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Chart Focus: Did The Industrial Production Index Peak?
While my main focus is technical analysis and analyzing and monitoring price action, part of my job as a Portfolio Manager at the asset management firm I work for is to also monitor economic changes. I...
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Non-Confirmation From Semiconductor Stocks A Growing Concern
There seems to be a lot of discussion on Twitter and related sites like StockTwits about the lack of confirmation in market breadth after the recent rise in equities. Some are even noting bearish...
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The Greatest Risk Of A Market Top Since 2007
I realize with a title like this there will likely be great skepticism that this article is just click bait. However, that’s not the case and I’ve chosen my words very carefully. You see I am not...
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Two Stock Market Indicators That Highlight ‘Selling’ Environment
When looking at the market, moving averages are often used to help define trends and locate levels of possible support and resistance. Momentum indicators are also used to evaluate the ‘health’ of...
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All Eyes On The Fed As Yield Curve Slips To New Lows
As all eyes turn to the Federal Reserve and the FOMC announcement on Thursday, the Treasury market may be deserving a greater focus. Many believe that the Fed wants to see the yield curve for U.S....
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Biotech ETF (FBT): Broken Trend Line Highlights Crossroads
This past April, I highlighted an important long term trend line support for the Biotech ETF (FBT). The trend line is included on this weekly chart of FBT below. As you can see, this trend line had...
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Bull Or Bear? What Is Stock Market Volume Saying?
While price action is my main focus, understanding how volume plays a role in the market can be key in understanding the environment and health of a market cycle. We often use market internal...
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US Stock Market Nearing Pivotal ‘Make Or Break’ Moment
With the recent rise in stocks, the major stock market averages have begun digging their way out of the red. From the September low, the S&P 500 ($SPX) has bounced roughly 8% with another 5% to go...
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7 Great Trading Resources For Active Investors
The last few months have been extremely busy and as a result I have been posting more of my charts and comments on social media rather than writing longer articles. I’ve been asked a couple of times...
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What I Learned From Trading The Markets In 2015
Like many investors, I’ve spent some time thinking about the past year of trading action and trying to process what’s happened in the markets. As a professional money manager and someone whose heart...
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Key Market Breadth Indicator Hits New Lows: An Ominous Sign?
Many market participants and pundits have been discussing how this has been the worst start to a new year for stocks that we’ve ever had. That’s a pretty depressing thought to begin 2016 with!...
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Bond Market Concerns Growing: A Peak Under The Surface
Even if your focus is squarely on equities, understanding what’s taking place in other markets is an important factor when it comes to managing a portfolio. It’s often said that the bond market leads...
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Is The Gold Bear Market Nearing An End? (3 Charts To Watch)
While the focus for 2016 has been squarely on equities, China, and oil, gold has been an interesting market to follow for the beginning of this new year. Below I’ll be reviewing three charts for gold...
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Can Stocks Break Above This Key Price Resistance Level?
Yesterday, I shared an important chart of the S&P 500 Index. It was a weekly chart highlighting a key price resistance area. I want to go over some points of interest from that chart, as I believe...
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Is The VIX Signaling A Return Of Stock Market Volatility?
The S&P 500 has rallied over 10% since the February low, push the index up to its 50-week Moving Average. Meanwhile the Volatility Index ($VIX) has declined approx. 47%, sending the ‘fear index’ to...
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Is The Bond Market Signaling Caution For Equities?
When equity markets are rallying we can often turn to other key pieces of market data to look for signs of confirmation. It’s often thought that the bond market leads equities at important turning...
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Is Gold COT Data A Reason To Be Bearish?
When it comes to futures markets, we can often turn to the Commitment of Traders (COT) report for insight into how certain traders are positions within a specific market. Looking specifically at gold...
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Natural Gas Prices: Watch That 100 Day Moving Average!
This was the warmest winter on record according to many sources and apparently February and March were the warmest they have ever been as well. This is one reason investors have pointed to in...
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US Equities: Range Bound Market Handcuffs Bulls & Bears
Saturday marks the one year anniversary of the all-time high for the S&P 500 – and yet since then the stock market has been just a few percentage points away for much of the time. How depressing is...
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Volatility Market Shows Signs Of Complacency As Stocks Rise
I was away from the office for a few days but upon returning it’s nice to see that traders have pushed the equity markets higher as some of the major stock market indices approach their prior highs....
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