A hint: It does not involve chasing strength in the index fund, especially with the Fed rate hike announcement and earnings report galore on the horizon.
Dozens of individual stock charts indicate the issues behind them could run into resistance.
The trio consists of a beverage seller, a connectivity company and a producer of advanced driving system technology.
The recent downturn in consumer staples stocks even as the broad market rises could be a positive sign for the economy going forward.
Whether we're in a bull or bear market depends on what you're looking at in the way of time frames and investment types.
The caveat to this bullish posture is that it is for the short term at best.
The charts here are neutral now, but any large dips will likely be fantastic long-run setups for the bulls.
There is nothing easy about trading this or any market, as these ruminations illustrate.
There are impressive levels of strength and decent buy setups in small and mid-cap semiconductor names, plus a rebound in Chinese stocks.
Keep these two software stocks on your watch list for when the selling runs its course and tech buyers return to the market.