INTC’s Recent Decline Has Taken it To Trend-Line Support from its 2009 Lows
Self-explanatory chart below – INTC is now sitting on trend-line support from its 2009 and 2011 lows. Can we expect a bounce here for INTC and with it the semiconductor space in general – both have been beaten up badly…
Does the Potential for a Gold Rally Mean Silver Must Follow it Higher?
We are long gold and have been for weeks now following a break-out of trend-line resistance that was in place since the metal’s 2011 highs. Conspicuously absent from this long position has been a corresponding long position in silver or any…...
Nasdaq Attemping to Clear Key 12 Year Technical Milestone
Last week, as the chart below indicates, the Nasdaq Composite index appears to have finally cleared its 50% Fib retracement level formed between its highs in 2000 and lows in 2002. This is a big deal in our opinion – it’s taken the Nasdaq nearly…
AMZN Entering Critical Area of Resistance; A Break-Out Likely Sets it Up to Target $435
In the chart below AMZN’s rally of late has taken it into a key area of resistance in the ~$265-$272 region. $265 marks trend-line (1) resistance formed off the stock’s 1999 and 2011 highs. $272 marks 261.8% Fib extension resistance…
Case for Airlines Out-Performing Continues to Build
All the way back on May 30 we highlighted the emerging case for Airlines sustainably out-performing the SPX. We didn’t take a strong, high conviction stance on this belief, but merely stated the “possibility” for this happening was becoming stronger. At…
Time to buy Chinese Companies Listed in the U.S.?
The chart below shows FXI on a weekly basis. FXI has been bouncing on trend-line support (1) for the past few weeks. This has been “the” line in the sand for FXI since 2005 and has produced many sizeable rallies…
Gold Miners Breaking Out
The chart below highlights the AMEX Gold Bugs Index. This index is now following the previous break-out in gold as it pushes above trend-line resistance dating back to its 2011 highs. For more detail on the potential upside in gold…
Can Gold Now Target $3,000 With Miners Out-Performing on the Ride Up?
Back in the saddle, finally. I apologize for being away so long. Regardless, prior to stepping away, I had begun to shift our focus toward metals and away from equities with the thought being that the best trading opportunities were…...
This European Bank Could Provide Clues to the Next Big Move in Broader Risk Appetite
The chart below reflects that shares of NBG are caught in a tight consolidation pattern between lines (1) and (2). And though NBG trades in the low single digits now, we still believe its shares carry a good deal of…...
SSEC Just Broke Below Major Support Dating Back to 1994
With last night’s ~175 bps decline to start the week, the SSEC has now decisively broken below a nearly 20 year support line (1) dating back to 1994, in the chart below. Incredibly, the index now stands ~66% off its…