The Technical Edge: Markets in Focus | LPL Market Signals

The Technical Edge: Markets in Focus | LPL Market Signals

From LPL Research by LPL Research

May 27, 2026 · 29 min

About this episode

Katie Stockton discusses her technical approach to navigating current market conditions and identifies key investment opportunities.

Katie Stockton, founder of Fairlead Strategies, joins the LPL Market Signals podcast this week to share her disciplined, technically driven approach to navigating today’s markets. In the conversation, Katie breaks down her framework for analyzing price trends, momentum, and market breadth, offering listeners a clear view into how she uses technical analysis to identify shifting conditions, emerging opportunities, and manage risk. She walks through how her process helps filter out noise and focus on actionable signals, particularly in an environment where crosscurrents are driving heightened uncertainty. Katie highlights key areas of relative strength across sectors, while also pointing to pockets of vulnerability that investors should be mindful of. The discussion also highlights some non-consensus opportunities, including in health care, where she explains how select industries within the sector are beginning to show improving technical profiles, despite broader skepticism. Tracking: #1114827

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Host: LPL Research

Guest: Katie Stockton

Topics covered

  • technical analysis
  • market trends
  • risk management
  • sector analysis
  • investment opportunities

Keywords

  • technical analysis
  • price trends
  • momentum
  • market breadth
  • health care
  • investment risk

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Organizations: Fairlead Strategies

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