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Snowflake jumped to a new 52-week high last week, and now it’s pulled back. The first pattern on today’s chart is the pair of price jumps after the last two quarterly reports. Those may reflect bullish sentiment in the software company. Second is the June 13 weekly close of $208.18. SNOW appears to be stabilizing after revisiting that level, which may suggest...

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Best Buy fell sharply on “Liberation Day.” Now, after a modest rebound, some traders may see further downside risk. The first pattern on today’s chart is July 10’s peak of $74.75. That was below the June high, which in turn was under May’s high. Such a succession of lower highs could indicate a bearish trend. The potential topping behavior is also happening...

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The Russell 2000 has lagged the broader market for years, and now some traders may think it’s stalling again. The first pattern on today’s chart is the February 14 weekly close of 2,280. The small cap index approached that level last Thursday but couldn’t hold. The resulting “shooting star” candlestick pattern, near a weekly level, may confirm that old resistance...

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Pfizer has limped higher since April, but some traders may think the pharmaceutical giant is at risk of stalling. The first pattern on today’s chart is the series of lower highs since January. PFE potentially just made another lower high at this falling trendline, which may suggest resistance is taking effect. Second, the peak is occurring near the 200-day...

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Verizon Communications has been rangebound for more than a year, and now some traders could think it’s rolling over. The first pattern on today’s chart is the May 2022 low of $45.55. VZ fell below that level in late 2022 and rebounded to it by mid-2024. The stock has been stuck below the same level since, including a rejection in March. Has old support become new...

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Costco Wholesale has been quietly limping, and some traders may see downside risk in the big-box retailer. The first pattern on today’s chart is the June low of $973.90. COST made lower highs while trying to hold that level but is now sliding below it. That may be viewed as a potentially bearish triangle breakdown. Second, the 8-day exponential moving average...

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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...