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 »
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 »
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 »
(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 »
Reverse engineering a chart pattern is a simple but unique way to upgrade your scanning methodology, and it can prevent highway-like chart hypnosis.
Here are six stocks with solid chart patterns, improving price momentum and money flow and they have large outstanding short positions. The implication is that if there are bullish chart pattern breakouts, the shorts will be forced to cover their positions. This would initiate short covering rallies in the stocks. Remember though, often times the… Read More »
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJIA) dropped below its 200 day moving average in early June. It’s been trading just below the horizontally trending 200 day average and more recently above a rising 50 day average. Over time this the area between the two averages compressed along with the Dow’s average true range and Bollinger… Read More »
The market got a scare in the last two hours of trading on Monday. There was a sharp drop in equity prices on news that some businesses in California were being closed again and of renewed US/China tensions in the East China sea. The broader market dropped sharply and the Volatility Index jumped closing the… Read More »
Yesterday we took a look at the Dow Jones Industrial Average chart. The primary focus was on the trend line resistance level situated in the 26,426 area which is being reinforced by the horizontally tracking 200 day moving average. A strong open suggested that the Dow was set to break above resistance and potentially move… Read More »