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Staying the Course – SPY/QQQ Hit New Highs – Tech/AI ETFs Lead – Flag/Pennant Breakouts

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The weight of the evidence remains bullish with the same groups leading the way higher. SPY and QQQ hit new highs to affirm the dominance of large-caps and large-cap techs. Tech, industrials and utilities are the strongest sectors with new highs this month. Within technology, the AI-related ETFs are leading the charge with short-term breakouts last

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Bond ETF Hits New High – Gold Hit – GDX Triggers Stop – Moment of truth for Bitcoin

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Today’s report starts with bonds because these safe haven assets are trending higher. Bonds have yet to start outperforming stocks, but traders should watch this relationship for clues on the risk appetite for stocks. Precious metals were rocked this week as gold, silver and their respective

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Two Leading Cybersecurity Stocks – A Reversal within Aerospace – Housing Holds 200-day

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Today’s report features five stock setups and two ETFs. Finding setups during earnings season is a challenge because I try to avoid stocks that are reporting within the next two weeks, and most stocks in the S&P 500 are reporting between now and month end. I am revisiting three prior

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Gold/Silver Miners Extend Again – URA Ignores Physical Uranium – IBIT Holds Breakout Zone

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Metals have been leading the financial markets with massive moves the eleven weeks. SPY (+4%), QQQ (+6.6%) and IWM (+14.10%) sport nice gains since August 1st. These gains, however, are dwarfed by Silver Miners SIL (+65%), Gold Miners GDX (+57.77%), Uranium URA +47.64%) and Silver SLV (+45%). The Gold SPDR (GLD) is in the middle

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Gold-Silver Miners Extend Further, Copper Hits Trend Mean, Key Moment for Bonds

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Precious metals and gold-silver miners are outperforming tech and AI ETFs in 2025. Who would have thought? The chart below shows year-to-date performance for SPY, QQQ, some tech ETFs and some metals ETFs. SPY and QQQ are up 15 and 20 percent year-to-date, respectively. Even so, the lowly Copper ETF is outperforming these two with a

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7 Stocks Representing Semiconductors, Cybersecurity, Consumer Staples and Healthcare

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The stock market remains in bull mode with tech, utilities and industrials leading the chart. There is also a newcomer to the party as the Healthcare SPDR (XLV) broke out over the last two weeks. Today’s report covers two tech stocks, a leading consumer staple and four healthcare stocks. Symbols covered include: AVGO, CRWD, WMT, AMGN, INCY, COR and CAH

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Gold/Silver Miners Go Parabolic – Uranium ETFs Extend on Breakouts – Bitcoin Setup

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Metals remain strong with gold, silver and their respective miners leading the charge. Industrial metals are also strong with copper, DBA and uranium extending on their late August breakouts. Even Bitcoin caught a bid this week with the government shutdown. Oil reacted differently with a rather sharp decline this past week. I would not read too much into the ramifications of the government shutdown

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6 in Leading Groups: MAG7, Defense, Robotics, Crypto, Semiconductor, AI Data Center

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Today’s report features six stocks in leading groups. These include the MAG7, Aerospace & Defense, Robotics & Automation, Crypto, Semis and AI Data Center. The market environment is currently bullish, but there are some sizable pockets of weakness because around a third of S&P 500 stocks are below their 200-day SMAs. Chartists can increase the odds of success by focusing on stocks
in leading uptrends and within leading groups.

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Trailing Stops for Tech ETFs – Rising Channels in SPY, QQQ and XLF – XLV and ITB Set Up

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The weight of the evidence remains bullish for stocks with large-caps and tech stocks leading the way. Utilities, defense and big banks are also strong. Small-caps and mid-caps are more mixed. We could be in for some volatility as the headlines flow from Washington DC. What else is new? We could also be in for a rough ride because October is

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Gold/Silver Miners Go Parabolic – Copper Surges – Oil Sets Up – 4 Energy ETFs to Watch

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Commodities are still an option, even in the AI age. Precious metals and their respective miners continue to lead the market with big moves since early August. Industrial metals are strong overall with copper catching a big bid this week. Energy is also showing promise as oil firms above its breakout zone and looks poised for a breakout. Today’s report will cover metals and oil. Note that I covered crypto and uranium on Tuesday. Symbols covered: GLD, SLV, GDX, SIL, CPER, DBB, USO, XLE, OIH, XOP, FCG.

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A Healthcare Stock at New Highs – A Defense Stock Breakout – 4 Utilities with Breakouts

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Today’s report features two stocks with leading uptrends, two stocks with short-term breakouts and four utility stocks with breakouts. Most of these stocks come from strong areas of the stock market: software, defense and utilities. Quest Diagnostics is part of the Healthcare sector, which is lagging the broader market. Mercado Libre is an ecommerce giant in Latin America. Today’s stocks are: ADSK, DGX, MELI, DRS, AEE, CNP, ETR and EVRG.

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Banks Lead Finance – Defense Leads Industrials – Utes – Uranium Surges – IBIT Dips

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The weight of the evidence remains bullish for stocks, but this is not a bull market that lifts all boats. Strength is concentrated in three sectors: Technology, Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services. Outside of these sectors, I am also seeing leadership in precious metals, industrial metals, clean energy, aerospace-defense, big banks and telecom. Today’s report will show some trends and setups for ETFs

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Tech ETFs Still Leading – Speculation Builds – A Plan for The Trader and The Accumulator

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The bull run continues with large-caps and large-cap techs leading the charge. SPY, QQQ and XLK hit fresh new highs this week. Breadth is strong enough to support a bull market with 62.80% of S&P 500 stocks above their 200-day SMAs. With new highs in SPY, QQQ and IWM, this percentage, however, is relatively subdued. In a strong bull market, I would expect

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Bonds Extend High – Gold/Silver Miners Overextended – BitCoin Breaks Out

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Bonds, precious metals, industrial metals and Bitcoin all moved higher in September. Throw in stocks and we have bull markets almost everywhere. Bonds extended on their late June signal, gold and silver extended on their late August breakouts, and Bitcoin broke out of a falling flag this week. Next week could bring fireworks

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