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Market Trends | Stocks
Earnings and Jerome Powell Suppress Volatility
David Russell
October 16, 2025

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Sizing Up the Market

  • S&P 500 holds:
    • 21-day exponential moving average (EMA)
    • September 26 weekly close of 6,644
    • Follows holding September 17 low of 6,551
  • Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday each closed above 50 percent retracement of October 10 selloff (non-confirmation of downside)
  • Overbought condition eliminated:
    • Slow stochastic rebounds from lowest since April 10
    • Wilder’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) lowest since April 21

S&P 500, daily chart, with select patterns and indicators.

Using the Platform

How Scanner can discover stocks pushing highs:

  • Symbol Universe → All Stocks
  • Scan Criteria:
    • <Select Criteria> → Price → % of 52 Wk High/Low > 95

Upcoming Events

  • Earnings tonight: CSX IBKR
  • Fri 10/17: AXP SLB ALLY STT
  • Tue 10/21:
    • Premarket: GM GE PM HAL KO VZ RTX
    • Postmarket: NFLX TXN EQT COF
  • Wed 10/22:
    • Premarket: T TECK
    • Postmarket: *TSLA* LRCX IBM
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About the author

David Russell
David Russell is Global Head of Market Strategy at TradeStation. Drawing on more than two decades of experience as a financial journalist and analyst, his background includes equities, emerging markets, fixed-income and derivatives. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, CNBC and E*TRADE Financial. Russell systematically reviews countless global financial headlines and indicators in search of broad tradable trends that present opportunities repeatedly over time. Customers can expect him to keep them apprised of sector leadership, relative strength and the big stories – especially those overlooked by other commentators. He’s also a big fan of generating leverage with options to limit capital at risk.

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