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The Fed begins its Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole today and the messages from this meeting could create sparks in the intermarket area. Interest rates and bonds are especially sensitive to Fed-related news. This extends to the Dollar, Gold, stocks
There is a correction underway with tech stocks weighing on the broader market, especially SPY and QQQ. The Technology sector accounts for a whopping 33.72% of SPY and the S&P 500. Financials are a distant second at 13.67%. We then
Today’s report starts by comparing the current March-August sequence with the March-August period in 2020. History does not repeat itself, but it sometimes rhymes. We then turn to four tech-related ETF that are very extended and ripe for a correction.
The stock market remains in risk-on mode, but the bull run is selective. SPY and QQQ tagged new highs in mid August. Even though mid-caps and small-caps surged last week, IJH and IJR remain well below their November highs and
Welcome to your Friday Chart Fix. Today’s report starts with year-to-date performance for QQQ and its equal-weight brother (QQEW). We then look at the leaders within QQQ and single out Alphabet because it is close to a new high. Attention
We are seeing leading uptrends in ETFs related to defensive groups: Utilities, Infrastructure and Telecom. All three hit new highs in August and have strong uptrends working. Elsewhere gold is stuck in a trading range with a classic pattern taking
Small-caps came to life this week with big moves the last two days. These moves keep the uptrends alive for the S&P SmallCap 600 SPDR and S&P MidCap 400 ETF. Both were oversold and at support just below these surges.
Small-caps came to life this week with big moves the last two days. These moves keep the uptrends alive for the S&P SmallCap 600 SPDR and S&P MidCap 400 ETF. Both were oversold and at support just below these surges.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 breadth indicators are majority bullish, but S&P 1500 breadth remains majority bearish. Yield spreads remain narrow and show no signs of stress in the credit markets, which is bullish for stocks. Short-term rates fell to
Big tech continues to lead the market with the Technology SPDR, Mag7 ETF and Semiconductor ETF powering higher. These three have one thing in common (NVDA). It is not just Nvidia power semis because we are also seeing a flag
A correction is underway because equity ETFs are mixed over the past month (21 trading days). SPY and QQQ are up, but Small-caps (IJR) and Mid-caps (IJH) are down. Six of the eleven sectors are up, which means five are
Welcome to your Friday Chart Fix. Today we start with the difference between the 2024 bull market and the 2025 bull run. The S&P Total Market Index ETF hit new highs in July, but 2025 breadth is not what it
The market is rising, but relatively few stocks are doing the heavy lifting. Will leadership broaden and extend this bull run or will narrow leadership lead to weakness? Today’s report will show how chartists can use new highs and new
The post highlights four stocks that are in long-term uptrends and breaking out after pullbacks. First, we focus on a short-term breakout within a bigger bullish pattern. Second, we look at a flag breakout in an auto stock. Third, we
Gold, silver and their respective miners remain in leading uptrends. The Gold and Silver Miners ETFs are leading with new highs after big moves the last three days. Even though gold is lagging, a classic bullish continuation pattern is taking
This report looks at several indicators that point to a correction. Leadership in 2025 was narrow because new highs did not expand to previous levels. We saw the percentage of stocks above their 200-day SMA increase the last few months,
The Market Regime page shows charts and indicators designed to identify bull/bear markets. This is a long-term strategic view, as opposed to a short-term tactical view. Long-term, SPY and QQQ are bullish, but the S&P 1500 is still majority bearish.
The risk profile changed in the market over the last two weeks. Tech ETFs led the market into the July highs, but we are seeing leadership emerge in some defensive areas the last two weeks. Namely, the MLP, Utilities and
As noted in reports last week, conditions are ripe for a correction in the stock market and tech-related ETFs are seriously extended. We cannot predict the length, duration or path for a correction, but we can identify periods when the
The odds are increasing for a correction in the stock market. This week at TrendInvestorPro, we looked at three indicators pointing in that direction and provided targets for SPY and QQQ. Small-caps and mid-caps could feel it the most because