Charting Stocks

Financial stocks are beginning to show signs of weakness with Citigroup (NYSE: C) looking the most vulnerable.
Citigroup stock (chart below) was the first in this group to break their previous uptrend line. With RSI under 50 and the MACD indicator turning negative, it appears that Citi may be under some pressure in the coming weeks.

Have you ever asked yourself why the Dow Jones Industrial Average contains non-industrial stocks? Why such a large weighting is given to financial companies such as American Express, Bank of America, Citigroup, JP Morgan and AIG (Before its removal)? After all, you wouldn’t expect to see General Motors included in the healthcare index or Goldman [...]

There’s no doubt that the buzz words for the week will be “Stress Test.” US regulators will be conducted the so-called bank stress test to determine which of the major US banks are the most vulnerable and may need additional capital. Yes, they’re going to throw more money at bad banks though I believe that [...]

As of 01/02/2008 the the year price target on the S&P 500 set by the Chief Investment Strategists at the major investment banks are as follows:
Strategist Year End Price Target
Citigroup                                   1675
HSBC                                          1700
Credit Suisse                              1650
Bank of America                         1625
UBS                                             1700
Morgan Stanley                           1525
Bear Stearns                                1700
Goldman Sachs                           1675
JP Morgan                                    1590
Lehman Brothers                         1630
Wachovia                                     1590
Merrill Lynch                                1525
Average 1632
Average [...]

The stock market continued it’s slide this week with the financial stocks leading the way.
Goldman Sachs, UBS, Citigroup & Merrill Lynch make fresh new lows.

Both Houses of Morgan (JP Morgan & Morgan Stanley) show relative strength while Goldman Sachs and Citigroup look the weakest.

Charting Stocks Update
March 17, 2007
Merrill Lynch urges the Fed to cut rates:
Merrill Analyst — “If the inflation-fighting Federal Reserve were to keep rates unchanged to contain price growth — instead of cutting by 1 percentage point in the second half of 2007 as Merrill expects — then this would put the probability of an outright [...]