November 09, 2009

You know it’s a big day when...

By Arthur Hill

The 10 most active stocks on both the NYSE and Nasdaq are all up, and up big. In the middle of the stockcharts.com home page, you can follow the most actives throughout the day. You can even view a Perfchart to compare performance or see all 10 mini-charts by clicking the candleglance link.

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November 06, 2009

Nvidia Bounces off Broken Resistance

By Arthur Hill

Broken resistance turns into support. This is a classis tenet of technical analysis. Nvidia (NVDA) broke resistance around 12-12.5 in July and returned to this breakout area in late October. Notice that I drew a zone. Support and resistance levels are rarely exact. With a gap and surge today, Nvidia is trying to break channel resistance.

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November 05, 2009

CCI Signals for Jones Apparel

By Arthur Hill

On the Stockcharts.com scan page for Wednesday evening, there were 20 CCI sell signals among NYSE stocks. A CCI sell signal occurs with a plunge below -100. Conversely, a CCI buy signal triggers with a surge above +100. CCI for Jones Apparel (JNY) surged above +100 on July 23rd and plunged below -100 on October 28th, four months later. There was a second dip below -100 on Wednesday to affirm the sell signal.

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November 04, 2009

Merck Propels XLV Higher

By Arthur Hill
Support / Resistance

With help from component Merck, the Healthcare SPDR (XLV) bounced off support around 28. The ETF established support here with reaction lows in early September, early October and now early November. It is safe to say that the trend is clearly up as long as this support level holds.

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November 03, 2009

QQQQ Turns Indecisive at Support

By Arthur Hill
Candlestick Patterns

After a sharp decline the prior two weeks, the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQQ) turned indecisive with a spinning top on Monday. This candlestick reflects a wide high-low range during the day, but little change from open to close. QQQQ surged above 41.5 in early trading, plunged below 40.8 in the early afternoon and then rebounded to close at 41.13. The day was a wash and the battle for support hangs in the balance.

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November 02, 2009

Bonds Fall As ISM Rises

By Arthur Hill
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The 20+ Year Treasury ETF (TLT) bounced off support last week, but fell today as the ISM Manufacturing Survey surged to 55.7. Readings above 50 favor economic expansion. Bonds fell and the 10-Year Treasury Yield ($TNX) rose with this positive economic news. Signs of strength in the economy increase the chances that the Fed will raise interest rates in the future.

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October 30, 2009

Broken Resistance Turns Support for GDX

By Arthur Hill
Support / Resistance

The Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is in for a big test as broken resistance turns into support. GDX broke resistance around 41-42 with a big surge in September. This level turned into support, and held, in early October. After a sharp decline the last two weeks, GDX is once again testing this important level. 

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October 29, 2009

Bond Funds Outperform

By Arthur Hill

Even if you do not trade Fidelity Funds, the Fidelity Funds Carpet can be useful for providing an overview of market action. All stock index funds, domestic equity funds and international funds are down over the last 10 days (lots of red). The only green (gains) can be found in the bond funds. 

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October 28, 2009

Small-caps Lead Decline

By Arthur Hill

The Major US Markets Perfchart shows the Russell 2000 ($RUT) leading the way lower over the last two weeks. Notice that the Russell 2000 has not even been positive (above 0%) over the last 10 days. In contrast, the other major indices were in positive territory at some point over the last 10 days. 

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October 27, 2009

Bearish Engulfings Mark Resistance for JNPR

By Arthur Hill

Two big bearish engulfing patterns solidify resistance around 28-28.5 for Juniper Networks (JNPR). JNPR first established resistance at 28 with a doji. A few weeks later, the stock opened strong and closed weak to form its first high-volume bearish engulfing. After a pullback and second attempt at 28.5, the stock again formed a bearish engulfing with even higher volume. This shows lots of supply around 28-28.5. Read more on candlestick reversals in the chart school.

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