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Stocks Have Had a Healthy Pullback. Will Buyers Step In?

Stocks Have Had a Healthy Pullback. Will Buyers Step In?

Stocks have had their biggest pullback since the current rally began. Will buyers step in? The S&P 500 fell 1.6 percent between Friday, April 5, and Friday, April 12. It was the biggest weekly drop since October. The index also touched its 50-day moving average...

Are Rate Cuts Out the Window? Market Trends This Week

Are Rate Cuts Out the Window? Market Trends This Week

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 in midst of first negative month since October Prices break trendline, rising 21-day exponential...

Stocks Pull Back Before Inflation Data and Earnings Season

Stocks Pull Back Before Inflation Data and Earnings Season

Stocks began the second quarter with a pullback as investors worried about higher interest rates and geopolitical risk. The S&P 500 fell almost 1 percent between Thursday, March 28, and Friday, April 5. (Markets were closed on March 29.) It was the biggest weekly...

Chart of the Day: Are Regional Banks Turning Higher?

Chart of the Day: Are Regional Banks Turning Higher?

Regional banks had a big surge in late 2023. Now, after a period of consolidation, some traders may expect further gains. The first pattern on today’s chart of the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF is the falling trendline along the highs of January and early March....

Bulls Pivot from Rate Cuts to Economic Growth: Market Trends This Week

Bulls Pivot from Rate Cuts to Economic Growth: Market Trends This Week

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 holds 50% of March 15-22 weekly move, March 8 high Trio of key patterns remain: Holds rising...

Stocks Make a 3rd Monthly Record as Buyers Rotate Away from Growth

Stocks Make a 3rd Monthly Record as Buyers Rotate Away from Growth

Stocks hit a new record for the third straight month in March, but there was significant rotation away from growth names and technology The S&P 500 rose 3.1 percent, outpacing the Nasdaq-100 by 1.9 percentage points. It was the biggest underperformance in the...

Chart of the Day: Palantir Stabilizes Above Old Highs

Chart of the Day: Palantir Stabilizes Above Old Highs

Palantir Technologies has advanced as investors embrace AI and non-government customers embrace its products. Is its current pullback offering an opportunity? The first pattern on today’s chart is the pair of rallies after the last two quarterly reports. Those may...

Traders Have a Powerful Tool in OptionStation Pro

Traders Have a Powerful Tool in OptionStation Pro

OptionStation Pro is a comprehensive and powerful platform designed to meet the needs of options traders. Its intuitive interface includes tools for viewing, analyzing and trading options. This free educational video explains how customers can load chains, browse...

Dovish Fed and Strong Earnings Drive Stocks to Another Record

Dovish Fed and Strong Earnings Drive Stocks to Another Record

Stocks just had their best week of the year, thanks to a dovish Federal Reserve and strong earnings. The S&P 500 rose 2.3 percent between Friday, March 15, and Friday, March 22. It was the biggest gain since mid-December and followed two weeks of modest declines....