The 10-Year Treasury Yield has gone up a full percentage point, from a low of 3.6% in September 2024 to a level of 4.6% this week. What does this rapid rise in interest rates mean for your portfolio? Let’s look at the shape of the yield curve by comparing multiple maturities, review how recent moves on the yield curve relate to previous recessionary periods, and analyze the most important charts to gauge a potential impact....
In this exclusive StockCharts video, Julius takes a look at what he recently called “The Best Five Sectors” on a relative rotation graph side-by-side with their price charts. He then takes an in-depth at Consumer Discretionary, and shares some interesting stocks within, including AMZN, ULTA, and more. This video was originally published on January 8, 2025. Click on the icon above to view on our dedicated page for Julius. Past videos from Julius can be found here. #StayAlert, -Julius
In this exclusive StockCharts video, Joe shares how to identify the best entry point by using two timeframes, Moving Averages, MACD and ADX. He shows two different examples of when to pull the trigger. Joe highlights weakness in the Large Cap universe, and finally goes through the symbol requests that came through this week, including NVDA, ABNB, and more. This video was originally published on January 8, 2025. Click this link to watch on Joe’s...
What a difference a day makes! December ISM Services data suggests the service sector remains strong. The JOLTS report showed there were 8.09 million job openings in November — that’s well above the 7.7 million that was expected. US economic growth is strong, as is the labor market. Stocks sold off on the news and for the rest of the trading day. Tuesday’s economic data brought back thoughts of the possibility of the Fed dialing...
In this video, after a general market and sectors review, Tony shares the latest OptionsPlay trade ideas, including bullish and bearish ideas for GOOGL, NVDA, DIS, SHOP, and many more. He analyzes sector rotation with RRGs, and takes a look at key earnings. This video premiered on January 7, 2025.
On Tuesday, January 7, 2025, CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2025 opens its doors in Las Vegas for a four-day event. As the world’s largest technology expo, CES is the hub for global tech innovation, spotlighting the cutting-edge advancements that will define tech trends in the year ahead. Two key drivers are at the heart of today’s tech focus: semiconductor chips and AI technology. Both present a strong case for investment, and investing in semiconductor companies...
In this video, Dave shares a long-term analysis of the Ten-Year Treasury Yield, breaks down how the shape of the yield curve has been a great leading indicator of recessionary periods and weaker stock prices, and outlines the chart he’s watching to determine if early 2025 will look a great deal like early 2022. This video originally premiered on January 6, 2025. Watch on StockCharts’ dedicated David Keller page! Previously recorded videos from Dave are available at this link.
In today’s free DP Trading Room Carl and Erin discuss whether this market rally can get legs and push the market even higher? Mega-caps are looking very positive with the Magnificent Seven leading the charge. Technology is showing new strength along with Communication Services. Carl starts the trading room off with his review of the DP Signal Tables. He details the market trend and condition. He discusses through his presentation the possibility of a follow-on...
The Russell 2000 ETF managed a double-digit gain in 2024, but did it the hard way with several deep pullbacks. Pullbacks within uptrends are opportunities and we can find such opportunities using %B. The chart below shows the Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) with the Zigzag(8) indicator. This indicator changes direction when there is a move greater than 8%, which means it ignores price moves that are less than 8%. I am showing this indicator to...
Has it been a while since the broader market indexes closed in the green? It certainly seems that way. After what looked like a weak start to the new year, the stock market showed us it still had legs. The week’s trading day ended with the broader stock market indexes all closing in the green. But in the first half hour of the trading day, things didn’t look great. There was a lot of choppy...