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Helene Meisler
Helene Meisler writes a daily technical analysis column and TheStreet Top Stocks. For more information, click here. Meisler spent more than a decade on the sell side as a market technician covering institutional accounts at various investment banks in New York City, including Cowen & Co. and Goldman Sachs. In addition she worked at Cargill in Minneapolis where she managed equity money for three years. She received her bachelor's degree in business from Pace University.
Recent Articles By The Author
Everyone Is Bearish? That's So Last Month
Here's what the easing of bearishness means for the overall market and a look at one sector where all of a sudden there isn't a bear to be found.
This Market's Like Riding a Kiddie Coaster, While Covering Your Eyes
We're going up, we're going down, and back up and down again -- but are we actually going anywhere at all? Let's check the indicators.
This Market Has Something for the Bears, Something for the Bulls
Let's see how the bears and bulls would view Monday's action -- and our chop-fest -- and, of course, what I would say.
Negative Breadth Can Lead to Oversold Condition
If we get negative breadth now, then we can get to an oversold condition. You do not get back to oversold without seeing some selling.
So, a Bear Walks Into a Bar. He Sees a Bull and ...
... he asks if he's seen the most recent Investors Intelligence survey. Let's check sentiment and see who's jumping fence, who's just looking at the other side, and who's had too many cocktails.
Corn and Wheat Are Going Against the Grain
Let's look at the market as it pulls back from the overbought condition to check on commodities, bonds and bulls.
Before You Trade, Look Up ...
... At resistance, that is. Let's check sentiment, the short-term overbought condition and when we could rally next.
Bear Market Rally or Start of Something Bigger?
In most bear markets, extreme sentiment and extreme oversold conditions have created a rally.
Sentiment Is Careening Toward Limbo Land
If we rally much more, here's where I see the bears going. Also, let's unpack whether we're oversold, or overbought.
When Any News Is Bad News Tune Into the Charts and Indicators Instead
How easy it is to follow the market talking heads, but let's be careful of latching onto supposed analysis of 'market participants' and 'market structure' ... whatever those are ...
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