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Chart of the Day: Potential Uptrend in Newmont
by David Russell | May 20, 2025
Newmont has been climbing this year, and some traders may see further upside in the S&P 500’s only pure-play gold miner. The first pattern on today’s chart is the pullback since mid-April. The lower low, lower high and second lower low may be viewed as ... ...
Global Energy Squeeze Revives Interest In Solar Stocks Following a Year of Consolidation
by David Russell | Mar 10, 2022
Solar energy stocks were one of the top performing groups in the pandemic year 2020. Now after a long pause, the global energy shock is reviving the group. SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG) is up 36 percent in the last month, making it the top performing member of the...
Chart of the Day: Is Bitcoin’s Long Slide Finally Ending?
by David Russell | Mar 9, 2022
Bitcoin has been under pressure since early November, but now the top cryptocurrency may be showing signs of turning higher. The first pattern on this chart is the 50-day simple moving average ( SMA ) with our Moving Average Speed custom script. This indicator shows...
Bullish Call Volume Was Just Detected in This High Flying Coal Miner
by David Russell | Mar 8, 2022
Coal miners have surged as the Ukraine crisis boosts energy prices, and options traders are active in a key name. Check out this large transaction in Peabody Energy (BTU), the world's largest private-sector coal miner: Some 7,500 December 25 calls were sold for an...
Stocks Show Some Positives Despite Geopolitics Creating Historic Uncertainty for Investors
by David Russell | Mar 7, 2022
Stocks remain under pressure as the Ukraine crisis roils the global economy, spreading uncertainty at a key time in the post-pandemic recovery. Still, some positives have emerged. The S&P 500 dropped 1.3 percent between Friday, February 25, and Friday, March 4. It...
New 20-year Treasury Bond Futures Are Launching Today
by David Russell | Mar 7, 2022
New 20-year Treasury bond futures start trading today, two years after the government launched the underlying securities. The new contracts will control $100,000 of face value, with quarterly expirations. Its symbol root will be TWE. The first contract is dated for...
With Technology Still Under Pressure, Where Is Money Going in the Stock Market?
by David Russell | Mar 3, 2022
Steel stocks are flying as investors scramble to stay ahead of spiraling inflation. The DJ US Steel Index ($DJUSST) surged 29 percent in February. It not only hit a 13-year high. It also outperformed the S&P 500 by a whopping 31 percentage points. That was its...
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Technical Analysis: Netflix Shares Are Inching Toward a Big Price Gap
by David Russell | Aug 11, 2022
Does anyone remember Netflix? After losing three-quarters of its value between November and May, the streaming-video stock may be trying to claw its way back. The first pattern on today’s chart is the bearish price gap on April 20 after the business unexpectedly lost...
Tangle of Bad News Continues
by David Russell | Dec 6, 2018
Stocks are taking another hit on Thursday as a tangle of bad news continues to unfold. It's appearing on several fronts now, potentially confirming worries about the economy, trade and the technology sector. Economics Several negative stories have emerged. Initial...
Here’s How Amazon Is Changing the Job Market
by David Russell | Dec 4, 2018
Regardless of how this week's big jobs report turns out, one thing seems certain: E-commerce is transforming big parts of the U.S. job market. Consider the dramatic rise of warehouse employment over traditional brick and mortar stores. Burrowing deep into October's...
Can This Social Media Stock Double in the Next Year?
by David Russell | Nov 30, 2018
A social-media stalwart got hammered yesterday, and someone positioned for a major rebound. Twitter (TWTR) fell almost 9 percent about halfway through the morning. As it clawed its way back to cut those losses, a trader amassed about 80,000 January 2020 70 calls for...
Popular Chip Stock Holds Key Level Into G20
by David Russell | Nov 29, 2018
One of the most heavily traded names in the chip space is holding a potentially key level. Micron Technology (MU) dropped 38 percent from the start of June through yesterday. But now the giant producer of memory circuits is holding its ground above $36.50, an old peak...





