September, typically considered to be the weakest month for stocks, didn’t turn out that way in 2024. We had a winning month—the S&P 500 eked out a higher close, and the S&P 500 ($SPX), Dow…
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China’s Shanghai Composite Index ($SSEC) surged higher last week by roughly 13%, which was one of its largest 1-week gains over the past decade. There were solid economic reasons for the surge as China’s central…
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On Friday mornings in our DP Diamonds subscriber-only trading room, the DecisionPoint Diamond Mine, I like to look for a “Sector to Watch” and an “Industry Group to Watch” within. These are for your watchlist…
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A few weeks back, two gold mining ETFs made it to the top 10 of the StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) Report, and they’re still holding strong. Given the low trading volume in these ETFs, a…
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Despite a backdrop of conflicting market signals, there are still sectors within the S&P 500 that are showing promising movements and potential opportunities for investors. Today, I’d like to highlight two sectors in the S&P…
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As we near the end of what has been a fairly solid Q3 for the equity markets, we are left with the eternal question for investors: “What’s next?” We now have the Fed’s first rate…
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There’s one trading day left for the month of September. Unless something drastic happens over the weekend, the stock market looks like it has bucked the September seasonality pattern of being the worst trading month…
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That’s a great question right now as many folks still remain quite nervous. The Volatility Index ($VIX), for example, gained more than 10% today, despite a minimal decline in the S&P 500. It’s a signal…
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In this StockCharts TV video, Mary Ellen reviews the broader markets, including sector and industry group rotation, before highlighting the sharp move into Chinese stocks. She shares her thoughts on whether it’s too late to participate.…
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China’s injection of additional fiscal stimulus into its economy injected more optimism into equity markets. This sent share prices of Chinese stocks exploding to the upside once again. So it shouldn’t be surprising that the…