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Intel Rallies on Sudden Flurry of Bullish News

Intel Rallies on Sudden Flurry of Bullish News

After years of being left for dead, Intel is coming to life. The chipmaker jumped 16 percent yesterday, its biggest gain since the 2020. That surge followed its best week (+24 percent) since January 2000, near the peak of the dotcom bubble. The stock is now above its...

Stocks Climb Again as Global Worries Fade

Stocks Climb Again as Global Worries Fade

Stocks are climbing as worries about trade and geopolitics fade. The S&P 500 rose 1.5 percent between Friday, February 7, and Friday, February 14. It was the first gain in three weeks. Buying focused on lagging companies and turnaround stories -- especially in the...

Stocks Shake Off Inflation Scare, Stay Near Highs

Stocks Shake Off Inflation Scare, Stay Near Highs

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 2/24. (Market closed Monday 2/17.) Sizing Up the Market S&P 500 stair-steps upward, finding incrementally higher support...

Stocks May Be Battered, But Are They Broken?

Stocks May Be Battered, But Are They Broken?

Stocks are trying to hold their ground amid a flood of bearish headlines and negative sentiment. For the second week in a row, the S&P 500 fell sharply on Monday before rebounding into Friday. The index held potentially important levels both times. (See "Charting...

Chart of the Day: Boeing May Be Attempting a Turnaround

Chart of the Day: Boeing May Be Attempting a Turnaround

Boeing has struggled for years, but now there may be signs of a turnaround in the aerospace giant. The first pattern on today’s chart is the series of lower highs between December 2023 and early December 2024. The stock has now pushed above that falling trendline,...

Tech: Smaller Names Break Out as the ‘Big 3’ Lag

Tech: Smaller Names Break Out as the ‘Big 3’ Lag

Technology is the worst-performing sector this year. A lot of the weakness is at the top, but some smaller names are breaking out. Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA) and Microsoft (MSFT) are the three biggest technology stocks, accounting for more than 40 percent of the...

Tariffs Hit Stocks as February Begins

Tariffs Hit Stocks as February Begins

Trade duties may impact inflation, employment and earnings at a time when stocks are already trading at historically high multiples.

Good-Bye, Fed. Hello Earnings.

Good-Bye, Fed. Hello Earnings.

Downloads are available here. TradeStation’s ideas on TradingView are available here. Check out our next “State of the Market,” on Monday, 2/10. (No webinars next week.) Sizing Up the S&P 500 S&P 500 holds 50-day MA, falling trendline after Deep Seek panic 50%...

AI Lifted Stocks Last Week. Now It’s Punishing Them

AI Lifted Stocks Last Week. Now It’s Punishing Them

AI news lifted stocks last week, but now it’s driving them lower. The S&P 500 rose 1.7 percent in the holiday-shortened period between Friday, January 17, and Friday, January 24. It was the second straight positive week, establishing the index above 6,100 for the...