Category Archives: Stock Trading

S&P 500 Outlook and Stocks to Watch

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gold stock 52-week rank nov 27
The S&P 500 is making new highs ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. Historically, December has a slight edge to the upside, with an average gain of 0.5% over the last 19 years. The month has moved higher 12 out of those 19 years. More recently, December hasn’t been as strong. Over the last 5 years, the index has lost ground in December. Whether December is strong or weak, the overall uptrend remains…

S&P 500 Remains Strong But Gold and Silver Deserve Center Stage

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metal ratios sil/slv and gdx/gld
The stock market as represented by the S&P 500 remains strong, with the potential for a small pullback. Gold and silver are more interesting, as they are technically poised for a major advance.  First, the S&P 500 remains strong, trading near the top of a 6.5-month rising channel. I have noticed that when scanning for strong stocks, nearly all the quality candidates have already blasted off. This means I am noticing fewer great swing trading…

Stock Market Firmly In Bullish Territory, Here’s Where to Focus Swing Trading Efforts

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sp 500 chart with advance decline lines nov 1
The US stock market is firmly in bullish territory with a breakout to new highs this past week. There are a host of highly reliable statistics that point to further upside over the next 6 months to a year. Here are the main bullet points. Based on very bullish “upside days” during the consolidation and break higher in August and early September, that pattern typically produces an average 13% rise over the following year. From…

Where to Be Looking For Swing Trades Now

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mining stocks ranking oct 23
The S&P 500 remains mired in a range, yet to break higher but still holding an overall bullish tone. In the short-term, the index, and most stocks, could move either way but the eventual breakout direction is likely to be higher (based on evidence discussed below). 3028 is the July high, although that will likely be eclipsed if the market can pop above the 3022 resistance from September, which is just below where the market…

S&P 500 Whipsawing Above Short-Term Support, Long-Term Bullish

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SP500 outlook for swing trading Oct 8 2019
The S&P 500 is whipsawing in no man’s land, just above the August swing low, and below the September swing high. The longer-term technical picture remains bullish despite the recent instability. While the S&P 500 is in a shallow rising channel since May, the whole pattern is a correction. Corrections have elevated volatility, especially near their ends. The correction may continue for some time, but the correction is expected to end with the price moving…

S&P 500 Still In Bull Market Despite Recent Sell Off

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S&P 500 analysis for oct 2 2019
Based on price action, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are still in an uptrend. There are still some high probability things that have occurred that point to higher prices over the next several months, despite the recent selloff. The rally in the first half of 2019 may be just the start of a new multi-year bull market. First, let’s look back at the things that are positive. These were posted in the…

Swing Trading Outlook for US Equities

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small caps versus large cap stock sept 25 2019
Current conditions still warrant swing trades. Discussed here is the current stock market outlook, as well as the hottest sectors right now to be looking for trades. The purpose of these swing trading outlooks is to determine how the market is moving and whether it is a good time to be actively swing trading, trading cautiously with reduced position sizes or less capital deployed, or whether it is time to sit on the sidelines. Right…

Is Now a Good Time to Be Swing Trading?

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S&P 500 analysis for swing trading purposes
The current conditions suggest this is a good time to be swing trading on the long side, based on the price moving with momentum toward resistance on major indexes. A common problem in trading is not trading at the right time, trading too often, or not capitalizing when opportunities are present. So with that in mind, these articles will look at the current conditions of the market and determine whether I will be putting money…

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