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Chart of the Day: Potentially Bearish Candlestick Pattern in Amazon.com

Chart of the Day: Potentially Bearish Candlestick Pattern in Amazon.com

Amazon.com tried to rally a week ago. It proceeded to fall on weak quarterly results, leaving some potentially difficult patterns on the daily chart . First, the single candlestick on February 2 was isolated above the other recent prices. That is sometimes known as a...

Stocks Overbought as Traders Wait for Inflation? Market Trends This Week

Stocks Overbought as Traders Wait for Inflation? Market Trends This Week

Downloads available here and here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 is challenging mid-September high and March lows around 4120.10-day moving average rising for 23 candles, the longest streak since August.Fewer index members above 20-day MA than above 50-day MA....

Technical Analysis: Does the Nasdaq Need a Pause?

Technical Analysis: Does the Nasdaq Need a Pause?

The Nasdaq-100 has been running as investors flock back to growth stocks. But is it time for a pause? The index has gained each of the five weeks so far this year -- its longest winning streak since November 2021. Speaking of November 2021, the Relative Strength Index...

Apple, Trendline Break and ‘Golden Cross?’ Market Trends This Week

Apple, Trendline Break and ‘Golden Cross?’ Market Trends This Week

Sizing Up the S&P 500 50-day MA nearing "Golden Cross" vs 200-day MA2022 bearish trendline brokenBreadth: Advance/decline line highest since AugustSector mix: "risk-on" cyclicals leading, safe-havens lagging.Intermarket: Dollar index lowest since AprilIntermarket:...

Stocks Begin New Year With a Bang as Inflation Slows

Stocks Begin New Year With a Bang as Inflation Slows

Stocks rallied to start the New Year as investors looked for inflation to ease and the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 6.2 percent in January, its best monthly performance since October. Some of the gain resulted from bounces in...

One Measure of Cryptocurrencies Turned the Most Bullish in Over a Year

One Measure of Cryptocurrencies Turned the Most Bullish in Over a Year

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin tumbled in the last year as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates, but now spirits could be improving. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index, which includes factors like Volatility and Momentum, hit 61 on Monday. It was the highest reading...

Is Tesla Driving Stocks Toward a Breakout Before the Fed?

Is Tesla Driving Stocks Toward a Breakout Before the Fed?

Tesla could be driving the stock market toward a breakout as a flood of major catalysts hit. The electric car maker jumped 33 percent last week after reporting strong orders and saying production could reach 2 million vehicles this year. The news lifted sentiment in...

Technical Analysis: Pullback in Yum Brands

Technical Analysis: Pullback in Yum Brands

Yum Brands had a strong rally in late 2022. Now after a pause, the restaurant company may interest pullback buyers. The first pattern on today's chart is $125.70, a daily closing high from last April. YUM hesitated below that level in November and then began the New...