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Why Are Stocks Bouncing So Quickly After the Fed’s Hawkish Message?

Why Are Stocks Bouncing So Quickly After the Fed’s Hawkish Message?

Stocks crashed last week after the Federal Reserve scared investors with a hawkish stance on interest-rate increases. But now the market's ripping back almost as quickly as it fell. Why? This article will consider not only the Fed's announcement last week, but the...

Tesla Faces a Make or Break Moment as Electric Vehicle Stocks Surge Back

Tesla Faces a Make or Break Moment as Electric Vehicle Stocks Surge Back

Tesla's stock could be at critical juncture as investors rotate back to zero-emission stocks like electric cars and solar energy. The chart below shows how TSLA has made three higher lows in the last month. Meanwhile it's pushed against roughly $630, resulting in a...

This Social Media Stock May Be Squeezing Toward a Breakout: Technical Alert

This Social Media Stock May Be Squeezing Toward a Breakout: Technical Alert

Snap is an expensive growth stock. It’s the kind of name investors have mostly avoided this year, although recent weeks have seen a shift back to such companies. This chart highlights SNAP’s last four months of consolidation. It isn’t exactly a cup and handle, but...

Growth Stocks Regain the Lead as Investors Embrace a Dovish Fed

Growth Stocks Regain the Lead as Investors Embrace a Dovish Fed

Most of 2021 has focused on value stocks as the economy reopening from coronavirus, but last week investors returned to growth. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent between Friday, June 4, and Friday, June 11. The Nasdaq-100 climbed 1.2 percent, its biggest outperformance...

Advanced Micro Is Challenging a Trend Line: Chart of the Day

Advanced Micro Is Challenging a Trend Line: Chart of the Day

Believe it or not, Advanced Micro Devices has been little changed for 10 months. But now the semiconductor stock may be getting ready to move. This chart shows how AMD is stuck between a falling trend line and its 50-day moving average. Our Moving Average Speed custom...

Health Care Stocks Come to Life, Supported by FDA, Low Interest Rates

Health Care Stocks Come to Life, Supported by FDA, Low Interest Rates

Health-care stocks have lagged the market for years, but now the sector is coming to life as the coronavirus pandemic winds down. The SPDR Health Care ETF (XLV) has outperformed the S&P 500 by 2.5 percentage points so far this week. That puts it on pace for its...