Dow Transports: Generationally Overbought. What’s Next?
Though backed up against long-term trend line resistance, the Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJTA) continues to grind higher in 2014, moving from strength to...
Emerging Markets (EEM) Underperformance: Charts In Focus
The Emerging Markets sector has been a tricky play for active investors. 3 failed rallies in 3 years has left many with a poor taste...
3 ETFs For Trading Japanese Equities Amid Yen Weakness
There have been a couple of developments in the Japanese markets that traders are (or should be) monitoring. In the equity markets, there is a bullish consolidation...
Recognizing When You Are In Trading Tilt
Tilt is a poker term for a state of mental or emotional confusion or frustration in which a player adopts a less than optimal...
Why September OpEx Could Be Very Bullish For Stocks
Next week is options expiration week. From here on out, I’ll just call it September OpEx. Last month, I took a closer look at...
United States Equity Markets: Bend or Break Moment
The developing secular bull market in the United States equity markets has been driven by a flood of liquidity resulting from the global monetary...
10 Year Treasury Yield: Patterns Pointing To Higher Rates
In this post I will focus on pure PATTERNS and discuss NOTHING that has to do with the Global Macro fundamental outlook on the US...
Sector Analysis: Is The Materials Sector Ready To Lead?
Since all investment decisions involve opportunity costs, comparing alternatives head-to-head can help with the development of a short list of buy candidates. At the...
Precious Metals Weak: Breaking Down The Charts
Both gold and silver continue to lose favor with investors as evidenced by precious metals continued weakness into September. This also shows up in...
Sector Rotation: Using The Energy Sector To Gauge The Market Cycle
In part III of the CMT program we spent a significant amount of time studying intermarket analysis and sector rotation. For me, it was the...