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Charting Silver: Is It Groundhog Day for the White Metal?

Charting Silver: Is It Groundhog Day for the White Metal?

Silver began a monster rally about a year ago. Now the technicals could be lining up similarly. First, consider how XAGUSD dumped after hitting resistance at its 50-day simple moving average (SMA) in late March. Prices quickly stabilized and then entered a period of...

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...

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...

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...

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...