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Chart of the Day: Is Verizon Weak in a Strong Market?
The S&P 500 just had its biggest weekly rally in a year, but Verizon Communications didn’t participate. Are the bears moving in? The first pattern on today’s chart is the trio of drops following the last three quarterly reports. Those may reflect ... For more,...
Stocks Approach August Highs Amid Talk of a New Bull Market
Talk of a new bull market is buzzing on Wall Street with the Federal Reserve expected to stop raising interest rates. The S&P 500 rose 0.4 percent between Friday, June 2, and Friday, June 9. It was the fourth straight positive week, the index's longest winning...
Buyers Rotate to Cyclicals as Tech Cools Before Fed: Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. MACD cross days available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 VIX nears February 2020 low Advance/Decline Line rises as breadth catches up S&P 500 potentially overbought above Keltner Channel CME...
Chart of the Day: Carnival Pushes a Key Level
Carnival has been stuck in the doldrums since last summer, but now some traders may think it’s ready to cruise higher. The first pattern on today’s chart is Friday’s last price of $12.18. While the level was slightly below February’s peak, it was the highest weekly...
Are Buyers Pivoting Away From Tech as Stocks Break Out?
Investors may be pivoting to old-economy stocks as a new month begins and the market continues higher. The S&P 500 rose 1.8 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, May 26, and Friday, June 2. The broad index outperformed the technology-heavy...
Semiconductors Led Tech Higher in May as Earnings Beat and Inflation Slowed
Stocks rose for a third month in May, fueled by an explosive rally in chipmakers and artificial intelligence. The S&P 500 briefly dipped below its April low but quickly rebounded to end the month up 0.2 percent. The Nasdaq-100 surged 8 percent, its third monthly...
Stocks Fight Higher as Nvidia Drives Artificial Intelligence Rally on the Nasdaq
Stocks keep rising as artificial intelligence revives interest in technology and growth stocks. Last week's big mover was AI leader Nvidia. The semiconductor giant jumped 25 percent after forecasting revenue far above consensus estimates. It closed at a record high...
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Chart of the Day: Alphabet Pulls Back After Earnings Rally
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...
Airbnb, DoorDash IPOs Upsized: Investors Cannot Get Enough of New Technology Stocks
Airbnb and DoorDash both increased the size of their initial public offerings this week as investors continue to pour money into new-economy technology stocks. ABNB and DASH are looking to raise $6.2 billion -- more than double the total for the entire month last...
Market Pulse: QQQ Is Making a Comeback as Tesla Keeps Flying
The Nasdaq-100 tracking QQQ has lagged since September, along with FANG stocks. But recent price action may suggest they're coming back to life. The Nasdaq was the only major index to rise yesterday. (The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrials and Russell 2000 all fell.)...
Tesla Keeps Getting More Respect as Elon Musk’s Vision Goes Mainstream
Tesla closed at a new all-time high yesterday as Elon Musk's electric-car maker keeps getting more respect. An upgrade by Goldman Sachs was the latest catalyst for the stock, already up 609 percent this year. Analyst Mark Delaney based his call on macro and micro...
Chipmaker Industry Group Sees Another Strong Year in 2021
Semiconductors have been one of the strongest groups this year. Now a trade group sees more gains in 2021. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) yesterday said worldwide chip sales will increase 8.4 percent in 2021 from this year's estimated $433.1 billion...