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For more information, visit the S&C ad index at Traders.com/reader page 4 • Traders.comTrTradersaders March/April 2007 .com THE MAGAZINE FOR INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRADERS TM TABLE OF CONTENTS MARCH/APRIL 2007 • VOLUME 5 NUMBER 2 METALS AND ENERGY 20 Copper Cracks 10 Trading The MACD Histogram, Part I by David Penn by David Penn The much-anticipated breakout from a multimonth As good as the moving average convergence/divergence is, symmetrical triangle has arrived. adding the histogram might make it even better. reserved. 21 Flag Breakout For XAU INDEXES by Arthur Hill 14 Short-Term Moment Of Truth For The Dow Despite the potential for a massive head & rights by Arthur Hill shoulders reversal pattern, the Philadelphia All The Dow Jones Industrial Average has corrected over the last Gold & Silver Index recently broke flag resistance, pointing to higher prices. three days, and this correction is nearing its make-or-break Inc. point. 22 Halliburton Takes A Rest 14 Short-Term QQQQ Sell? by Arthur Hill by David Penn After a big surge on high volume, Halliburton took a breather over the last two weeks. Traders should look for a breakout to What happens when long-term bulls become short-term bears? Analysis, signal a continuation higher. 16 NASDAQ Channels Higher 22 Black Gold Is Back by Arthur Hill by David Penn Despite a warning shot from the stochastic oscillator, the Breakouts in oil stocks appear as the group moves toward a NASDAQ remains in a rising channel and the trend has yet to Technical bend. seasonal sweet spot. © 16 Meeting Parameters On The S&P 500 24 The Gold Bugs Index Hits Support by Arthur Hill by Jacob Singer, PhC 2007 Every morning I look for certain stocks to buy, but they have The December decline in the Amex Gold Bugs Index hit to meet certain parameters. What does it mean if for the past support and recent firmness could foreshadow a break higher. three days, not a single stock has come up that meets those parameters? 25 Gold’s Three Trends by David Penn Bullish long-term, bearish intermediate term ... what does a 18 Nikkei Breaking Down Copyrights by Arthur Hill near-term breakout mean for gold going forward? The Nikkei 225 is breaking down on a number of fronts, and this points to a continuation of the April–June decline. 28 Crackin’ Crude by David Penn 18 NASDAQ Composite Index Shows Pending Negative divergences in the MACD histogram and stochastic Downleg anticipated the reversal in oil stocks. by Gary Grosschadl Has the Grinch stolen the Christmas rally, or is it already over CHART PATTERNS for the NASDAQ? 29 The S&P 500’s Cup With Handle by David Penn 19 The NASDAQ 100 Winds Up For The Pitch A classic chart pattern suggests more upside for the S&P 500 by Arthur Hill as the holiday season begins. A narrowing consolidation can’t last forever, and the NASDAQ 100 looks poised to break the recent trading range. 30 The Falling Three Method Here’s what to look for. by Paolo Pezzutti This candlestick pattern, which is quite rare and usually reliable, has provided some wrong signals lately. Copyright © 2006 Technical Analysis, Inc. All rights reserved. Information in this publication must not be stored or reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Traders.com™ is published by Technical Analysis, Inc., 4757 California Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA 98116-4499. 1 206 938-0570 or 1 800 832-4642. Printed in the U.S.A. March/April 2007 reserved. rights All Inc. Analysis, For moreinformation visittheadindexat Technical © 2007 Traders.com/reader Copyrights Traders .com • page5 page 6 • Traders.comTrTradersaders March/April 2007 .com THE MAGAZINE FOR INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRADERS TM TABLE OF CONTENTS CHART PATTERNS 39 Small Caps Show Relative Weakness 32 by Arthur Hill A Cup With Handle For Treasury Notes The S&P Small-Cap iShares has been underperforming the by David Penn S&P 500 this month, and a bearish candlestick reversal points A classic chart pattern suggests bullish times for bonds. to more weakness. 33 Long-Term Rates Trending Lower by Arthur Hill TECHNICAL INDICATORS reserved. The 10-year Treasury note yield found support over the last 41 A Tick Indicator Overview two months but remains short of a reversal, and the odds favor by Paolo Pezzutti a move lower for interest rates. The tick is a valuable tool, especially when utilized in a very rights short time frame, as it is quite effective at measuring market All 34 A Head & Shoulders Top In Retail? breadth. It is popular among daytraders and scalpers, as it can by David Penn help assess the strength of market moves. An autumn consolidation in the retail HOLDRS hints at the Inc. possibility of a move lower for retail stocks. 42 Remember The Volatility Index? by Arthur Hill 35 An Oversold Bounce For The Greenback The NASDAQ 100 Volatility Index has been slowly building a by Arthur Hill base, and traders should watch for a resistance breakout to The US Dollar Index shows signs of firming and looks ripe for solidify a trend change. Analysis, an oversold bounce. However, the bigger trend is down—will resistance be around? 42 Dollar Divergences: Up And Down by David Penn SECTORS Negative divergences took the dollar down in October. Will positive divergences bring Technical 36 Sideways Semiconductors the dollar back up a year later? © by David Penn Waiting for signs of directionality as the semiconductor 44 eBay Tests Overhead Resistance HOLDRS works its way through a potential 1-2-3 trend by Gary Grosschadl 2007 reversal setup. eBay has come off a summer bottom for a nice gain, but what’s it got in store now? 37 Internet HOLDRS Reaches Resistance by Arthur Hill 45 GE Starts To Falter The Internet HOLDRS rebounded sharply over the last four by Arthur Hill months, but the rally is running into resistance and the GE has underperformed the S&P 500 since mid-October, and Copyrights exchange traded fund is still lagging the NASDAQ.