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The blog shows all articles in date order – including the US Stocks Watchlist, Videos, Indexes, Market Breadth and featured articles on Industry Groups, Sectors or individual Stocks. But if you want see the watchlist posts only, then use the Watchlist tab in the menu, or the category link in the sidebar area.

US Stocks Watchlist – 18 August 2022

Exploration & Production was in focus today, with multiple stocks from the group showing up in the scans, but of varying quality. However, the IBD version of the group made a new double top breakout on its P&F chart and so moves back to P&F Bull Confirmed status for the group...
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Stage Analysis Members Midweek Video – 17 August 2022 (1hr 25mins)

This weeks midweek video starts with a feature on the IBD Industry Group Bullish Percent Index, which I highlighted in the blog post on Tuesday. So I wanted to do a deeper discussion on the comparative periods from the chart to show the type of market behaviour that came next during each of the previous periods.
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Stock Market Update and US Stocks Watchlist – 16 August 2022

With the S&P 500 testing the 200 day MA today and Dow Industrials closing above it, the IBD Industry Group Bullish Percent Index has moved above the 60% level, which is the level that I use to determine the Stage 2 zone. 60%+ is considered in the Stage 2 zone. So although the majority of the major market indexes are only in Stage 1, the Industry Group Bullish Percent breadth data is moving into a tentative Stage 2 zone position...
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US Stocks Watchlist – 15 August 2022

Stage 2 Breakout Attempt – COCO was highlighted multiple times in the watchlist since May as it developed a Stage 1 base and moved into late Stage 1B. The last time I highlighted it was on the 25th July at $12 ,as it tightened up near the top of the range and held above the short-term moving averages.
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US Stocks Watchlist – 14 August 2022

Semiconductors was the dominant theme in the weekend scans, with multiple stocks in the group recovering strongly from weakness caused by the NVDA pre-earnings release early in the week. I did an in-focus on the Semiconductors group in the US Stocks Industry Groups Relative Strength Rankings post on Friday evening, including some market breadth data on the group. So take a look at that if you haven't already.
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IBD Industry Groups Bell Curve – Bullish Percent

The IBD Industry Groups Bell Curve – Bullish Percent continued to improve over the last week, crossing the mid point of the bell curve and pushing further into the Stage 1 zone (40% to 60% range). With an additional 9.5% of groups leaving the Stage 4 zone (below 40%).
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Stock Market Update and US Stocks Watchlist – 11 August 2022

The S&P 500 gapped higher at the open, but spent the majority of the day pulling back, as multiple major indexes (i.e the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, Nasdaq 100 etc) all tested their year to date Anchored Volume Weighted Average Price (Anchored VWAP) and reversed back through to close the day negative. However, none broke the prior days lows and they all remain above their +1x ATR levels currently...
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