The Weekly Trend

The Weekly Trend is a conversation on various publicly-traded markets, seen through the eyes of technical analysis.

Episode 270: Fall Ball

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss areas still at or moving to all time highs, risk on versus risk off behavior, potential challenges to the continued bullish thesis, sentiment, potential reactions to a potential correction, the government shutdown, and postseason baseball.

10-03
25:36

Episode 269: Hanging Out

In this week’s episode, Ian and Kevin discuss how it seems like stocks could pause and consolidate to start October, interesting relative charts, risk on areas in equities and fixed income, the continued performance from the mining industry, commodities, and transportation tech funds.

09-26
19:12

Episode 268: Riding Trends

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss areas of the market moving out to recent or all time highs, an update on small caps, the proposed change to earnings reports, rate cuts, areas of positive performance in underperforming sectors, precious metals, and emerging markets.

09-19
26:19

Episode 267: All Over The Place

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss how precious metals and precious metals miners continue to do well, homebuilders are showing strength, lumber continuing to move lower, whether this is a start of a larger move in Biotech, areas of strength within small caps, moves in interest rates, and other areas of the market that are consolidating.

09-05
29:56

Episode 266: Time for Fall?

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss financials going out to all-time highs, a review of August seasonal expectations versus actual performance over the month, the consolidation within the technology sector with industries like semiconductors, an update on precious metals and precious metals miners. They also discuss the areas of industrials that are performing well, like aerospace related companies, and they also discuss the areas abroad that continue to perform well.

08-29
28:56

Episode 265: Climbing the Rope

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the fear in the market going into today's large move to the upside. They also discuss the things confirming the thesis that the market will continue to move higher, how small caps are potentially bottoming on a relative basis versus large caps, and international areas of the market starting to show signs of relative strength again.

08-22
30:13

Episode 264: You Get What You Get

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the move in small caps this week and the 80% upside day, Dow Jones trying to move to all-time highs, international areas that are still showing strength, crypto participation and divergence, and how important it is to simply participate in the current trend rather than trying to time market tops and bottoms.

08-15
31:43

Episode 262: Virtual Seasonality

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the down start to August, seasonality, market breadth, the increase in the put/call ratio and the VIX. They also discuss areas that are showing relative strength and relative weakness, like growth vs. value, high beta vs. low volatility, and momentum. They also discuss how the overall trend in the market remains up, precious metals and industrial metals, Bitcoin, and fixed income updates.

08-01
27:01

Episode: 261 Can't Complain

In this week’s episode, Ian and Kevin talk about the continued signs of risk-on behavior, like growth versus value, Bitcoin continuing higher, alt coins moving higher, international areas of fixed income, and convertible bonds. They also discuss how Chinese equities are beginning to look interesting, the Russell 2000 and return contribution rates.

07-18
22:33

Episode 260: Mid-Summer Cooling?

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss what it means to be at all-time highs, the recent breakout for Bitcoin, how precious metals have performed recently, international equities, and what sectors of the market are currently "hands off" and which ones are performing well on a relative basis.

07-11
21:14

Episode 259: Checking the Boxes

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the areas of the market going out to new all time highs, certain relative relationships, like high beta to low volatility and growth versus value. They also discuss how although growth areas like technology are currently leaders, other areas of the market are still participating to the upside, a weak U.S. Dollar, interest rates, risk on areas of fixed income, and Oil.

06-27
28:43

Episode 258: Sentiment Check

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the current sentiment in the market, the Put/Call Ratio, major indices and areas of the market that are participating to the upside and trading above their 200 day moving averages, international equities, and interest rates.

06-20
19:18

Episode 257: Band of Brothers

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the sideways action in broad indices and the resurgence in metals, particularly Gold and Platinum. Small Caps continue to struggle, even with strong performance overseas. The Dollar holds below 101 and likely confirms new downtrend, coinciding with the spike in Crude prices.

06-16
26:14

Episode 256: Dollar Lower for Longer?

In this week's episode, David and Ian discuss areas of the market trading above their 200 day moving averages and reaching all time highs. They also discuss commodities and if Oil will get back above $65/barrel, if the US Dollar with stay weak, and what they expect from interest rates.

06-06
26:59

Episode 255: Messy Summer?

In this week's episode, David and Kevin discuss the areas of the market at or reaching important areas of supply, international areas of the market that are continuing to hold up well, weekly versus monthly candles, and the strength out of momentum.

05-30
27:01

Episode 254: Vacation Snacks

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the potential new regime we have in stocks, with the S&P 500 back above its 200 day moving average. Bitcoin continues to behave nicely, reaching all-time highs this past week. Tech and Aerospace names lead the way. And what impact will interest rates play going forward, now that they are back to their 2023 highs?

05-25
25:46

Episode 253: Hot Knife Through Butter

In this week’s episode, David and Ian discuss the strong demand that took the S&P 500 through 5800 like a Hot Knife through Butter. They highlight the need for sustained trade above the 200-day moving average on the S&P 500. In addition, they cover important developments in Healthcare Stocks, Technology Stocks, Rotation into Large-Cap Growth, International Stocks, Homebuilders, Bitcoin, Gold, and Semiconductors.

05-18
25:00

Episode 252: To Be Frank

In this weeks episode, David and Ian discuss the price action over the last few weeks and where we now stand, continued strength from Bitcoin, foreign equities, and potential issues within the Consumer Discretionary sector.

05-11
27:51

Episode 251: Rubber Meets The Road

In this week's episode, David and Ian discuss the how strong the end of April and beginning of May has been for the market, breadth thrusts, and specific areas of the market holding up well, like Bitcoin, Global Infrastructure, and Growth areas.

05-02
29:56

Episode 250: Green Shoots

In this week's episode, David and Ian discuss the possibility for a Zweig breadth thrust, the important levels on the S&P 500 coming up, the areas of the market that are showing strength, the tariff narrative and market movement, and the need for follow-through on recent price movement.

04-25
32:58

Jamie K

Do people realize that their ETF is one of the best performing in the world? They got in on APP both surges. It works.

02-14 Reply

Edward Becker

Some need to use subtitles because they can't hear what is being said.

11-25 Reply

Jimmy Boombats

I've listened to a few episodes and it's a good useful podcast but the one guy cuts off the other guy constantly......talks over him and it is kind of annoying. Just try to let each other finish before starting to talk.

09-09 Reply

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