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...

When the market is rallying in full swing, it can sometimes be difficult to select which stocks, among the hundreds, might present the best case to buy. For spotting the strongest stocks on a technical basis, the StockCharts Technical Rank (SCTR) can be an essential tool. There are many ways to use the SCTR Report....

At DecisionPoint, we track intermediate-term and long-term BUY/SELL signals on twenty-six market, sector, and industry group indexes. The long-term BUY signals are based upon the famous Golden Cross, which is when the 50-day moving average crosses up through the 200-day moving average. (We use exponential moving averages — EMAs.) Intermediate-term BUY signals are based upon...

Airline stocks had a strong day, with United Airlines (UAL), American Airlines (AAL), and Delta Airlines (DAL) posting strong gains. The main reason for the rise in airline stocks was UAL’s better-than-expected earnings report and strong guidance, which comes just days after Delta missed its earnings. Having struggled for years, UAL seems to have overcome...