Category Archives: Charts

Chart Gazing

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

We take a look of some of the more interesting charts in the various assets, indicies, and commodities we cover. Apple Probably the most talked about death cross in ages.  Apple’s 50-day moved through its 200-day moving average last week … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Ugly

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

(click here if chart is not observable)

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All Is Ugly

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

x/ bonds and the U.S. dollar. Tough to find a chart with an uptrend.  The Brazilian BOVESPA and Hang Seng broke their 200-day moving averages today. Commodities are very ugly especially given China’s monetary moves over the weekend, which, generally, … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day: Modified Crowding Out

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Modified “crowding out.”   The government shall be funded! (click here if chart is not observable)

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Sell in May?

Posted on April 30, 2012 by

We don’t know. What we do know:   1)  May has bad seasonals as illustrated in the chart by our good friends at the Chart Store;  2)  Apple, the leader of 2012, is trading like dog dirt after the huge pop … Continue reading →

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Apple’s Wild Ride

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

It’s been a while since we’ve weighed in on Apple.  Well, at least a few weeks since our March 30th post as we wondered out loud if the stock needed to fill its March 14th gap open at $568. The … Continue reading →

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Chart of the Day: Italy Sliding

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

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Ugly Chart Contest: Trend Breakers

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

It’s gettin’ ugly out there again, folks. (click here if chart is not observable)

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Is the Correction Camp Too Crowded?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

We posted yesterday that the S&P500 was set up for a pullback after carving out an outside day (higher high and lower low than previous day) at strong resistance and looked for follow through selling today.   Didn’t happen. In fact, … Continue reading →

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U.S. Employment: Super Bowl Blowout!

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

From today’s BLS release, Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth was widespread in the private sector, with large employment … Continue reading →

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