May 16, 2013 at 11:58 AM | written by Arthur Hill
Chartists can view the StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) for stocks in the S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600, S&P MidCap 400 and Toronto Stock Exchange. These ranks can be sorted by change to find the biggest movers. Simply click the column heading the sort. Cisco (CSCO), Network Appliance (NTAP) and Molson Coors (TAP) are leading Thursday’s charge.
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May 13, 2013 at 1:54 PM | written by Arthur Hill
The chart below shows six commodity group ETFs from PowerShares. The Silver Trust (DBS) and Precious Metals Trust (DBP) are the weakest year-to-date, while the Energy Trust (PBE) and Oil Trust (DBO) the only ones with gains, albeit small gains. These year-to-date gains stem from strength in Natural Gas ($NATGAS) and the recent rebound in West Texes Intermediate ($WTIC).
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May 09, 2013 at 11:30 AM | written by Arthur Hill
The S&P 500 ETF (SPY) surged to new highs in May, but the defensive sectors did not go along for the ride. The CandeGlance charts below show the Healthcare SPDR (XLV), Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) and Utilities SPDR (XLU) peaking in late April. XLP and XLV have traded flat, while XLU declined below its 20-day moving average.
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May 03, 2013 at 11:23 AM | written by Arthur Hill
The Nasdaq underperformed the NY Composite ($NYA) from September to January as the $COMPQ:$NYA ratio plunged for five months (yellow area). The ratio stabilized over the last few months, but the Nasdaq did not start outperforming until this week when the ratio broke above its January high. The Nasdaq is now leading the NY Composite this year.
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May 02, 2013 at 8:00 AM | written by Arthur Hill
The Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) sprang to life in April with the help of two unusual suspects. We would normally expect Google, Amazon or Apple to lead a big tech rally, but April saw the return of old tech as Microsoft and Intel stole the show. Both were up double digits and up more than five times their nearest competitor.
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May 01, 2013 at 4:51 PM | written by Arthur Hill
The stock market was down sharply on Wednesday, but there were a few big gainers. Chartists can spot the rebels by looking for green on the Sector Market Carpet. Today, we have AMD surging over 14% and T-Mobile (TMUS) advancing over 6%. Three of the top five gainers came from the technology sector.
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April 30, 2013 at 4:44 PM | written by Arthur Hill
After months of leadership from the three defensive sectors, the tables turned over the last seven days as the Technology SPDR (XLK) started leading the market. Notice that the Healthcare SPDR (XLV) and Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) are actually down since 22-April, while the Utilities SPDR (XLU) is up less than the S&P 500.
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April 24, 2013 at 6:27 AM | written by Arthur Hill
After a sharp decline last week, stocks recovered with bounce the last three days. The Sector PerfChart shows the Consumer Discretionary SPDR (XLY), Finance SPDR (XLF) and Basic Materials SPDR (XLB) leading this bounce. Also note that the Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) and Healthcare SPDR (XLV) are also outperforming because they are up more than the S&P 500 ETF (SPY). The other four sectors are lagging.
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April 17, 2013 at 4:48 PM | written by Arthur Hill
Stocks were hit with across the board selling on Wednesday. All sectors were down, but there were a few stocks that bucked the selling pressure. As the Market Carpet shows, there are at least ten advancing stocks, which are represented by the green or greenish squares. A list can be seen on the left of the Market Carpet.
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April 16, 2013 at 12:14 PM | written by Arthur Hill
After falling 2.5% on Monday, Coca-Cola (KO) recovered with a 5+ percent surge to lead the Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) higher on Tuesday. KO Has been one of the top performing stocks in 2013 and XLP has been one of the top performing sectors.
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