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Schaeffer on Charts: What's Next for IBM? - IBM (IBM) has turned lower today despite earnings and revenue numbers that topped expectations...(Read More)
Intel: A Quick Glance in the Rearview Mirror - With regard to Intel's earnings disappointment Tuesday evening, it really shouldn't have come as a big surprise...(Read More)
A Case Against Airlines? - Merger speculation and a dramatic pullback in oil futures has taken the AMEX Airline Index (XAL - 66.83) to levels not seen since the first quarter of 2004...(Read More)
Monday Morning Outlook: Puts Grow Ahead of Expiration - Many of our observations are now available as audio presentations that you can hear on your computer or download from Apple's iTunes Music Store to play on a portable device such as an iPod...(Read More)
Schaeffer on Charts: A New Volatility Standard - A recent edition of The Wall Street Journal included an article on volatility measures...(Read More)
January Option Advisor Commentary - The following is a reprint of Bernie Schaeffer's market commentary from the January edition of the Option Advisor, published on December 21...(Read More)
Predicting Google's Next Big Move - Just looking at Google's (GOOG) daily chart during the past three months or so, it seems like very low single-day volume has preceded major moves in the stock (in one direction or another)...(Read More)
Monday Morning Outlook: Crunch Time for Support - Many of our observations are now available as audio presentations that you can hear on your computer or download from Apple's iTunes Music Store to play on a portable device such as an iPod...(Read More)
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Schaeffer on Charts: Eight Longer-Term Relative Strength Charts of Interest - In early December, I did a quick review of the relative-strength measures of several technology stocks and exchange-traded funds, reminding readers that: " To gain a necessary sense of perspective when honing your portfolio, a good technical indicator to follow is relative strength, which is simply a gauge of a sector or stock's price action as compared with another instrument...(Read More)
Monday Morning Outlook: Slow Start to the New Year - Many of our observations are now available as audio presentations that you can hear on your computer or download from Apple's iTunes Music Store to play on a portable device such as an iPod...(Read More)
How to Spark a Rally - Last week, I briefly highlighted some short-term concerns for the market, mentioning, among other things, how implied-volatility (IV) readings were historically low and therefore indicative of complacency:"...the S&P Depositary Receipts' (SPY) single-day implied volatility reading (for three percent out-of-the-money options) fell to a new annual low earlier this week, taking this indicator's 10-day moving average near its April 2006 low."This week, although the indicator's 10-day moving average is in a slight uptrend, the daily IV is at another notable low...(Read More)
Monday Morning Outlook: A Look at the Final Week of 2006 - Many of our observations are now available as audio presentations that you can hear on your computer or download from Apple's iTunes Music Store to play on a portable device such as an iPod...(Read More)
Schaeffer on Charts: The Ghost of Markets Past? - While it's not at all showing up yet in the blue-chip space (the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA - 12,461.2) hit another new all-time high yesterday), recent market action is reminiscent of what we saw after the May top...(Read More)
Schaeffer on Charts: Google ... A Year in Review - Reflecting on the past year for Google (GOOG), there's been a lot of noise but barely any net movement...(Read More)
Potential Surprises for 2007 - As we head into the New Year, we must be mindful of the fact that this turn in the calendar can be much more than cosmetic as far as the stock market is concerned...(Read More)
What's Next for the Airlines? - Last week in the wake of much hustling and bustling about potential mergers, the airlines got quite a bit of press...(Read More)
Monday Morning Outlook: Pessimism Continues Amid Strong Market - Many of our observations are now available as audio presentations that you can hear on your computer or download from Apple's iTunes Music Store to play on a portable device such as an iPod...(Read More)
Schaeffer on Charts: Expiration Elation - Ahead of November options expiration, I posted an exchange between Todd Salamone and me (please click on the link above to read)...(Read More)
Monday Morning Outlook: A Strong Expiration Week - Many of our observations are now available as audio presentations that you can hear on your computer or download from Apple's iTunes Music Store to play on a portable device such as an iPod...(Read More)
Schaeffer on Charts: Seven Notable Tech Stock Relative-Strength Charts - Yesterday afternoon, I took a look at the price action of some sector indices in relation to the grand-Poo-Bah of all indices, the S&P 500 Index...(Read More)
Schaeffer on Charts: Six Important Index Relative-Strength Charts - To gain a necessary sense of perspective when honing your portfolio, a good technical indicator to follow is relative strength, which is simply a gauge of a sector or stock's price action as compared with another instrument...(Read More)
Monday Morning Outlook: Pessimism Haunts Spyders - Many of our observations are now available as audio presentations that you can hear on your computer or download from Apple's iTunes Music Store to play on a portable device such as an iPod...(Read More)
Schaeffer on Charts: Index Thresholds - Yesterday I analyzed the S&P 500 Index (SPX - 1,399.15) and the S&P Depositary Receipts (SPY) with respect to various chart levels and option strikes...(Read More)
SPY Versus SPY - As the market was suffering a bit of a post-holiday blues on Monday, I keyed on the behavior of the S&P 500 Index (SPX - 1,397.31), as well as the related S&P Depositary Receipts, or "Spyders" (SPY) ...(Read More)
December Option Advisor Commentary - The following is a reprint of Bernie Schaeffer's market commentary from the December edition of the Option Advisor, published on November 16...(Read More)