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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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Micron Technology jumped on AI enthusiasm last month and now it’s pulled back. The first pattern on today’s chart is the bullish gap on March 21 after earnings and revenue beat estimates. MU dipped to $107.05 the following session before continuing higher, but has now pulled back to hold that level. Has support been confirmed? Second, you have the sequence of...

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Microsoft rallied after its last earnings report. Now it may be giving traders another chance with the next set of numbers due Thursday afternoon. The first pattern on today’s chart is $397.21. That was the low on January 31, immediately after the software giant beat earnings and revenue estimates. Prices had run into the report, and they fell on profit taking....

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T-Mobile US rallied to new highs in late 2023, and now some traders may expect continuation to the upside. The first pattern on today’s chart is the breakout in early December, followed by sideways movement. That may suggest buyers have become comfortable with the new levels. Second, Bollinger Band Width has narrowed. Could such tight price action give way to...

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Stocks inched lower yesterday, but not Wells Fargo. The first pattern on today’s chart is $58. WFC was trapped below that level since March 12, but closed above it on Thursday and reached its highest level in over two years. That may suggest the bank stock is breaking out. Second, Bollinger Band Width highlights the narrow consolidation since early April. Will...

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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...