Technical Analysis

U.S. Dollar Bull Index (UUP) pulls back to support

deronwagner — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:00:19 -0400

After gapping higher on the open, stocks continued building on their initial gains through the first half of the day. read more »

S&P 500 breaks out to fresh 52-week high...now what?

deronwagner — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:15 -0400

The Fed, in yesterday's announcement on economic policy, vowed to keep rates low "for an extended period," helping stocks score solid gains across the board. read more »

Laying low ahead of the Fed

deronwagner — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:07:22 -0400

Throughout the first half of yesterday's session, it looked as though the bears were finally going to have a day in the sun, but the bulls flexed their resilient muscles, enabling stocks to recover read more »

Financial ETFs finally getting in gear

deronwagner — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:59:19 -0400

Stocks gapped higher on the open, sold off to parity shortly thereafter, then flat-lined through the rest of the day. It was a rather uneventful finish to a solid week of gains. read more »

Consider avoiding this ETF

deronwagner — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:58:59 -0500

Yesterday was a session of divergence among the major indices, as the Nasdaq cruised to a solid gain, but the Dow spun its wheels. read more »

SPY tests the high, as the VIX tests the low

deronwagner — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:20:51 -0500

After a day of tight, sideways consolidation, the major indices finished slightly higher yesterday. read more »

Stalking Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX) for buy entry

deronwagner — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:07:46 -0500

Stocks followed up the previous day's breakout with a session of extremely tight, sideways trading that ended with mixed results. read more »

Led by Goldman, Securities Broker-Dealer ETF may be ready to break out

deronwagner — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:30:16 -0500

The main stock market indexes continued to consolidate in a tight, sideways range for the third straight day yesterday, as a touch of late-day strength enabled stocks to close moderately higher. read more »

Energy ETFs poised to breakout above key resistance levels

deronwagner — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:25:51 -0500

The major indices begrudgingly edged higher in the morning, floated back down in the morning, then closed near the flat line. read more »

Brief lessons in basic risk management

deronwagner — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:30:23 -0500

Firmly breaking out above resistance of their 50-day moving averages and the previous week's "swing highs," the major indices kicked off March with a solid session of gains. read more »