The Real Drivers of This Market: AI, Semis & Robotics
In this video, Mary Ellen spotlights the areas driving market momentum following Taiwan Semiconductor’s record-breaking earnings report. She analyzes continued strength in semiconductors, utilities, industrials, and AI-driven sectors, plus highlights new leadership in robotics and innovation-focused ETFs like ARK. From there, Mary Ellen breaks down weakness in health care and housing stocks, shows how to…
Tech Taps the Brakes, Homebuilders Hit the Gas: See the Rotation on StockCharts Today
The stock market feels like it’s holding its breath ahead of Big Tech earnings. The first two days of the trading week were mostly quiet, but Tuesday gave us a few nuggets worth chewing on. The S&P 500 ($SPX) squeaked out another record close, up by a modest +0.06%. It’s barely a blip, but it…
A Wild Ride For the History Books: 2025 Mid-Year Recap
Markets don’t usually hit record highs, risk falling into bearish territory, and spring back to new highs within six months. But that’s what happened in 2025. In this special mid-year recap, Grayson Roze sits down with David Keller, CMT, to show how disciplined routines, price-based signals, and a calm process helped them ride the whipsaw…
Is META Breaking Out or Breaking Down?
The chart of Meta Platforms, Inc. (META) has completed a roundtrip from the February high around $740 to the April low at $480 and all the way back again. Over the last couple weeks, META has now pulled back from its retest of all-time highs, leaving investors to wonder what may come next. Is this…
Momentum Leaders Are Rotating — Here’s How to Find Them
Is the market’s next surge already underway? Find out with Tom Bowley’s breakdown of where the money is flowing now and how you can get in front of it. In this video, Tom covers key moves in the major indexes, revealing strength in transports, small caps, and home construction. He identifies industry rotation signals, which are…
S&P 500 Breaking Out Again: What This Means for Your Portfolio
The S&P 500 ($SPX) just logged its fifth straight trading box breakout, which means that, of the five trading ranges the index has experienced since the April lows, all have been resolved to the upside. How much longer can this last? That’s been the biggest question since the massive April 9 rally. Instead of assuming the…
Chart Mania – 23 ATR Move in QQQ – Metals Lead 2025 – XLV Oversold – XLU Breakout – ITB Moment of Truth
Here are some charts that reflect our areas of focus this week at XLU Leads with New High Even though the Utilities SPDR (XLU) cannot keep pace with the Technology SPDR (XLK) and Communication Services SPDR (XLC), it is in a leading uptrend. XLU formed a cup-with-handle from November to July and broke to new…
Crypto Market Update: Peter Thiel Fully Exits ETHZilla, Reversing Prior Ethereum Bet
Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Wednesday (February 18) as of 9:00 a.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news. Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$68,092.31, down 0.3 percent over the last 24 hours. Bitcoin price performance, February 18, 2026….
LaFleur Minerals Progressing Towards Gold Pour at Beacon Gold Mill in Val-d’Or, Québec
LaFleur Minerals Inc. (CSE: LFLR,OTC:LFLRF) (OTCQB: LFLRF) (FSE: 3WK0) (‘LaFleur Minerals’ or the ‘Company’) is pleased to provide an update on the advancement of its Beacon Gold Mill restart plans, further to the Company’s press release dated January 26, 2026, which outlined its near-term production strategy and the ongoing advancement of its comprehensive Preliminary Economic…
US Slaps Higher Tariffs on Chinese Graphite Imports After Final Commerce Determination
The US Department of Commerce has sharply increased trade penalties on Chinese graphite anode materials, concluding that producers in China engaged in unfair pricing and subsidy practices that harmed the US market. In a final determination issued February 11, 2026, Commerce raised countervailing duties on Chinese natural graphite anode material to 66.68 percent and maintained…
