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The news cycle is in high gear lately, leading to some extra volatility. Traders reacting to the news are getting whipsawed, while chartists remain focused on what really matters. Price. Price isn’t everything, it is the only thing. News, rumors, fundamentals, the Fed, government policy and everything else are reflected in price. And, perhaps more importantly, it is easier to follow price than to distill the news.  As chartists, it is not our job to...

Intel’s stock price has struggled for most of 2024, even as most of its semiconductor cousins were thriving. Why pay attention to Intel Corp. (INTC) now? The stock showed up on my StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) scan, which is a good enough reason to analyze the stock. The scan is provided at the end of the article. Vice President JD Vance emphasized the increase in US AI systems manufacturing in the AI summit in Paris....

Not everyone likes to take a contrarian stance. Most people prefer to move with the market, not against it. But for those who thrive on going against the grain, extreme market movements — whether a rally or selloff — present opportunities. Wednesday morning was one of those sessions. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) report came in hotter than expected, sending markets into an early plunge before trading mixed later in the day. This presented an...

In this exclusive StockCharts video, Joe shows how the 4-day moving average can be useful especially in volatile markets. He explains the advantages of using it in conjunction with the 18-day MA to prevent buying at the wrong time and highlighting when good opportunities appear. He then goes through the commodity charts and shows the improvement taking place. Finally, Joe dives into the symbol requests that came through this week, including ASAN, FTV, and more....

While 2024 was defined by the strength of the Magnificent 7 stocks, 2025 has so far been marked by a significant change of character on many of these former high flying growth names.  And while most remain in constructive long-term patterns, the short-term changes make me skeptical of further market upside without the support of these mega cap players. Let’s group these charts into three buckets: the top performers, the broken charts, and the diverging...

On Monday morning, President Trump announced plans to impose 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports — a sweeping policy move that’s certain to reshape the Materials sector. While this can negatively affect several industries, domestic steel producers are likely to benefit from increased demand. How Markets Reacted to the 25% Tariff Announcement The StockCharts MarketCarpets provides a clear visual of how investors reacted when the tariff announcement made headlines. FIGURE 1. MARKETCARPETS VIEW OF...

In this video, Dave breaks down the formerly high-flying Mag 7 stocks into three distinct buckets. These include long & strong (META, NFLX & AMZN), broken down (TSLA, AAPL, MSFT & NVDA), and questionable (GOOGL). He also shows how GOOGL is not the only leading name featuring a bearish momentum divergence in February 2025, and what that could mean for the broad equity markets! This video originally premiered on February 11, 2025. Watch on StockCharts’ dedicated David...

Do you remember when NVDA stock had a very high StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) score for most of 2023 and 2024? If not, that’s OK. You’ll remember when you look at the chart of NVDA later in this article.  The chip company we know so well — NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA) — has seen its share of euphoria and panic. NVDA’s stock price gained 239% in 2023 and 171.24% in 2024. Mega tech companies plan to...

Have you ever held on too long to a winning position?  You watch as that former top performer in your portfolio slows down, and then rotates lower, and then really begins to deteriorate, and you just watch it all happen without taking action? If the answer is “yes” then you have fallen victim to one of the more frustrating of the behavioral biases called “endowment bias”.  Basically, we feel unable to let go of this...

The market rebounded to start trading on Monday, but indicators on Friday suggest internal weakness. Carl gives us his latest analysis on the market as well as taking a look at Gold which is making more all-time highs. Get Carl’s perspective on the Gold rally. Besides looking at the market, Carl walked us through the DP Signal Tables and took a look at the Dollar, Gold, Crude Oil, Bonds, Yields, Gold Miners and Bitcoin. Once...