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In this edition of StockCharts TV‘s The Final Bar, Dave uncovers strength in SQSP using the Stochastics Oscillator and the StochRSI indicator. He shares his favorite chart for analyzing relative strength ratios for leading stocks, and also answers viewer questions on price patterns for XLB and PYPL, plus best practices for monthly price charts. This video originally premiered on May 13, 2024. Watch on our dedicated Final Bar page on StockCharts TV! New episodes of The Final Bar premiere every weekday...

In this exclusive interview, StockCharts’ Grayson Roze sits down with Tony Zhang, Chief Strategist at OptionsPlay. Tony shares an informative overview of the Covered Call Strategy, explains how it can be used to generate reliable income for your portfolio, and explores best practices for the strategy including expiration and strike price selection. Using the new options chain tools on StockCharts.com, Tony and Grayson then demonstrate how to easily find optimal covered calls for the securities...

Today’s focus was on the current and long-term conditions of Bonds and Yields which are at an inflection point. Yields are attempting to hold onto a rising trend and Bonds are plodding along to the upside for now. One reader asked if it is time to start dollar cost averaging into TLT. Get Carl’s answer! Carl filled us in on the market as well as Bitcoin, Gold, Gold Miners and the Dollar. Once his review...

Good morning and welcome to this week’s Flight Path. We saw some resolution of the uncertainty in the markets this past week. Equities came out of a string of amber “Go Fish” bars to paint an aqua “Go” bar on Friday. The $SPY is a “Go”. However, as we’ll see, there remain some concerns over the strength of this move off the lows. Treasury bond prices remained in a “NoGo” but painted another complete week of weaker pink...

In the previous technical note, we had expressed concerns over the Nifty and VIX rising in the same direction simultaneously. As mentioned earlier, in such circumstances, the VIX often ends up acting as a lead indicator and a precursor to an impending corrective move. The previous week had seen VIX spiking up by 33.80%. This week as well, over the past five sessions, the VIX has surged another 26.37% to 18.47. However, the markets, much...

Top 5 Stocks in “Go” Trends Trend Continuation on Rising Momentum GoNoGo Charts® highlight low-risk opportunities for trend participation with intuitive icons directly in the price action. The resurgence of momentum in the direction of the underlying price trend is an excellent entry opportunity, or the chance to scale up positions. GoNoGo Icons® illuminate these events on the chart with green solid circles (or red circle to highlight continuation of NoGo trends). When GoNoGo Trend®...

In this episode of StockCharts TV‘s The MEM Edge, Mary Ellen reviews the bullish bias in the broader markets, along with the sector rotation into cyclical areas as growth areas languish. She then highlights the perils of buying, or holding, stocks around earnings releases, and shares a high-yielding stock that’s on the move higher amid AI-driven demand. This video originally premiered May 10, 2024. You can watch it on our dedicated MEM Edge page on StockCharts TV. New episodes of The...

There’s no denying the strength the major averages have displayed off their April lows. The S&P 500 finished the week within a rounding error of the previous all-time high around 5250. What would it take for the SPX and NDX to power to new all-time highs in May? Today, we’ll break down three market breadth indicators that we are watching to confirm the likelihood of a further rise for the equity indexes. We’re also watching those same three...

In this edition of StockCharts TV‘s The Final Bar, Dave uncovers strength in SQSP using the Stochastics Oscillator and the StochRSI indicator. He shares his favorite chart for analyzing relative strength ratios for leading stocks, and also answers viewer questions on price patterns for XLB and PYPL, plus best practices for monthly price charts. This video originally premiered on May 10, 2024. Watch on our dedicated Final Bar page on StockCharts TV! You can also see Dave’s awesome chart from Gatis...

After sharp declines into mid April, stocks rebounded over the last three weeks and the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) came within 1% of its March high. This March high acts as a benchmark high that chartists can use to compare performance. Stocks and ETFs trading above their March highs are leading and showing relative strength. Current leaders include the Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP), Utilities SPDR (XLU), Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), KBW Bank ETF (KBWB),...