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Are Rate Cuts Out the Window? Market Trends This Week
by David Russell | Apr 11, 2024
Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 in midst of first negative month since October Prices break trendline, rising 21-day exponential...
Will American Express Run Again? A Big Options Trader May Think So
by David Russell | Mar 28, 2023
American Express has dropped along with other financials this month, but one big investor is using options to stay long the name. Check out this large trade that occurred shortly before noon yesterday: A block of 34,843 April 125 calls was sold for $37.88.An equal...
Stocks Hold a Potentially Key Level as Fed Takes a Less Hawkish Stance
by David Russell | Mar 27, 2023
Stocks could be trying to stabilize as investors look for the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 1.4 percent between Friday, March 17, and Friday, March 23, its second straight positive week. The index has moved sideways for the past...
Technical Analysis: Will Tesla Shares Drive Higher?
by David Russell | Mar 21, 2023
Tesla more than doubled between January and mid-February. It retraced almost half that move last month and is now trying to bounce. Will the move continue? The first pattern on today’s chart is the 50-day moving average, which the electric-car maker tested and held at...
Growth Comeback? Nasdaq Surged Last Week Amid Banking Scares
by David Russell | Mar 20, 2023
Stocks face a confusing mix of positives and negatives, but the biggest story could be an unexpected surge in the Nasdaq-100. The technology-heavy index rallied 5.8 percent between Friday, March 10, and Friday March 17. In absolute terms, it was the biggest weekly...
Chart of the Day: Tight Consolidation in Semiconductor Equipment Stock
by David Russell | Mar 14, 2023
Semiconductors have outperformed lately as investors get excited about demand from artificial intelligence (AI). Today’s chart considers equipment supplier Lam Research . The first pattern is the rising 50-day simple moving average. LRCX has consolidated in a tight...
Rate Fears and Bank Failures Have Sent The Stock Market on a Wild Ride
by David Russell | Mar 13, 2023
Stocks are making wild moves as investors pivot from worries about rate hikes to bank failures. The S&P 500 dropped 4.5 percent between Friday, March 3, and Friday, March 10. It was the biggest weekly decline since mid-September. Ninety seven percent of of the...
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Chart of the Day: Alphabet Pulls Back After Earnings Rally
by David Russell | Aug 4, 2023
Alphabet jumped to a new 52-week high on strong results last week. Now it may be giving trend followers a potential opportunity. The first pattern on today’s chart is the bullish gap on July 26 after revenue beat estimates and its Cloud business surprised to the...
Metaverse, Cybersecurity, Big Data: A New World of Tech Stocks Has Emerged
by David Russell | Dec 9, 2021
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...
This Disruptor Is Moving Beyond Mobile After Helping Create Smart Phones: Do You Know December’s Mystery Stock?
by David Russell | Dec 7, 2021
Even before coronavirus drove triggered heavy demand for electronic devices, chipmakers were booming. This month's mystery stock has been a key player in the semiconductor industry for over a generation. Like many technology firms, its history began during the Cold...
This Corner Of the Technology Sector Was Coming to Life Before Omicron Struck the Market
by David Russell | Dec 1, 2021
Stocks have tumbled in the last week as investors worry about the omicron variant of coronavirus. However a certain group of technology firms was rallying before the selloff: computer hardware. HP (HPQ) and Dell Technologies (DELL), the world's No. 2 and 3 PC makers,...
Olaplex and On: Recent IPOs Pull Back After Their Debut Quarterly Reports
by David Russell | Nov 23, 2021
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...