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Monster Beverage: Breakout and Pullback
by David Russell | Jul 1, 2025
Monster Beverage broke out to a new all-time high in May, and now it’s pulled back. The first pattern on today’s chart is the March 2024 high of $61.23. The maker of energy drinks hesitated at that level in early May but pulled back to hold it last week. Has old...
Global Fears Distract from Earnings as Advanced Micro and Meta Surge
by David Russell | May 4, 2022
Earnings season is normally a big time for the stock market, but these days investors have bigger fish to fry. Companies including Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT) and Tesla (TSLA) barely moved after issuing quarterly results. Each beat estimates on both the top and...
The Nasdaq Just Had Its Worst Month Since 2008 as the Fed Prepares to Battle Inflation
by David Russell | May 2, 2022
The selloff in growth stocks worsened last month as a perfect storm of rising rates, geopolitical risk and poor earnings hammered the Nasdaq-100. The technology-heavy index plunged 13 percent in April, its biggest monthly drop since October 2008. Other benchmarks like...
Twitter Jumps Into TradeStation’s Top 10, Thanks to Elon Musk’s Takeover
by David Russell | Apr 29, 2022
Advanced Micro Devices remained the busiest symbol at TradeStation Securities in April as quarterly results approach. The semiconductor stock plans to report earnings on Tuesday, May 3, after the closing bell. The shares have been testing their lowest levels since...
Fed Worries Just Hammered Stocks, But Now It’s the Busiest Week of Earnings Season
by David Russell | Apr 25, 2022
Stocks tumbled last week as the Federal Reserve grew increasingly hawkish in its battle against inflation. Coming sessions could be different as major companies like Apple report earnings. The S&P 500 slid 2.75 percent between Friday, April 15, and Friday, April...
Technical Analysis: Airbnb Could Be Planning a Trip North as ‘Golden Cross’ Looms
by David Russell | Apr 20, 2022
Like millions of Americans, Airbnb has been cooped up for a long time. But now the room-sharing stock could be planning a trip north. The first pattern on today's chart is the 50-day moving average climbing toward the 200-day moving average. At its current pace, a...
Are Bulls An Endangered Species? Buyers Go on Strike as Inflation and Geopolitical Risks Mount
by David Russell | Apr 18, 2022
Investors are heading for the hills as inflation rages and geopolitical risks mount. The S&P 500 slid 2.1 percent in the holiday-shortened week between Friday, April 8, and Thursday, April 14. The Nasdaq-100 continued to underperform, dropping more than 3 percent...
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Technical Analysis: What If Apple Holds This Price Level?
by David Russell | Dec 11, 2022
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 $140 level. This price first had importance on...
This Corner of Tech Has Gotten Hammered
by David Russell | Feb 6, 2019
Many high profile technology stocks have rebounded this earnings season. Video-game makers aren't so lucky. Check out the three worst performing members of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 today. No company is even close to these drops in either index: Electronic Arts...
Harpoon Going Public as Market Waits for Uber IPO
by David Russell | Feb 5, 2019
Initial public offerings have faced a double-whammy of challenges, but now experts expect a pickup. First, the stock market ended 2019 with its worst quarterly drop in over seven years. Volatility like that is a challenge for any company going public, but it was...
Big Tech Strikes Back: Earnings This Week
by David Russell | Jan 31, 2019
Big tech results weren't so bad after all: That's the main takeaway from the busiest week of earnings season. Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Alibaba (BABA) rallied 7 to 16 percent after reporting. Not all beat estimates, but each...
Chinese Tech Stocks Come to Life
by David Russell | Jan 25, 2019
China may still be in trade talks with President Trump, but that's not keeping money away from the country's technology sector. The PowerShares GoldenDragon Halter Index ($HXC) is up more than 3 percent today and on pace for its highest close since early October. The...




