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Bullish Rumblings in the Crypto Space

Bullish Rumblings in the Crypto Space

Quietly amid this week's elections, cryptocurrencies have been on the rise. CME's bitcoin futures (@BTC) touched their highest level since mid-October yesterday and are now trying to push above their 50-day moving average. Other tokens including Ethereum (ETHUSD) and...

Volatility Evaporates as Election Drives Relief Rally

Volatility Evaporates as Election Drives Relief Rally

Stocks are enjoying a healthy rally today as the uncertainty of mid-term elections fades. With so much going on, let's just hit on a few key takeaways. First, health care is leading the rally after Democrats won a majority in the House of Representatives for the first...

Boring Stocks Rose Before the Midterms

Boring Stocks Rose Before the Midterms

After October's volatility, investors seemed to be playing it safe. Big and "boring" stocks are among the top performers in the last month.  Most of them are consumer facing rather than dynamic innovators. We're talking Gillette razors, big-box retail and Egg...

This Week’s Market Action: November 5

This Week’s Market Action: November 5

Did you miss this week's Market Action webinar with David Russell and Don Pratl? Here's a link to the summary, and the replay is found below. Market Action is fast-paced, all-encompassing breakdown of big trades, sectors, trends, equities, derivatives and events. It's...

Support and Resistance at Play on Some Key Charts

Support and Resistance at Play on Some Key Charts

Support and resistance may be at play on some key charts. In case you don't know, support and resistance are important price levels where buyers and sellers tend to be active. Traders often use them to decide when to enter or exit positions. One technique is to buy a...

Why Stocks Move: Investor Rotation

Why Stocks Move: Investor Rotation

This post, originally published on September 19, is is part of a series about the catalysts for stock movements. Sign up for TradeStation's Master Class learning sessions next week for the complete course. Anyone who's been in the market for a while will...

Market Action Summary: 11/5/18

Market Action Summary: 11/5/18

Click here to register for the webinar, which begins at 4:30 p.m. ET. S&P Overview: Upside Bias as Volatility Abates 10DMA poised for turn-up after 23-session slide. 8-day EMA rising for first time since October began. Multiple reversal patterns since 10/26: doji,...

Are You Ready for the New TradeStation?

Are You Ready for the New TradeStation?

Get pumped to jump-start your trading with the next generation of TradeStation! TradeStation offers advanced trading technology and online electronic brokerage services. Our desktop trading and analysis platform lets you design your own equities, options and futures...

Midterms and Markets: How Tomorrow’s Election Matters

Midterms and Markets: How Tomorrow’s Election Matters

How might the midterm elections ripple through financial markets? There are three possible outcomes in tomorrow's midterm elections: Republicans retain control of both houses of Congress. Democrats take the House but not the Senate. Democrats win big and seize control...