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Stock Gains Widen as Investors Hope for Lower Inflation

Stock Gains Widen as Investors Hope for Lower Inflation

Money is flowing back into stocks as investors hope for a better inflation report this week. The S&P 500 rose 1.9 percent between Friday, May 3, and Friday, May 10. It was the third straight positive week. More than four-fifths of the index's members advanced,...

Chart of the Day: Oracle May Have Found Support

Chart of the Day: Oracle May Have Found Support

Oracle jumped to new highs almost two months ago. Now, after a pullback, the software giant may have found support. The first pattern on today’s chart is the gap higher on March 12 after earnings surprised to the upside. ORCL retraced the move and is starting to...

AI Boom Fades as Fundamentals Weaken: Earnings Recap

AI Boom Fades as Fundamentals Weaken: Earnings Recap

Most of the big earnings reports have now occurred, and so far they've done little to boost the market. Companies like Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), Caterpillar (CAT) and Intel (INTC) reported profits above Wall Street estimates. However...

Nasdaq Surges as Traders Buy the Dip Before Fed Meeting

Nasdaq Surges as Traders Buy the Dip Before Fed Meeting

Stocks are rebounding as key earnings beat estimates and investors get comfortable with fewer rate cuts. The S&P 500 rose 2.7 percent between Friday, April 19, and Friday, April 26. The Nasdaq-100 jumped 4 percent. Those were the biggest weekly gains for both...

Energy Stocks Pull Back But Are Still Leading This Year

Energy Stocks Pull Back But Are Still Leading This Year

Energy stocks have led the market this year, and now they've pulled back. The S&P Select Energy SPDR fund (XLE) jumped to $98.97 last Friday -- the highest level in almost a decade. It pulled back this week and touched $93.73 before bouncing. That was just $0.04...

Options Alert: Traders Position for Potential Drop in Uranium Miner

Options Alert: Traders Position for Potential Drop in Uranium Miner

Uranium miner Cameco has been stuck at an old high, and one big options trader is bracing for a potential drop as earnings approach. This large transaction was detected yesterday in CCJ, unfolding in several blocks over the course of the afternoon: Some 30,000 May 45...

Stocks Pull Back Before Inflation Data and Earnings Season

Stocks Pull Back Before Inflation Data and Earnings Season

Stocks began the second quarter with a pullback as investors worried about higher interest rates and geopolitical risk. The S&P 500 fell almost 1 percent between Thursday, March 28, and Friday, April 5. (Markets were closed on March 29.) It was the biggest weekly...

Stocks Make a 3rd Monthly Record as Buyers Rotate Away from Growth

Stocks Make a 3rd Monthly Record as Buyers Rotate Away from Growth

Stocks hit a new record for the third straight month in March, but there was significant rotation away from growth names and technology The S&P 500 rose 3.1 percent, outpacing the Nasdaq-100 by 1.9 percentage points. It was the biggest underperformance in the...

Chart of the Day: Palantir Stabilizes Above Old Highs

Chart of the Day: Palantir Stabilizes Above Old Highs

Palantir Technologies has advanced as investors embrace AI and non-government customers embrace its products. Is its current pullback offering an opportunity? The first pattern on today’s chart is the pair of rallies after the last two quarterly reports. Those may...