Gain insights with the High-Low Index, an essential tool comparing stocks at 52-week highs versus lows, helping traders confirm market trends and make informed decisions.

U.S. small-caps are beating large-caps in 2026—see top small-cap materials stocks above their 200-day SMA, led by LXU and UAN ...

Many IBD 50 stocks are extended from buy areas after making solid runs last year. That means investors have to look for secondary buy opportunities in these winners.

Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite were trading lower on Friday, adding to the weakness they've seen since the start of November. This continued decline may cause both indexes to break below a key ...

To understand why Barchart’s Senior Market Strategist John Rowland, CMT, sent me an email with the subject line “Another frozen iguana” this morning, some context is required – but it’s worth the ...

Moving averages smooth out stock price fluctuations to clarify trends. Simple and exponential are the main types of moving averages. These tools help determine optimal stock buying or selling times.

The first step in calculating ATR is to find a series of true range values for a security. The price range of an asset for a given trading day is its high minus its low. To find an asset's true range ...

Small-cap financial stocks are beating SPY in 2026—see the top 10 regional banks ranked vs their 200-day SMA, plus Strong Buy ...