The Engulfing Candlestick Pattern

The Engulfing Pattern is a Japanese candlestick pattern that appears after a bull rally or a steep decline. It signals a trend reversal by shocking the trend with a sudden opposite movement. The Engulfing pattern involves two candlesticks; in general, the more candlesticks that are involved in a pattern, the more powerful it tends to [...]

Weekly Market Review (Stocks)

Top Gainers:

Symbol
Company
% Change This Week
Closing Price
52-Week High
52-Week Low

MAPP
MAP Pharmaceuticals Inc
327.1%
12.09
14.80
1.57

PVCO
PVC Container Corp
192.7%
600.00
600.00
205.00

SMRT
Stein Mart, Inc
76.0%
6.93
8.08
0.99

OGXI
OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals Inc
45.1%
17.65
22.40
2.00

MNKB
Monadnock Bancorp Inc
44.9%
5.00
6.45
2.95

TSRA
Tessera Technologies Inc
41.7%
23.48
24.84
8.33

TLFDF
Telford Homes PLC
41.3%
8.12
1.35
0.20

DDUP
Data Domain Inc
39.2%
25.47
25.16
10.25

NRLB
Northern California Bancorp Inc
39.2%
5.50
8.00
1.70

XIN
Xinyuan Real Estate Co Ltd
39.1%
6.92
9.86
1.54

Top Losers:

Symbol
Company
% Change This Week
Closing Price
52-Week High
52-Week Low

AVSM
Avatar Systems Inc
-93.3%
200.00
6000.00
200.00

FNDLF
Findel PLC
-52.1%
7.15
2.50
0.30

WAHUQ
Washington Mutual Capital [...]

S&P 500 Crosses 20-Day Moving Average

While I don’t use moving averages , some people do consider them to be very important. The S&P 500 recently crossed the 20-day moving average. The index is now at 902.30, while the 20-day average is at 898.89. Since the low in March, the 20-day moving average has acted as a major area of support [...]