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Most Recent Technology IPOs Have Struggled, But This Stock Is Breaking Out

Most Recent Technology IPOs Have Struggled, But This Stock Is Breaking Out

Most high-profile tech IPOs from the past year have struggled – but not Roblox. The maker of virtual-reality software ended last week at a new all-time high. Its chart also pulled off some interesting feats. First, it broke the descending trendline running along......

Bears Tried to Sink the Semiconductor Index and Failed: Chart Study

Bears Tried to Sink the Semiconductor Index and Failed: Chart Study

Chip stocks have lagged along with the broader technology sector. But just when you think they're dead, they have a session like yesterday. Notice how the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index opened 2.2 percent below its close the previous session. Also notice how quickly...

Charting Silver: Is It Groundhog Day for the White Metal?

Charting Silver: Is It Groundhog Day for the White Metal?

Silver began a monster rally about a year ago. Now the technicals could be lining up similarly. First, consider how XAGUSD dumped after hitting resistance at its 50-day simple moving average (SMA) in late March. Prices quickly stabilized and then entered a period of...

Cloud-Computing vs Crude Oil: Lessons in a Dramatic Chart

Cloud-Computing vs Crude Oil: Lessons in a Dramatic Chart

One of the biggest events in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average happened last August when Salesforce.com replaced Exxon Mobil as an index member. A 21-year software company elbowed out a transnational giant tracing its origins to John D. Rockefeller and...

Halliburton Squeezes Toward a Breakout as Oil Rallies: Chart Study

Halliburton Squeezes Toward a Breakout as Oil Rallies: Chart Study

Energy is coming to life again as the economy reopens. Let’s take a look at oil-field service provider Halliburton , which has a few interesting chart patterns. First is the downward-sloping trendline running along the highs of March and April. HAL closed above that...