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Stocks Try to Hold as Bank Fears Drive Volatility: Market Trends This Week
Downloads available here and here. Anchored VWAP and Keltner pullback here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 tries to hold 50% retracement of the move between October low and February high.Prices try to remain...
Don’s Notebook June 8, 2018
This morning’s Wholesale Trade report from the U.S. Department of Commerce will highlight inventories which have been building at a steady pace in line with underlining sales and adding to GDP. Wholesale sales and inventory data give investors a chance to look at the...
Feeding frenzy in the Golden Arches: Options recap
The world's top burger joint has gone nowhere all year. But yesterday news of a corporate shakeup triggered a feeding frenzy in the Golden Arches. McDonald's (MCD) ripped 4.37 percent to $169.48, its highest close since early February. Investors supersized positions...
The Shocking Truth About IPOs
For years, initial public offerings performed poorly. But that seems to be changing right before our eyes. Several companies have ripped higher since going public in the last few months. Technology has dominated the trend, including some prominent names from China....
Don’s Notebook June 7, 2018
The US Department of Labor Jobless Claims report offered a very useful signal of labor market strength in May which foreshadowed last week's employment report and 3.8 percent unemployment rate. Initial claims totaled 222,000 in the week of June 2nd with the 4-week...
Going to the next level with chart trading
Traders love charts, and they love to trade. Did you know you can combine those two passions with TradeStation's Chart Trading functionality? This feature lets customers place and adjust orders directly on the chart. That's great for pinning entries and exits to key...
Big techs battle over privacy: WWDC review
Maybe we should have guessed it. After all, Tim Cook spent most of the last month bashing Facebook (FB) for collecting user data. Now it turns out there's some bark to his bite. Apple (AAPL) is in the midst of its annual WWDC conference, begun with Cook's keynote...
Technology & Communication
Market Gets a Timeline for China Talks, Just in Time for Earnings Season
Investors just got a timeline for the most important concern facing the market, President Trump's trade war with China. Last night, CNBC reported that Vice Premier Liu He will visit Washington on October 10 and 11. Those are the first specific details the talks since...