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Carnival has been rudderless all year, and now some traders may see downside risk in the debt-laden cruise-ship operator. The first pattern on today’s chart is the sideways drift following a sharp rally in November and early December. Its failure to make new highs -- even early in the year when the S&P 500 was breaking out -- may reflect weak sentiment. Second,...

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Alcoa has fought higher since October, and some traders may expect further upside. The first pattern on today’s chart is the December 27 high of $35.03. The aluminum company rallied above that level in early April and retested it in mid-April. Has old resistance become new support? Second, AA is nearing its previous 52-week high of $38.20. Chart watchers could...

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Nu Holdings is a Brazilian fintech that doubled its revenue last quarter. Some trend followers may see opportunity in its current setup following a significant run. The first pattern on today’s chart is the $10.50 level where NU peaked in mid-February. The stock pulled back to test that level in mid-April and bounced. Has old resistance become new...

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Walmart broke out to record highs in February. Now, after a pullback, some traders may expect further upside. The first pattern on today’s chart is the falling trendline that began in late March. WMT pushed against it this week and closed above it yesterday. Some traders may consider that evidence of a breakout. Second is the April 2 low of $58.88. The retail...

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The ARK Innovation ETF has chopped in a range for the last two years, and some traders may expect a push back to longer-term lows. The first pattern on today’s chart is the rounded top in February and March. It was slightly below the peak of December 2023. The lower monthly high may suggest bears remain in control over the longer term. A sharp drop in early...

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Crude-oil futures have been climbing all year, and some traders may see further upside. The first pattern on today’s chart is the March 6 high of 80.67. CL1! Bounced there two weeks later, potentially turning old resistance into new support. That’s could be a bullish signal. Prices then rallied to a new six-month high near 88 before pulling back. They bottomed...

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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...