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Boeing Flies Into Top 10: March at TradeStation
David Russell
April 1, 2019

Here’s a list of TradeStation’s most active symbols last month versus February:

  1. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY):The market-tracking fund kept the top position from February.
  2. Apple (AAPL): The smartphone giant rose from No. 5.
  3. Nvidia (NVDA): The chip company slipped one spot.
  4. Boeing (BA): The aircraft maker soared 24 spots into the top 10 amid safety concerns.
  5. Amazon.com (AMZN): The e-commerce giant edged down from third place.
  6. Facebook (FB): The social-media giant rose from No. 8.
  7. Micron Technology (MU): The memory-chip maker held its position from the previous month.
  8. Netflix (NFLX): The streaming-video company declined four spots.
  9. VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX short-term exchange-traded note (TVIX): The long-volatility product rose from 13th in February.
  10. Tesla (TSLA): The electric-car maker rose from No. 15 the previous month.

The following symbols exited the list:

  • PowerShares QQQ Trust (QQQ): The Nasdaq-tracking fund dropped from No. 9 in February to No. 11 in March.
  • Electronic Arts (EA): The video-game publisher slipped from No. 10 to No. 71.

Tags: AAPL | AMZN | BA | EA | FB | MU | NFLX | NVDA | QQQ | SPY | TSLA | TVIX

About the author

David Russell
David Russell is Global Head of Market Strategy at TradeStation. Drawing on nearly two decades of experience as a financial journalist and analyst, his background includes equities, emerging markets, fixed-income and derivatives. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, CNBC and E*TRADE Financial. Russell systematically reviews countless global financial headlines and indicators in search of broad tradable trends that present opportunities repeatedly over time. Customers can expect him to keep them appraised of sector leadership, relative strength and the big stories – especially those overlooked by other commentators. He’s also a big fan of generating leverage with options to limit capital at risk.

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