by Chris Kimble | Mar 17, 2021 | Kimble Charting
While the 2008 Financial Crisis may be tucked neatly away in history, the devastating blows that the banks took in 2008 still linger today. This is evident by how severely bank stocks have lagged the broader stock market since the Financial Crisis low in 2009. But not...
by Chris Kimble | Sep 14, 2020 | Kimble Charting
The saying “So Goes The Banks, So Goes The Broad Market” is about to experience a big-time test! This chart looks at the Bank Index (BKX) on a monthly basis over the past 8-years. Since 2015 the 78 price zone, reflected by line (1), has been tested as...
by Chris Kimble | Jun 26, 2020 | Kimble Charting
When the economy is humming along, the stock market tends to out-perform. And one sign of a strong economy is a healthy banking sector. On the flip side, when the economy is struggling, the banking sector lags. And this is a drag on the broader stock market. Today’s...
by Chris Kimble | Jun 18, 2020 | Kimble Charting
Are banks about to get fried? Sure could if current support fails to hold! This chart looks at Financial ETF (XLF) from Marketsmith.com on a weekly basis over the past 7-years. XLF has remained inside of bullish rising channel (1) for the past 5-years. Weakness took...
by Chris Kimble | Jun 12, 2020 | Kimble Charting
Are Banks going to end the month with a large bearish pattern just below dual resistance? Possible, yet the month is far from over! This chart looks at the Bank Index (BKX) on a monthly basis. The rally this month took it up to test its 61% retracement level and old...
by Chris Kimble | Jun 9, 2020 | Kimble Charting
If Banks peak here would they send a caution message to the stock rally over the past couple of months? Yes! This chart looks at the Bank Index (BKX) on a weekly basis since the summer of 2012. Since the lows in July of 2012, the index has spent the majority of the...
by Chris Kimble | May 13, 2020 | Kimble Charting
Is the saying “So Goes The Banks, So Goes The Broad Market” true? Over the past 28-months, it does appear to be accurate! Banks started underperforming the S&P 500 in January of 2018 (28-months ago) at (1) in the upper left chart. This weakness from...
by Chris Kimble | May 11, 2020 | Kimble Charting
Is the Banking Index sending a caution message to stocks? It has for the past 28-months and it is experiencing a major resistance test of late! The Banking Index (BKX) started underperforming the broad market back in January of 2018, which created a negative...
