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The Gilmo Report
June 17, 2018
The market uptrend remains intact, despite a sell-off on Friday, thanks to news that the Trump Administration was moving forward with $50 billion in sanctions on Chinese goods and services. The indexes gapped down at the open, but eventually found support around mid-morning before rallying to close near the intraday highs.
The NASDAQ Composite Index illustrates this with... [more]
June 13, 2018
The NASDAQ Composite Index powered to an all-time high yesterday, and looked set to do so again today. But a strong rally that held up even after the Fed announced another quarter-point increase in its Fed funds target rate gave it all up into the close as the index ended in the red, down -8.09, or -0.11%, on higher volume.
But, as I noted in a tweet earlier today, and ahead... [more]
The Marder Report
June 18, 2018
Stocks have shown next to no kinks in their armor over the past few weeks. Most of the true leaders have already broken out, and it becomes challenging to find those yet to be exploited. The list below reflects a slimmer menu of pattern setups.
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June 13, 2018
Stocks remain in the catbird seat, with Nasdaq trading volume picking up slightly. Leadership continues in the growth sector and Nasdaq/small-cap realm as participants favor groups with lesser trade-tariff risk.
Retail has now joined consumer discretionary and technology as the outperforming broad sectors. Breadth has expanded notably over... [more]
May 21, 2018
The following was written Sunday, May 20.
Stocks give a good account of themselves overall as participants contend with a rising-rate environment. Leadership has been very good, with volume the obvious sore spot in the averages, especially New York Stock Exchange volume. Nasdaq activity has been better, but even this leaves something to be desired given the existence of just one major accumulation... [more]
February 13, 2018
The following was written Tuesday evening, Feb. 13:
Position traders will wait for one of a few things to occur before initiating new positions in the growth sector:
1) An O’Neil follow-through day (FTD), Since Tuesday was Day 3 after the low close of 2/8 in the Nasdaq and S&P, the next day in which price rises a substantial amount on volume > the prior day’s... [more]
January 29, 2018
Trend, breadth, and leadership are all positive and the accumulation window remains open for institutions. According to a wire service, the market has gone 18 months without a 5% reaction, the longest in history. Heady stuff, indeed.
As noted last time, “…more fundamentally sound growth names have been building and breaking out of bases than at any time in recent memory. This is the... [more]