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Money Floods Back to Stocks With Trump Returning to Office
Stocks are exploding to new highs as investors look forward to a second Trump Administration. The S&P 500 surged 4.7 percent between Friday, November 1, and Friday, November 8. It was the biggest weekly gain in a year, sending the index above 6,000 for the first...
Positives Build Amid Debt Ceiling Wait: Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds middle of 4050-4187 range Debt ceiling may increasingly overshadow technicals into June 1 Potential support at 50-day MA at 4090 20 level on VIX is...
Chart of the Day: Micron Pulls Back After Breaking Out
Semiconductor stocks have been moving lately. Today’s chart focuses on memory-chip producer Micron Technology. The first pattern to consider is the level around $64.30. MU peaked near this price in November, January, March and April. A breakout followed in mid-May...
Stocks Challenge Highs as Bulls Wait for Debt Ceiling Progress
Stocks are challenging their highs for the year as investors wait for Congress to raise the national debt limit. The S&P 500 rose 1.6 percent between Friday, May 12, and Friday, May 19. It was the biggest gain in the last seven weeks as the index reached its...
Here’s a Way to See Price Action More Clearly on the the Apple Chart
TradeStation's award-winning platform offers countless tools for staying on top of the market. Today we'll consider "ShowMes" on intraday charts. ShowMes are indicators telling you when something happens. They show events like new highs or certain candlestick types....
Growth Stocks Are Leading Again as Inflation Worries Fade
Growth stocks like Alphabet are leading again as inflation continues to fade. The S&P 500 slid 0.3 percent between Friday, May 5 and Friday, May 12, while the Nasdaq-100 rose 0.6 percent. It was the third consecutive week that the technology-heavy Nasdaq...
Inflation Cools as Market Hopes for Debt Ceiling Resolution: Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Current range: 4050 to 4187Kicker candlestick on FridayConsecutive weekly lows around 4050 suggest higher support in placeIndex holding near top of range, above 10-day...
Technology & Communication
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...
Stunner! Alphabet Is Leading the Nasdaq
Most of the high profile "FANG" stocks haven't done much recently. That is, aside from Alphabet (GOOGL), which is leaving them all in the dust. Click here to view the related idea and chart analysis on TradingView.
This Mini Version of the Nasdaq Is Leaving QQQ in the Dust
Big cap technology stocks have struggled for months. But that's not true for their smaller cousins. The below compares the performance of the Invesco Nasdaq Next Gen ETF (QQQJ) with the Invesco QQQ (QQQ). QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100 index, so it holds the 100 largest...
Nio, Tesla Made November ‘Electric Car Month’ at TradeStation
November was "electric car month" at TradeStation as investors piled into stocks like Nio, Tesla and Xpeng. The surge of activity on our platform followed a rising trend of "ESG" strategies, focused on "environmental, social and governance" priorities. So far, they've...
What Are Value Stocks? How Do I Find Them?
Value stocks have gained popularity this month as investors look for vaccines to end the coronavirus pandemic. This article will consider key things to know: What are value stocks?Why are they going up?How do I find value stocks?Are value stocks good investments? What...