It’s too late to really profit from it, but I wanted to share this chart of Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA) since it is sporting such a beautiful head and shoulders top. It certainly seems to be doing its job in the aftermath.

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The collapse of Upstart Holdings is an interesting example of two chart phenomenon. First there is the gargantuan and well-formed head and shoulders top, highlighted in yellow. Second, following the plunge after the top was formed, was the powerful retracement up to the neckline (whose peak is marked with the arrow). This was a nearly perfect gap-close, and it’s been in a free-fall ever since. Quite the ride!

As maddening as Nvidia (NVDA) has been in recent days, there’s still a chance this top could complete without becoming a complete mess. Staying below the level highlighted (476.09) below is crucial:

I thumbed through the tagged items in my Core watch list which have enticing tops but haven’t quite made the “Bear Pen” cut since they are relatively thinly-traded. It’s still worth an examination, however, because there may be some real gems in here for you:

As the market continues to rage higher, demolishing any remaining bears, I took a tour through my 30-symbol ETF list and plucked out the 11 which seemed worth sharing. In each of these, I have highlighted what I consider to be the appropriate stop-loss (AKA bears-are-even-more-screwed) levels. As usual, click on any of these for a screen-filling version so you can see the number clearly.
