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Volatility’s Historic Rise and Fall: Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register here for our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 8/26. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds above 8/1 high, is now +1.8% in August Advance/Decline Line...
Omicron Variant Hammers Stocks, But Is the Pullback a Buying Opportunity?
Stocks crashed last week as the omicron variant of coronavirus appeared, overshadowing a wave positive economic news. The S&P 500 closed little changed on Wednesday as investors thought they would settle into a quiet Thanksgiving, but reports of the new pathogen...
Stock Market Breadth Was Weakening Even Before Friday’s Sharp Selloff
Renewed coronavirus fears hammered stocks on Friday. But even before the selloff, key market internals were weakening. Technical analysts often study breadth, the aggregate behavior of stocks within key indexes. This can help assess the strength of a broader move. Is...
Ethereum Holds $4,000 and the Trendline: Chart of the Day
Ethereum has been pulling back since mid-November, potentially creating opportunities for traders. The first pattern on today’s chart is the trendline starting on July 20 and running along the lows of late September. Notice how ETHUSD initially tested that line on...
Olaplex and On: Recent IPOs Pull Back After Their Debut Quarterly Reports
The IPO market is setting new records as 2021 nears and end. Today we'll review some recent deals, including three companies that issued results for the first time. On Holding (ONON) is one of the biggest movers in recent weeks. The Zurich-based sneaker company went...
Nasdaq Leads Stocks to New Highs as ‘Goldilocks’ Returns
Stocks rebounded last week, led by the Nasdaq-100, as "Goldilocks" conditions return. The S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent between Friday, November 12, and Friday, November 19. However the big move came from the Nasdaq-100, which gained 2.5 percent as semiconductors and...
Options Alert: Call Buyers Take the Wheel At Apple On Report of Self-Driving Electric Vehicle
Apple could launch a self-driving electric car in 2025, and options traders are loving it. Nearly 3.2 million calls traded in the iPhone maker yesterday, the highest total in 14 months. The volume focused heavily on short-term weekly contracts expiring today: More...
Technology & Communication
Global Energy Squeeze Revives Interest In Solar Stocks Following a Year of Consolidation
Solar energy stocks were one of the top performing groups in the pandemic year 2020. Now after a long pause, the global energy shock is reviving the group. SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) is up 36 percent in the last month, making it the top performing member of the...
Big Tech Stocks Remain Favorites: February at TradeStation
TradeStation clients kept their focus on major technology names as markets plodded higher in February. Just two symbols changed on our monthly ranking. General Electric (GE) returned to the Top 10 and was the only non-technology stock to make the cut. Video game maker...
Consumer Comebacks and New Tech Breakouts: Earnings This Week
The last week of earnings season showed forgotten consumer stocks roaring back as prominent technology names fumbled. However, new disruptors continue to emerge. The consumer theme stands out the most as companies like Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD), J.C. Penney (JCP) and...
Nasdaq-100 E-Minis: Contract of the Week
The "Nasdaq." Few words better represent the most innovative parts of the economy. Did you know the entire Nasdaq market can be traded virtually any time with CME's Nasdaq-100 futures? Like CME's S&P 500 E-minis, Nasdaq futures are active from Sunday night through...
Here Comes Lyft and Other Major IPOs
Two major companies are coming to market as investors await some of the highest-profile technology deals ever. Ride-sharing giant Lyft will file for an initial public offering (IPO) as early as next week, according to The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. Management...