7 Defining Charts for 2014: US Stocks, Bonds, Oil, and More

With everyone offering up lists of 14 for 2014, I decided to follow a less ambitious -- but still mathematically justified (2+0+1+4) -- route with a selection of seven charts for 2014 that are top-of-mind as we enter the trading year. 1. Crude Oil WTI crude oil continues its broad consolidation of 2008′s crash to as low as $33.20 (January 14, 2009) and 2009-2011′s immense measured move to as high as $114.83 (May 2, 2011). The symmetrical triangle that began following the completion of the latter move saw a breakout higher in Q3 2013, only to form a head-and-shoulders top