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Stocks Near Highs After Bullish Outside Candle: Market Trends This Week

Stocks Near Highs After Bullish Outside Candle: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. (New zip file this week.) Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 potentially overbought but few apparent reversal signals Bullish outside candle last week 10-day MA rising for 27 days, longest streak since...

A New Bull Market? Stocks Hit a New 52-Week High as Recession Fears Ease

A New Bull Market? Stocks Hit a New 52-Week High as Recession Fears Ease

Stocks rebounded sharply to end June as cooling inflation and strong economic data spurred hopes of a new bull market. The S&P 500 rose 2.3 percent between Friday, June 23, and Friday, June 30. It was the sixth positive week in the last seven. The index also had...

S&P Holds Breakout as Quarter End Approaches: Market Trends This Week

S&P Holds Breakout as Quarter End Approaches: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. MACD cross days available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 stayed 3 points above August 2022 high so far this week Momentum slowing but members above 20-day MAs still exceed...

Chart of the Day: Will Small Caps Follow the S&P Higher?

Chart of the Day: Will Small Caps Follow the S&P Higher?

The Russell 2000 small cap index has lagged all year, but it may be showing some signs of coming to life. The first pattern on today’s chart is the rally in early June, a potential sign of the bulls taking charge. RUT proceeded to retrace half the move before...

Options Traders May Think Carnival Will Keep Sailing Higher

Options Traders May Think Carnival Will Keep Sailing Higher

Carnival is the top-performing member of the S&P 500 in June, and one big options trader may think it will keep sailing over the summer. Check out this unusual options activity yesterday in the cruise-ship operator: 20,000 August 16 calls traded for $0.83. 20,000...

Stocks Pause as Summer Begins and Central Banks Talk Tough on Inflation

Stocks Pause as Summer Begins and Central Banks Talk Tough on Inflation

Stocks began the summer with a pause as central bankers around the world vowed to crush inflation. The S&P 500 fell 1.4 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, June 16, and Friday, June 23. It was the first drop after five positive weeks in a row....

Tech Pauses as Investors Rotate to Cyclicals: Market Trends This Week

Tech Pauses as Investors Rotate to Cyclicals: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. MACD cross days available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 forming inside bar after large bullish weekly candle VIX falls below February 2020 low Breadth potentially widens as...

Is the Fed Almost Done? Stocks Break Out On Hopes of a Soft Landing

Is the Fed Almost Done? Stocks Break Out On Hopes of a Soft Landing

Stocks jumped to a 13-month high as investors hoped the Federal Reserve is almost done hiking interest rates. The S&P 500 rallied above its peak from last August, gaining 2.6 percent between Friday, June 9, and Friday, June 16. The technology-heavy Nasdaq-100...