The market gods smiled upon us in 2024 as stocks advanced throughout the year. 2025 is turning out differently as the major index ETFs reverse their long-term uptrends and the weight of the evidence turns bearish. As painful as they

Username Password Remember Me     Forgot Password

Today’s report will cover the commodity, bond and Bitcoin ETFs that were featured in yesterday’s video. Precious metals are leading the commodity complex and this strength is transferring to the gold and silver miners ETFs. Industrial metals ETFs are not

We have two videos on this page. First, there is a comprehensive video covering index, sector and industry group ETFs (equity ETFs). SPY and QQQ broke down, a couple sectors are holding up and a handful of industry group ETFs

Stocks were broadsided the last three weeks with almost all equity ETFs losing ground. High-beta names are leading lower with the ARK ETFs (ARKK, ARKF, ARKG) down over 25%. Tech-related ETFs are right behind with declines ranging from 11.43% for

There are five new setups today and some updates to prior setups. We start with three stocks from the defense industry because the Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is one of the leading industry group ETFs. I am also featuring

There are sizable and concerning pockets of weakness within the stock market, but SPY and QQQ are still in uptrends and testing key levels. The EW S&P 500 ETF, Technology SPDR and Industrials SPDR joined the breakdown list, along with

Stocks were hit hard the last two weeks with small-caps and tech stocks leading the way lower. SPY is down around 4.6% from its late February high and entering the garden-variety correction range (5-8 percent). Believe it or not, five

The weight of the evidence remains bullish for stocks, but this is not a bull market that lifts all boats. I am also seeing splits within sectors and industry groups. This is a selective bull market. Large-caps are holding up

Breadth weakened into January as the market corrected, but then rebounded into February with NDX breadth leading the way. S&P 1500 breadth remains the weakest of the three (blame small-caps and mid-caps). This week’s big shift is the breakout in

Username Password Remember Me     Forgot Password

Stocks were hit hard the last three days with the high-beta names leading lower. Defensive groups (Healthcare, Staples, Utes) and bonds picked up the slack. Even though the weight of the evidence remains bullish for stocks, there are some sizable

Today’s report features five new setups and three setups from the prior week. The Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) is perhaps the strongest group in the market right now and we are covering two stocks from this group. We also have a

The weight of the evidence continues to support a bull market in stocks. All three major index ETFs are in long-term uptrends and all nine breadth indicators are on bull signals (%Above 200-day SMA, %Above 150-day SMA, High-Low Percent). The

Don’t look now, but tech is back with XLK joining QQQ in the new high parade. We are also seeing new highs in ETFs related to Cybersecurity and AI, as well as breakout extensions in Software (IGV) and Cloud (SKYY).

The weight of the evidence remains bullish for stocks (bull market). Large-caps (SPY, QQQ) are leading equal-weights, mid-caps and small-caps (RSP, MDY, IWM). QQQ is leading SPY because the former recorded a fresh 52-wk high last week. Several tech-related ETFs

There are two new setups in this report (PAYC, S), and two monitoring setups (ABNB, COIN). The latter two are monitoring setups because these stocks report earnings after the close today. Trading based on chart setups and signals is discretionary

The weight of the evidence remains bullish for stocks, but signs of weakness are appearing under the surface and rates are rising. SPY is near a new high this year, but fewer stocks made it back above their 150 and

Large-caps remain strong with SPY forming a bullish continuation pattern and QQQ holding its recent breakout. Small-caps, in contrast, are struggling with their breakouts and lagging. There were lots of wedge breakouts in mid January and these are holding. I