Is the Helsinki 25 Index not on your radar? Well it probably should be. It's hard to find a better gauge of risk appetite and risk aversion anywhere out there in the world.

Take a look at a chart of this rarely discussed index over the past...

In March, the up move and subsequent retracement in Bonds was breathtaking and had the world's attention.

In April, Bonds spent most of the month "normalizing," at a newer, higher level.

Here in May, we're starting to see signs that...

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This week's Mystery Chart was a simple yet pivotal one... it was a ratio chart of Stocks vs Treasury Bonds.

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Breadth divergences from earlier this year took a while to confirm, but once they did we saw considerable downside.

My Chart Summit...

In this episode of the Money Game, Phil and I talk about how Technical Analysts have an advantage in the current global environment. The...

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New Mystery Chart!

For those new to the exercise, we take a chart of interest and remove the x/y-axes and any other labels that would help identify it. The chart can be any security in...

Jordan Kotick is one of the key people that early in my career inspired me to be more intermarket oriented....

If you know me by now, you know how much I enjoy all things Japanese. For me, it's the best cuisine on earth. The architecture in Japan is spectacular. I can't take the smile off my face whenever I'm there. If you can believe this, I even passed the...

The headline you'll hear is that unemployment rates are soaring to unprecedented levels. What I always like to point out is that stocks crashed months ago, collectively factoring in just that. Stocks are a discounting mechanism. It's more obvious...

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There aren't too many charts in the Equity Markets breaking out of decade-long bases on an absolute basis right now...

This week's...

When we talk about "Precious Metals", it can mean a lot of things. You've got the metals like Gold and Silver, which are behave very differently at times, and you have the stocks with all sorts of market capitalizations. There are a lot of ways to...

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There has been a lot of talk about the potential implications on the broader market if Mega-Cap Growth and Technology stocks...

The broader markets are starting to show signs that we may be setting up for some sideways-to-down chop.

And one sector that is likely giving investors fits is the financials. During this recent "recovery," $XLF has continually been...

With Financials, arguably America's most important sector, making lower lows relative to the rest of the market, it's hard to see them emerge as new leaders. New decade+ relative lows in $XLF is not what you want to see if you think the stock market...

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

New Mystery Chart!

For those new to the exercise, we take a chart of interest and remove the x/y-axes and any other labels that would help identify it. The chart can be any security in...

Jeff deGraaf is one of those analysts who influenced me very early on. Something I've always admired about him is...