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5 Stocks: Tight Bullish Wedges, A Bullish Setup Zone, A Breakout Leader and One Near a Prior Breakout Level – Plus XLV and XBI (Premium)

Today’s report starts with a defense stock and a fintech stock forming tight wedges. After reviewing the rebounds in the Healthcare and Biotech ETFs, we then focus on two biopharma stocks: one testing a Bullish Setup Zone and the other with a leading breakout. And finally, we feature an under-the-radar tech stock trading near its breakout point from late October.

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Drop in Yields Triggers Gap-Surge in Home Builders (Free)

The 10-yr Treasury Yield plunged as Treasury bonds surged on the heels of a new nomination for Treasury secretary. These moves lifted small-caps, banks and homebuilders. Banks have been leading for some time and small-caps started their move last week. Homebuilders held out for interest rates and got their catalyst on Monday. Today’s report will analyze

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Four Prerequisites to Improve Your Odds – A Live Example (Free)

Even though trading based on chart analysis involves some discretionary decisions, chartists can improve the odds of success by systematizing their process. This report will show four prerequisite filters based on a top-down approach. We will start with the broader market, look at the sector, and then apply two qualifying filters to the stock. First, I would make sure

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Chart Trader – Biotech Oversold, MLPs Surge, Lithium Consolidates, Uranium Breaks Out, Two Leading Stocks and Two with Pullbacks (Premium)

Today’s report starts with some of the leading ETFs in strong uptrends – but without setups. These include software (IGV), fintech (FINX) and finance (XLF). Attention then turns to some oversold setups in Healthcare and Biotech, and the group’s leader (Medical Devices). MLPs are breaking out within the Energy sector and we are seeing two commodity ETFs strengthen (Uranium and Lithium). Turning to stocks, we have two breakout leaders (TJX, VRSK) and two former leaders with pullbacks (AVGO, UHS).

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Chart Trader – QQQ Pulls Back, Using %B, Smalls Return to Breakout, Banks Lead, Cybersecurity Tests 50-day, Robotics hold Breakout (Premium)

This report covers recent pullbacks in the major index ETFs (SPY, QQQ, MDY and IJR). Financials are a key driver for small-caps and I will show a leading uptrend in the Bank SPDR (KBE). We will then cover the breakout in the Robotics & AI ETF (BOTZ) and the pullback in the Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR).

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

Stocks went on a tear the last eight days, but most of these moves were simply extensions of existing uptrends. Nevertheless, many stocks and ETFs became very overbought short-term. These include KBE, IGV, SKYY, FINX and CIBR. We also see the market pricing in policy shifts in Healthcare (XLV) and Defense (ITA), as well as the prospects of tariffs (CPER, DBB). Despite overbought conditions, it is a bull market we will highlight three stocks setting up: DDOG, CSX and CCEP.

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

The election has come and gone, and the market trends remain the same. The major index ETFs were in uptrends well before the election, breadth was strong throughout September-October and yield spreads showed confidence. This broad market trio was, and is, bullish. Tech-related ETFs extended on their breakouts and we will feature three AI stocks. Commodities were all over the place so we will revisit industrial metals and copper. Analysis includes VRTX, FCX, COPX and DBA.

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Finding and Trading Oversold Conditions within Long-term Uptrends (Free)

There is only one way to trade in a long-term uptrend: long. Forget about picking tops and breaks below short-term moving averages. Leaning bearish within a long-term uptrend is not a profitable strategy. Instead, we should lean bullish and use oversold conditions to our advantage. In a long-term uptrend, I am only interested in

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

The weight of the evidence remains bullish for stocks, but a correction is underway as Treasury yields surge and semiconductors weigh on the largest sector. Semis account for 35.57% of the Technology SPDR and this sector accounts for 32.24% of the S&P 500. We will review the long-term breadth indicators and show some short-term breadth indicators to watch for oversold conditions. Names hitting bullish setup zones include XLV, GEHC, AMGN, ITA, INDA, CPER and COPX.

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Two Indicators to Start your Process and Improve Your Edge

There are no magic bullets, but we can improve our trading edge by starting our selection process with two proven concepts: trend and momentum. These are perhaps the two most powerful forces in the market. The idea is relatively simple: stay on the right side of the trend and focus on the leaders. This is basically dual-momentum. Starting our process with these two steps

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

The weight of the evidence remains bullish for stocks. The Composite Breadth Model is at +5, the vast majority of stocks are above their 200-day SMAs and yield spreads remain narrow. Short-term, we could see some headwinds and volatility because the 10-yr Treasury Yield surged and the election looms. We will cover the surge in the 10yr Yield, but take a pass on the election.

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

Today’s report starts with signs of broadening participation as mid-caps perk up. SPY hit another new high, but QQQ and semis remain below their summer highs. Large-cap techs are also showing some fatigue. We then compare SOXX and SMH, cover the leading tech ETFs and highlight the breakout in Bitcoin. We finish with two stocks: HPE (data centers) and MLM (construction materials).

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Cybersecurity ETF Comes to Life with New Trending Phase (Free)

The Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) is resuming the lead as it surged to new highs this past week. It is important to note that CIBR began its leadership role a lot earlier because it hit a new high in late August. Today’s report will analyze the recent breakout and suggest some possibilities in the future.

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

Today’s report starts with strong breadth, the plunge in yield spreads and fresh highs in SPY. Tech-related ETFs are leading in October as triangle breakouts extend (QQQ, XLK, MAGS) and new highs are tagged (CIBR, IGV, SKYY, FINX). We then detail setups in the Healthcare (XLV), Palladium (PALL) and Biotech (IBB). Other Symbols Covered: VRTX, AMGN, AKAM and MU.

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

Today’s report starts with the Composite Breadth Model, yield spreads and the major trends. Tech-related ETFs are perking up with some triangle breakouts (QQQ, XLK, MAGS) and some new highs (CIBR, IGV, SKYY, FINX). We then detail short-term setups in the Healthcare SPDR (XLV) and Palladium ETF (PALL). Other Symbols Covered: ILMN, INCY, NVDA, TSM, AVGO, MRVL

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-Current Analysis

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

Today’s report starts with the weight of the evidence for stocks. We look at the Composite Breadth Model, yield spreads and the major trends. Attention then turns the patterns in play for XLK, SOXX and MAGS, as well as four tech ETFs hitting new highs. China stole the show last week so we also analyze the China Large-Cap ETF (FXI), copper and base metals.

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

Today’s report starts with the Composite Breadth Model, yield spreads, SPY and QQQ. We then turn to key levels for tech ETFs and highlight the leaders. Commodity-related ETFs are strong since August and we are seeing breakouts base metals, agriculture and others. This report also features three stocks: two from healthcare and one from defense.

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

We are still in a bull market, but some risk-on groups are lagging and defensive groups are leading. Interest rate sensitive groups are leading. After hard hits in early September, tech names recovered this week with strong advances. We will put these into context and show key levels to watch (QQQ, XLK, MAGS, SOXX). The other four tech ETFs (IGV, CIBR, SKYY, FINX) are holding up better. This report also cover MSFT, META, QCOM, ARM, DELL, AVGO and NVDA.

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Market Timing for a Rules-Based Strategy

Any strategy that trades stocks needs some sort of market timing mechanism to identify bull and bear markets. Typically, stock strategies are fully invested during bull markets because risk is acceptable. Strategies move to cash

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

Today’s report starts with the CBM and yield spread to define the broad market environment. Despite bull market conditions, odds are increasing for corrective period. We are seeing relative and absolute weakness in key groups, leadership in defensive groups and weak seasonal patterns. GLD and TLT remain strong, while Bitcoin remains weak. We finished with PODD and META.

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It all Started with a Big Bang! (Free)

Extended trends often start with big bangs and major breakouts. Chartists can identify “big bang” moves by showing price change in ATR terms. We can use the price charts to identify big breakouts. Today’s example will show

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