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Chart of the Day: Regional Bank May Be Climbing
David Russell
February 18, 2026

U.S. Bancorp hit a four-year high last week, and some traders may see further upside in the Upper Midwest lender.

The first pattern on today’s chart is the move since the beginning of this year. USB held a 50 percent retracement of that advance on February 13, which may confirm its direction is…

For more, please click here to view the related idea and chart analysis on TradingView.

U.S. Bancorp (USB), with selected patterns and indicators, courtesy of TradingView.

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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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