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Why Do Stocks Move? Learn 7 Catalysts That Drive Price Action in the Market
The stock market includes thousands of companies in scores of industries and groupings. While they may go up and down for any reason any day, there are underlying patterns behind price movement. This article considers seven basic catalysts for stock movement. These go...
Chart of the Day: Is It Time to Go Back to the Well in Occidental?
Occidental Petroleum is the biggest gainer in the S&P 500 this year, but was the biggest decliner last week. Is the dip an opportunity for the bulls? The first pattern on today's chart is the surge to a new 52-week high in late August. It is one of only 12 S&P...
Stocks Hold Key Support as the Bulls Face a Wall of Worry
Stocks just held key support as strong economic data overshadowed persistent bearishness. The S&P 500 just had its first positive week in the last four. Ninety-three percent of the index’s members advanced, along with every major sector.
Technical Analysis: ON Semi’s Breakout and Pullback
ON Semiconductor is one of the few chip stocks to hit new highs this summer. It then pulled back along with the rest of the market, and is now bouncing. The first pattern on today's chart is the falling trendline along the peaks of January, March and June. ON broke...
Art of TradeStation: Candlesticks and Advanced Alerting
Candlesticks like hammers, dojis and outside bars can help stock traders anticipate changes in direction. TradeStation’s award-winning platform has tools for detecting a wide range of candlesticks and other patterns. Alerts can also be linked to popular studies like...
Options Alert: Call Buyers Target Plug Power After Amazon.com Deal
Options traders are buying the pullback in Plug Power, two weeks after a key deal with Amazon.com. Unusual activity in the provider of hydrogen-fuel technology began less than five minutes after Wednesday's opening bell. Traders initially purchased the 9-September...
Lithium and Battery Stocks Climb as Investors Focus on Clean Energy
Battery stocks have climbed recently as investors focus on green energy. Today we'll examine some companies focused on this new corner of the market. This article will cover two established companies shifting to lithium production: Albemarle (ALB) and Sociedad Quimica...
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...
Podcast: Uber’s IPO and the Truth About Tech
Uber’s initial public offering (IPO) is scheduled for Friday. In this podcast we break down what it means for Uber and the broader technology sector.
Big Tech Beats, Big Tech Misses: Earnings This Week
Three of the biggest companies in the U.S. have reported earnings in the last week. Their results were good, so-so, and bad. Take the good news first: Apple (AAPL) is starting to move beyond its reliance on smart phones and shifting into longer-lasting businesses....
Apple Rules the Roost as IPhone Maker Surges: April at TradeStation
Apple (AAPL) was the most popular symbol at TradeStation in April as the technology giant kept rising for a fourth straight month. There weren't many changes to the list of most active stocks and ETFs last month. Attention continued to focus on large technology...
Know Your Options: What Earnings Mean for Volatility
One of the most predictable trends in the market is that implied volatility rises before big events. But do you know what this means and how to trade it? Here are the basics. Options price in the likelihood of a stock moving, either higher or lower. They get more...