I was back on The Compound & Friends show this week.

But this time I brought ASC Director of Research Steve Strazza with me.

This show is always a lot of fun and this time was no different.

We don't take ourselves too seriously and like to enjoy ourselves. So this is the perfect show for us to come on.

We discussed the Bull Market in stocks that continues to broaden out to new sectors and countries, the potential breakout in Gold prices to new all-time highs, how the US Dollar falling apart is impacting asset classes, and some of our favorite stocks to profit from the current environment.

We also discussed our Bitcoin trade, Chinese Internet and the ASC Hall of Famers.

Big shoutout to Josh and Michael for the invite.

I love being a guest on one of my favorite shows to watch! I know Steve Strazza feels the same way.

Enjoy!

If you're not making money in this environment, it's not because it's a "bear market".

Don't be one of those investors left holding the bag in the few remaining stocks that are not working, while almost everything else is.

On an equally-weighted basis, every single sector is up since the bear market ended last June.

Here's the performance of each of the Sectors since the new lows list on the NYSE peaked in Q2. Notice how Consumer Discretionary is the best performer. How can consumer discretionary stocks doing so well possibly be a bad thing?

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Alfonso Depablos @AlfCharts

Our International Hall of Famers list is composed of the 100 largest US-listed international stocks, or ADRs.

We’ve also sprinkled in some of the largest ADRs from countries that did not make the market cap cut. 

These stocks range from some well-known mega-cap multinationals such as Toyota Motor and Royal Dutch Shell to some large-cap global disruptors such as Sea Ltd and Shopify.

It’s got all the big names and more--but only those that are based outside the US. You can find all the largest US stocks on our original Hall of Famers list.

The beauty of these scans is really in their simplicity.

We take the largest names each week and then apply technical filters in a way that the strongest stocks with the most momentum rise to the top.

Based on the market environment, we can also flip the scan on its head and filter for weakness.

Let’s dive in and take a look at some of the most important stocks from around the world.

Here’s this week’s list:

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

That was a nice push in the market today.

$SPY finally closed its gap to 387.89.

From the Desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

Welcome to our annual edition of Young Aristocrats.

Dividend Aristocrats are easily some of the most desirable investments on Wall Street.

These are the names that have increased dividends for at least 25 years, providing steadily increasing income to long-term-minded shareholders.

As you can imagine, the companies making up this prestigious list are some of the most recognizable brands in the world.

Coca-Cola, Walmart, and Johnson & Johnson are just a few of the household names making the cut.

Here at All Star Charts, we like to stay ahead of the curve. That's why we're turning our attention to the future aristocrats.

In an effort to seek out the next generation of the cream-of-the-crop dividend plays, we're curating a list of stocks that have raised their payouts every year for five to nine years.

We call them the Young Aristocrats, and the idea is that these are "stocks that pay you to make money."

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

We've got big economic data coming out at 8:30 a.m. ET, the December nonfarm payrolls report.

So, whatever I write, it might be a moot point very soon.

Where have all the insiders gone? 

It’s been a slow start to the year for insider filings. However, we do have a few good ones on our list today.

It's a new year with new leaders emerging in the market. So what better time to drop in and chat with our friends over on Fox Business about what's going on.

Charles likes my Ratio charts so we took a look at some of those.

But I think the bigger point here is that Gold doesn't have to be this 'End of the world' trade that some make it out to be.

History has proven time and time again that Gold prices can rise, even during bull markets for stocks. And to be clear, Gold prices can also fall along with stocks.

They are not mutually exclusive.

Check out the full clip and let me know what you think!

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza

We held our January Monthly Strategy Session Tuesday night. Premium Members can access and rewatch it here.

Non-members can get a quick recap of the call simply by reading this post each month.

By focusing on long-term, monthly charts, the idea is to take a step back and put things into the context of their structural trends. This is easily one of our most valuable exercises as it forces us to put aside the day-to-day noise and simply examine markets from a “big-picture” point of view.

With that as our backdrop, let’s dive right in and discuss three of the most important charts and/or themes from this month’s call.

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

This market can't seem to get out of its own way.

Just when you think it can head uphill, we have a rug-pull.

Today it was data out in the morning that pushed the indices lower.

Another Santa Claus Rally is officially in the books.

This year the S&P500 rallied 0.80% during the period, which is more than 3 times the historical returns for all the other 7 day periods throughout the year.

You can learn more about the SCR in this note from last month.

OK so great, Santa showed up. So what?

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff

Futures are up a tad this morning.

What I'm looking for is $SPY to push past 386 and head to 387.80.

Support is at 382.70.