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Undercounting: A Potentially Bearish Twist to the Coronavirus Outbreak

Undercounting: A Potentially Bearish Twist to the Coronavirus Outbreak

Editor's note: This article was originally published on February 27, 2020. A new and potentially bearish twist is emerging in the coronavirus outbreak: the risk of health officials undercounting cases. "We could have it spread here in the United States and not be...

Diagnosing the Coronavirus Selloff: Just How Bad Is It?

Diagnosing the Coronavirus Selloff: Just How Bad Is It?

Editor's note: This article was originally published on February 25, 2020. Stocks continued their selloff on Tuesday as coronavirus spreads around the world. Here are some facts on what it means for your money. First, this pullback is now a "big one." The S&P 500...

One Bearish Story After Another Seems to Be Hitting Crude Oil

One Bearish Story After Another Seems to Be Hitting Crude Oil

Editor's note: This article was originally published on January 22, 2020. Energy may be resuming its downtrend as one bearish story after another piles up. Crude oil futures (@CL) are down for the third straight week. That's the longest losing streak since they last...

Options Alert: Can DoorDash Keep Delivering for the Bulls?

Options Alert: Can DoorDash Keep Delivering for the Bulls?

DoorDash jumped earlier in the week, and one big options trader seems to think the move will continue. Check out this large transaction in the food-delivery company: 25,000 December 35 calls were sold for $22.10.35,000 February 45 calls were purchased at almost the...

Stocks Eye Key Resistance as the Fed Looks to Slow Interest Rate Hikes

Stocks Eye Key Resistance as the Fed Looks to Slow Interest Rate Hikes

Stocks are eying key resistance as the market attempts its second straight positive month. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 percent in the holiday-shortened week between November 18 and November 25. The index is up 4 percent so far in November. If the gains hold through...

Technical Analysis: Potential Uptrend in DexCom

Technical Analysis: Potential Uptrend in DexCom

Diabetes company DexCom has been fighting higher since June, and now it may be interesting to trend followers. The first pattern on today’s chart is the pair of bullish gaps last month. The initial rally came after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...

Market Internals Could Be Improving. Here’s How to Follow the Trend.

Market Internals Could Be Improving. Here’s How to Follow the Trend.

Some positive trends could be developing beneath the surface of the stock market, according to TradeStation analytics. A growing number of companies in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 are above their 200-day moving averages. The change comes despite the indexes...

Four Signs That Normalcy Could Be Returning to the Market

Four Signs That Normalcy Could Be Returning to the Market

After nearly three years of turmoil, normalcy could be returning to markets and the economy. Today we'll consider four trends that could indicate big changes from the chaos that began in early 2020 as coronavirus spread from China's Wuhan province. If they continue,...