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Growing Your Knowledge With TradeStation’s Community Forums
TradeStation is a sophisticated platform with sophisticated users. While it's simple to use, our technology also offers significant opportunities for customization and advanced functionality. This blog will explain some resources to help customers navigate available...
Chart of the Day: Is Bitcoin’s Long Slide Finally Ending?
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
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
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
New 20-year Treasury bond futures start trading today, two years after the government launched the underlying securities. The new contracts will control $100,000 of face value, with quarterly expirations. Its symbol root will be TWE. The first contract is dated for...
With Technology Still Under Pressure, Where Is Money Going in the Stock Market?
Steel stocks are flying as investors scramble to stay ahead of spiraling inflation. The DJ US Steel Index ($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...
These Were the Busiest Symbols at TradeStation in February
Advanced Micro Devices was the busiest symbol at TradeStation Securities in February, knocking Tesla from the No. 1 spot. Activity surged in AMD after the chip maker reported better-than-expected earnings, revenue and guidance. The stock, rebounding from a four-month...
Technology & Communication
Chart of the Day: Does Tesla Need to Recharge its Batteries?
Tesla rallied more than 50 percent from its lows of the year through earlier this week. But now it may be running out of juice. The main pattern on today's chart is the price area around $939. It was the opening price on May 5 before TSLA knifed under its 200-day...
Showdowns in Tech: Battle for the Cloud
The world of technology is all about disruption, and now a fight is brewing in the cloud. Microsoft (MSFT) is making serious efforts to enter the world of "cloud computing," the business of large companies using third-party servers and software instead of running...
This Chart Shows Just How Bearish Tech Has Gotten
Most clients know technology stocks are getting hammered. But just how bad is the selling? Pretty bad, it turns out, according to TradeStation's award-winning platform. This chart compares the Select Technology Index ($XLK.IV) to the Select Consumer Staples Index...
Potential Support Zone at Play in Tech Giant
America's biggest stock has taken a beating this month, but now some key support come into play. Apple (AAPL) is down 15 percent since the end of October. It started falling after CEO Tim Cook said he would stop disclosing the number of iPhones sold, and kept dropping...
Showdowns in Tech: Let the Ad Wars Begin
Amazon.com (AMZN) has disrupted plenty of industries, and now the e-commerce giant is challenging major players in Silicon Valley. We're talking about digital advertising, a field long dominated by Alphabet (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB). While those two companies control...