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Top ten lists for the StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) can now be found on the home page (scroll down). Merck (MRK) stands out from the list of stocks with the biggest SCTR change. The SCTR jumped 12.4 as the stock broke flag resistance and challenged its 2011 highs.
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The Retail SPDR (XRT) is under pressure today after a miss from Best Buy (BBY) and a lackluster Retail Sales report. XRT broke trendline resistance in early December and then consolidated. This breakout is holding, but barely. Consolidation support is set at 52 and a break below this level would be bearish.
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Weakness in precious and industrial metals weighed on silver as the Silver Trust (SLV) broke flag support with a sharp decline Monday. This break signals a continuation of the breakdown from mid November. MACD moved below its signal line to turn momentum bearish. Resistance is set at the early December high.
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The Brent Crude ETF (BNO) hit resistance from the summer highs and formed a small Head-and-Shoulders pattern over the last two months. Neckline support is set at 73, a break of which would confirm the pattern. The alternative pattern is a Symmetrical Triangle and a break above the right shoulder high would be bullish.
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The Home Construction iShares (ITB) is one of the strongest industry group ETFs in the market right now. The chart below shows ITB breaking above its mid-November high with a surge the last few days. In the indicator window, the Price Relative confirms relative strength with a move to its highest level since mid July.
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With a gap up on Monday and another on Wednesday, the Finance SPDR (XLF) formed two island reversals over the last three weeks. The first island formed on Friday-Monday (red circle). The second island formed from 21 to 29 November (blue oval). Notice the gaps on either side of these islands.
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As one of the big money-center banks, JP Morgan (JPM) clearly benefited from the coordinated central bank action on Wednesday. The chart below shows JPM bouncing off support with a big gap on big volume. JPM closed near the high of the day. The gap is bullish as long as it holds. A move back below 29 would call for a reassessment.
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The indicator window shows the US Gasoline Fund (UGA) peaking in mid October (blue) and moving lower the last six weeks, while the US Oil Fund (USO) continued moving higher (red). Something needs to give here. Notice that UGA formed a large descending triangle the last 5-6 months and a break below 45 would signal a continuation lower.
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Wal-Mart (WMT) remains in an uptrend overall, but may be poised for a correction as Black Friday comes and goes. The stock declined sharply in mid November and then consolidated the last 6-7 days. Watch for a break from this consolidation to trigger the next signal.
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After a sharp decline and gap down, Procter & Gamble (PG) moved into a tight trading range the last three weeks. The pink lines show a pennant or small triangle taking shape. The blue lines show Bollinger Bands (10,2) narrowing as well. A break below the lower band would be bearish, while a break below the upper band would be bullish.
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