The overall trend in the stock market’s broader indexes remains bullish. While the indexes were trading lower on Tuesday morning, they rebounded and ended the day relatively flat. The S&P 500 ($SPX) and Dow ($INDU) closed slightly lower, and the Nasdaq Composite ($COMPQ) closed a little higher. Consumer Staples Sector Leads Philip Morris International (PM)...

In this video from StockCharts TV, Julius addresses US sector rotation and takes it to the next level when he dives into the breakdown of the Consumer Discretionary sector, looking at the industries inside that sector. While analyzing the sector from a top-down perspective, he shows you how you can get there using the tools...

Good morning and welcome to this week’s Flight Path. Equities saw the “Go” trend continue this week as the indicator painted strong blue bars the entire week. Treasury bond prices saw the “NoGo” trend continue with a week of strong purple bars. U.S. commodities saw the “Go” trend continue this wek and at the end of...

When the market is down, you can see which stocks Wall Street may be pumping money into. So on a Monday morning when the markets are down, this allows you to spot stocks that are bucking the intraday trend. If you go to your Predefined Scans under Bullish Technical Indicators, you can see which stocks...

How do you track movements of all the S&P 500 stocks on any given trading day? In this video, Dave will show you how he uses the StockCharts MarketCarpet to evaluate broad equity market conditions, assess the changes in the mega-cap stocks which dominate the benchmarks, and identify potential outliers that could serve as investment...

The “Magnificent 7”, comprised of Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Tesla (TSLA) have carried the S&P 500 during this secular bull market – since its breakout in April 2013 above its 2000 and 2007 highs. Here’s a weekly chart of the S&P 500 during this secular...

The markets closed on a negative note for the third week in a row; over the past five sessions, the Nifty remained largely on a declining trajectory except for the last trading day where it saw some relief rally from the lower levels. Following a strong weekly decline of 1167 points two weeks ago, the...

In this StockCharts TV video, Mary Ellen reviews what’s driving the markets higher and how you can capitalize. Moves in TSLA, NVDA, and NFLX are highlighted. She also reviews price action greatly impacted by earnings, many driven by analyst upgrades and downgrades. This video originally premiered October 18, 2024. You can watch it on our dedicated page for...

The Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD) indicator, created by technical analyst Gerald Appel, is a technical indicator designed to confirm once a trend change has occurred. Based on exponential moving averages, it is not built to anticipate a price reversal, but rather to identify that one has already occurred. The lesser-known MACD histogram can actually provide a...

Despite a light economic data week, the stock market continued its rally, with the S&P 500 ($SPX) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) closing at record highs. How many times have we heard that? This is the sixth positive week for the three indexes. Strong earnings from big banks, Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. (TSM), United...