Downloads are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds middle of 4050-4187 range Debt ceiling may increasingly overshadow technicals into June 1 Potential support at 50-day MA at 4090 20 level on VIX is...
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Stocks Challenge Highs as Bulls Wait for Debt Ceiling Progress
Stocks are challenging their highs for the year as investors wait for Congress to raise the national debt limit. The S&P 500 rose 1.6 percent between Friday, May 12, and Friday, May 19. It was the biggest gain in the last seven weeks as the index reached its...
Growth Stocks Are Leading Again as Inflation Worries Fade
Growth stocks like Alphabet are leading again as inflation continues to fade. The S&P 500 slid 0.3 percent between Friday, May 5 and Friday, May 12, while the Nasdaq-100 rose 0.6 percent. It was the third consecutive week that the technology-heavy Nasdaq...
Inflation Cools as Market Hopes for Debt Ceiling Resolution: Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Current range: 4050 to 4187Kicker candlestick on FridayConsecutive weekly lows around 4050 suggest higher support in placeIndex holding near top of range, above 10-day...
Attention Fed Watchers: 4 Reasons Why April’s Inflation Report Could Be Good News
Consumer prices rose 4.9 percent in April, which could be good news for investors worried about inflation and the Federal Reserve. The reading was below 5.25 percent, the top of the central bank's target range. This represents the first drop below the Fed funds rate...
Options Alert: Call Volume Grows as Salesforce.com Nears Highs
Major technology stocks like Apple and Microsoft jumped on quarterly results. Will peer Saleforce.com make a similar move? Marc Benioff's provider of cloud-based marketing software is up 49 percent this year after a sharp selloff in 2022. It has paused over the last...
Technical Analysis: Amazon.com Could Be Struggling After Uncertain Guidance
Amazon.com may be showing signs of weakness after another post-earnings drop. The first pattern on today’s chart is the rising trendline along the lows of March and April. AMZN fell to that support last week after issuing so-so guidance and has remained there since....
Stock Market Faces Big Tests After a String of Positive Earnings
Earnings season has gone better than feared, but traders face new uncertainties this week. Today and the next two sessions bring key news on the impact of bank failures, the U.S. debt ceiling and inflation. It's a big change from recent weeks, when strong quarterly...
Double Top Before the Debt Ceiling? Market Trends This Week
Downloads are available here. Register for Market Trends here. Sizing Up the S&P 500 Attention now turns to debt ceilingPotential double-top versus February highFalse breakout on weekly chart versus last weekTight range has potential for increased volatilityFewer...