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Platform Lesson: How Big Was Thursday’s Sharp Move?
The S&P 500 fell 1.4 percent yesterday, but in some ways the move was much bigger than that. The chart below includes two custom indicators highlighting the size of a symbol's move. Both show that Thursday's drop was the most dramatic in over a year. (They're...
Sports Betting Breakout? Options Traders Look for Huge Move in British Lottery Stock
Someone is looking for a giant move from International Game Technology, a lottery operator that's been expanding into sports betting. This large bullish options trade occurred on the London-based company yesterday morning: The investor purchased 20,000 November 26...
Chart of the Day: More Upside in Advanced Micro Devices?
Advanced Micro Devices rallied hard on strong results in late July. Now almost two months later, the chip stock may be ready for another move. Notice the slow and lazy pullback since early August, which resolved with a quick test under $100 on Monday. AMD came within...
Will the Fed Taper? It May All Come Down to Jobs
The Federal Reserve could take a key step toward a pre-Covid reality at their meeting today. However, implementing the change will probably depend on the job market in coming months. The central bank has been purchasing $80 billion of Treasury bonds and $40 billion of...
Cybersecurity, Business Apps, Medical Software: Recent IPOs Are Pulling Back With the Market
Initial public offerings (IPOs) have been active lately as new technology companies come to market. Several names are pulling back along with the S&P 500 yesterday, which may create opportunities for investors. Many of these companies are in fast-growing corners...
Stocks Slide as Negativity Thickens Before the Fed’s Dreaded Taper Announcement
Stocks fell again last week as investors worry about the Federal Reserve removing stimulus from the economy. The S&P 500 slid 0.6 percent between Friday, September 10, and Friday, September 17. It's the first two-week losing streak since May, although the index...
Art of TradeStation: Candlesticks and Advanced Alerting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kxIcJQD2Zk Candlesticks like hammers, dojis and shooting starts are popular among stock market traders because they can help anticipate changes in direction. TradeStation's platform can detect a wide range of candlestick patterns using...
Technology & Communication
Metaverse, Cybersecurity, Big Data: A New World of Tech Stocks Has Emerged
Even before coronavirus fueled demand for technology, a new set of innovative growth stocks were emerging. Today we'll focus on some lesser-known companies in the emerging worlds of cybersecurity, big data, online marketing and virtual reality. It could be an...
A Red-Hot Tech Trade Continues to Cool
The selloff in chip stocks may be justified, according to new data. Global sales grew just 13.8 percent in September, according to numbers released Friday by the Semiconductor Industry Association. That was the weakest monthly growth since December 2016, and follows a...
Wider Fears Amid Some Good Results: Earnings This Week
A handful of big companies announced strong results in the last week, but wider problems are tarnishing the story. Feeble semiconductor demand, doubts about the industrial sector and lackluster guidance emerged as recurring themes as we progress through the busiest...
Perfect Storm Handing Nasdaq its Worst Month Since 2008
A perfect storm of negatives is handing the Nasdaq-100 its worst month since the financial crisis. The technology-heavy index lost 11 percent of its value between the end of September and yesterday's close. Depending on where this October ends, it'll compare with...
Chips and China Tech Are Killing the Nasdaq
The Nasdaq-100 is getting hammered again this morning, with two groups accounting for most of the pain. As this RadarScreen® shows, nine of the 10 worst-performing companies in the index today are either semiconductor-related names or Chinese Internet stocks. Biotech...