The charts aren’t ruling out a return to triple-digit oil prices: Yamada

By Annie Pei, CNBC August 2014 was the last time oil prices above $100 a barrel, but technical analyst Louise Yamada says the charts aren't ruling out a return to triple digits. During an interview Tuesday on CNBC's "Futures Now," Yamada qualified that call by emphasizing that oil must first pass a few key levels. "There are headwinds for oil,...

Chart shows transports are about to power higher, Oppenheimer says

By Keris Lahiff, CNBC With earnings on tap this week and next, the transportation group will likely cover more miles than usual. To one technician, the only direction for the group is up. "The charts are bullish on the iShares Transports ETF (ticker IYT)," Ari Wald, head of technical analysis at Oppenheimer, told CNBC's "Trading Nation" on Monday. "The trend...

Chart shows transports are about to power higher, Oppenheimer says

By Keris Lahiff, CNBC With earnings on tap this week and next, the transportation group will likely cover more miles than usual. To one technician, the only direction for the group is up. "The charts are bullish on the iShares Transports ETF (ticker IYT)," Ari Wald, head of technical analysis at Oppenheimer, told CNBC's "Trading Nation" on Monday. "The trend...

Weekly Market Outlook – Proof That It’s All in the Follow-Through

The market may have mustered a gain last week, but it was anything but a decisive victory. The indices didn't clear some key technical resistance, and once again the volume supporting the advance was feeble. This whole thing could still crumble easily enough… ultimately proving it's not the initial bullish effort that matters, but the one that will carry stocks...

Weekly Market Outlook – Proof That It’s All in the Follow-Through

The market may have mustered a gain last week, but it was anything but a decisive victory. The indices didn't clear some key technical resistance, and once again the volume supporting the advance was feeble. This whole thing could still crumble easily enough… ultimately proving it's not the initial bullish effort that matters, but the one that will carry stocks...

This jumpy stock market may have found a bottom — here’s why

By Victor Reklaitis, MarketWatch It’s Friday the 13th and earnings day for three big banks, as the S&P 500 tries to flip green for the year. Meanwhile, Russia is warning that American strikes on Syria could bring war, and China’s trade surplus with the U.S. just surged. President Trump is pardoning Scooter Libby, probing the postal service and probably not...

This jumpy stock market may have found a bottom — here’s why

By Victor Reklaitis, MarketWatch It’s Friday the 13th and earnings day for three big banks, as the S&P 500 tries to flip green for the year. Meanwhile, Russia is warning that American strikes on Syria could bring war, and China’s trade surplus with the U.S. just surged. President Trump is pardoning Scooter Libby, probing the postal service and probably not...

Gold is taking back its crown from bitcoin as best defensive play, strategist says

By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Gold soared to two-year highs this week as uncertainty rattled the market. The bull run isn't over yet, says one strategist. "I am a buyer. I really do like it," Boris Schlossberg, managing director of FX strategy at BK Asset Management, told CNBC's "Trading Nation" on Wednesday. It's "retaking its mantle as the key defensive asset...

Gold is taking back its crown from bitcoin as best defensive play, strategist says

By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Gold soared to two-year highs this week as uncertainty rattled the market. The bull run isn't over yet, says one strategist. "I am a buyer. I really do like it," Boris Schlossberg, managing director of FX strategy at BK Asset Management, told CNBC's "Trading Nation" on Wednesday. It's "retaking its mantle as the key defensive asset...
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