In this StockCharts TV video, Mary Ellen presents a deep dive into last week’s sharp rally in the markets. She highlights what areas could perform best under a Trump administration and how to spot a pullback. She takes a close look at the “New Economy” and how best to capitalize. This video originally premiered November 8, 2024. You can watch it on our dedicated page for Mary Ellen on StockCharts TV. New videos from Mary Ellen premiere weekly on...

Another packed week for the stock market has come to a close. The broader stock market indexes broke out of their sideways trading range with the S&P 500 ($SPX), Nasdaq Composite ($COMPQ), and Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) closing the week out at record levels. The US election results and the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points are now in the rearview mirror. When Jerome Powell took the podium on...

First of all, for those of you looking for a new video this week, I have intentionally skipped it because I didn’t want to make a video right before such an important event with much uncertainty. After the elections, which were obviously eventful, I wanted to see what the market’s reaction would be and let the dust settle down before diving into any analysis, which might have been too preoccupied and presumptuous too early. However,...

The risk-on sentiment has returned to the stock market. Stocks traded significantly higher ahead of the open on Wednesday after former President Trump’s victory. With the uncertainty of the election results out of the way, investors were ready to pile back into equities. All broader US equity indexes saw strong upside movement, and the Cboe Volatility Index ($VIX) fell, closing at around 16 (see screenshot of the Market Overview Dashboard Panel below). FIGURE 1. THE...

When major shifts happen in the market, such as the one we’re seeing the morning after the election, how can you analyze investor sentiment shifts and adapt your strategy to align with where money will likely flow in the coming weeks and months? If you checked the markets on Wednesday morning, post-election, you woke up to several remarkable events: The stock market shot up to a record high, with the Dow jumping 1,300 points and...