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Earnings From Big Technology Stocks Are Coming Soon
Third-quarter earnings season has begun. Financials were the first major sector to report and the agenda will soon turn to large technology companies like Microsoft and Apple. This article will cover some key dates and recent news on these major growth stocks....
Technical Analysis: Hotel Giant Could Be Attempting a Breakout
Marriott has gone essentially nowhere since the pandemic began almost three years ago. But now the hotel giant could be getting ready to move. The first pattern on today's chart is the tight consolidation over the past three weeks. Notice how MAR has stayed above its...
Stocks Just Did Something For the 1st Time Since Bear Market Began: November Recap
Stocks just completed back-to-back positive months for the first time in over a year as investors look for the Federal Reserve to slow aggressive interest-rate hikes. The S&P 500 rose 4 percent in November following an 8 percent surge in October. (The last set of...
Stocks Eye Key Resistance as the Fed Looks to Slow Interest Rate Hikes
Stocks are eying key resistance as the market attempts its second straight positive month. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 percent in the holiday-shortened week between November 18 and November 25. The index is up 4 percent so far in November. If the gains hold through...
Technical Analysis: Potential Uptrend in DexCom
Diabetes company DexCom has been fighting higher since June, and now it may be interesting to trend followers. The first pattern on today’s chart is the pair of bullish gaps last month. The initial rally came after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
Market Internals Could Be Improving. Here’s How to Follow the Trend.
Some positive trends could be developing beneath the surface of the stock market, according to TradeStation analytics. A growing number of companies in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 are above their 200-day moving averages. The change comes despite the indexes...
Four Signs That Normalcy Could Be Returning to the Market
After nearly three years of turmoil, normalcy could be returning to markets and the economy. Today we'll consider four trends that could indicate big changes from the chaos that began in early 2020 as coronavirus spread from China's Wuhan province. If they continue,...
Technology & Communication
Tesla Is Headed for Its Worst Month Ever As Elon Musk Veers Into the Twitterverse
Tesla is headed for its worst month ever as Elon Musk focuses on Twitter and China continues pandemic lockdowns. The electric-vehicle giant is down 26 percent in November through Monday's close. The only other month with a similar decline, according to TradeStation...
Will Stocks Bounce at This Key Level After Last Week’s Hard Fall?
Stocks fell hard last week. Now they may need to hold a key level. The S&P 500 declined 4.8 percent between Friday, June 5, and Friday, June 12. It was the biggest weekly drop since the market started rebounding from coronavirus in late-March. The index briefly...
The Fed May Take New Steps to End the Coronavirus Recession
The Federal Reserve may get creative as it looks to revive the economy from its worst crisis of the modern era. Central bank watchers expect interest-rate controls and increased asset purchases when new policies are announced tomorrow afternoon. The goal is to...
Tesla Suddenly Has Competition in the Electric Car Space
Just like that, electric vehicles are emerging as a strong group in the stock market. Most readers know about Tesla (TSLA), which has more than doubled from its mid-March low. Some people have seen Nio (NIO), its smaller Chinese rival that's up 56 percent in the last...
FANG 2.0? A New Generation of Tech Stocks Is Breaking Out
The stock market has yet to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, but a new generation of technology stocks has already broken out. Software companies like Twilio (TWLO), Okta (OKTA) and Datadog (DDOG) hit new record highs last month. Service providers like Zoom...