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Technical Analysis: Netflix Shares Are Inching Toward a Big Price Gap

Technical Analysis: Netflix Shares Are Inching Toward a Big Price Gap

Does anyone remember Netflix? After losing three-quarters of its value between November and May, the streaming-video stock may be trying to claw its way back. The first pattern on today’s chart is the bearish price gap on April 20 after the business unexpectedly lost...

Videogame Slowdown Is the Latest Negative to Hit Semiconductor Stocks

Videogame Slowdown Is the Latest Negative to Hit Semiconductor Stocks

Nvidia fell sharply after cutting guidance yesterday, the latest bearish headline facing the semiconductor industry. "Our gaming product sell-through projections declined significantly," CEO Jensen Huang said in a statement preannouncing weak results for the fiscal...

Options Alert: Big Investor Adjusts Upside Trade In Ford Motor

Options Alert: Big Investor Adjusts Upside Trade In Ford Motor

Ford Motor has jumped as its business roars back to life, and one options trader is giving the automaker more room to run. Check out this unusual options activity in F this morning: Some 20,000 August 16 calls were purchased for $0.25 against open interest of 68,700...

Technical Analysis: Exxon Mobil Could Be Stalling

Technical Analysis: Exxon Mobil Could Be Stalling

Energy stocks have dominated the market this year, but now the biggest of the bunch is showing signs of weakness: Exxon Mobil. The first pattern on today’s chart is the jump following strong quarterly results on July 29. While that may have been impressive, it soon...

Where’s the Fear? VIX Keeps Sliding as Big Events Fail to Lift Volatility

Where’s the Fear? VIX Keeps Sliding as Big Events Fail to Lift Volatility

Cboe's "fear index" hasn't been showing a lot of panic lately. The Volatility Index ($VIX.X) declined steadily between mid-June and late July. That six-week slide was the longest negative streak since late 2019, according to TradeStation data. It's up slightly this...

Stocks Leapt Higher in July, But Will the Rally Continue this Month?

Stocks Leapt Higher in July, But Will the Rally Continue this Month?

Stocks just finished their best month in over a year. Can they keep running in August? The S&P 500 climbed 4.3 percent in the week between Friday, July 22, and Friday, July 29. That helped lift the index 9.1 percent in July, giving the index its biggest monthly...

Chart of the Day: Chinese Electric Car Stock Rallies and Pulls Back

Chart of the Day: Chinese Electric Car Stock Rallies and Pulls Back

Most Chinese stocks remain well below their 52-week highs, but not Li Auto. Let's consider some of the patterns on the Beijing-based maker of electric cars and SUVs. First you have the level around $33. It was the opening price on December 3 when news of Didi's...