From the Desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Alfonso Depablos @AlfCharts
With slow but steady improvement in breadth over the past few weeks, we have more and more stocks rising to the top of our scans and making new highs.
Due to continued weakness from the largest stocks, the indexes are masking a lot of this internal strength. But that's OK; we don't have to trade the indexes or any of those issues!
We're finally re-entering an environment where we have plenty of options on the long side.
Here are some new favorites from our Inside Scoop universe...
From the Desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Alfonso Depablos @AlfCharts
Stocks are back in bear market rally mode for the second time since this summer!
Whether this is the beginning of a new bull market is something we can only know in hindsight.
Fortunately, defining the current rally appropriately is not a prerequisite for participating in it. And the latter is all we’re worried about.
We want to position ourselves in the strongest stocks from the strongest groups and use them as vehicles to benefit from the counter-trend move that's underway.
We discussed this in more detail on today’s Strategy Session. Click here to review the recording and the chartbook.
Now, let’s dive in and check out some of our favorite setups from our Inside Scoop universe.
From the Desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Alfonso Depablos @AlfCharts
While the S&P 500 and other major averages made new lows last week, fewer stocks made new lows beneath the surface.
Not only is downside participation narrowing. But the list of new highs is slowly growing.
While it’s nowhere near where it needs to be to give us a bullish signal on the overall market, it is giving us a growing number of opportunities in individual names.
Let’s talk about some charts that we like buying (or preparing to buy) from our Inside Scoop universe right now.
Although volatility has returned to equity markets this week, we continue to see pockets of strength in a variety of areas and individual stocks from our Inside Scoop universe.
While many of the strongest names continue to struggle in terms of breaking out and sustaining new highs, just as many are showing impressive resilience despite the broad market weakness.
Here we’ll outline a trade setup in a small-cap stock that’s coiling near fresh highs.
In lieu of this week’s Strategy Session, we’ll also run through some of the names from our Inside Scoop universe that stand out.
With stocks posting a broad rally this week, we found a handful of names from our Inside Scoop universe that are on the verge of breaking out from bullish chart patterns.
As we discussed on Wednesday’s call, even the leaders are struggling to hold new highs lately.
For this reason, we want to be patient with these setups and be prepared for false starts.
With that said, these are some of the strongest names from the strongest industry groups right now.
If the market is kicking off a fresh rally, these are the kinds of stocks we expect to lead it.