At noon on Wednesday I Tweeted out “am I the first to call double top?” I attached this weekly chart of the NASDAQ Composite chart. The Tweet was tongue-in-cheek but as it turned out two hours later in another tweet, I noted a possible head and shoulders pattern forming on the daily NASDAQ chart. It… Read More »
Yesterday we took a look at the Hasbro (HAS) weekly chart. The weekly charts put the daily timeframe in perspective and often suggest entry and stop loss levels. I have done my own anecdotal studies of weekly charts over the many years I have been trading. I found that I have a higher degree of… Read More »
Hasbro (HAS) is not a stock that gets a lot of regular attention. It doesn’t come up on my equity screens very often. Stocks like Electronic Arts (EA) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) certainly have, as the shift from hands-on play to virtual gaming has continued. So, when Hasbro appeared on one of my long… Read More »
Last month a head and shoulders pattern formed on the Dow Jones Industrial daily chart. The neckline of the pattern around the 27500 level was intersecting with the rising 50 day moving average. A break through those support levels projected a return to the 2600 area and had the potential for a much deeper loss.… Read More »
Funny fundamentals often translate to tricky technicals.
The previous post looked at the possible formation of a bear flag on the NASDAQ Composite daily chart. It implied a decline that retraced 50% of the previous March/September rally range. Another bearish reversal formation is under construction and near completion on the Dow Jones Industrial Average chart. A classic head and shoulders pattern has… Read More »
Last week the NASDAQ Composite broke the long term trend line that has defined the six month March/September rally. Since then it has been trading in a narrow range below that uptrend line and around its 50 day moving average. The price action since the NAZ made its recent high and the consolidation after the… Read More »
There is always an event that we look back and say, “Yes, that marked the top.” The much celebrated Snowflake initial public offering may be such an event. It may not be a long term top but the charts suggest we could see a significant pullback. Take a look at the seven month charts of… Read More »
The financial sector has chronically under-performed the broader market over an extended period of time. That dynamic may be in the early stages of a transformation. Last week the S&P 500 Index returned to its high of the year. This week it has made incrementally new all-time highs. By contrast the financial sector, as represented… Read More »
(Back from a long vacation.) The price of Bitcoin has rallied right along with the stock market over the last several months. But Bitcoin has been engaged in a much more significant process over the last ten months. It has been forming a strong foundational base. The recent breakout from that base could propel the… Read More »