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Nvidia Is Sitting Quietly After Another Strong Report

Nvidia Is Sitting Quietly After Another Strong Report

Nvidia is the only member of the S&P 500 that's tripled this year. Now it's stuck near record highs as traders enter the home stretch into 2024. This chart highlights some a few patterns on the semiconductor giant. First, notice how prices have shown signs of...

Chart of the Day: Gold is Pushing $2,000

Chart of the Day: Gold is Pushing $2,000

Gold has consolidated for more than two years, and now it may be inching toward a breakout. The first pattern on today’s weekly chart is the rally in October between roughly $1,812 and $2,000. That move broke a falling trendline from the summer when bond yields were...

Confidence or Complacency? Fear Index Returns to Pre-Covid Levels

Confidence or Complacency? Fear Index Returns to Pre-Covid Levels

Stocks continued their winning streak last week as the market sees a potential return to normal following years of turmoil. The S&P 500 rose 1 percent in the Thanksgiving-shortened period between Friday, November 17, and Friday, November 24. It was the fourth...

The Nasdaq Pushes Weekly Highs. Are Rate Cuts in the Cards?

The Nasdaq Pushes Weekly Highs. Are Rate Cuts in the Cards?

Stocks are nearing key highs on optimism the Federal Reserve is finished raising interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 2.2 percent between Friday, November 10, and Friday, November 17. It was the third consecutive positive week, landing the index back near peaks from...

Chart of the Day: Lululemon Could Be Running

Chart of the Day: Lululemon Could Be Running

Lululemon spent more than half of 2023 in a range, but now it could be starting to run. The first pattern on today’s chart is the bullish gap after LULU was added to the S&P 500 last month. The stock pulled back in late October, made a higher low and proceeded to...

Breadth Widens as Soft Landing Goes Mainstream: Market Trends

Breadth Widens as Soft Landing Goes Mainstream: Market Trends

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 trendline breakout improves weekly technicals. Potential resistance around 4500-4515: Weekly peak from...

Did Stocks Just Break Out? Here Are Key Facts as Inflation Cools

Did Stocks Just Break Out? Here Are Key Facts as Inflation Cools

Higher inflation sank stocks into a bear market early last year. Now slowing inflation may be setting the market up for a return to new highs. The S&P 500 jumped 1.9 percent yesterday. But perhaps more important, the index broke a falling trendline from the...

Nasdaq Powers to 3-Month High as Fears Keep Dissolving

Nasdaq Powers to 3-Month High as Fears Keep Dissolving

Big growth stocks are continuing their rebound as fears dissolve and investors put money to work before yearend. The S&P 500 rose 1.3 percent between Friday, November 3, and Friday, November 10. The index was little changed for most of the week before clawing...

Inflation and Market Conditions Improve Sharply: Market Trends Today

Inflation and Market Conditions Improve Sharply: Market Trends Today

Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 rises 7 straight sessions, longest positive streak since November 2021 Nasdaq-100 up 8 straight sessions, longest positive streak since October 2021 S&P 500 holds monthly channel similar to...