In the last quarter of 2024, semiconductors have been walking a tightrope between tariff fears and supply chain uncertainties. Geopolitical tensions between the US and China cast a long shadow over the industry, holding our proxy, VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH), in a consolidated range from October 2024 through January. However, with new policies and developments in Washington, the narrative ...
I have been traveling in the US since 1/15 and attended the CMTA Mid-Winter retreat in Tampa, FL 1/16-1/17 and then moved to Redmond, WA to work from the Stockcharts.com office this week. Unfortunately, the 40-degree (F) temp drop between Tampa and Seattle left me with a cold and a soar throat so I am skipping this week’s video. On ...
As the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 once again test new all-time highs this week, I’m struck by how leadership trends have shifted around quite a bit since mid-December. Part of my daily chart process involves a series of ratios to better evaluate and understand which stocks are leading, which stocks are lagging, and from where the next big leadership ...
In this exclusive StockCharts video, Joe demonstrates how to use the 1-2-3 reversal pattern as a buy signal on the weekly chart. This approach can be used when the monthly chart is in a strong position. Joe shares how to use MACD and ADX to help when the trendline pattern isn’t clear, then shows the commodity charts and the shifts ...
When you think of Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO), you associate the company with hardware — networking, routers, and security. However, its investment in artificial intelligence (AI) makes it a stock worth monitoring. President Donald Trump’s announcement of the Stargate project — up to $500 billion investment to build cutting-edge AI infrastructure — is helping companies with a significant investment in ...
In this video, Dave shares five charts from his ChartList of market ratios that investors can use to track changing market conditions through 2025. If you want to better track shifts in market leadership, identify where funds are flowing, and stay on top of evolving market trends, make sure to include this ChartList in your weekly market analysis routine! This ...
Our strategy at EarningsBeats.com just simply makes good common sense. If you want to find the best earnings reports BEFORE they’re reported, follow relative strength. I’ve explained this many times, but let me do it again. Wall Street firms talk to management of companies throughout the quarter until four weeks before the company’s quarter ends and the extended period leading ...
When I look back at leading industry groups for the past day, week, month, 3-month, 6-month, and 1-year periods, only one industry group has been among the Top 20 industry groups for each of those 6 different periods. It’s a group that I liked heading into 2024 and it’s a group that I still like in 2025. Banks ($DJUSBK). If ...
Energy Replaces Technology At the end of this week, 1/17/2024, the Technology sector dropped out of the top 5 and will be replaced by Energy. The ranking in the top 5 has also changed. XLY is still number one but XLF raised to the #2 spot, pushing XLC down to #3. XLI rose to #4 and, as said, XLK dropped ...
Mid-caps show leadership and were the first to trigger a breadth thrust. Stocks surged this week with mid-caps showing the highest participation rate. Chartists can quantify the participation rate and identify breadth thrusts using the percentage of stocks above their 20-day SMAs. We will analyze these indicators for six broad indexes and show the breadth thrust for the S&P MidCap ...