At The Chart Report we pride ourselves on covering the most robust trends in asset classes around the globe. However, something we don’t discuss too often is trendless markets, like the ones major US and World Equity Indices have been stuck in for over 16-months. This rangebound action is illustrated well by the MSCI All-Country […]
Is this the Top for Tech?
Two renowned Technicians made television appearances last week and warned about the bearish signals they were observing in the Technology Sector. After just a few trading days they’ve been proven right as the Technology SPDR ETF, $XLK is down almost 4% in the past three sessions. This call is no longer immediately actionable due to […]
“The Predictive Value of Technical Analysis”
Yesterday, David Keller answered a great question from his mailbag: “What predictive power does technical analysis really have? Sometimes the signals are just plain wrong.” I think David answers this in a very eloquent, but practical way. As we know, nothing in investing/trading is “perfect”. But in the long run, it is about probabilities. And […]
The Dreaded 200-day Moving Average
The S&P 500 has staged an impressive 16% rally off the December 2018 lows. The index is currently testing a flat 200-day moving average. This is one of the most widely watched technical indicators so naturally, there has been a lot of chatter about it lately. Some fear that it will act as resistance and […]
David Keller: Neutral on the S&P 500, Bullish on Gold
David Keller, President of Sierra Alpha, was on TD Ameritrade’s Morning Trade Live with host Oliver Renick this past Thursday where they discussed the S&P 500 trading levels, breadth, momentum and Gold. To begin, David and Oliver hit on the overall indecision and lack of clarity in terms of the lack of direction in the […]
