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Will Energy Join Metals in Hard Asset Rally?
Hard assets like gold, silver and crude oil have rallied with inflation stuck near 3 percent.
Stocks Fall as Fed Drives Fear About Earnings and a Potential Recession
Stocks fell again last week as the Federal Reserve's tough stance on inflation made investors worry about earnings and a potential recession in 2023. The S&P 500 slid 2.1 percent between Friday, December 9, and Friday, December 16. The Nasdaq-100 fell even more,...
Art of TradeStation: Getting Ready for Earnings Season
Earnings season is a key time because it lets the market assess the finances of individual companies and whole industries. Earnings season is also a time of increased volumes and price movements, creating potential opportunities for investors and active traders. While...
Negatives Are Piling Up in This Year’s Only Positive Sector
Energy stocks are the only positive sector in 2022, but they're ending the year under a cloud of negativity. Crude oil futures (@CL) have fallen 13 percent so far in December, putting them on pace for their biggest drop in over a year. They're down in six of the last...
Technical Analysis: What If Apple Holds This Price Level?
Megacap technology stocks like Apple have dragged on the market amid disruptions in China. But what if the iPhone giant manages to bounce? Could it give the bigger indexes a boost? The main pattern on today’s chart is the $140 level. This price first had importance on...
Attention Amazon Traders! Check Out This Chart
Amazon.com has declined along with the broader Nasdaq-100. But other consumer-facing companies have fared much better. The chart below compares AMZN with competing retailers. It uses percentage-change charts with a six-month interval. Notice how the e-commerce giant...
Stocks Could Face a Lull as Investors Wait for Bigger Events Next Week
Action in the stock market could hit a brief lull as investors wait for big events later in the month. The S&P 500 rose 1.1 percent between Friday, November 25, and Friday, December 2. All of the gain occurred on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome...
Technology & Communication
Chip Selloff Hammers Growth Stocks. Is the AI Boom Over?
Chip stocks like Nvidia led the market to new highs last earnings season. The opposite could be happening this time. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 9.2 percent between Friday, April 12, and Friday, April 19. It was the index's biggest weekly drop in almost...
A Wave of IPOs Is Building, Led by WeWork and SmileDirectClub
Volatility is fading this month, just as a wave of companies looks to go public. Prominent firms including WeWork (WE) and SmileDirectClub (SDC) are expected to raise more than $1 billion each in their initial public offerings (IPOs). Combined with other big names...
Apple Slips From Top Spot as Volatility Spikes: August at TradeStation
Volatility spiked in August, shifting attention away from individual stocks and toward the indexes. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) was the busiest symbol on TradeStation since the end of July, ending a four-month reign at the top by Apple (AAPL). Other index-linked...
Retailers Rebound as Earnings Season Ends on a Strong Note
Retail stocks rebounded from a selloff last week as investors shrugged off tariff fears and looked for strong earnings into the holidays. Target (TGT), Home Depot (HD), Lowe's (LOW) and Nordstrom (JWN) are among the market's biggest gainers in the last week. Some had...
Retailers Crash as Unsold Merchandise Piles Up: Earnings This Week
Retail earnings are off to a bearish start as unsold merchandise piles up and shopping centers go quiet. Macy's (M) started things on a bearish foot yesterday. Not only did profit, revenue and guidance miss estimates. The tone of its release was also dismal: "Rising...