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Stocks Make a Lower High as Fed Stays Hawkish: Market Trends This Week

Stocks Make a Lower High as Fed Stays Hawkish: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 breaks support at 4444 after Fed meeting Two consecutive inside weeks break to the downside...

Stocks Narrow as Traders Expect Fed Pause: Market Trends Today

Stocks Narrow as Traders Expect Fed Pause: Market Trends Today

Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 in neutral range before the Fed Bias may be to upside given: 50% retracement of move from 8/18 through 9/1 More index members above 20-day MA than above 50-day MA Faster MAs mostly above...

Will the Fed Signal a Pause? Investors Are Waiting

Will the Fed Signal a Pause? Investors Are Waiting

Stocks could be tightening into a range as investors wait for another big Federal Reserve meeting. The S&P 500 fell 0.2 percent between Friday, September 8, and Friday, September 15. It was the second straight negative week, and the second consecutive week that...

Options Alert: Bulls Remain Active in Key Uranium Name

Options Alert: Bulls Remain Active in Key Uranium Name

Uranium miner Cameco has rallied along with the price of the radioactive metal, and at least one big options traders is looking for the move to continue. This unusual activity was detected yesterday in the Canadian company: 10,000 October 42 calls were purchased for...

Chart of the Day: Are Chips Losing Their Edge to Software Stocks?

Chart of the Day: Are Chips Losing Their Edge to Software Stocks?

Semiconductor stocks have surged this year, thanks in large part to Nvidia. But they could be losing relative strength to software makers within the technology sector. Today’s main chart focuses on the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH), which closely tracks the...

Breakout or Breakdown? Events This Week Could Set Market Direction

Breakout or Breakdown? Events This Week Could Set Market Direction

Stocks face major tests this week as investors brace for inflation data, a potential autoworker strike and the expected introduction of new iPhones. The S&P 500 fell 1.4 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, September 1, and Friday, September 8....

S&P 500 Tries to Hold Potential Support: Market Trends This Week

S&P 500 Tries to Hold Potential Support: Market Trends This Week

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds 4450 area Near June peak and August 15 breakdown level Holds 50% retracement of 8/25 - 9/1 rally...

Technology Rebounds as New Companies Rally In the Sector

Technology Rebounds as New Companies Rally In the Sector

Technology stocks are rebounding from a weak August as investors target a widening swath of companies like Intel and Western Digital. The S&P 500 rose 2.5 percent between Friday, August 25, and Friday, September 1. But technology stocks rallied 4.4 percent, their...