The Market Is Neutral. Here's Why That's Not a Bad Thing. | CHART THIS

Markets were closed for the holiday, but the charts still had plenty to say. In this special Q&A edition of CHART THIS, Dave explains why the current market environment is best described as neutral rather than bullish or bearish, and why investors often get into trouble trying to force an opinion before the evidence is there. Dave also answers six excellent viewer questions covering Fibonacci retracements, momentum ETFs, classic technical analysis techniques, sector rotation, and how he thinks about allocating between large, mid, and small cap stocks. Whether you're trying to improve your chart-reading skills or simply become a more disciplined investor, this episode is packed with practical insights. 🎓 Take Dave’s FREE course on behavioral investing: https://www.marketmisbehavior.com/fre... 📘 Check out Dave’s recommended reading list: https://www.marketmisbehavior.com/rea... 🎯 Upgrade your market awareness with Seeking Alpha Premium https://marketmisbehavior.com/seeking... 💪🏻 Get the full Seeking Alpha experience with the Bundle, combining Alpha Picks’ data-driven stock ideas with Premium’s research tools and quant ratings in one place: https://marketmisbehavior.com/sabundle 👉 Follow Dave on X: https://x.com/DKellerCMT 👉 Follow Dave on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dkellercmt.b... 👉 Follow Dave on Facebook:   / marketmisbehavior   👉 Follow Dave on Instagram:   / marketmisbehavior   ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Welcome and holiday market update 01:32 Why the current market outlook is neutral, not bullish or bearish 04:50 Which swing high should you use for Fibonacci retracements? 09:30 Do momentum ETFs like MTUM actually work? 15:58 Whatever happened to the classic 10-day base pattern? 19:35 Seeking Alpha partner message 20:32 How to identify a market correction versus a major top 25:20 Using Relative Rotation Graphs to track sector leadership 27:07 Should investors own large, mid, and small cap stocks? 32:38 Final thoughts heading into the holiday weekend The content in this presentation should not be considered as a recommendation to buy or sell any security. All information is intended for educational purposes only and in no way should be considered as investment advice. Some of the links in this description and in the video may be affiliate links, which means you pay nothing more and it helps me to make Market Misbehavior awesome! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. For full disclaimer, please see our website: https://www.marketmisbehavior.com/dis.... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *