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Chart Patterns

Triple Bottom

Pattern Description:

A triple bottom is a reversal pattern that displays three distinct minor lows at approximately the same price level. It generally takes at least three months to form and the longer the support levels hold, the more convincing is the eventual break above resistance. Ideally, the break to the upside should be accompanied with a significant rise in volume.

Navigating Metastock Optionscope

OptionScope is a specialized analysis tool integrated into MetaStock designed specifically for options traders. It functions as a powerful option chain viewer and analyzer, allowing users to filter, sort, and examine option data for specific securities in a highly customizable grid.

How to Take a Loss

by Brett N. Steenbarger, Ph.D.

There are quite a few books written on how to make money in the market. Some of them are even written by people who have made money as traders! What you don’t see often, however, are books or articles written on how to lose money. “Cut your losers and let your winners run” is commonsensical advice, but how do you determine when a position is a loser? Interestingly, most traders I have seen don’t formulate an answer to this question when they put on a position. They focus on the entry,...

Broadcom - a remarkable change in sentiment.

2026-04-16 by Tim Straiton

Broadcom Inc.(AVGO) is an American multinational designer, developer, manufacturer, and global supplier of a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software products. Broadcom's product offerings serve the data center, networking, software, broadband, wireless, storage, and industrial markets.This stock isn’t cheap, trading at a forward P/E of 33.41x against a group average of 22.84x. It holds strong positions with major AI players (Google, Meta, OpenAI), which is supportive for the stock price.

The current technical view reveals a strong case of FOMO. The previous six daily closes landed all above the upside Bollinger band, the 14 day relative strength index is at an overbought level of 77% and the choppiness index is at an extreme low level of 29. A phase of bullish exhaustion could well be close at hand.

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ETF Trends

Site Description:

Site by financial adviser Tom Lydon was one of the first sites to cover ETFs and is one of the best. He has a section focused specifically on Bond ETFs which you can find here.