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Are Energy Stocks Taking Leadership?

Are Energy Stocks Taking Leadership?

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 3/24. Sizing Up the Market S&P 500 stalls below 5700 Has Nov. 4-5 range (election) gone from support to resistance? Another...

Micro Futures on Wheat, Corn, Soybean Products

Micro Futures on Wheat, Corn, Soybean Products

TradeStation just widened its offering of futures products with micro contracts on key agricultural products. Micros are now available on corn, wheat, soybeans, soybean oil and soybean meal. The micros, recently launched by CME, are one-tenth the size of standard...

Chart of the Day: Hess May Be Turning Higher

Chart of the Day: Hess May Be Turning Higher

Energy is emerging as one of the stronger sectors this year, and some traders may see an opportunity in exploration-and-production company Hess. The first pattern on today’s chart is the January 17 weekly close of $151.35. Prices have challenged this level but not yet...

Attention May Shift to Nvidia’s AI Event, Fed Meeting

Attention May Shift to Nvidia’s AI Event, Fed Meeting

Downloads are available here. ADR list is available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 3/17. Sizing Up the Market S&P 500 stabilizes at 10 percent correction. Prices fell 6.6 percent...

Options Alert: Bullish Activity in Food Giant?

Options Alert: Bullish Activity in Food Giant?

Most stocks have been falling, but options traders could be looking for a rally in Kraft Heinz. This unusual activity was detected yesterday in the owner of brands like Oscar Meyer and Jell-O: 13,000 March 33 calls were purchased for $0.68. 13,000 March 31 puts were...

Volatility Swamps Wall Street as Traders Go Global

Volatility Swamps Wall Street as Traders Go Global

U.S. stocks are swamped in volatility as money streams to Europe and China. The S&P 500 dropped 3.1 percent last week and the Nasdaq-100 tumbled 3.5 percent. It was the third straight decline for both indexes. Global stocks, on the other hand, rallied as the U.S....

Understanding the Basics of Algorithmic Trading

Understanding the Basics of Algorithmic Trading

Summary Algorithmic trading uses computer programs to automatically place trades based on predefined instructions, aiming to allow trading at speeds impossible for humans Algo trading offers potential advantages like speed, accuracy, and backtesting abilities, but has...