I posted an article on airlines over at stockcharts.com after I noticed the group strengthening on the RRG chart.  A great example of using data visualization to focus on outliers within a group of names...

I wrote an article for seeitmarket.com on the Utilities sector, highlighting five key stocks to watch in the space. While we're often drawn to the stocks and sectors making headlines, sometimes the best ideas are out there in unexpected places!

Contrarian investing has always been a fascination of mine.  From the first time I read Humphrey Neill's classic book The Art of Contrary Thinking, I've been watching magazine covers, newspaper headlines (above the fold, of course) and anything else that can suggest what the masses are thinking...

Recent upward moves in Telecom and Utilities force me to revisit two relatively boring sectors.  There are plenty of more attractive sector charts out there, but the IYZ and XLU are both worth a second look.

I wrote a piece earlier for stockcharts.com discussing home bias, which is the tendency for people to own companies that are located close to their home.  One of the ways I suggested to combat this bias was to make sure to screen for stocks across markets and regions...

"Those who do not study the past will repeat its errors.  Those who do study it, will find other ways to err!"  -Bob Farrell

As part of my normal routine of screening for ETFs making meaningful moves, I look for those with an RSI less than 40...

"Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful."  -Warren Buffett

I run a scan on stockcharts.com for ETFs making 65-day highs and another for those making 65-day lows.  Not surprisingly, today's low screen is full of commodities, energy, gold, oil, etc...