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Cloud-Computing vs Crude Oil: Lessons in a Dramatic Chart

Cloud-Computing vs Crude Oil: Lessons in a Dramatic Chart

One of the biggest events in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average happened last August when Salesforce.com replaced Exxon Mobil as an index member. A 21-year software company elbowed out a transnational giant tracing its origins to John D. Rockefeller and...

Energy, Materials, Transports: New Companies Are Leading as Inflation Rises

Energy, Materials, Transports: New Companies Are Leading as Inflation Rises

Inflation is a growing concern as the economy surges back from coronavirus. This post will discuss companies that could benefit from the trend. The primary groups we will cover are: Industrial metalsEnergy / Fossil fuelsTransportationIndustrialsAgriculture First, why...

The Value Trade Seems to Be Coming Back After a Brief Pause

The Value Trade Seems to Be Coming Back After a Brief Pause

That huge shift in investor sentiment, growth to value, seems to be resuming as a new month begins. This chart compares the iShares Value ETF (IWD) with the iShares Value Growth ETF (IWF). Notice how they’ve moved in opposite directions since the beginning of last...

Halliburton Squeezes Toward a Breakout as Oil Rallies: Chart Study

Halliburton Squeezes Toward a Breakout as Oil Rallies: Chart Study

Energy is coming to life again as the economy reopens. Let’s take a look at oil-field service provider Halliburton , which has a few interesting chart patterns. First is the downward-sloping trendline running along the highs of March and April. HAL closed above that...

Suddenly Everybody’s Talking About Inflation. Here Are the Key Facts

Suddenly Everybody’s Talking About Inflation. Here Are the Key Facts

Wall Street is starting to worry about inflation as the economy reopens from last year's pandemic amid a shortage of commodities and surging demand. Famous investor Warren Buffett and the Institute for Supply Management were the latest to spot the trend. Buffett, CEO...