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Software Company Rallies After Embracing AI
Unity Software has been coming to life as traders focus on its new AI powers in the world of mobile gaming.
Chart of the Day: Will T-Mobile Follow Other Telecoms Lower?
Telecom stocks have mostly fallen in recent months. One exception has been T-Mobile US. Could it soon follow its peers lower? The first pattern on today's chart is TMUS's break below its 100-day moving average in late September. Price bounced there several times this...
Historic Turmoil Slams Credit Suisse. Here Are the Key Facts
Credit Suisse has taken a wild ride as investors worry about the iconic European lender. The Zurich-based investment bank's U.S.-listed shares began the week by knifing to a record low of $3.71, 75 percent below their February high. They quickly reversed and rallied...
Tired of the Fed? Earnings Could Bring a Welcome Change to Markets in October
September was another rough month for investors as the Federal Reserve kept pushing interest rates higher. But the focus is likely to change in October as major companies like Apple report earnings. The S&P 500 slid 9.3 percent in September, its biggest monthly...
Technical Analysis: Oil Giant Hasn’t Done This All Year
Exxon Mobil has been drifting since the late spring along with other energy stocks. But now it’s trying to do something it hasn’t done all year. The main pattern on today’s chart is the 200-day moving average, one of the most basic measures of long-term support. XOM...
Can Stocks Hang On After Another Painful Blow from the Federal Reserve?
Stocks are trying to hold their lows of the year after another painful blow from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 dropped 4.7 percent between Friday, September 16, and Friday, September 25. It was the fifth negative week in the last six, landing the index at its...
Chart of the Day: Target Could Be Breaking a Triangle
Target gapped lower on weak earnings four months ago. Now it may be showing signs of the bearish trend continuing. The main pattern on the retailer is a converging squeeze between the 50-day moving average and the 100-day moving average . This has produced ... For...
Technology & Communication
Nvidia Is Sitting Quietly After Another Strong Report
Nvidia is the only member of the S&P 500 that's tripled this year. Now it's stuck near record highs as traders enter the home stretch into 2024. This chart highlights some a few patterns on the semiconductor giant. First, notice how prices have shown signs of...
Videogame Bulls Fight for Key Level: Options Recap
Videogame stocks are still hurting from last year's selloff in tech. But now options traders are defending a key level in major stock. We're talking about Activision Blizzard (ATVI), which makes titles like Call of Duty, Candy Crush and Overwatch. The stock briefly...
Social Media Giant Plans Big Crypto Announcement Today
The world's biggest social network is poised to bring cryptocurrencies to the mainstream of business with a major announcement today. Multiple news sources report that Facebook (FB) will publish details on "Project Libra." The new cryptocurrency will enable money...
Podcast: A Search for New Leadership in the Stock Market
Explore the positives and negatives facing stocks as the S&P 500 consolidates at levels from April. Can a dovish Federal Reserve offset weakness in big companies like Apple and Facebook?
Tech Giants Plan Videogame Showdown in the Cloud This Fall
A big showdown is coming to the video-game industry this fall as two tech giants go head to head. Microsoft (MSFT), the world's only trillion-dollar company, just said at the E3 convention that it will launch a preview version of its new xCloud service in October....