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Alphabet has mostly lagged among the megacap growth stocks since the summer, but it could be ending the year on a strong note. The first pattern on today’s chart is the pair of bullish gaps on October 30 and December 10. The Internet giant initially jumped after earnings and revenue beat estimates. It also benefited from strong growth in its cloud services. The...

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Delta Air Lines has been ripping since the summer, and some traders may see an opportunity in its latest pullback. The first pattern on today’s chart is the gap on November 6 after Donald Trump was confirmed as next U.S. President. DAL retraced that move to hold its election-day high on Wednesday. Has old resistance become new support? Second, prices are trying...

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The Federal Reserve triggered violent drops in stocks yesterday and two key charts could be attempting important breakouts. We first consider the U.S. Dollar Index with weekly candles. There’s a falling trendline along the peaks of October 2023 and late April. DXY rallied through that resistance and turned it into support earlier this month. That may be...

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PepsiCo has struggled all year, and some traders may think the food-and-beverage giant is breaking down. The first pattern on today’s chart is the October 2023 low of $155.83. PEP bounced at the level in November and is now revisiting it. Is support giving way? Next, the 50-day simple moving average (SMA) recently crossed below the 100- and 200-day SMAs. The...

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Merck has struggled for most of the year, and now some traders may look for another push to the downside. The first pattern on today’s chart is the series of higher lows from mid-November through early last week. MRK has dropped below that line, which may be viewed as a bear-flag breakdown. Second, prices tested the 50-day simple moving average and stayed below...

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Target dropped sharply last month. Now, after a rebound, some traders may see further downside in the retailer. The first pattern on today’s chart is the bearish gap on November 20 after earnings and revenue missed estimates. TGT stalled last week after retracing half the decline. That may suggest a downtrend is in place. Second, prices are peaking around the...

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This is a conceptual strategy intended for E-mini S&P 500 futures with hourly bars. It uses three signals, going long or short when two or more change in the same direction. First is MACD. A positive oscillator is considered a bullish signal and a falling oscillator is interpreted bearishly. Next, stochastics are used as an overbought/oversold indicator....

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Moving average crosses are popular signals for trend followers. Like many conditions, they tend to reverse after a certain amount of time. Today’s script is designed to help traders visualize and interpret these turns. Bars Since MA Cross counts how many bars have passed since a fast-moving average crossed a slower MA. Bullish readings, with the faster MA above...

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The Relative Strength Index was created by J. Welles Wilder to measure overbought and oversold conditions. It’s also found popularity as an overall measure of direction because upward-trending stocks often hit overbought conditions. The opposite can be true with underperformers. Today’s custom script, RSI Past, attempts to capture this secondary use of RSI as a...

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Many technical analysts use moving average crosses to assess trend changes. A faster-moving MA crossing above a slower-moving line may be viewed as a bullish signal. The opposite can apply to the downside. While these methods may help analyze price direction, they can often force traders to wait until the cross occurs. Sometimes it may be useful to anticipate the...

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There are many price-based techniques for anticipating the end of a move. However, the simple passage of time can also help because bull markets don’t last forever. While old age doesn’t necessarily cause investors to sell, a reversal becomes more likely the longer a trend lasts. So, how long have prices been going up? There are various ways to measure that. Our...

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Moving averages are one of the most common indicators in the world of technical analysis. And they’re often the ingredients of more complex indicators like MACD. Today’s script shows how long prices have been moving in a given direction. Similar to our earlier Price Streak script, MA Streak counts the number of sessions that the average is rising or falling. It...