Charting Stocks

The Dow Jones Industrial Average breached the 10,000 level at the open and then rallied back 180 points from the low to close at 10,193. In a previous post I mentioned that the major averages were close to major support levels while approaching oversold levels. Those levels were tested today before the market moved higher.
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After dropping 376 points yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is set to open down 95 points which would put it below the psychologically important 10,000 level. In my previous post, I mentioned that the ‘flash trade’ prices were real and we were heading for a retest of those lows. Currently, the major averages are [...]

Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index are trading below their 200-day moving average.  NASDAQ bucked the trend bouncing back above it 200-day MA.
Many analysts in the technical community were unsure if the ‘flash trade’ lows were actual prices which should be included in their analysis, or merely a ‘machine’ blip which [...]

Chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average priced in ounces of gold since 1968. The data set used divides the DJIA annual closing price by that years average gold price. Because this is annual data, some of the extreme monthly readings are smoothed out.
The bottom, in our example, occurred in 1980 when the ratio was [...]

There’s been no shortage of ridiculous explanations behind last Thursdays  stock market plunge which took the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 1,000 points.  Perhaps the most preposterous of them all is the so called “Fat Finger” theory which suggests that some “Lone trader” accidentally shorted  S&P E-Mini futures contracts to the tune of $1 billion. [...]

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the last day of a volatile week down 162 points (-1.51%). While both the long and intermediate term outlook appear negative, the short term picture may improve in the coming days. It is important to note that the following is a 10 minute chart and so conclusions drawn must [...]

Last week, we mentioned that technical indicators began to turn negative. Technical damage continued today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Dow Jones Transportation Average, and  S&P 500 closed below their pivotal 50 and 200 day moving averages (first time since March), with all 3 averages registering an RSI sell signal.  NASDAQ bucks the trend [...]

What a wild ride these past few weeks have been. Only a month or so ago the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded down to 6,500 amid an onslaught of catastrophic economic news. The market has since rallied 25% from its low with insolvent banks such as Citigroup and Bank of America quadrupling in value. Jim [...]

The 60 minute chart below suggests that the recent rally in the Dow Jones is losing steam. In our previous post, we noted that the current move may have a bit more to go before turning back down.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose almost 240 points (3.5%) today. As mentioned in a previous post, large daily percentage gains are more consistent with bear markets than bulls. Todays rally was led by banks and REIT’s,  two of the most beaten up and oversold sectors – also consistent with a bear market correction.
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