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Stocks Retreat: Dovish Hopes Fade Before Key Fed Meeting
Stocks have pulled back as investors brace for more hawkish news from the Federal Reserve today. The S&P 500 declined 4.2 percent in April, breaking a five-month winning streak that began in November. Selling was widespread across the index, with more than...
Market Pulse: Materials and Construction Fly on Stimulus Hopes
Yesterday there was more evidence of big tech's fading importance: massive rallies in chemical stocks, industrial metals and construction firms. The Dow Jones Heavy Construction Index ($DJUSHV) jumped 8.3 percent on Wednesday. It outpaced the S&P 500 by 7.8...
Crypto Market Joins the Trillion Dollar Club Thanks to Bitcoin’s Stunning Rally
Cryptocurrencies passed the trillion-dollar mark for the first time yesterday, thanks to Bitcoin's blistering run. Coinmarketcap.com showed the crypto market's total valuation climbing into 13 digits at about at 5:25 p.m. ET. That's up about 31 percent since the end...
New Year, New Ways to Manage Your Trading
2021 has begun! Here are some helpful ways to manage your trading and investing with TradeStation this new year. These quick-tip videos demonstrate using the TradeStation Client Center for viewing your accounts, transferring your funds, and updating your contact...
Crisis Over? All of a Sudden, the Global Economy Is Looking Better
Energy stocks are rallying. Factories are reopening. Interest rates are rising. All of a sudden, economic data and the stock market are pointing to a broad recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Yesterday the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index...
Market Pulse: S&P 500 Holding a Trendline
Monday's hard selloff was a jarring start to the New Year, but it didn't do a lot of technical damage. Most importantly, the index held two levels. Click here to view the related idea and chart analysis on TradingView.
Market Pulse: Homebuilder ETF: Oh Breakout, Where Art Thou?
Homebuilders were one of the strongest industries early in the pandemic as city dwellers headed to the suburbs. While the social trend has continued, bullishness has faded in the stocks. Click here to view the related idea and chart analysis on TradingView.
Technology & Communication
Technical Alert: Death Cross in Netflix
The economy is reopening. People are going back to work. It's great news for a lot of stocks, but Netflix isn't one of them. Today, the streaming-video giant's 50-day simple moving average (SMA) closed at $513.97, or $0.53 below its 200-day SMA. That "death cross" may...