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Small Caps Are Struggling: Check Out This Technical Analysis

Small Caps Are Struggling: Check Out This Technical Analysis

The S&P 500 keeps hitting new highs, but the Russell 2000 small cap index hasn’t been so fortunate. RUT has gone almost four months without a new record level. In contrast, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Transports haven’t hit a new high in over two months....

Memory Chip Maker Holds Key Level as Market Rebounds: Chart of the Day

Memory Chip Maker Holds Key Level as Market Rebounds: Chart of the Day

This week was cut short by Independence Day. That makes it a good time to view Micron Technology (MU), which seems to have the spirit of 76. The memory-chip maker had a false breakdown below that level on January 27. It quickly rebounded and returned to test $76 three...

Amazon.com Could Be Preparing for a Breakout: Technical Analysis

Amazon.com Could Be Preparing for a Breakout: Technical Analysis

Amazon.com has consolidated since last August. Now it may be ready for a breakout, especially with the Nasdaq leading again. Friday’s close of $3,510.98 was AMZN’s second-highest close ever. It was also the highest close since September 2, a potential sign of...

Housing Stocks Could Be Trying To Turn: Chart of the Day

Housing Stocks Could Be Trying To Turn: Chart of the Day

Homebuilders have pulled back following a big rally. Now the chart could be lining up for another move to the upside. The Philadelphia Housing Index has been finding support at its 100-day simple moving average for the last two weeks. It’s also been holding a price...

This Sporting Goods Stock Is Starting to Run: Technical Analysis

This Sporting Goods Stock Is Starting to Run: Technical Analysis

Dick's Sporting Goods has been running. Now, after a brief pause, it may be ready to keep moving. The first interesting pattern on the daily chart is the price gap on May 26, which DKS recently tested (and partially filled). That resulted from a blowout quarterly...

Tesla Faces a Make or Break Moment as Electric Vehicle Stocks Surge Back

Tesla Faces a Make or Break Moment as Electric Vehicle Stocks Surge Back

Tesla's stock could be at critical juncture as investors rotate back to zero-emission stocks like electric cars and solar energy. The chart below shows how TSLA has made three higher lows in the last month. Meanwhile it's pushed against roughly $630, resulting in a...

This Social Media Stock May Be Squeezing Toward a Breakout: Technical Alert

This Social Media Stock May Be Squeezing Toward a Breakout: Technical Alert

Snap is an expensive growth stock. It’s the kind of name investors have mostly avoided this year, although recent weeks have seen a shift back to such companies. This chart highlights SNAP’s last four months of consolidation. It isn’t exactly a cup and handle, but...

This Major Index Is Breaking Out as Value Stocks Pause: Chart Study

This Major Index Is Breaking Out as Value Stocks Pause: Chart Study

Value stocks and reopening plays have been the main themes in 2021, but now the bulls seem to be returning to Big Tech and the Nasdaq-100. The yellow histogram on this chart compares the 21-day return of NDX against the S&P 500. (It uses our Smart Relative...

Advanced Micro Is Challenging a Trend Line: Chart of the Day

Advanced Micro Is Challenging a Trend Line: Chart of the Day

Believe it or not, Advanced Micro Devices has been little changed for 10 months. But now the semiconductor stock may be getting ready to move. This chart shows how AMD is stuck between a falling trend line and its 50-day moving average. Our Moving Average Speed custom...