Declan Fallon

It was a good day for markets, but it was the Russell 2000 (IWM) that went on a bender, pushing itself out of its scrappy, multi-week base and slicing through its 200-day MA. Not only that, it managed...

It's not exactly textbook, but whenever bears are able to punish markets, they are quickly undone, often by a single day of strong buying. The S&P 500 is an ideal case in point. After trading below...

With junior traders likely to be still holding the reigns after the long weekend, it was worrisome to see 'black' candlesticks pop into the charts of the Nasdaq and S&P 500.  If there is a bullish...

Last Friday offered itself as a solid day for bulls, the only thing it lacked was volume. All indexes gained, even the struggling Russell 2000 ($IWM), although some of my individual stock plays...

A bright start for bulls on the back of positive NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) earnings wasn't enough to generate a day of meaningful gains.  However, it did help stall the losses of the last...

I thought there was sufficient evidence to argue against a "bull trap" in the S&P 500, but it would appear the market wasn't interested in such thoughts, and sellers were quick to reverse the initial...

If you missed the morning or were waiting for confirmation, well the S&P 500 delivered a solid breakout yesterday, albeit on modest volume. The development came with a MACD trigger 'buy' and...

No significant change on the day. Buyers maintained control of markets, banking small gains on low volume. The longer this continues, the better the chances we will see an acceleration to the...

The Nasdaq went into the weekend with a breakout, and despite Friday's losses, it managed to cling to breakout support. There was good buying volume on the breakout, and Friday's selling volume was...

Hardly inspiring, but it was a price breakout. The Nasdaq edged itself above resistance, but it will need to do more to confirm. There was a MACD trigger 'buy' with generally improved technicals -...