDA, DELL, AVGO, QCOM, PSTG, MU (Premium)

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This report starts with the long-term breadth indicators to confirm the bull market. Overall, S&P 500 stocks are stronger than Nasdaq 100 stocks. SPY and QQQ are in the midst of pullbacks and have yet to become oversold. Thus, they could have further to go before bouncing. We will then update the breakouts in

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ChartTrader – Long-term QQQ – Seasonals for SPX – Defensive Groups Lead – Symbols: RSP, MDY, IWM, XLU, XLV, IHI, JNJ, JKHY (Premium)

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This report starts with a long-term look at the QQQ chart and the seasonality pattern for the S&P 500. Earnings season is in full gear, but the reactions to these reports is decidedly negative. SPY is in

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ChartTrader – Plenty of Stocks Above 200-day – Next Support for XLK/MAGS – Symbols: XLI, XLF, XLY, XLV, IPAY, FINX, PAVE, ITB (Premium)

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This report starts with the long-term breadth indicators to confirm the bull market. Overall, S&P 500 stocks are stronger than Nasdaq 100 stocks. Our short-term breadth indicators are also bullish. QQQ is in the midst of a pullback and has yet to become

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ChartTrader – Perspective on Small-cap Breadth Surge, MAGS/XLK Go the Other Way – Symbols: KRE, FINX, IPAY and 12 Stocks (Premium)

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This report starts with the big breadth surge in small-caps. We put this surge into perspective and show what it means going forward. The surge in small-caps, however, was offset with outsized declines in large-cap tech stocks. We will show charts for MAGS and XLK

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ChartTrader – Long and Short Term Breadth Bullish – Smalls and Mids Break Out – Symbols: RSP, MDY, IWM, VMC, HD, CMI, FAST, CIBR, PANW, SQ (Premium)

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Today’s report starts with breadth using the %Above 200-day and 26-week Hi-Lo% indicators. We then confirm the short-term uptrend with 4-wk Hi-Lo%. Attention then turns to breakouts in equal-weights, mids and smalls. We also feature several non-tech stocks breaking out and reversing their downswings.

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