Designed to help you step up your analysis process, “Next Level Charting” shows you how to combine classical charting techniques with quantitative insights. Join renowned technician Arthur Hill as he puts his systematic approach on display, demonstrating how to analyze charts objectively, separate robust assessments from suspect assumptions, and apply an evidence-driven approach to the markets.
The S&P MidCap 400 SPDR and S&P 500 EW ETF are lagging their big brother, the S&P 500 SPDR, but both are at a moment of truth with resistance at hand. Elsewhere, the Steel and Home Construction ETFs are bidding to end their corrections. And finally, I will update three indicators to watch for a c...
The S&P 500 SPDR remains in a clear uptrend, but the Trend Composite indicator turned negative for the Russell 2000 ETF. Furthermore, junk bonds are acting like junk in 2021 and TLT is starting to outperform SPY. Despite signs of risk aversion, three key breadth indicators remain with bullish sig...
The percentage of stocks above the 50-day SMA deteriorated over the last few months, but the longer term breadth indicators remain strong. Today’s show dissects breadth for the S&P 500, discusses the market cap effect and breaks down the big six sectors.
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Tech is back with over a dozen tech-related ETFs breaking out of long-term bullish continuation patterns. Today we will look lat weekly candlestick charts and show how leading tech ETFs held their rising 40-week SMAs and broke out of consolidation patterns. There is also a preview of our summer r...
Today's video starts with metals-related ETFs. There are short-term bullish patterns forming in the Base Metals, Palladium and Silver ETFs. One even has a long-term bullish pattern. We will then look at the extreme oversold condition on the Copper Miners ETF and show why Healthcare is a good sect...
Today's video starts with a look at the broad market trend using SPY and then focuses on the short-term breakout in QQQ with an ATR Trailing Stop. Attention then turns to the Biotech ETF as it surges off support and looks poised to continue its long-term uptrend. We finish with setups in three he...
Today we will look at two ETFs forming consolidations within uptrends, which are considered bullish continuation patterns. These two are perking up and going for breakouts. I will also show a technique to trade the swing within a consolidation to get a jump on the breakout.
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The Gold SPDR crossed above the 200-day SMA last week and the 200-day EMA earlier this month. Which one worked better in the past? Today we will put these moving averages to the test, show how to improve performance and chart the difference between two SMAs on StockCharts ACP. I will also show my...
This show dives into breadth indicators to assess market conditions and measure relative strength. Despite a short-term bearish breadth thrust in the S&P 500, the medium-term breadth thrust indicators remain in bull mode. This may not be enough for the Nasdaq 100 and S&P SmallCap 600 because thei...
The Biotech iShares is battling a key moving average and slightly outperforming its cousin, the Biotech SPDR. In today's video, I will show how to compare performance using a ChartList in Summary and CandleGlance format. We will then cover the top ten stocks and highlight two that stand out.
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Sell in May and go away is upon us, but what does the evidence say for seasonal patterns? Today's video will look at the best and worst six months, break down the monthly numbers and analyze trends in the equity curves. May is here and June-July are around the corner so we will focus on these thr...
The S&P 500 and finance sector are still leading overall, but small-caps are perking up with some help from regional banks. Today's video will look at the long-term trends and medium-term setups for IJR, IWM and KRE. We will also show a trading strategy centered around Bollinger Bands.
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The long-term trends are up for the major indices, but we are seeing deterioration in small-cap breadth and strength in defensive areas. In today's video, we will show a performance shift among seven major index ETFs and the eleven sector SPDRs. We will then turn to the percentage of stocks above...
Growth related ETFs were leading the market in mid February and then corrected pretty hard into mid March. They are starting to take the lead again. Large-cap growth broke out in early April, mid-cap growth is breaking out to a new high and small-cap growth is showing promise. Today's video will ...
The Mobile Payments ETF (IPAY) captures an investment theme for the coming months and years: the move to digital payments. Today's video will look at the long-term trend for IPAY, the medium-term bullish setup and a short-term bullish catalyst. We then turn to the top components and show how to c...
The ARK ETFs were some of the biggest winners in 2020, but they fell on hard times in 2021 with some of the biggest declines. These declines, though big, should be put into perspective by comparing them to the prior advances. Today we will look at the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF), ARK Autono...
The Nasdaq 100 ETF bounced with the market in mid March. but QQQ and tech ETFs are still underperforming. Could the second shoe be ready to drop? Money is moving into Staples as XLP breaks out and Healthcare could be next. We then return to the Heikin Ashi candlesticks for an update on the China ...
Price charts for ETFs based on Asian stocks are often filled with gaps and noise. Chartists can filter these gaps and noise by using Heikin-Ashi candlesticks, which use average prices from two periods. Today's video will show how to chart Heikin-Ashi candlesticks and show some bullish setups brew...
Tech stocks are in correction mode, but not because of the sharp rise in the 10-year yield. Today, we will put this rise into perspective and show prior instances when tech stocks rose along with the 10-year yield. We will then focus on four ETFs leading the market and two tech stocks that are ac...
Today's show looks at the big stocks driving the Communication Services, Energy, Finance and Technology SPDRs. First, we identify the key trend and mean-reversion indicators using Google as an example. Attention then turns to Facebook (lagging), the three top bank stocks driving XLF and the two e...
The 50 and 200 day simple moving averages are the two most widely used moving averages, but they should be used in very different ways. One works great as a trend-following indicator and the other is better suited for mean-reversion opportunities. Today we will backtest these moving averages over...
A simple scan shows that ROC 73 is hitting new heights in our ETF universe. This is not bearish, but there are dozens of ETFs with extended conditions right now. This means we are in the "trend monitoring" stage right now. As such, I will show how to use the ATR Trailing Stop during this stage. I...
Trading in the direction of the bigger trend is the theme today. I will highlight setups in ETFs related to industrial metals, energy and airlines. We will start with some basic trend metrics and use RSI to define oversold conditions. Attention then turns to price patterns and StochRSI to transit...
Seasonal patterns complement chart analysis. Even though price action and trend are still the most important analytical factors, seasonal patterns can add weight to bullish or bearish arguments when they jibe with price analysis. Today we will look at seasonal patterns since 1950, show how season...
