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The Six-Month Winning Streak & AMZN

Key Points The S&P 500 logged its second 1% decline of October yesterday, continuing the selloff...

New 52-Week Lows

Key Points The S&P 500 reacted as expected after yesterday’s FOMC decision on rates. Ironically,...

The Known Known

Key Points The S&P 500 logged its fourth straight advance yesterday — albeit a marginal one at +23...

October Has NOT Been Different Yet

October has NOT Been Different Yet   Key Points The S&P 500 gained 1.2% to start the week yesterday,...

Week of 10/27/25

Key Points The S&P 500 kicks off the final week of October — and the biggest earnings week of the...

Not Too Stretched According to this Indicator

Key Points The market’s pinball-like price action continued on Thursday, with the S&P following through...

The 50-DMA

Key Points The S&P 500 broke its modest three-day winning streak yesterday, but managed to rally...

A Little Less Shiny

Key Points With the S&P 500 finished unchanged yesterday, nothing changed technically for the index....

Bullish Patterns, Breadth & Momentum

Key Points For the second straight Monday, the S&P 500 logged a 1% gain to start the week. It also...

Week of 10/20/25

Key PointsThe S&P 500 bounced back last week, avoiding two straight weekly losses — something it...

Dissecting the Bearish Patterns

Key Points With the financials falling apart yesterday, the S&P 500 got hit hard intraday, pulling...

After the First Weekly Overbought Reading

Key Points Despite selling off from the open, the S&P 500 managed to log its second gain in the last...

Hanging Around

Key Points Other than the official 16-basis-point decline on Tuesday, the SPX had a constructive session...

Back-to-Back Big Moves

Key Points The S&P 500 snapped back yesterday, which was enough to stop the bleeding from Friday...

Week of 10/13/2025

Key Points With the S&P 500 emphatically breaking its 48-day streak of no 1% declines with Friday’s...

No 1% Moves, the VIX & Biotech

Key Points The S&P 500 logged its second loss in the last three days on Thursday, finishing slightly...

Extended vs. Depressed

Key Points The S&P 500 bounced back on Wednesday to log a fresh new all-time closing high and is...

Bases, Breakouts & Parabolic Moves

Key Points The S&P 500’s seven-day winning streak was snapped yesterday with another—ultimately innocuous—38-bps...

Short vs. Long-Term Trends

Key Points The S&P 500 has now logged seven straight daily gains after yesterday’s modest advance....

Week of 10/6/25

Key Points The S&P 500 closed last week with a tiny 1 bp gain, but it was enough to mark the index’s...

How and why a Q4 Chase can Happen

Key Points The S&P 500 just barely notched its fifth consecutive gain on Thursday, advancing a meager...

10/2/25

Bullish Patterns, Healthcare & Chart Trades

Key Points The S&P 500 started October much like it ended September—with a marginal gain. This was...

October and Q4 2025

SPX – Monthly Winning Streaks The S&P 500 finished September with its fifth straight monthly advance,...

Surprise... September was ALSO Boring

Key Points The S&P 500 gained 26 basis points in the second-to-last trading day of September and...

CappThesis Turns Three

Key Points The S&P 500 bounced back from an early decline on Friday to finish near the midpoint of...

9/26/25

A lot of Dips

Opening Look – A lot of Dips Key Points The S&P 500 lost ground for the third straight day on Thursday,...

After Overbought

Key Points The S&P 500 lost ground for the second straight day, finishing near its lows. It’s now...

 A Key Lagging Indicator

Key Points The S&P 500 just barely missed hitting 6700 for the first time yesterday, eventually pulling...

Hovering

Key Points The S&P 500 logged its third straight gain to start the week, notched another all-time...

Week of 9/22/25

Key Points The S&P 500 finished strongly on Friday, hitting another new all-time high. This marked...

The IWM R2k Breakout

Key Points The S&P 500 followed the FOMC volatility with a respectable +0.48% gain on Thursday. While...

Reaction > News

Key Points The S&P 500 slipped 13 basis points on Tuesday, selling off after hitting a fresh intraday...

30 Days

Key Points The S&P 500 bounced back yesterday, making a fresh all-time high, but didn’t do much after...

Week of 9/15/25

Key Points The S&P 500 logged its second straight weekly gain last week and hit 6,600 for the first...

September 2025

Never Forget

Key Points The S&P 500 logged its third straight advance on Wednesday, producing yet another all-time...

Breadth & Breakouts

Key Points The S&P 500 logged its second straight advance on Tuesday with another minor gain — just...

Two Simple Trend Gauges

Key Points The S&P 500 started the week with a small gain, but it was enough to sustain the upward-sloping...

Week of 9/8/25

Key Points The S&P 500 finished the week on a negative note, wasting the early strength after the...

Impending Pattern Breakouts

Key Points The SPX logged its second straight advance on Thursday, with the 83-basis point gain marking...

9/4/25

The Five Month Rally

Key Points The S&P 500 snapped its modest two-day losing streak yesterday, finishing near the highs...

The Shallow Dips Persist

Key Points The S&P logged its worst decline since August 1 on September’s first day. However, it...

September’25

SPX – Monthly Winning Streaks The S&P 500 finished August with its fourth straight monthly advance,...

August’s Grand Finale

Key Points The SPX’s 41 basis point advance yesterday pulled it right back near last week’s highs, essentially...

Breadth, Bitcoin & Chart Trades

Key Points The S&P 500 pulled back on Monday as it continued to ease off the Jackson Hole–induced...

Week of 8/25/25

Key Points The dovish Jackson Hole event helped produce the SPX’s third straight weekly gain, marking...

Key Charts before THE Speech

Key Points The S&P 500 comes into Jackson Hole speech day with a five-day losing streak — the first...

Battling Near the Highs

Key Points The S&P 500 logged a fourth straight decline on Wednesday, with each move coming in below...

Tech Hit Hard, as the Field Holds

Key Points The S&P 500 finally broke its tight multi-day trading range yesterday with its biggest...

The Last 8 Weeks

Key Points The S&P 500 dipped slightly to start the week yesterday, barely losing one basis point....

Week of 8/18/25

Key Points The S&P 500 finished last week with a slight loss, but the index logged its fourth...

Ebb & Flow

Key Points The S&P 500 just barely squeaked out a third straight advance on Thursday. This now is...

8/14/25

Back-to-Back 80% Breadth Days

Key Points The S&P 500 squeaked out a 32-basis point gain on Wednesday, securing its first winning...

Another Bullish Pattern Triggered

Key Points The S&P 500 shot back yesterday, logging its second-biggest advance since May 27—once...

CPI, SPX & Bonds

Key Points The S&P 500 logged another small loss to start the week on Monday, dropping 30 basis points....

 Week of 8/11/25

Key Points The S&P 500 concluded a back-and-forth week with a strong finish on Friday, marking the...

August 2025

Indicator Checkup & AAPL

Key Points The back-and-forth price action continued on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 bouncing back...

Watching SPX Breadth Closely

Key Points The SPX failed to follow through upon Monday’s big 1.5% and fell approximately 0.5% yesterday....

Snapback

Key Points The S&P 500 snapped back in impressive fashion to begin the week, with yesterday’s 1.5%...

The Dog Days

Key Points The S&P 500 wrapped up another solid—but mostly one-sided—month with a negative reversal...

Yet Another Epic Month

Key Points The latest FOMC meeting did not disappoint—at least in terms of the volatility we saw from...

The Next 10%

Key Points The SPX snapped its tepid six-day winning streak on Tuesday with – what else – an innocuous...

Six Tiny Steps

Key Points The S&P 500 just barely squeaked out its sixth straight advance to start the week on Monday...

Week of 7/28/25

Key Points The S&P 500 finished last week with a five-day winning streak, spending the last four...

7/25/25

MACD and Two QQQ Upside Targets

Key Points The SPX logged its fourth straight gain on Thursday, albeit three of them have been 10 bps...

Trading Box Breakouts & New 52-Week Highs

Key Points The S&P 500 logged its third straight advance on Wednesday, marking its first three-day...

Non-Growth Stocks Make a Stand

Key Points The SPX logged a tiny gain on Tuesday, marking its fourth two-day winning streak of July....

The Missing July Volatility

Key Points The S&P 500 starts Tuesday after logging a second straight small move — a minor gain....

SPX, NDX and NASDAQ Breadth

Key Points The S&P 500 followed through on its strong comeback from Wednesday and logged a respectable...

7/17/25

A Lot Happening Under the Surface

Key Points The S&P 500 snapped back on Wednesday, preventing the first losing streak in the last...

Bears Looking for Downside Follow Through

Key Points The S&P 500 logged its second loss in the last three days on Tuesday post-CPI numbers....

Pausing Near the Highs

Key Points With the CPI data, big bank earnings and continued geopolitical news hitting the tape this...

Week of 7/14/25

Key Points It may not have felt like it, but last week the S&P 500 was down three of the five trading...

Daily vs. Short-Term Momentum

Key Points The SPX ended yesterday near its highs, continuing the upswing that began late Wednesday morning....

Market Strength Indicator

Key Points The SPX snapped another short-term, innocuous losing streak yesterday with a 61-bps advance....

Low Two-Way Vol Persists

Key Points The SPX lost ground for the second straight day on Tuesday, but the move was small once again. ...

Same News, Better Reaction

Key Points The SPX broke its two-day winning streak with its biggest decline since 6/17 yesterday, with...

Week of 7/7/25

+30%

Key Points The S&P 500 was up three out of four days last week and has now posted gains in seven...

Week of 7/7/25

Key Points The S&P 500 was up three out of four days last week and has now posted gains in seven...

SPX vs. 20-Day Moving Avg.

Key Points The S&P 500 logged another 50–basis point gain on Wednesday — its third ~0.5% advance...

No Drawdowns

Key Points The SPX started July quietly, slipping 0.11%, despite many areas outside of growth performing...

July and Q3 2025

SPX – Key June Stats -5.0% monthly gain   -Up 13/20 trading days -Positive breadth 12/20 trading days...

Officially Overbought... Again

Officially Overbought… Again

Key Points The SPX had a noteworthy five days last week – it hit two upside targets (6,120 & 6,125),...

Two More SPX Targets Hit

Key Points The SPX got back to its uptrending ways on Thursday after Wednesday’s historically small decline,...

Bullish Patterns Continue to Build

Key Points According to Ryan Detrick of Carson Group, the S&P 500 logged its smallest decline in...

Two Straight 1% Gains

Key Points The SPX picked up right where it left off on Tuesday, logging its second straight 1% gain. ...

A New Upside Target

Key Points The S&P 500 ended its three-day losing streak in resounding fashion on Monday, gaining...

SPX, Crude Oil, USD & the VIX

Key Points Before this weekend’s events, SPX logged its third straight decline on Friday, which now is...

Week of 6/23/2025

Key Points Before this weekend’s events, SPX logged its third straight decline on Friday, which now is...

June 2025

The Setup

Key Points The SPX continued the sell off yesterday that began late Monday morning, with the index ultimately...

Three Key SPX Charts

Key PointsThe SPX bounced back from Friday’s 1% decline with a near 1% gain on Monday.   As the 5-day...

Week of 6/16/25

Key Points The SPX logged its first 1% decline of June on Friday, which was enough to snap the index’s...

Key Levels

Key Points The SPX bounced back yesterday, preventing a downside follow through.  Today’s focus...

Now vs. the February Top

Key Points The SPX’s small moves continued on Wednesday, but the index couldn’t hold the early CPI-induced...

Grinding Higher

Key Points After last Thursday’s fireworks, the SPX has gotten back to its staircase-like advance the...

Two Key Breadth Indicators

Key Points The final stats were bullish yesterday – The SPX logged its second straight gain, closed above...

6/9/25 - Weekly Charts

Bullish Patterns Continue

Key Points The SPX logged its first 1% gain of June to conclude a strong weekly showing. It was the second...

Week of 6/9/25

Key Points The SPX logged its first 1% gain of June to conclude a strong weekly showing. It was the second...

A Few Fireworks

Key Points Notwithstanding the entertaining social media fireworks yesterday, the SPX managed to hold...

Complacency

Key Points The SPX’s winning streak extended to five yesterday with a whopping one basis point advance. ...

Small Moves Continue to Help

Key Points The two-day chart below says it all – there’s been an underlying bid since 10:30 Monday morning,...

Constructive Digestion

Key Points The SPX responded well to early weakness yesterday, pivoted at 10:00 and rode a persistent...

June’25

SPX – Key May Stats -6.2% monthly gain   -Up 13/21 trading days -Negative breadth 12/21 trading days...

After the May Follow Through

Key Points The SPX snapped back on Thursday after Wednesday’s sub-par performance.  It wasn’t a great...

5/29/25 - SPX, SIL, USO & NVDA

SPX, SIL, USO & NVDA

Key Points The SPX failed to follow through on Tuesday’s 1.4% gain, spending the first three hours and...

Gap & Extend

Key Points Tuesday’s trading session couldn’t have gone much better for the bulls – as the early positive...

Comparing the Dips

Key Points Friday and last week’s performance in a nutshell:   🔴 4th straight decline🔴 4th straight negative...

Week of 5/27/25

Key Points Friday and last week’s performance in a nutshell: 🔴 4th straight decline🔴 4th straight negative...

5/23/25 - Friday Fireworks

Friday Fireworks

Intra-Day The response to the SPX’s first 1% decline in a month was a non-event yesterday.  When this...

Gut Check

Intra-Day Yesterday’s weak bond auction ended up being the catalyst – or the latest “known unknown” –...

MACD Hits Highest Level Ever

Intra-Day The SPX’s latest winning streak ended yesterday, but it wasn’t exactly shattered, with the...

SPX Overbought & Bullish Patterns Under the Surface

Intra-Day Despite the down open and fret over the Moody’s downgrade, the SPX’s recent trends continued...

Week of 5/19/25

Intra-Day Friday For the fifth straight session, the SPX logged a gain and closed near its highs on Friday....

Streaks & Bullish Patterns

Key Points The SPX rallied back from early weakness to log its fourth straight advance on Thursday —...

May 2025

After the Next Pause

Intra-Day While yesterday’s price action was a lot quieter than Monday’s, the intra-day path was similar...

After the Gap

Intra-Day The intra-day chart says it all — Monday was a classic gap, hold, and extend session. The only...

The Extension Continues

Intra-Day Friday The SPX logged its smallest net move since February 11 on Friday, as the streak of no...

Week of 5/12/25

Intra-Day Friday The SPX logged its smallest net move since February 11 on Friday, as the streak of no...

SPX, Crypto and Trade Ideas

Key Points Despite the late-day rollover yesterday, the SPX notched its second straight gain and extended...

5/17/25 - Mirror Image

Mirror Image

Key Points It felt like a classic FOMC day on Wednesday, and the SPX responded much as we’d expect. Despite...

The Set Up & FOMC

Key Points The SPX slipped for the second straight day on Tuesday, as selective profit-taking and cautious...

The One Streak That's Still Alive

  Key Points The SPX’s impressive nine-session winning streak ended Monday after the midday rally fizzled,...

Long Winning Streaks

SPX Weekly Track  The SPX was five-for-five last week, with its winning streak now at nine entering...

Week of 5/5/25

  SPX Weekly Track  The SPX was five-for-five last week, with its winning streak now at nine entering...

Monthly Chart Rundown

Key Points The SPX’s streak of no 1% moves continued on April’s last day thanks to the market fighting...

Another Epic Month

Key Points The SPX logged another gain Tuesday in front of the month’s final trading day and right before...

The String of Good Closes

Key Points The SPX leaned on a late-day bid to notch its fifth straight gain on Monday — the longest...

Weekly Bullish Engulfing Pattern

SPX Weekly Track  The SPX is riding a four-day winning streak to start another busy earnings week....

Week of 4/28/25

SPX Weekly Track  The SPX is riding a four-day winning streak to start another busy earnings week.  The...

Buy Signals, Waves and MAGS