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Guess What Chart Just Had a ‘Golden Cross’

Guess What Chart Just Had a ‘Golden Cross’

A potentially bullish signal has appeared in gold as the market anticipates dovish policy from the Federal Reserve. The 50-day moving average on gold futures (@GC) rose through the 200-day moving average this week. That pattern, ironically known as a "golden cross,"...

Indexes Are Fighting at a Key Level

Indexes Are Fighting at a Key Level

Stocks ripped hard to start the year, but now comes the hard work. The S&P 500 is back to a potentially key price area between 2600 and 2650. That's where it bounced in October and November, but then failed to hold in early December. Some chart watchers may now...

The Mood in Growth Stocks Seems to Brighten

The Mood in Growth Stocks Seems to Brighten

After months of negativity, sentiment may be brightening in technology stocks and the Nasdaq-100. As covered on Market Insights, these "growth" oriented parts of the market lost their mojo late in the summer and then led a selloff in October. But some potential...

Not All Tech Stocks Are Down This Quarter

Not All Tech Stocks Are Down This Quarter

Most people know technology and communications stocks are having a rough quarter. But not every stock is going down. Twitter (TWTR) rose 21 percent between September 30 and yesterday's close. That made it the second-best performing company in the entire S&P 500...

How to Find Momentum Pullbacks on a Day Like Today

How to Find Momentum Pullbacks on a Day Like Today

Today's a rough day for most bullish investors. But there are ways to turn those lemons into lemonade thanks to TradeStation's powerful functionality. RadarScreen®, our ever-useful, do-anything tool, powers the workspace below. It contains a list of companies in the...

Popular Chip Stock Holds Key Level Into G20

Popular Chip Stock Holds Key Level Into G20

One of the most heavily traded names in the chip space is holding a potentially key level. Micron Technology (MU) dropped 38 percent from the start of June through yesterday. But now the giant producer of memory circuits is holding its ground above $36.50, an old peak...

Bullish Chart Patterns Across Big Pharma

Bullish Chart Patterns Across Big Pharma

Everyone's been focused on the selloff in tech, but something more bullish may be happening in a forgotten corner of the market. Large pharmaceutical companies including Pfizer (PFE), Merck (MRK) and Amgen (AMGN) have formed triangles in recent weeks. The...

S&P Battles to Defend Key Level

S&P Battles to Defend Key Level

The S&P 500 is trying to defend a key level, battling off waves of bearish headlines. 2700 has been important several times this year. It was resistance in mid-April and support in late June. The index bounced slightly above it on October 12, and last week's sharp...

Potential Support Zone at Play in Tech Giant

Potential Support Zone at Play in Tech Giant

America's biggest stock has taken a beating this month, but now some key support come into play. Apple (AAPL) is down 15 percent since the end of October. It started falling after CEO Tim Cook said he would stop disclosing the number of iPhones sold, and kept dropping...