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Options Alert: Long-Term Position Stays Bullish on Chip Giant
Will Broadcom be the next company to achieve a $1 trillion valuation? One big options trader may think so. Check out this unusual activity yesterday in AVGO, which is up more than 50 percent so far this year: 7,000 December 200 calls were purchased for $5.40. 7,000...
Options Traders Are Hedging After FedEx’s Historic Move
Big things are happening at FedEx, and one options trader is hedging against a small pullback. A block of 1,280 June 235 puts were purchased yesterday in the delivery company for $3.99. A matching number of June 225 puts were sold at the same time for $1.25, resulting...
Stocks Cross the Line Into ‘Bear Market’ as Inflation Worries Peak Before Pivotal Fed Meeting
Wall Street fell into a "bear market" on Monday as inflation worries inflicted broad damage across the S&P 500. Consider these facts about the selloff: The S&P 500 closed at 3750. That's 22 percent below its January high of 4819, crossing the 20 percent line...
Stocks Continue Lower As Inflation Spikes and the Market Looks for a More Hawkish Fed
Stocks are breaking down as investors prepare for the Federal Reserve to battle a historic inflationary spiral. The S&P 500 dropped 5.1 percent between Friday, June 3, and Friday, June 10. It was the biggest weekly decline since the correction accelerated in...
Finding Stocks That Haven’t Broken Down in 2022: TradeStation Tutorial
Most stocks have been sliding along with the broader market this year, but a handful of names haven't broken down. Today we'll consider ways to find them using TradeStation's desktop platform. The basic goal is to find companies closer to their 200-day moving averages...
Chart of the Day: Is This Semiconductor Stock Rolling Over?
Nvidia had a sharp countertrend rally two weeks ago, but now the chip giant may be rolling over. Prices jumped over $183 on May 27. They remained above that level and started making lower highs on June 2. That kind of descending triangle is a potential bearish...
Bulls in the China Shop? Call Buyers Just Piled Into Alibaba
Most stocks have been under pressure lately, but there could be bulls in the China shop. E-commerce giant Alibaba (BABA) surged 15 percent to $119.62 despite the S&P 500 sinking more than 1 percent. The rally landed BABA at its highest closing price since February...
Technology & Communication
Chart of the Day: Tight Consolidation, Golden Cross in Top Solar Stock
Solar energy has been one of a few bright spots in this bearish market. Today we’re looking at the company in the group with the largest market cap: Enphase Energy (ENPH). The first pattern on this daily chart is the uptrend since mid-May -- the opposite of the...
The Fed, Apple, Facebook and GDP: Today’s a Super Busy Day
Today's one of the biggest sessions of the year, with a Federal Reserve meeting and major technology earnings. Just to get started, here's a blow-by-blow sequence of what traders can expect on Wednesday, October 30. All times eastern standard: In the premarket: 7 a.m....
Tesla Takes Off as Other Major Technology Names Drift: Earnings This Week
Some big technology stocks have reported earnings in the last week, but investors mostly shrugged so far. The big gainer is Tesla (TSLA), which ripped 17 percent after showing a big turnaround in profitability. The improvement in its margins and cash flow give the...
Podcast: Looking Beyond Tech for 2020
Software makers and semiconductors have come under pressure recently as investors question their multiples. But unlike a year ago, new sectors like financials and industrials may be coming into favor.
Big Banks and Netflix Surprise to the Upside: Earnings This Week
Earnings season started on a strong foot as major banks reported surprising growth in their core businesses. JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), Morgan Stanley (MS), U.S. Bancorp (USB) and PNC Financial (PNC) all beat estimates in the last...