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Chart of the Day: Gold is Pushing $2,000
Gold has consolidated for more than two years, and now it may be inching toward a breakout. The first pattern on today’s weekly chart is the rally in October between roughly $1,812 and $2,000. That move broke a falling trendline from the summer when bond yields were...
Apple Still No. 1 as Traders Shun ETFs: July at TradeStation
Apple (AAPL) was the most popular stock among TradeStation clients in July, holding the top spot for a fourth straight month. The ranking table was little changed from June, with traders still focused on high-profile technology companies. They're also avoiding...
From Hawk to Dove: How the Fed Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Rate Cuts
Today's the Fed's big day. After nine months of hints, the central bank is expected to cut interest rates for the first time since the financial crisis. Today we wanted to review the Federal Reserve's morph from "hawkish" to "dovish." It's a great study in how...
Can This Transport Keep Trucking? Options Trader Thinks So
Someone's looking for a major trucking stock to keep motoring higher. Check out Monday's activity in Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), the country's largest operator of tractor trailers: A block of 25,000 September 35 calls was bought for $3.36.A block of 25,000...
Monex Crypto Market Weekly: July 26
This post is a translation of the weekly cryptocurrency analysis by Crypto Lab, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monex Group (Tokyo, Japan). Monex is the parent of TradeStation Group. Summary Bitcoin (BTC) continued lower, sliding about 3 percent on the...
Big Names Struggle But New Leaders Keep Popping Up: Earnings This Week
Prominent stocks have struggled after announcing results, but some new leaders may be stepping up. Tesla (TSLA) and Boeing (BA) got slammed after missing estimates. Facebook (FB) surpassed consensus, only to drift aimlessly. Meanwhile, less-followed companies like...
This Social Media Stock Just Had a Monster Volume Day
Suddenly, it seems a new tech stock has arrived. Social media upstart Snap (SNAP), the mobile-centric parent of Snapchat, just proved it's a real player with stunning user growth. That fueled a monster rally on Wednesday to the stock's highest level in over a year....
Technology & Communication
Stocks Keep Sliding as the Technology Rout Continues
Stocks kept falling last week as the rout in technology stocks continued. The S&P 500 slid 0.6 percent between Friday, September 11, and Friday, September 18. It was the index's third straight drop -- the longest stretch of declines since August 2019. The...