The broader market has been super volatile lately, which makes the tranquil behavior of one retailer interesting: Dollar Tree.
Notice how the discounter plunged on May 18 after Target’s poor quarterly results. Also notice how quickly it rebounded after its own quarterly numbers handily beat estimates on May 26. The stock has barely moved since then – despite...
Energy, energy, energy: It’s been the manta of 2022, so let’s take a look at Exxon Mobil.
Earlier this month, the oil-and-gas giant hit triple digits for the first time in almost eight years. As noted at the time , prices were extended and a pulled back sharply. And now they’re bouncing.
The main pattern on this chart is the falling trendline along the highs...
If the last 11 months in the market has taught investors anything, it’s that rising interest rates can drag on high-multiple growth stocks. That was especially true for recent initial public offerings, but things might be changing.
This chart shows the Renaissance IPO ETF with weekly candles. It has the rate of change indicator set to one-period intervals, making...
Vaccine developer Moderna had a dramatic rally in 2021, at one point more than quadrupling from its low to high. Now, after an equally dramatic pullback, it may be flashing some interesting signs to the bulls.
The first pattern on today’s chart is the $117.34 level. MRNA held that price in late March 2021 and again this month. That may suggest old support remains...
Many chart watchers are focused on the S&P 500’s pre-Covid peak around 3393 as potential target for the current bear market. However, the index might have held a different level from another key moment in its history.
This chart highlights the 3646, which was the intraday high on November 9, 2020. In case you forgot, that was the day stocks broke out to new...
The greenback has been running for over a year, and it could remain in focus with Jerome Powell testifying on Capitol Hill today.
The main pattern on today’s chart of the U.S. Dollar Index is the 103.82 level. That’s where DXY peaked in January 2017, essentially marking the top for the entire post-2002 period.
Prices first challenged that resistance six weeks...
United Therapeutics spent more than a year consolidating around its 2015 highs. Now the biotech may be attempting a breakout.
Notice the surge to new all-time highs late last month. The rally followed news that the Food & Drug Administration approved its Tyvaso DPI hypertension drug for two applications. (There were worries of a narrower approval.)
UTHR paused...
PC maker HP has held its ground all year as the technology sector tumbled, and now it too may be coming under pressure.
The main pattern on today’s chart is support at $34. HPQ gapped above this level following a strong quarterly report in late November. It bounced there in January, March and late May but never had a daily close below it.
This week, the stock...
U.S. stocks fell into a “bear market” this week. Meanwhile, a new bull market could be starting across the Pacific.
This chart shows the iShares China Large Cap ETF with relative strength compared to the S&P 500. FXI lagged the U.S. benchmark consistently between February 2021 and May 2022. But it’s outperformed in the last month as officials in Beijing lend...
Big pharma names like Pfizer have held up better than most parts of the market, but now the Dow member might be feeling sickly.
The main pattern on today’s chart is the series of higher lows since March 2021 and lower highs since December. These converging trendlines have produced a triangle that PFE appears to have broken to the downside.
Attention could now...
Energy stocks have been ripping all year , but now there’s a potential reversal pattern in the key sector ETF.
The SPDR Energy Fund has made higher lows and higher highs since mid-May, but the lows have ascended more quickly than the highs. The result has been a rising wedge. That’s a potential bearish reversal pattern with highs failing to confirm the...
Nvidia had a sharp countertrend rally two weeks ago, but now the chip giant may be rolling over.
Prices jumped over $183 on May 27. They remained above that level and started making lower highs on June 2. That kind of descending triangle is a potential bearish continuation pattern, which was broken to the downside yesterday.
Second, this month’s high was...
If any word describes Meta Platforms recently, it could be “heavy.”
Notice how the parent of Facebook has made successively lower highs since plunging on a weak quarterly report in early February. It’s hugged the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) since, which provides a clear point of reference for sellers.
Next, the heavy price action is occurring in a range...
JinkoSolar has shuffled in a range for more than a year, but now the Chinese PV stock may be attempting a breakout.
Notice how JKS closed above its November high on Monday and Tuesday. The result? A new 52-week high at a time when the S&P 500 is still 14 percent below its high.
Second, the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) recently rose above the 200-day SMA....
Chinese stocks like Alibaba have been under pressure for the last 1-1/2 years, but now the tide could be turning.
The first pattern on today’s chart is the high-volume bullish gap on March 16 after officials in Beijing took a more supportive approach toward financial markets. Notice how BABA never revisited the prior lows in the two months following the...
Many technology stocks have been in a bear market since last fall, but On Semiconductor seems to have missed the memo.
Notice how the maker of automotive chips barely fell below its 200-day simple moving average (SMA) in April and May. That’s a potential sign of relative strength when you consider that the Nasdaq-100 and Philadelphia Semiconductor Index were...
Micron Technology has held up better than most big technology stocks. Now it could be showing some interesting patterns to the bulls.
First, consider how the memory-chip maker’s low in 2022 is $65.86, or $0.19 above the level where it bottomed in October. In contrast the broader Philadelphia Semiconductor Index recently hit levels from March 2021. MU’s ability...
Bonds have been in a steady downtrend all year. And now, after a period of consolidation, the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF may be set to continue lower.
This main pattern on this chart is the modest rebound over the last three weeks. Given the preceding four months of downside, it could be a classic bearish flag. The current drop also represents a potential...
