Crunch time has arrived. Earnings hit hard and fast in coming sessions, while the Presidential Election is in exactly one week.
A few things stand out on the S&P 500 as we enter this key time.
First, the potential kicker we cited last week was never confirmed. Instead of bouncing strongly at 3425, SPX lingered above it before knifing through that key level on...
Cryptos have come to life recently as Bitcoin’s limited supply post-halving combines with a wave of blockchain adoption: Square , PayPal and now JPMorgan Chase .
Ethereum’s been quieter since the summer, following a hard rally in July and August. But now it may be showing its own signs of life.
The main thing standing out on the chart today is an apparent...
The Select Sectors Financials ETF is closely associated with stimulus and a reopening of the U.S. economy. Now that those hopes are fading, it may present a downside opportunity.
The main thing jumping off XLF’s chart is the falling 200-day simple moving average (SMA). This has cut down like a knife since the pandemic began, quashing rallies in June and early...
Zoom Video Communications has clearly benefited from the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s not alone. The crisis has also lifted several other software and cloud-based service companies. Many of them, including ZM, pulled back last week as sentiment swung toward the reopening trade. This week they could be worth a look as new daily infections shoot over 80,000 for...
Tesla has obviously been a major growth stock in 2020, but the chart may be showing some fatigue 12 months after its blistering rally began.
First and most important was the muted reaction to Wednesday’s better-than-expected quarterly report. The biggest takeaway seems to be concern about another capital raise more than the results. After all, TSLA has yet to...
Marvell Technologies has been one of the better-performing chip stocks this year. It’s up 52 percent in 2020, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index has gained just 28 percent.
MRVL broke out in May, well before most others. It spent the next four months in a long consolidation pattern, grinding higher but not really breaking out. That is, until ripping...
Precious metals surged earlier in the year as Covid-19 hammered the economy. They’ve snoozed the last few months but could now be setting up for further gains.
The main feature on VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF is its broad triangle forming since the summer. It hasn’t broken out yet, but is worth watching.
Next, GDX has found support at its 100-day simple moving...
Recent weeks have seen hot and cold action in the S&P 500: Big up candles (October 5, 12) followed by painful hemorrhaging lower (October 13, 14 and 19).
Let’s review some key things that have happened.
First, we need to focus on 3425. This level was resistance in Labor Day week and remained a painful barrier for the next month – especially on October 6 when...
Bitcoin started moving on October 8 after Square made a $50 million strategic purchase.
Since then, BTCUSD has proceeded to pull off several feats.
First, it took out the mid-September high of $11,183 on October 10.
Next, it had a bullish inside day on October 11, followed by a large bullish outside candle on Monday, October 12.
That bullish outside candle...
Last month we covered the breakout in Draftkings . Now its sports-betting rival, Penn National Gaming, may have some potentially bullish patterns.
First is its relationship with the 8- and 21-day exponential moving averages (EMAs). Notice in early August and early September how it squeezed into the 21-day EMA. In both cases it paused there for a few candles, but...
Ferrari’s chart has all kinds of interesting things happening.
The main thing today is the large bullish engulfing candle on heavy volume. RACE tried to open at a low for the week and instantly got bought.
Next, the October 6 candlestick initially looked like a win for the bears. But prices quickly returned above $180, resulting in something of kicker pattern: a...
This week has been all about Apple. It jumped on Monday amid iPhone 12 optimism, hit a wall and has been consolidating since.
This brings up an important level on multiple time frames.
First, on the weekly chart, AAPL’s high the week ended September 11 was $120.50. Monday’s rally broke above it and today’s pullback revisited it. This level could be very...
PayPal has been a major beneficiary of coronavirus and the boom in e-commerce. It’s moved sideways since the end of July but now the chart may be attempting a breakout.
PYPL formed a bullish flag since the start of September, with the trendline running down through the early October levels. Yesterday it closed above that trendline.
Prices also consolidated at...
Dell Technologies is a blast from the past. At one point it was one of the top technology stocks, but now it seems to get very little interest.
Still some interesting things are happening on the chart.
First is the pair of bullish gaps after strong earnings reports in May and August.
Next is the ascending triangle that formed since the last gap higher. DELL has...
One common pattern this year has been sporadic rallies in the Russell 2000 , followed by longer periods of malaise. We saw it in June, early August and again in the last 1-2 weeks. Each time, it’s been followed by a shift back to Big Tech, Growth and the Nasdaq-100.
The same process seems to be happening right now. This chart shows our Smart Relative Strength ...
Jack Dorsey and Square sparked interest with their $50 million Bitcoin purchase this week. However a bigger story may be brewing in Ethereum: Coindesk just reported that CME is tossing around the idea of Ethereum futures and options.
The news comes at an interesting time for the ETHUSD chart, which is trapped in a triangle.
Bollinger Band Width % has...
T-Mobile US has chopped sideways after gapping higher. Now it may be ready to break out.
TMUS jumped to $115 for the first time ever on August 7 after its quarterly results. The shares inched slightly higher by early September before pulling back with the rest of the market.
This consolidation now resembles a bullish flag or high basing pattern. TMUS has...
Ulta Beauty had a big run between late 2014 and the middle of last year. It crashed in August 2019 and remained under pressure through the coronavirus selloff in March.
Since then, it’s squeezed into a range and may now be nearing a breakout.
The first thing that stands out on the chart is the large triangle converging around its current price. ULTA had a...
