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Stock Rally Widens as Economy Gains and Megacaps Falter
Megacap growth stocks are fading as a strong economy lifts the rest of the market. The S&P 500 rose 1.7 percent between Friday, November 15, and Friday November 22. Every major sector climbed, along with 86 percent of the index's members. An unusual mix of stocks...
Options Alert: Two Giant Trades In Uber Technologies
Uber Technologies has been steadily trending higher, and options traders seem to think the move will continue. Two large transactions appeared in the ride-sharing stock yesterday. Both were bullish, although one involved significant risk and the other was...
Using the Platform: Sector Performance May Be Confirming New Bull Market
The S&P 500 keeps hitting new 52-week highs, but how strong is the rally? Today's post will use TradeStation's award-winning platform to diagnose the health of the move. The method will use the RadarScreen tool to compare the price performance of various sectors....
Lower Inflation Keeps Bulls in the Driver’s Seat as Earnings Begin
Stocks keep rising as lower inflation spurs hope the Federal Reserve is almost done hiking interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 2.4 between Friday, July 7, and Friday, July 14. The index touched its highest level since April 2022, with 82 percent of its members...
Stocks Rise Into Earnings as ‘Soft Landing’ Hopes Grow: Market Trends
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 bounces after holding 50% retracement of June 26-30 weekly candle Index has few apparent bearish signals...
Chart of the Day: Is Caesars Following Travel Stocks Higher?
Travel stocks have climbed recently, and now Caesars Entertainment could be showing signs of strength. The first pattern on today’s chart is the falling trendline along the highs of February, March and mid-June. The casino operator pushed above it at the end of the...
Options Alert: Large Put Spread Targets Key Level in Apple
Apple has surged this year as Wall Street anticipates a new iPhone cycle and growth opportunities in India. But yesterday options traders looked for a pause. Check out this large transaction that occurred shortly after Monday's open: 20,000 4-August 180 puts traded...
Technology & Communication
Options Alert: Call Spread Targets New Highs in AMD
Advanced Micro Devices has climbed in the last two weeks, and options traders are looking for more gains through mid-November. Heavy volume was detected yesterday in two calls expiring next month. The trades occurred in dozens of blocks between about 1pm and 3pm ET....
Twitter Steals the Show This Week on Signs of Advertising Breakthroughs
Twitter is having its best week in six years as its advertising business finally starts to gain traction. Twitter (TWTR) is up 27 percent since Friday, February 5. That makes it the best-performing member of the S&P 500 for the period. It's also the biggest weekly...
Semiconductor Shortage Squeezes Automakers as Chip Demand Surges Like Never Before
A shortage of semiconductors is sweeping the economy as demand for connectivity surges in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Companies including General Motors (GM), Ford Motor (F), Apple (AAPL) and Enphase Energy (ENPH) have mentioned difficulties obtaining chips...
Forget About Bitcoin and Tesla. This Forgotten Corner of Technology Is Crushing Both
3-D printing stocks are flying as investors see huge growth for a revolutionary new segment of the technology space. 3D Systems (DDD), Stratasys (SSYS), ExOne (XONE) and Voxeljet (VJET) have more than doubled so far this year. The gains broke years of sideways...
Alphabet, PayPal and EBay Spike as Digital Boom Continues: Earnings This Week
Major technology stocks delivered strong results again. This week, Alphabet, PayPal and eBay stood out the most. Alphabet (GOOGL) made the biggest splash, spiking more than 12 percent to new record highs. The search giant benefited from a stay-at-home boom in online...