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Is Goldilocks Pushing Out the Bears?
by David Russell | Jun 12, 2025
Volatility is waning as inflation moderates and stocks drift higher.
Charting Silver: Is It Groundhog Day for the White Metal?
by David Russell | May 17, 2021
Silver began a monster rally about a year ago. Now the technicals could be lining up similarly. First, consider how XAGUSD dumped after hitting resistance at its 50-day simple moving average (SMA) in late March. Prices quickly stabilized and then entered a period of...
Forget About Elon Musk. Check Out How Ethereum Is Crushing Tesla
by David Russell | May 14, 2021
Elon Musk and Tesla were two of the biggest stories last year. But now Ethereum is giving the eccentric billionaire and high-multiple automaker a run for their money. These two charts illustrate the change of investor interest as the world's No. 2 cryptocurrency gains...
Is This Level a Lucky Number for Facebook? Here’s Today’s Technical Analysis
by David Russell | May 12, 2021
Technology and the Nasdaq have gone through a rough spot lately because of inflation. That may be creating an opportunity in social-media giant Facebook. FB is one of the few major Nasdaq stocks to hit new highs recently. Now it’s pulled back and retraced nearly six...
Stocks Crash as Inflation Runs Hot. Has Powell Lost Control?
by David Russell | May 12, 2021
For months, Jerome Powell told investors not to worry about inflation. Today they started doubting his advice. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this morning that consumer prices rose 4 times faster than expected in April. Much of the surge came from commodities...
Cloud-Computing vs Crude Oil: Lessons in a Dramatic Chart
by David Russell | May 11, 2021
One of the biggest events in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average happened last August when Salesforce.com replaced Exxon Mobil as an index member. A 21-year software company elbowed out a transnational giant tracing its origins to John D. Rockefeller and...
Stocks Fell Yesterday, But Did Something Incredibly Bullish By This Measure
by David Russell | May 11, 2021
Stocks just accomplished something very bullish, despite having their worst day in almost two months. At least 220 members of the S&P 500 hit new 52-week highs, according to TradeStation data. That's the biggest number since the data series began in least 2007....
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Global Energy Squeeze Revives Interest In Solar Stocks Following a Year of Consolidation
by David Russell | Mar 10, 2022
Solar energy stocks were one of the top performing groups in the pandemic year 2020. Now after a long pause, the global energy shock is reviving the group. SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) is up 36 percent in the last month, making it the top performing member of the...




