Consolidations tend to resolve in the direction of the underlying trend. But when they don't, that's the signal!

An oldie but goodie from the past, that I always think about when this comes up, is the US Treasury Bond Fund back in the...

Today I want to talk about how important it is to know what's inside the index funds you own. In many cases they can be misleading. Something like the Dollar Index, for example, which is basically 60% Euro, is not exactly the best barometer of the "U....

As June gets under way, it’s time to review positions with June options that remain open (haven’t already hit profit targets or been stopped out).

Most trades I put on for All Star Options tend to have a minimum duration of 30 days (short...

Over the past few days, we've had traders and investors from all over the world go through our new Charting School. In case you missed it, I partnered up with a group of Emmy-award...

Friday was a great day in my life. Not only did we get new Weekly Charts, as we normally do on Fridays, but we also got a fresh batch of Monthly Charts to analyze as well. These...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

We write a lot about focusing on the secular leaders in each sector and industry. Whether it's online retail, medical...

This is a special weekend. The close on Friday marks the end of the day, week and month. That means we have a fresh batch of weekly AND monthly charts waiting for us. This process provides a lot of information because, by stepping back, it forces us...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

New Mystery Chart!

For those new to the exercise, we take a chart of interest and remove the x/y-axes and any other labels that would help identify it. The chart can be any security in...

Why does Technical Analysis work? Because markets trend. No one can argue that. I don't care who you are. And what do we do as technicians? We look for trends!

I was...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

Lots of charts are being shared showing the exponential growth in trading activity, new accounts, and anything else that might paint a story of euphoria at retail and discount brokerages since...

From the desk of Tom Bruni @BruniCharting

Thanks to everyone who participated in this week's Mystery Chart, as always. Most saw that I was doing it this...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

JC summed up our present view on US Equities perfectly during this week's Conference...

From the desk of Tom Bruni @BruniCharting

New Mystery Chart!

For those new to the exercise, we take a chart of interest and remove the x/y-axes and any other labels that would help identify it. The chart can be any security in...

Have you ever seen those...

Is the Helsinki 25 Index not on your radar? Well it probably should be. It's hard to find a better gauge of risk appetite and risk aversion anywhere out there in the world.

Take a look at a chart of this rarely discussed index over the past...

In March, the up move and subsequent retracement in Bonds was breathtaking and had the world's attention.

In April, Bonds spent most of the month "normalizing," at a newer, higher level.

Here in May, we're starting to see signs that...