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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...

Is Tesla Stalling Below a Key Level? Chart Watchers May See Bearish Patterns

Is Tesla Stalling Below a Key Level? Chart Watchers May See Bearish Patterns

Tesla hasn't hit a new 52-week high since January 25. It bounced feebly this month, and now the price action is looking more problematic. First, notice how the April 14 high closely matched the January 29 low. Old support could be new resistance. Second, TSLA has made...

The Fed Meets This Week as Business Roars Back from the Coronavirus Pandemic

The Fed Meets This Week as Business Roars Back from the Coronavirus Pandemic

The economy is roaring back to life, just in time for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates low. No major change in policy is expected from the central bank on Wednesday. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell has repeatedly said inflation needs to go solidly above 2 percent...

Chart Study: Do You Know This Chipmaker Getting Close to Record Highs?

Chart Study: Do You Know This Chipmaker Getting Close to Record Highs?

Micron Technology (MU) has stalled after a big rally. Is it time to buy the dip? The first pattern on the memory-chip maker's chart is the oversold condition on stochastics. Given its current uptrend, strong fundamentals and positive macro backdrop (GDP +6%), that...

Nio Could Be Attempting a Breakout Before Earnings Next Week: Chart Study

Nio Could Be Attempting a Breakout Before Earnings Next Week: Chart Study

Nio was one of the top stocks in 2020, making even Tesla look like a savings bond. It’s pulled back hard and is now stabilizing with earnings around the corner. The biggest pattern is the 200-day moving average. Interestingly, TSLA bounced at this exact same line...